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Month: September 2016

Outdoor Decorative Pillows {Friday Finds}

May 1, 2019September 30, 2016 by valplowman

I have a neighbor who always has the cutest porch ever. So cute. She is a fantastic decorator and I am always inspired by her. My porch has always been …

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Categories Autumn, Home, Product Reviews Tags decorations, Friday Finds Leave a comment

Recognizing Various Areas of Giftedness

May 1, 2019September 29, 2016 by valplowman

  It can be hard for a parent to declare his/her own child “gifted.” We all think our child is basically the most amazing human to grace the Earth, correct? …

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Baby Monitors {Plus a Giveaway!}

May 4, 2019September 28, 2016 by valplowman

  “This giveaway is a partnership with Nakturnal, with a prize of a gift certificate” When Brayden was a baby, we lived in a small space with no bedrooms. When …

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Categories Product Reviews, Safety Tags giveaway 25 Comments

The First 5 Things to Check When Your Baby Is Taking Short Naps

January 26, 2021September 22, 2016 by valplowman
How to fix short naps

What To Do When Your Baby Is Taking Short Naps {The first five things to check} When your baby is taking short naps, solving that can become all-consuming. You care …

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Categories Naps, Sleep Problems Tags 45 minute intruder, chronic short naps, problem solving 5 Comments

Dreamfeed {Poll Discussion}

May 1, 2019September 21, 2016 by valplowman

The dreamfeed is the feeding you do in the 10-11 PM hour. You get baby, feed him/her without waking him up too much, and then put baby back down for …

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Categories BabywiseMom Tags voting on polls 5 Comments

Brayden Preteen Summary {11-11.25 Years Old}

August 13, 2020September 20, 2016 by valplowman

This is a summary for Brayden for the first 3 months as an 11 year old.  EATING Eating is great and normal. Food intakes have been normal. One interesting thing …

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Portland, Oregon Travel Tips

May 1, 2019September 15, 2016 by valplowman

When I posted pictures of our trip to Portland, Oregon to Instagram, I got several comments from people talking about how much they love Portland. The city of Portland was …

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Valerie Plowman

Valerie Plowman, known as "the Babywise Mom", is the happy mother of four children. She has been helping parents with their parenting concerns since 2007 and loves helping others absolutely love being a parent.

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