Grow Every
Day as Parents
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Grow. What a perfect word for Spring and for parenting.
Mothers' Day is quickly approaching and Fathers' Day follows. It's the time of the year that we not only celebrate parents but it's also a good time to reflect on what motherhood and fatherhood mean to us. It's also Spring, a time of growth. It makes me think about growing. We all grow each day as parents, don't we? Just like our babies grow each day, so do we. According to dictionary.com...
GROW means to increase by natural development, as any living organism or
part by
assimilation of nutriment; increase gradually in size; to become
gradually attached or united by growth.
Your belly grows, your baby grows, your love for your baby grows, you and your baby feel closer to each other and your confidence as a parent grows. Awesome. Don't you always hear, "they grow up so fast"? It's really true. Enjoy every
minute.
And of course, Happy Mothers' Day everyone! And of course, Fathers' Day is coming up, so in honor of all parents (including grandparents), we are having a special celebration for both moms and dads and parents-to-be! And don't forget that Cyprian Keyes has an amazing Mothers' Day Brunch on Sunday, May 10th. See their website for more information. (Hmmm...mom might really enjoy a gift certificate to Mothers & Company as her Mothers' Day gift...call 508.869.6666 to purchase one!)
A Celebration of Parents
Saturday, May 23rd, 10:00 am to 1:00 pm
More on the Celebration of Parents coming in another email. And yet another will have specific info on what we have in the MoCo Shop...new items and restocked items you love!
Did you know? Our ears and nose are the only parts of our bodies that keep growing throughout our lives.
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Important Announcements
Mom & Baby Yoga
NO TUESDAY CLASSES
now on Thursdays only NOT Tuesdays
COME THURSDAY MORNINGS at 10:00 am
for a good yoga workout during Mom & Baby Yoga (we also like to call it Mommy Yoga, BYOB). Your first class is free, a 6-week series costs $80.00/$72.00, and drop-in rate is $$15.00/13.50. Babies are welcome to join you! Wish there was yoga on Tuesdays...then save that day for Itsy Bitsy Yoga, see below for details.
MoCo Closed on 5/15 and 5/25
And note that our hours have changed slightly.
See the end of this newsletter for details.
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Tuesday's New Moms Group: Time Change
The new meeting time of our Tuesday New Moms Group (open to any mother who has a baby from newborn to almost crawling) will change its meeting time to 11:15 am (instead of 2:45 pm). The change will take effect on May 12. But really, if you're in the area or just need to get out of the house or out of the heat (when it shows up again), stop by!
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MoCo Membership...our eco-mom-ic stimulus package for parents
You'll save money and enjoy being part of our official member community.
$40 for six-months provides you with 10% off classes and products,
access to our lending library and a 24-ounce stainless steel water
bottle, too! Renewal is only $25. This newsletter will highlight upcoming events, and for most you'll see two prices listed. The first is the non-member price and then
second is the member price.
Join MoCo Now! 
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Sitters, Scootchers & Crawlers
Wednesdays, 10:00 - 11:00 am
$75.00/$67.50 for 6-weeks
or $15.00/$13.50 drop-in
(member price/nonmember price)
First class is free. Join anytime, but start the fun sooner than later!
Is your little one almost-sitting, sitting, scootching or crawling? Join other parentsas
they watch their babies discover the world and develop new skills with
your help! Melanie Salort, an occupational therapist who specializes in young
children, makes each class interesting for both parents and babies--the
way it should be! Your first time is free and then register for a series. PLEASE CALL the day before (508.869.6666) to let us know you'll drop-in and leave your phone
number so we can reach you if the class is cancelled for some reason. Come check out all the fun you've been missing--we'd love to
have you join us.
non-member price
member price
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Infant Massage for Dads
Sunday, May 17
5:00 - 6:15 pm
$35.00/$31.50
Why let moms have all the fun? Spend
some time laughing and learning with your baby and other dads, while mom enjoys some time to herself (what a great Mothers' Day gift or Fathers' Day gift!). Laugh with other dads and learn some massage moves that
will help you bond with your baby, make diaper changes more fun and
help your baby sleep and digest easier. Includes snacks and drinks, a
bottle of massage oil to take home and handouts that provide guides for
baby massage moves. Led by Debbie Page, a nurse, lactation consultant and infant massage instructor.
non-member price
member price
And after class, meet mom downstairs in Cyprian's Restaurant for a nice family dinner.
