Opportunity to take part in a study on yoga + pregnancy

The University of Colorado Department of Psychology and Neuroscience is doing a study that focuses on the treatment and prevention of depression among women, with a particular emphasis on women’s mental health during pregnancy and postpartum. They are currently conducting a study investigating the feasibility of a yoga intervention to improve symptoms of anxiety and depression for women during pregnancy.

The yoga class lasts for eight weeks. Participants will be randomly assigned to the yoga class or a treatment as usual group. De West teaches the yoga classes, and is an expert in prenatal yoga.

If you are interested in participating (free yoga!) contact Molly Klekamp:

Department of Psychology and Neuroscience
University of Colorado-Boulder
303.667.6647
CAMPstudy@colorado.edu

Bundle Closing Early Today

Bundle will close at 3:30 today. Please give a call if you want your diaper pick up left out for you. So sorry for the late notice!

Holiday Hours

Bundle will be closed on 12/24, 12/25, and 12/26.  Have fun with your families this happy week!

Snow Day

That was a lot of snow! Bundle is opening at noon today. So far the route is scheduled to go out as normal (but a bit more slowly than usual). I will update you hear and on facebook if the route or open time changes. Stay warm!

Jealous

Small town living is great for raising kids for lots of reasons. But you just don’t get fabulous inventive places like this to munch on farm fresh salad while your kids play with inventive gorgeous toys. Huge sigh. Can someone franchise this business model so that it can work in smaller markets? Especially in the wintertime, a nice space like Bumble would be a game-changer for the stay-at-homers.

 

via Oh Joy

Best Toys Ever

If I get one more holiday shopping email! Even my website hosting company is trying to promote some 12 days of christmas buying spree. I have officially had enough of companies trying to convince me to buy buy buy. So I loved this: The 5 Best Toys of all Time, by Jonathan Liu on Geek Dad. Top 5 include: stick, box, string, cardboard tube, and dirt. Yup, it doesn’t get any better than that.

"How long is a piece of string?" by Flickr user izzie_whizzie. Used under Creative Commons License

Holiday Rush + Little Kids

Kids are so so receptive to our pace and mood. Extended family, long to-do lists, activities ending for the term, and travel prep can exacerbate the demands of parenting graciously. Because not only are we dealing with all of these things, but our kids are sensing this and often respond by acting out and pushing boundaries – just when we are least equipped to deal with it!

You can look at parenting like a giant pain in the ass, or as an opportunity to find your highest self in the service of others. To find the quiet in your heart amid chaos. To learn how to listen, and to learn that listening is usually enough. To slow down and open up to your kids.

I enjoyed this article by Megan Tietz of Sorta Crunchy, When Parenting Means Steering Into The Skid.

Ina May Rocks

GuavaMitts

Sharp baby fingernails + uncoordinated arms = a scratched up face.  Not good.  While I would stick a sock over my baby’s hands, that always looked a little unsanitary, and they would pop off constantly.  GuavaMitts has come up with a super cute, eco, and functional solution.

These mitts are made with Bamboo and Organic Cotton so they are super soft & anti-bacterial.  The bright cotton prints are stimulating for baby’s developing vision.  The fasteners are both velcro and elastic so that they double stay on and adjust to fit form newborn – 6 months.  Cute.  Available in single and 2 packs.

Tips for Air Travel With Kids

Traveling time is here, and as someone who has flown and driven from coast to coast with a growing brood, I have a few tips.  Traveling with little kids takes a little prep both mentally and physically.

1) Stay cheerful: if you treat the airport like a fun place your kids will be more easygoing too.

2) Pack snacks:  this is a big duh, but still worth mentioning because sometimes the act of corralling your kids in a line to buy a nasty sandwich will put you over the edge.

3) Keep a candy in your pocket: the cost benefit analysis on a lollipop vs the stress of pissing off your 200 fellow air travelers is a no-brainer.

4) Ask for help: airports are full of people with nothing to do. Put that morose looking teenager to work!

5) Don’t feel bad if your kids are loud: your job is to take care of your kids, not everyone else.  Don’t pile guilt on top of the huge task of trying to entertain your toddler or get your baby to sleep on the plane.

6) Wear your baby if you can.  A sling or mai tai can keep baby snug and help them fall asleep on the plane.  And obviously when you hands are filled with bags it is hard to have a free hand to hoist a baby. Warning-most flight attendants will make you untie your baby during take-off and landing.

7) Go easy on the toys.  I have found that the books and toys that I pack usually don’t get played with.  Your life will be easier if you have less to carry; I pack one slim book and one tiny toy.  A little blow up ball to roll around the terminal is fun for any age, and easy to tote.