My kids and I attend a playgroup regularly with several other moms and their kids. It’s a pretty tight-knit group because we’ve been hanging out together since our first-borns were just a few months old.
We have a tradition in this group. Whenever a lady is about to have a baby - no matter [...]
I know that the nose bulb syringe - also known as the nose bulb aspirator - is one of the first things a pediatrician will urge parents to use on babies who are having a hard time breathing through their noses because of a cold or other illness. Lord knows my babies’ pediatricians always [...]
I’m a relatively liberal mom, but there was one thing I was never willing to do: allow my baby to try soda. It’s probably easier because I don’t really drink soda at all, so it wasn’t much of an issue. I will admit, though, that there were plenty of times when I was [...]
I sat my kids down to watch the First Words DVD from So Smart. My daughter is beyond the age range for this DVD since she’s 4 and age range for the DVD is 9-36 months, but since my son falls neatly into the suggested ages she was game to give it a try.
The [...]
When my first baby was born I only knew what I had read in books. I’d never really had much exposure to newborns and babies because I was the youngest kid in my family. After I came home from the hospital I was amazed at how little I knew and how there was [...]
I’m finished with having kids. Although it’s a little sad knowing I’ll never have another newborn to cradle in my arms, I’m happy to know that I will never again have to put my life on hold for several months at a time in order to get through a pregnancy and the subsequent recovery [...]
During my first pregnancy I generally abstained from chocolate because I had heard about the possible dangers of caffeine consumption while pregnant. After all, chocolate has a bit of caffeine, doesn’t it? I wanted to be as careful as possible.
When my second pregnancy came along I was a little more relaxed about the whole [...]
I don’t have any family living nearby, so when my first baby was born there was nobody around here who I felt like I could trust her with. I didn’t seek out a babysitter, and since I was fortunate enough to stay home with her I didn’t have any occasion to actually need a [...]
If you are pregnant with your first baby then you are probably anticipating all the great things you will remember. The first time your baby smiles, the first time your baby crawls, and the first time your baby utters a word will probably get burned into your memory for the rest of your life.
I [...]
I love coffee. Every morning begins with a cup. Whenever I head off to a meeting or have a long drive ahead of me I’ll stop by Starbucks or another local shop and load up on some coffee. Yes indeed, I am a fan of coffee.
When I got pregnant I stopped drinking coffee [...]
