Edasmame

(Eda's mommy)

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Ava Anderson–an inspiration to all

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Smash cake disaster

Here in America smash cakes are all the rage.  Parents dress up their kids in elaborate diaper covers and hair bands and literally encourage them to dive into a perfectly uneaten cake. Sounds a little crazy, doesn’t it?

Having recently moved back to…

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"This Little Piggy" Turkish-style

In Turkish culture, pigs are bad. Their cute curly tails and sweet snorting have absolutely no impact on the Turks. Here they are considered dirty and the Turks turn up their snouts at the thought of such uncivilized animals.

So as you might imagine the…

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Johnson & Johnson

Dear Johnson & Johnson,

For as long as I can remember, your commercials have always tugged on my heartstrings.  You always seem to capture the beautiful moments in the daily life of doting mothers and their precious babies. Beautiful moments such as a…

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Our Sleep Training Method

Here’s an outline of what we are doing with Eda, in case you’d like to try a sleep training method…

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Our decision to sleep train

From the day we brought her home from the hospital until about her 6th month, Eda slept soundly through the night.  My husband and I wondered why so many parents complained about sleepless nights.  Eda sometimes made a weak little whimpering sound, I’d…

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A Ten-Month-Old's Letter To Santa

Reblogged from The Ugly Volvo:

Dear Santa,

 I am a ten-month-old baby and I write because my mother has been sending out my "Christmas List" to people, and her list does not in any way represent the things I really want.  I could give two s#*ts about…

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Baby signing advice needed

Dear Readers,

Normally my posts are all about sharing information. However, due to some nice feedback/comments from ya’ll, I’d like to switch it up a bit. This time I will be reaching out to you for your expertise!

If you’re one of our faithful followers,…

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Skype-ing with Elmo, and Meme too!

Eda Skype-ing with Elmo, and Meme too!

Eda’s Meme is definitely on to something here!  Skype-ing…

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Bas, bas visualized

*Disclaimer:  No baby was hurt in this filming.  What you see is considered common practice in Turkey.  There is no need to be alarmed.  I repeat, there is no need to be alarmed.

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For more…

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Bas, bas

American culture teaches babies to wave “bye-bye” by opening and closing their hand. People, especially the family members, squeal with delight as the babies mimic this gesture.

But what should an American mother do when her baby happily smacks herself…

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Birth Announcements

I was never very keen on the idea of announcements, birth or engagement for that matter. To be…

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UPDATE: Idil Baby Catalog

Well look what we came across while shopping at Maltepe Park AVM this past weekend!  Eda was quite…

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UPDATE: Baby Signing

Just as the book said often happens, right when I had about given up hope on the whole baby signing idea, Eda signed her first sign! For four months I had been signing to Eda and was beginning to think that just my signing wasn’t enough for her to pick it…

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Turkey, I'm most thankful for...

Although at times my relationship with Turkey has been a love-hate one (culture-shock at its…

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America, I'm most thankful for...

Like most people, and new mommies for that matter, I’m thankful for the little angel that was…

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Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving to all my American readers out there! 

Eda dressed up as a Turkey for her first…

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