Dirty Diaper Diaries http://www.dirtydiaperdiaries.com/ Learning About Parenthood, One Video at a Time en Copyright 2007 Thu, 13 Sep 2007 19:11:40 -0500 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Kayleigh's First Steps!
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This afternoon, Kayleigh managed to take her very first steps on her own. She's been able to walk a few steps at a time when holding someone's hand, but this is the first time she was able to do it independently. We didn't have the camera rolling for the literal first step, since she did it unexpectedly. We started shooting video about 20 seconds later. Welcome to toddlerhood, Kayleigh!
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How do you go about picking a name for your baby? Here's a quick lesson in Baby Names 101, including some cautionary tales of what not to name your baby. So does your name have a story? Why did you choose your baby's name? Any name you hate? Please throw your two cents into our free for all comments section! And thanks for Jodi Bonjour at the mom tech review for the idea!
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At some point, it's possible your baby got into the habit of sleeping in a car seat or a swing. For us, it was the only way we could get her to sleep when Kayleigh was very young. But how do you transition the baby to sleep into a crib? Here's how we did it.

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Kayleigh, our intrepid heroine, braves a diaper change at 30,000 feet. How do you go about changing a diaper on an airplane?
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Want to go out to a restaurant with your baby and not piss off all the other diners? Here are some suggestions on how to eat out with an infant.

Have any tips of your own? Please feel free to share them or upload your own story!

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Is your baby about to start crawling? You'd better get to work, then, because it's time to childproof your home. Everything from electric outlets to trash cans to dangling curtain strings could be potential hazards. Here's a checklist of some of the things we're doing to make our apartment safe for Kayleigh. We'd love to hear some of your suggestions as well!
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Are you freaked out about flying with your baby for the first time as much as we were? Don't worry - turns out it's not as difficult as it sounds. Here are some tips we pulled together the first time we flew with Kayleigh.

Have any of your own air travel tips? Feel free to post a comment or upload a video of your own.

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Shy about breastfeeding in public? Here's everything you wanted to know but were afraid to ask. And if you have any of your own tips or stories, please share them!
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What's in your diaper bag? Here's what we keep in ours. Think we've got the right stuff in it? Are we missing anything? Post a comment and tell us what you keep in your bag.
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Welcome to our new video blog! The purpose of Dirty Diaper Diaries is to chronicle the lessons we're learning as first-time parents, and encourage other parents to chime in with their own ideas and suggestions. We hope you enjoy the show! - Susanne, Kayleigh and Andy
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