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valplowman

Valerie, also known as The Babywise Mom, is the mother to four children. She has been blogging on Babywise and general parenting since 2007. She has a degree in technical writing and loves using those skills to help parents be the best parents they can be! Read her book, The Babywise Mom Nap Guide, to get help on sleep from birth through the preschool years. You can also find her writing at Babywise.life, Today Parenting, and Her View From Home. Read more about Valerie and her family on the About page. Follow her on Facebook, Pinterest, and Instagram for more tips and helps.

Brinley Baby Summary: Week 18 {Four Months Old}

November 21, 2022December 11, 2012 by valplowman
18 week old baby

Baby schedule for baby’s 18th week. Baby schedule and routine for the eighteenth week of life. 17 week old baby routine and daily life. Find out what to do with …

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Categories Baby Tags baby summary, wonder weeks 9 Comments

Quotable Mondays: Motherhood

November 21, 2022December 10, 2012 by valplowman
Motherhood quote

Today’s quote is: Motherhood is a choice you make everyday to put some else’s happiness and well-being ahead of your own, to teach the hard lessons, to do the right …

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Categories Motherhood Tags quotable Mondays 4 Comments

Reader Questions About Me

December 7, 2012 by valplowman

Krystal said… Hey, I have been wondering for awhile now if you are LDS? You said something about 3 hr. church, so that’s why I was wondering. We also have …

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Reading Aloud: Start From Birth

November 14, 2022December 6, 2012 by valplowman
Parent reading to the baby

Why you want to really read aloud from birth. Do not wait until your kiddo is older. Start right away. In Reading Magic, Mem Fox recommends parents start reading to their …

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Categories Baby, Reading Tags Reading Magic 3 Comments

Brinley Baby Summary: Week 17

November 14, 2022December 4, 2012 by valplowman
17 week old Brinley in her Christmas dress.

Baby schedule for baby’s 17th week. Baby schedule and routine for the seventeenth week of life. 16 week old baby routine and daily life. Find out what to do with …

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Categories Baby Tags baby summary, wonder weeks 9 Comments

Brinley Baby Summary: Week 16

November 7, 2022November 29, 2012 by valplowman
15 week old Brinley

Baby schedule for baby’s 16th week. Baby schedule and routine for the sixteenth week of life. 15 week old baby routine and daily life. Find out what to do with …

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Categories Baby Tags baby summary, dreamfeed 13 Comments

Brayden Child Summary: 7.5 years old

November 7, 2022November 27, 2012 by valplowman
7.5 year old Brayden standing on top of a straw bale stack

7.5 year old life and daily schedule. Learn about this child’s daily schedule and how to handle things that come up with seven year olds. This is a summary for …

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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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