Meet Grace

Meet Grace Ryan

Age: 38

Number of children: 1 boy, Moxie, age 3 (born in April); actively TTC

Relationship status: Married for 15 years

Interests/Activities: reading, writing, cooking and baking, sewing/embroidery

Favorite bloggers/websites: Pinterest, Wholesome Baby Food, Productive Parenting, Fun At Home With Kids, Huffington Post

Employment status: Stay-at-home mom (with a background in chemistry/biochemistry)

Parenting style: I believe that it is my job to make my children feel loved, confident, and safe, and to ultimately help them grow into confident and competent adults. We try to model the behaviors we expect from our son, including setting limits and enforcing them, while giving him choices and the freedom to explore and learn in a safe environment.

Birth experience: Vaginal birth with vacuum assist, epidural, and OBGYN, followed by complications that I am sure will be the subject of a post or ten

Infant feeding method: Exclusive Pumper for the first 6 months, then exclusively formula fed

Sleep philosophy/training: Dr. Marc Weisbluth's Healthy Sleep Habits Happy Child was my go to resource. I am a terrible sleeper and wanted to establish good sleeping habits and the ability to self-soothe right from the start  

Where I live: Outside of Boston, MA

Favorite kid activities: Cooking/baking; arts and crafts projects; exploring different sensory experiences; going for ‘observational walks’ where we walk around the neighborhood or a park and we point out whatever jumps out at us, followed by a vigorous play session on the playground; visiting the Children’s Museum