Charis in the World of Wonders  by Marly Youmans - This was the second time I read this book ( first review here ). This time I wasn't r...

The Big Book of Slumber by Giovanna Zoboli, illustrated by Simona Mulazzani, translated by Anthony Shugaar I should qualify my post by s...

At Night by Jonathan Bean Almost nothing happens in this story. A young girl can't sleep until she drags her pillow and blankets...

1. Our caterpillars arrived on Monday! We have five and they were all alive when we opened the box. Within a few days, they all starting ma...

It's been a long time coming , but we are approaching Second Son's first birthday. I cannot possibly express to you how sweet, wonde...

Yesterday, Second Son turned eight months old. Today, I'm writing this post reclining a bit with my laptop, watching the three older one...

Today, for the first time in his life, Second Son took a nap in his crib. He was awake when I laid him down. He only slept for about 30 mi...

Last night, Second Son nursed around 8 pm, settled down in his crib around 8:30 pm (with about two minutes of fussing) and then slept until....

Recently, Kansas Dad and I reached our limit with Second Son. He wasn't napping well, even if I held him. He wasn't sleeping in his ...

First Daughter wore underwear to bed because her pull-up had been dry for the previous three nights. She woke up dry this morning. Second ...

Look at that belly! This was taken on Sept. 26th, when he was two months and three days old.

I originally read about the Woombie on the Cloth Diaper Outlet blog . We were using some swaddle blankets we bought after the receiving bla...

Today, I had one goal: vacuum the living room. It was 3:00 pm before we finished. There was much cajoling and threatening (from me), whini...

Today, Second Son slept in the baby swing for over two hours! We've not had much luck at all laying him down in the swing, the co-sleepe...

Here I am Lord , Is it I Lord? I have heard You calling in the night. I will go Lord, if You lead me. I will hold Your people in my heart...

Without really planning it, Second Daughter was weaned while we were on vacation. She had been nursing four times a day. A few weeks before ...

When we first started officially homeschooling, I instituted morning prayers . From the beginning, Kansas Dad thought the second prayer ...

The performance gap caused by an hour's difference in sleep was bigger than the gap between a normal fourth-grader and a normal sixth-gr...

Second Daughter now has four molars poking through. Whew. That was a few tough weeks with all four breaking through at the same time. For he...

I've been mulling over a post on sleep since we returned from our vacation. Last Christmas. I've been waiting and waiting for Second...