Things My Baby Is Thinking When She Cries

I feel bad for babies. There is so much NEW that they have to learn how to deal with; it's no wonder they're constantly hysterical.

ParentingNichole EckJanuary 21, 2014baby, billy goat cry, CIO, crying, first-time mom, hard being a baby, Humor, infant, newborn, night, parenting, reasons, wailing, why is my baby crying Comments

Infiltrating the Cloth Diapering Community

This post is in honor of Husband, Baby Ecklet, and I all surviving one week of (mostly) successful cloth diapering!

ParentingNichole EckJanuary 20, 2014acronym, baby, bumgenius, cloth diapering, cloth diapers, community, Doctor Who, fluff, hipster, ocean, parents, rainbow, reasons, saves money, scene, stash, under the sea, vocabulary Comments

Spice Babies! Spice Girls! Am I going to ruin my children's lives?

I have a strange, overwhelming, unrelenting, probably psychologically indicative urge to name all of my future children after spices and herbs.

Married Life, ParentingNichole EckNovember 22, 2013Baby Names, Basil, Caraway, Family Names, Hazel, Herbs, Lavender, Names, Namesake, Rosemary, Spices, Themed Baby Names Comments

Really, Fetus? That's your survival plan?

I’m 27 weeks and counting! And things are looking great so far. Except for my feet, which are getting harder and harder to see.

PregnancyNichole EckSeptember 14, 201326 weeks, cravings, eating, evolution, morning sickness, nausea, pregnancy, pregnant, saltines, second trimester, smell, throwing up Comments

Bobbing for Tootsie Rolls

When I was about 9, my neighbor friend and I decided to have a mini carnival in our backyard.

Growing Up and Feeling...Nichole EckAugust 26, 2013activity, backyard, bobbing, carnival, Childhood, game, kid, summer, Tootsie Rolls, tupperwareComment

The Dirty Laundry: Married Conflict #48

Recently, Husband and I did laundry together. Like, at a laundromat.

Married LifeNichole EckAugust 20, 2013Art, Basement, Compromise, Drawing, Dryer, Featured, Hot Water, Humor, Laundromat, Laundry, Loads, Marriage, married life, Washer, Washing machine Comments

Baby Ecklet Update: It's a Girl!!

As readers may know from my previous post about gender reveal parties, I stressed a lot about how to tell my family if Baby Ecklet was going to be a He or a She.

PregnancyNichole EckAugust 16, 2013baby, Baby Ecklet, baby girl, family, Featured, gender reveal, gender reveal party, in-laws, it's a girl, koolaid, koolaid powder, pregnancy, Sugar, ultrasound Comment

The Stapler Incident

This is the story about the first moment I grew up.

Growing Up and Feeling...Nichole EckJuly 24, 2013Adulthood, Childhood, Drawing, Fingers, Graph, Growing Up, Grown-Up, Humor, Magic, MS Paint, Self-conscious, Stapler Comments

Boy or Girl? How to Tell...

Did you know there's such a thing as a "Gender Reveal Party"?

PregnancyNichole EckJuly 17, 2013baby, baby shower, balloons, boy or girl, cake, colored frosting, Drawing, gender, gender reveal, gender reveal party, Humor, MS Paint, pregnancy Comments

A Nesting Rabbit: Some Pregnancy Thoughts

Sometimes I wish I were a nesting rabbit instead of a nesting person.

PregnancyNichole EckJuly 12, 2013baby, baby registry, budget, carseat, Consumerism, equipment, Featured, Humor, MS Paint, nesting, pregnancy, rabbit, stroller, umbrella stroller Comments

The Red Couch: Moving a Monster

Husband and I rearranged our living room recently. Mostly because I had this wonderful urge to make things look cleaner in a really difficult way and also because I wanted to get rid of this hideous, sunburnt, orange-red, winged couch we've had in our apartment since we moved in.

Family Stories, Married LifeNichole EckJuly 8, 2013apartment, carrying, couch, Drawing, Featured, furniture, Humor, keepsake, Lovesac, married life, moving, MS Paint, red couch, zombies Comments

About "The Eck Method" Blog

Nichole EckJuly 7, 2013Comment