What's Going On

Our lives are mostly one big blur of work and baby as of late, with a little bit of couple time thrown in here and there (if you can believe it). Once in a while I'll also find some time to pursue some leisurely interests too, when I'm not doing my thousandth load of laundry or dishes for the week. :)

Good Reading:

Bringing up Bébé, by Pamela Druckerman.

This book is a great look at raising children, specifically by an American mother in Paris, but the parenting philosophies can be applied to all age groups and to children in a variety of settings. This book was funny, charming, well written and increased my desire to live in Paris tenfold. A lot of the parenting philosophies in this book echoed what I already strongly believe, but I gleaned some new ideas from the French style of parenting that I think are highly applicable to most families. (Though I don't think I'll ever give Will a chocolate bar sandwich, which is apparently a "classic" afternoon snack for French children :)

I'm thinking of getting her other book, Bébé Day by Day, to share with Dave. This book is just quick snippets of parenting wisdom, because I know I'll never get him to read a whole parenting book, and parenting philosophies are useless if everyone isn't on board!

Druckerman has also started a quicky email newsletter you can sign up for, "Stress-less Parenting". Each email lightly covers parenting topics to help keep your family stress free. Last week was the first email and the topic was patience.


Come and Get It

Dave and I made this delish potato leek soup. So good and flavorful, and it was crazy quick and easy to make. A modified version of this as a puree would also be great for Will to try when he's older and ready for complex blends of food. (not that he's on anything more than a liquid diet right now :)

We're also using the rest of the parsley to make some tabbouleh... yes, please!


Exercise your Noodle

If you're like us, you're totally confused and mystified about how the new Pope is going to be chosen. All this chatter about the new Pope got me to wondering, and I found this cute little video that answers the question!