Almost one year ago, Steve Jobs announced that Apple would release a phone in 2007. I was excited about it. I’d been planning to buy an iPod Video, so I could show off my little family movies. Now I could get a device that could not only show movies, but also make phone calls and [...]
Archive for December, 2007
The Savvy Aunt’s Toolkit: iPhone
Posted in Aunt geekery, Babysitting hacks, Music, Video on December 5, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I “Heart” Dan Zanes
Posted in General (non)parenting, Gifts for Kids, Gifts for Parents, Music, Preschooler, Toddler on December 5, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Last year, my brother (Uncle Bob) introduced us all to a DVD called Dan Zanes & Friends: All Around the Kitchen! Crazy Video and Concert Songs We watched it with the kids a kajillion times. And, I now confess, I’ve watched Dan Zanes even without the kids. He is that adorable.
From his website: “Once the [...]
Crying Baby Hacks
Posted in Babies, Babysitting hacks, General (non)parenting, Gifts for Parents on December 3, 2007 | 2 Comments »
When Jack-Jack was born, I learned of a fantastic book and video called The Happiest Baby on the Block by pediatrician Harvey Karp. It changed the way I approach the crying newborn problem. Dr. Karp talks about the five S’s: swaddling, side (or stomach) swinging, shushing, and sucking. In a nutshell, babies are happiest when [...]
Violet’s Faves
Posted in Aunt geekery, Babysitting hacks, Music on December 2, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Violet and Dash love to pick out music for CDs. I learned this a few years back when I was hunting around for something to do with Violet that didn’t involve TV or video. I had my laptop with me, and I started playing tunes from iTunes for her. I started a playlist for her [...]
The Perfect Idea for A Blog
Posted in General (non)parenting on December 1, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
“Le mieux est l’ennemi du bien.” – Voltaire
I registered the domain “thefavoriteaunt.com” well over a year ago. For at least a year before that, I starting thinking about creating a resource for aunts. As Voltaire said (more or less), “The perfect is the enemy of the good.” Most writers suffer from this problem.
I finally [...]
