How to Get Bound with a Book
My dad died a long time ago, long before I had children. Yet, among other things, we are still bound by a book. It’s a hardcover edition of Mark Twain’s short stories. My dad bought it when I was a toddler and gave it to me the night before I got married, telling me [...]
Traveling With Babies
If you start baby travel slowly and plan wisely, both you and baby will enjoy first-class comfort. Begin with baby steps and you’ll find that soon you and your little one will be able to walk, ride, or fly in the fast lane.
Day Trips
Introduce baby to travel starting with a few day-trips to a local [...]
The First Week With Your Baby
The first week of your baby’s life brings big adjustments for both of you. You are adjusting to being a mother and caring for your baby and your baby is adjusting to life outside the womb. It is a time of great joy – and possibly immense fear! Although you’ve been preparing for the birth [...]
The Average Growth In Babies
Growth charts are tools your pediatrician can use to keep track of your child’s physical growth. During each checkup, the doctor will measure your baby’s length, weight, and head circumference. The doctor can then compare the measurements for your baby to a chart of national averages for infants of the same age and sex.
The result [...]
Baby Tooth Chart – Free Printable Download
I got this baby tooth chart (PDF) from a friend today. It is a super easy way to track the date each baby tooth comes in. Enjoy!
Click this link to download the printable baby tooth chart as a PDF.
When is baby suppose to get teeth and what is each tooth called? Check out the image [...]
Being Sick is a Sham
Fever, chills, headache, sore throat – I’ve got it all. Mix that in with a midterm paper, working full time, a dash of a 4 month old and a sprinkle of a husband in law school and you have a recipe for disaster. Stan asked the other day, “Are we the only species that intentionally [...]
The Jumperoo
At three months old, baby Lily is getting very good at things. When I hold her she uses her arms to hold on. She has started reaching for things in front of her that she wants to touch. She is practicing sitting up and she LOVES to smile. I think most of all she loves [...]
Mommy and Baby Halloween Costumes
(If you are looking for Mommy to be Halloween Costumes, click here)
October is my favorite time of year. Not only because the leaves are changing and its starting to sprinkle but because its time to get scared and dress up. Since this is the first year I will have a small sidekick I have been [...]
Election Issues Affecting Women in 2008: Health Care
John McCain
In 2003, McCain voted No on legislation to improve the availability of contraceptives for women and to require insurance coverage of prescription birth control.
In 1990, McCain voted No on legislation to extend the Title X federal family planning program, which provides low-income and uninsured women and families with health care services ranging from breast [...]
Top 7 Cute or Unique Baby Pacifiers
As if babies where not cute enough when they suck on pacifiers – here are the top 7 cute, unique, and funny pacifiers to make you laugh, cry, or be out the cost of a car.
#7 The Pumpkin Pacifier
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#6 Pacifiers with Sports Themes
Sports themed pacifiers. This line includes basketball, [...]