Does Your Baby Snack All Day?

When my daughter was younger, my husband worked very long hours and since I was a stay at home mom, going to school part time and spending the majority of my time with her – I used to let her eat on demand. I did this when she was nursing, drinking bottles and finally when she was on solids. I received a lot of well-meaning advice from people that said I needed to set her on a rigid feeding schedule – but the one thing I knew about my daughter is that I could schedule our days pretty well – … Continue reading →

Your Fun Friday Baby Quotes

Father asked us what was God’s noblest work. Anna said men, but I said babies. Men are often bad, but babies never are. -Louisa May Alcott When the first baby laughed for the first time, the laugh broke into a thousand pieces and they all went skipping about, and that was the beginning of fairies. And now when every new baby is born its first laugh becomes a fairy. So there ought to be one fairy for every boy or girl. – Sir James Matthew Barrie Every Night and every Morn Some to Misery are born. Every Morn and every … Continue reading →

Why is My Toddler Afraid of Dogs?

Even when you don’t have pets, your toddler may demonstrate a fear of animals and this is not necessarily a bad thing. If a child is totally fearless, they are more likely to take a risk with their fingers and their faces with a dog that may be more than a little unfriendly. While fear may hamper freedoms, the benefits were that it is a healthy response to keeping your little one safe. Use the fear to teach moderation and transform it from an irrational response to an animal to something more rational – such as wariness of strange animals. … Continue reading →

Deciphering Toddler Eating Habits

Toddlers are notorious for their very unique eating habits. They are at the cross roads of a very important time in their lives: in between infancy and independence (relatively speaking). Frequently, toddlers have unique eating habits that can sometimes present a challenge to parents. The trick is to take it all in stride. Check out these tips to handling feeding your toddler! I Love Green Foods! Just Green Foods! Do you have one of those kids that only eats one thing? They decide that they like one particular type of food and they stick with it. They reject all other … Continue reading →

Moms, Dads & Babies – Welcome to October

Good morning, Happy Sunday and welcome to the month of October. October is a big month for many families, we’re already six weeks into the new school year. We’re getting ready for Halloween and for many of you, this will be your baby’s first Halloween and those are some great photo opportunities for your baby book. In the meanwhile, welcome to October here in the baby blog where Valorie and I will do our best to answer your questions, both those you ask and those you haven’t thought of yet. For my part, this month I’ll be providing you with … Continue reading →

Lactose Intolerance – Can Your Toddler Suddenly Develop It?

I’m lactose intolerant. I have been lactose intolerant my entire life. I remember as a small child, I would refuse to drink milk or eat ice cream or eat anything that was dairy – up to and including cheese. It took me years to even try cheese. I worried about my daughter and whether or not she would develop lactose intolerance, particularly after a bad bout with a stomach flu when she was about 13 months. She couldn’t hold anything down. It took about three days for her to get better and during that time she refused anything to drink … Continue reading →

All About Pink Eye

If your child is in day care, or is exposed to other kids at all, it is likely that you’ve had to deal with pink eye. My children are not even in day care, nor do they go to school, and we have had a few bouts of pink eye now. Here’s everything you need to know: What Is It? Pink eye, also known as conjunctivitis, can be caused by either bacterial or a virus. The eye will usually produce a thick, yellowish, discharge. The discharge, if it is enough, will “glue” the eyelids shut. Of course its easily removed … Continue reading →

10 Reasons Why I Love the Toddler Stage

There are multiple reasons why we love our babies and the first and foremost is simply because they exist. The following are the 10 reasons why I love the toddler stage for kids. I’ll ask you for yours after I’ve listed mine. Remember, the toddler stage is roughly between the ages of 12 and 24 months, give or take and it usually begins with their learning to toddle. 10 Reasons Why I Love the Toddler Stage I love their inestimable happiness at the simplest of things – they are delighted by grass and the clapping of hands I love that … Continue reading →

What To Do For a Febrile Seizure

Watching Laura shake was perhaps one of my most scariest parenting moments. However, I am a pretty calm person and when it comes to emergencies–I’m pretty quick thinking too. Only a doctor can tell you if your child’s seizure is related to the fever. If he’s young, has a high fever, and had a seizure after the fever started or spiked–there’s a very good chance it’s related to the fever. However, here’s what you should do if your child ever has a seizure: 1. DON’T PANIC! Know that febrile seizures in and of themselves are not harmful. The potential for … Continue reading →

Febrile Seizures

It was about 5 o’clock and my husband was due home in about an hour. I had put Laura down for a nap around 2:30 and she was sleeping unusually long. When she woke up, I picked her up and immediately ran for the thermometer. Something was wrong. She went from having no fever before the nap to a fever of 104 in just two hours. Suddenly, her body stiffened and begin to shake uncontrollably. I carefully put her down on our huge, over-sized, “squishy chair” and let her shake for what seemed to be forever. (In reality, it was … Continue reading →