little feet, big sky

I rented this from Paperspine on a whim and it’s become my new recommended-for-anyone-considering-a-baby book. It’s especially good for baby blues or PPD, and I even found myself waving a chapter in front of the spouse with a “Hey, read this”, as it explain something that I’d been trying to put into words for over a week now.

Sippy Cups Are Not For Chardonnay is a humorous look at what your new life as a parent really, really is like. From childbirth recovery to picking out an exclusive preschool for your little monster, Stefanie Wilder Taylor tells it like it is. Underlying the constant witticism is some honest-to-goodness useful advice, from strollers and feeding, to in-the-trenches parenting advice that will help you survive the first year.