Category Archives: Baby

How to Buy Gifts for New Parents that Don’t Suck

Sarah White January 27, 2015 Baby / Life1 Comment

It seems like we’re going through another baby boom in my world. Several people I know have either just had or are about to have babies, which is wonderful. As a knitter, it’s not too difficult for me to come up with gifts for new little ones. (Heck, I wrote …

The Basics of Thermometers {and a Giveaway}

Sarah White September 23, 2013 Baby / Giveaways / Kids / Reviews4 Comments

As I write this I happen to have a sick little one asleep in her bedroom. I didn’t think it was time for the fall icky season to have started yet, but apparently it is. So it happens to be perfect timing for a post I’ve been meaning to write …

Nighttime Potty Training Made Easier with GoodNites Disposable Bed Mats

Sarah White December 10, 2012 Baby / Kids / Life4 Comments

I try not to talk about it too much, but any parent knows that at a certain point in your toddler’s life, potty training becomes a big deal. Competitive parents keep an eye out to make sure some other kid in the same age group doesn’t give up diapers first. …

Adult Sleeves to Kid Legwarmers

Sarah White January 17, 2012 Baby / Crafts / Kids / Make Do and Make / Sewing0 Comments

When it first started getting cold, the Bit went through a brief legwarmer phase. She wanted to wear them to bed (which was great, because she never wants to wear socks, and is sketchy about using a blanket, so any little extra warmth she can get is fine by me) …

Tutu Tutorial

Sarah White January 10, 2012 Baby / Crafts / Holidays / Kids1 Comment

It says something about my age that every time I’ve thought about writing this post (which has been a bunch of times, since I’ve been meaning to do it since last Halloween, as in 2010) I get the song “Sussudio” by Phil Collins stuck in my head (welcome back, 1985!). …

30-Minute Make Do: Simple Toddler Bedding

Sarah White November 9, 2011 Baby / Crafts / Kids / Make Do and Make / Sewing1 Comment

My daughter has never had a matching set of bedding. I made her crib bumper, and she mostly had plain white or thrift-store-vintage fitted crib sheets, with a couple of random printed ones from Target thrown in. She’s never had flat sheets (well, I guess I did buy one once, …

Halloween Craftiness, Part Two: The Costume

Sarah White November 4, 2011 Baby / Holidays / Kid Crafts and Activities / Kids / Sewing0 Comments

Every year of my daughter’s life I’ve made some part of her costume. The first year she didn’t really have a costume, because she was seven weeks out of the NICU (and eight weeks out of me) so we weren’t exactly leaving the house. But she did have a Halloween-themed …