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Itsy Bitsy Yoga®
starts next week, May 12!!!!
Finally Itsy Bitsy Yoga (IBY) is here in Central Massachusetts again! Come to the only IBY class around and see why it's sweeping the nation in popularity among parents.
We're starting with Itsy Bitsy Yoga Baby classes (six weeks to almost crawling) and will soon announce the Itsy Bitsy Yoga Tots classes (from crawling to age 24 months). Our Tots class will take place in a different location that the MoCo Studio, stay tuned for details.
Baby Itsy Bitsy Yoga classes contain dozens of unique yoga postures
designed to support your baby's development. Each class is filled with calming, nurturing ways to enhance bonding and improve baby's sleep.
Itsy Bitsy Yoga BABY
Tuesdays, May 12 & 26 and June 3 & 9 (4-week Session)
10:00 - 11:00 am
$55.00/$49.50 *Special Introductory Session Price*
Registration required by May 22 for full session. Limited to 5 parent-baby pairs.
non-member price
member price
A six-week session will follow June 23 - July 28 (6-weeks)
10:00 - 11:00 am
$85.00/$76.50
Registration required by June 26 for full session.
Spaces limited to 8 parent-baby pairs.
Included is the book, Itsy Bitsy Yoga, by Helen Garabedian (founder of Itsy Bitsy Yoga).
non-member price
member price
During
your Baby Itsy Bitsy Yoga class, your baby will enjoy yoga while on
his/her back, tummy or held in your loving arms. During this class you
will meet other parents, get support and learn about your baby's
emerging personality. Most of the yoga you'll do in Itsy Bitsy Yoga is
for
baby, but you will also learn breathing and relaxation techniques as
you practice a bit of yoga yourself. No yoga is experience required.
Our own Sarah Whiteman (mother, yoga instructor and MoCo Associate Momma) received her IBY training directly from Helen Garabedian, the founder of Itsy Bitsy Yoga.
Check out that cute outfit and adorable little yoga mat above? We'll
have those for sale at MoCo! Pink and green available, too.
Read here about the celebritites who LOVE Itsy Bitsy Yoga!
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 Baby Signing
Saturday, May 16, 2:00 - 3:00 pm
$35.00/$31.50Teach your baby to talk with her hands and avoid tantrums (yours and your toddler's)?
Join
other parents and our amazingly fluent baby signing instructor,
Jocelyn. Bring a list of words that apply to your life...like the
decor of your baby's room, the animal you have living with you, words
that you might use frequently in your life, and Jocelyn can teach you
how to sign them... This class is for pre-verbal babies and their caregiver, and can be taken one time or many. Each class will demonstrate
basic techniques then focus on the topics and concerns of those in the class.
non-member price
member price
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Moms Night Out: Freedom & Limits
Whether you have a baby, toddler or an elementary schooler
Friday, May 29, 7:00 pm
$25.00/$22.50
Due to popular demand, Jennifer Lynch is coming back. She wow-ed us with her presentation on toileting at our Toddler Moms Night Out and now she's back for moms of babies, toddlers and elementary schooler s.
Join us for a evening to discuss positive disciplining techniques. We will explore ways to view conflicts as teachable moments and support our children in:
- Learning to make a choice
- Discovering the needs of others
- Communicating with words
- Seeing something from a different point of view
- Finding solutions
non-member price
member price
And save the date for our Moms Night Out on June 15th at 7pm. We'll welcome Cindy Carley, a financial advisor and mother who has a lifetime of lessons to share with us about money and mothering.
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Grandparents Tea
Saturday, May 30, 2:00 - 3:30 pm
$10 per person
Grandmommas
and grandpoppas welcome (new parents welcome, too!).
This conversational and thought-provoking session for anyone who IS a grandparent already or who is expecting a grandchild. Enjoy a
casual presentation on the joys and challenges (mostly the challenges) of being and becoming grandparent by a
psychologist-grandmother who has much wisdom and inspiration to share.
A childbirth educator-doula will also be there to share her knowledge
of childbirth and parenting in today's culture (vs. when grandparents
had their kids!) as well as represent the generation who are making the
grandbabies!
Yummy snacks and refreshments included along with reading material. Register here or call 508.869.6666.
