Comments on: Incentives, and Observations on Life with a Newborn https://lauravanderkam.com/2011/11/incentives-and-observations-on-life-with-a-newborn/ Writer, Author, Speaker Mon, 07 Nov 2011 14:53:27 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 By: Paula https://lauravanderkam.com/2011/11/incentives-and-observations-on-life-with-a-newborn/#comment-20335 Mon, 07 Nov 2011 14:53:27 +0000 http://www.my168hours.com/main/?p=1625#comment-20335 In reply to Laura.

I actually got quite a bit of reading done while in the hospital after the births of both children. Reading has always been one of my favorite activities and I always try to make time for it. I also knew that it was easier to read at the hospital then it would be when I got home. Sleep was limited in both places, but at the hospital there were other people to take care of all the cooking and cleaning. That was not going to be the case when I got home.

]]> By: Laura https://lauravanderkam.com/2011/11/incentives-and-observations-on-life-with-a-newborn/#comment-20334 Fri, 04 Nov 2011 14:47:28 +0000 http://www.my168hours.com/main/?p=1625#comment-20334 In reply to Sarah Wagner.

@Sarah- Woo hoo! I am thrilled with this testimonial! And congrats on launching the new site. Everyone, go check out http://www.usalovelist.com. For people who read the “Don’t Do Your Own Laundry” chapter of 168 Hours, Sarah is one of the happy laundry outsourcers I profiled. Yes, website graphics qualify as things we could do… if we had all the time in the world. Which we don’t.

]]> By: Sarah Wagner https://lauravanderkam.com/2011/11/incentives-and-observations-on-life-with-a-newborn/#comment-20333 Thu, 03 Nov 2011 18:45:30 +0000 http://www.my168hours.com/main/?p=1625#comment-20333 Hi Laura,

You don’t need to provide any incentives for me to pre-order. I will gladly order it for myself and gifts because I was lucky enough to be one of your draft readers last spring. Your book has already been a huge influence on me for the last six months. I don’t recall whether it was a blog post, a book section, or both, talking about how an individual person’s choices could best contribute to growing the economy and doing something good for the world. It led me to launch a new blog promoting American-made products (and removed my guilt for hiring a designer to do the graphics instead of taking a lot longer to do it myself). Both of your books really came together for me and either pointed me in the right direction when I needed it or assured me that I was on the right track. I’ve been meaning to send a note to say thanks, so here it is. Best wishes on your new book!

Sarah (the one who proudly outsources her laundry in 168 hrs)

]]> By: Melanie Harvey https://lauravanderkam.com/2011/11/incentives-and-observations-on-life-with-a-newborn/#comment-20332 Thu, 03 Nov 2011 14:13:22 +0000 http://www.my168hours.com/main/?p=1625#comment-20332 I was so grateful to have a third child, because it took three babies before I knew how short the baby time was. With my sons I was so eager to get to more independence– but with my daughter I finally enjoyed having a baby.

What was best about three was that if you were fighting with a sibling, there was another one around to be friends with. 🙂 What was best about having the third baby was that it gave the big brothers a common love.

And now that my oldest is in the Navy, my youngest is 14, and my middle is only a year and a half from moving out, I realize what having three really means… a stretched out time of having children in the house!

Because I’m not sure I’m ready for any of it to end just yet.

]]> By: Laura https://lauravanderkam.com/2011/11/incentives-and-observations-on-life-with-a-newborn/#comment-20331 Thu, 03 Nov 2011 13:38:37 +0000 http://www.my168hours.com/main/?p=1625#comment-20331 In reply to Twin Mom.

@Twin Mom – thanks! So far she is pretty chill, and the sleeping is getting better. She doesn’t like to go to bed at night but none of my kids do. At least the older two can entertain themselves in their room (here we have a big suburban house and they’ve gone back to sharing, voluntarily.) My 4-year-old probably needs to be encouraged to be more independent on dressing himself…

]]> By: Laura https://lauravanderkam.com/2011/11/incentives-and-observations-on-life-with-a-newborn/#comment-20330 Wed, 02 Nov 2011 21:13:32 +0000 http://www.my168hours.com/main/?p=1625#comment-20330 In reply to Susan.

Sure – try this:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/All-The-Money-In-The-World/205414549527120

]]> By: Twin Mom https://lauravanderkam.com/2011/11/incentives-and-observations-on-life-with-a-newborn/#comment-20329 Wed, 02 Nov 2011 18:03:47 +0000 http://www.my168hours.com/main/?p=1625#comment-20329 Having three kids is an adjustment, but yours are nicely spaced so you don’t forget stages but don’t have everyone in it at once. I had 3 kids in 23 months and that was a bit much without help.

Congratulations on having a healthy baby. If she were colicky, you’d probably know it by now.

]]> By: Olivia https://lauravanderkam.com/2011/11/incentives-and-observations-on-life-with-a-newborn/#comment-20328 Wed, 02 Nov 2011 16:10:42 +0000 http://www.my168hours.com/main/?p=1625#comment-20328 Welcome back, Laura! I think going from 1 to 2 children was harder than going from 2 to 3, in terms of caring for a newborn. My older daughters were 8 and 5 when our youngest (who is now 2) was born. As my littlest is getting older, I feel the pull to spend individual time with each of them more and more. My oldest and middle daughters love to help with the youngest, so when my 7 year old wants to read her book, she reads to the little one. When my 10 year old helps me with dinner, everyone seems to eat more! I don’t even care if I sound corny, here (I’m a mom!), so I’ll say that the love has definitely increased in our home. Each one of our daughters has brought her own little personality and way of showing affection, and I can’t get enough.

]]> By: Steve https://lauravanderkam.com/2011/11/incentives-and-observations-on-life-with-a-newborn/#comment-20327 Wed, 02 Nov 2011 15:18:09 +0000 http://www.my168hours.com/main/?p=1625#comment-20327 Welcome Back Laura. I only have 2 kids, but have seen the third child wreak havoc on 4 friends/siblings. It’ll be interesting to see if your perspectives and time logs will enable you to do the things they seemingly gave up on, like cleaning, managing money, quality time with spouse, and communicating with friends.

]]> By: Susan https://lauravanderkam.com/2011/11/incentives-and-observations-on-life-with-a-newborn/#comment-20326 Wed, 02 Nov 2011 14:51:44 +0000 http://www.my168hours.com/main/?p=1625#comment-20326 Welcome back, Laura! I couldn’t find your new book’s Facebook page, so could you post the link? Thanks!

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