The kids’ health and safety in China
By far the biggest challenge during our trip to China was ensuring that the kids (the two outside ones and the one inside, too) stayed healthy and safe. To be honest, I didn’t even really research much...
View ArticleShanghai activities
We did a lot while we were in China, and some activities require a more lengthy explanation than our typical activities while traveling. So I’ll do separate posts on what we did in Shanghai and...
View ArticleBeijing activities
The Great Wall of China A must-see! There are multiple sections that are relatively close to Beijing. The best-known is Badaling, but most Great Wall reviews says that Mutianyu is much better, mostly...
View ArticleCloth diapers in China (and elsewhere)
I’ve mentioned previously that we use cloth diapers at home. We started when Littles was about 15 months old, so over 3.5 years ago. But for quite a while, we used disposables while traveling. This was...
View ArticlePotty training, part 2
I explained our potty training approach with Littles in my last post. I would say that we took a fairly typical approach with her, waiting till she was about two years old, watching her for signs of...
View ArticleWhat I should have known about Chinese hospitals
That’s Noob and Littles at the Shanghai World Aquarium back in January. A few seconds after taking that picture, Noob tumbled off the little ledge that the kids are on and hit his chin on the edge. We...
View ArticleTrip log: China
Finally, a trip log for this amazing adventure! :) Locations: Shanghai and Beijing, China Dates: January 7-24, 2012 Ages: Littles = 4 years 6 months, Noob = 23 months, Q = 14-17 weeks gestation Methods...
View ArticleNoob’s preschool transition
This post is part of a series on finding child care. This is my first post in this series in over two years, so I guess I better catch up on what we’ve been doing with regards to child care. In my last...
View ArticleMake-It Monday: T-shirt diaper cover
I’ll admit it. I’m a geek. A big geek. Such a big geek that I thought it would be awesome to make a “geek” diaper cover for my poor baby girl, since she is too young to protest extreme levels of...
View ArticleMake-It Monday: BumGenius diaper overhaul
I guess this isn’t really a “Make-It Monday,” more of a “Fix-It Monday” :) I got a ton of BumGenius 3.0 one size pocket diapers for cheap off craigslist. They were in pretty rough shape. One example:...
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