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Cloth Diaper Workshop
Tuesday, May 26, 6:30 pm
$10.00/$9.00
Free if you buy $50 worth or more of diapers
and diaper accessories.
Do you know where you can find the largest selection of cloth diapers between Somerville and Northhampton? Right here in Boylston, at Mothers & Company! Come to our Cloth Diaper Workshop and learn all about them, feel them, ask questions about each one, and find out how to use the diapering accessories that we have, too. One of our cloth diaper gurus, Sarah Whiteman, will walk you through this overwhelming topic. It's not as confusing as you might think and it's fun and easy! Come meet your cloth diapering peeps, too--there really are others out there who are interested in cloth diapering--come meet them!
Diapers and diaper covers we carry: bumGenius, Chinese prefolds, Bummis, Imse Vimse, Swaddlebees, Blueberry, Tiny Tush, Thirsties, Happy Heinys, Bamboozle, DryBees, BabyKicks prefolds, Loveybums and more! Fuzzibunz are on their way...
non-member price
member price
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Pregnant? We've got all the classes you'll need to feel informed, empowered, supported and ready!
MoCo is your natural resource for prenatal classes...our  classes are small, comfortable, customized to your needs and fun!
Natural Childbirth
Thursday evenings, May 15 - June 11
2-Sundays, June 14 & 28
Newborn Care
Monday, May 18, 6:30 pm
Breastfeeding
Monday, June 1, 6:30 pm
More Than One Miracles: Expecting Multiples
Tuesday evening weekly series starts June 2
HypnoBirthing®
Sunday evening class
starts June 7
Movement & Comfort for Labor
Monday, June 8, 7:00 pm
Call 508.869.6666 to register.
Looking for a birth doula, postpartum doula, midwife (hospital or homebirth), obstetrician, family medicine physician, peditrician, psychologist, chiropractor, acupuncturist, massage therapist, cranio-sacral therapist, baby photographer...we're happy to give you referrals!
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Our Renewable Nation...what you can do to celebrate Earth Day for the next couple of months
It was Earth Day recently and we know we've all been reminded to do something
each day for the earth (MoCo recycles and uses 100% recycled paper, for
example). On that note, a friend of ours, Jennifer McCullough, is not
only a mother, doula and henna
artist, but she and her family are currently on an amazing journey
across the country. We want to tell you about it. We know you'll be fascinated and inspired to grow each day to be
a better earth saver.
For the months of May and June 2009, the McCullough family the Worcester area will be touring
the U.S. in their vegetable oil-powered VW Beetle as an eco-video travel
project. They will be visiting large-scale sites like wind and solar
farms, as well as new companies with potentially game-changing
technologies that will be key to a sustainable future. They will also be
interviewing people whose ideas and actions have inspired many to live
more sustainably.
The McCullough Family has a cool eco-video project we recommend you check out, ourrenewablenation.org! Carrick, Jennifer's  9-year-old son, appeared last month on the Bonnie Hunt Show and has a couple great videos on YouTube.
For the last couple of years, Carrick and his family have been making
amazing little movies to highlight important things that all of us can
do to help make the world a little more green. They've won several awards for these videos, too! You can get involved by supporting them in their May-June cross-country
awareness campaign... To find out more, see their website.
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Have you heard of the new DVD Orgasmic Birth?
It's an excellent film! If you are interested in natural childbirth, this is a movie you can't miss. While we do sell copies of it at Mothers & Company, we thought you might be interested in the event below.
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Have you joined our Fans of Mothers & Company group on Facebook? There are "fans-only" specials that are sent out occasionally...be part of our online community, start a discussion thread, chat with the new friends you made at MoCo and more!
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Enjoy the warm weather--get outside and enjoy the sun and when you need some cool air and a drink, come to see us at MoCo!
MoCo Shop Hours *updated*
M 12:00 - 2:30 Tu 11:15 - 4:30
W 11:15 - 4:30 Th 11:15 - 4:30
Fr 10:00 - 2:30 S
10:00 - 12:00
Appointments welcome on Friday, Saturday or Sunday afternoons. Just call 508.410.9388 to schedule.
Mothers & Company is located on the 2nd Floor of Cyprian Keyes Golf Club in Boylston, MA (near the intersection of Routes 140 and 290).
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