Fun and Easy Toddlers Christmas Crafts
There are many easy crafts that you can do with your toddler this Christmas. You can find Toddler Christmas Crafts and Kits on Amazon. And below are a bunch of ideas from snow globes to ornaments. Christmas crafts with toddlers is a fun way to get into the spirit and create unique décor that will [...]
Sleep Training – Not For Us
So after a few days of sleep training, we decided that it wasn’t for us. Lily began acting differently in other areas aside from sleep. Also, just putting her in the crib for any reason or anything related to sleep immediatly led to crying. I think we subscribe to the parenting style in which crying [...]
Sleep Training Day 2
Read the first post on sleep training and what happened on day one here.
Here is what happened today:
After waking up at about 8:20am, she was ready for a nap at 11:30. We went through our process for nap time. I put her in the crib and left the room. She stood up and started [...]
Sleep Training Day 1
At Lily’s doctor appointment on the 8th, I was told that Lily should be sleeping through the night already (and could of been 4 months ago)…
Epiphany: Babies reach a point where they do not need to wake up to eat at night, which means parents can sleep a full 8 hours (this alone makes me [...]
Little PIM Rocks Lily’s Socks
Lily loves watching movies like Baby Genius and Baby Einstein but recently I ran across a similar set of DVDs called Little PIM. Little PIM is a DVD series that teaches children different languages. They have French, Spanish, Chinese and English. Lily (and Mommy) are working on French right now.
The DVDs use the Pimsluer language [...]
Going Green – Part Two
The other day (yesterday?) I posted about going green. Here is what we have done so far from our list:
Energy Efficient light bulbs. We added these to most of the lamps in our house. These are apparently supposed to use less energy and save $66 each (over their lifetime, I assume) on the electric bill. [...]
The Stocks Go Green
As of late I have been interested in “Going Green”. I have never done these things before, mainly because of the cost. i.e. when I am in the grocery store looking at trash bags, I opt for the cheapest possible solution. Now I think of “going green” as an investment, not only in the environment but in our health. If everyone did, what would happen? It’s not just about finding alternative energy solutions either. There are tons of things you can do.
How to: Play with Your Newborn
Here is a short article from Playing with Your Baby Magazine (from Fisher Price). It has a few tips on how to play with your newborn baby, ages 0-3 months.
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Let’s Play!
Here are some of the best ways to entertain your baby in the first 3 months, according to Deborah Weber, Ph.D., manager [...]
How to: Make Salmon Wrapped in Bacon
Our dinner Friday Night was Salmon wrapped in Bacon with Pesto pasta on the side. It was delicious.This is how to make salmon wrapped in bacon.
Ingredients:
Two Pieces of Salmon
4 Pieces of Bacon
Butter
Parsley
Basil
2 toothpicks or other similar device
Directions
Preheat oven on broil.
Coat Salmon with a thin layer of butter and season with parsley and basil.
Lay the Bacon [...]
How to: Make Pollo Asada-itas!
Pollo Asada-itas are mini seasoned chicken tacos. I made these last night and they are easy and delicious.
Ingredients:
1.5 lbs pre-seasoned Pollo Asada
1 package Leaf Lettuce
1 Avocado
1 jar Fresh Salsa
1 package small Corn Tortillas
Directions
Cook Polla Asada stove top on medium heat in a frying pan until done (about 20 minutes). You can also cook on the [...]
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