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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.

McKenna Baby Summary: Week 35

January 23, 2025December 1, 2009 by valplowman
McKenna at 35 weeks old

Schedule and routine for a 34-35 week old baby. Get info on this baby’s daily schedule and routine for each day and know how to structure your day. Do you …

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Categories Baby Tags baby summary, eczema, Growth spurt, independent playtime, juice 29 Comments

Index: Baby Summary

June 12, 2019November 29, 2009 by valplowman

McKenna Baby Summary: Week 14 Baby Summary: Week 15 Baby Summary: Week 16 Baby Summary: Week 17 Baby Summary: Week 18 Baby Summary: Week 19 Baby Summary: Week 20 Baby …

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How Babywisemom.com Got Started…Reflections

May 20, 2021November 27, 2009 by valplowman
Babywise Mom and her family

A walk down memory lane to discuss how and why babywisemom.com got started. Learn what sparked the whole thing in this post! I am not really one to celebrate “blogiversaries.” …

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Categories BabywiseMom Tags about me, blog info 32 Comments

Our Favorite Attitude…

April 8, 2024November 26, 2009 by valplowman
grateful word in cursive

Should be gratitude! I love this saying. This year as I think about Thanksgiving and being grateful, my thoughts turn not to being grateful for my many blessings and how …

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Categories Parenting Tags gratitude 3 Comments

We Are Not Perfect at Our House!

May 20, 2021November 25, 2009 by valplowman
Four kids in a corn field

There is no such thing as a perfect parent or perfect child. What you see online is not full reality and not a representation of reality. I had the thought …

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Categories BabywiseMom Tags about me 19 Comments

McKenna Baby Summary: Week 34

December 15, 2020November 24, 2009 by valplowman
34 week old McKenna smiling

Schedule and routine for a 33-34 week old baby. Get info on this baby’s daily schedule and routine for each day and know how to structure your day. This was …

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Categories Baby Tags baby summary, sippy cup 12 Comments

Kaitlyn Toddler Summary: 2.5 Years Old

November 19, 2019November 20, 2009 by valplowman
2.5 year old Kaitlyn

Daily life, schedule, and routine for a 2.5 year old toddler. See how the toddler sleep was going and how eating was going. Read about socializing and everything about toddler …

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Categories Toddler Tags toddler summary 10 Comments
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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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