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Living with Dogs Might Improve Baby Health

Wouldn’t it be nice to have a real reason to keep our dogs around our babies? Some people are terrified of the idea, thinking that it’s dangerous to let dogs around small children. At first it’s best never to leave dogs alone with babies, to make sure the animals know to be gentle around them. However, we pet owners know that some dogs are great with babies. There have already been some studies about how being around dogs in the first year of infancy can help reduce the chances of a child later developing allergies to dogs, but what about … Continue reading →

Special Moms of Special Kids

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Mother’s Day is a good time to do a shout-out to all the moms of children who have special needs. Parenting can be difficult, and it can also be rewarding. It has been said that parents of kids who have special needs have a more extreme version of parenting. Happy Mother’s Day to all of you! Let’s face it: moms do a lot! This is not to say that dads don’t contribute, because they do. Often, though it is the mothers who take on the biggest part of parenting. A study found that parents of children who have autism face … Continue reading →

An Act of Service

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I have to share an act of kindness that someone did for me today. It is probably one of the nicest things anyone has done for me in a long time, and I’m not really sure she realizes how amazing of a gift it was for me. My baby has been struggling for several months now with tummy troubles. I’ve had to eliminate a lot of foods from my diet to try and help him. It has been very difficult for me and him. He doesn’t sleep well, has bad acid reflux, and as a result, I’m not sleeping well, … Continue reading →

Keeping Baby Busy

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Since I have a fussier than normal baby, it is also more difficult to keep him happy when he is not in my arms. We have a myriad of contraptions that he is starting to grow into like the bouncy chair, saucer, and swing. We also have a playmat on the floor that has toys that hang over his head. Yesterday, he managed to bounce himself in the bouncer for a good 15 minutes. I was thrilled! It gave me time to fold some laundry. My older kids are big helpers too. I frequently ask them to “go play with … Continue reading →

I’m a Baby Person

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One thing I’ve realized about myself over the years of being a Mother is that I am a baby person. It’s funny, because before I had kids, I never really thought this about myself. And, even after the birth of my first, I still didn’t quite realize it. I loved her, and goo gooed and gaa gaaed over her like any first time mother would. I was smitten, of course, but didn’t realize that I really loved the baby stage until she got a little older. I read this great blog post the other day about just this topic. It … Continue reading →

Your Baby Wants You!

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There is always a recurring theme in my blogging it seems. I am a Mom. And, I often feel inadequate. Today has been one of those days. I woke up super grouchy due to my baby waking me at 4:15 am, the toddler waking me at 5:45 am, and my “big girl” waking me up at 6:45 am. Needless to say, I was not happy with anyone. I managed to get my girl out the door to Kindergarten and gave her a big hug before she left and told her I loved her. I hope she remembers that instead of … Continue reading →

Could Your Baby’s Identity Be Stolen?

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I was shocked when I heard a news story a while back about a girl going to get credit for the first time at 18 years old only to find out that her identity had been stolen when she was a baby. These people that had stolen her identity had racked up literally hundreds of thousands of debt on her social security number. If you think that there is no way this could happen to your child, think again. The truth is that your child’s identity is more likely to be stolen than your own. How do they do it? … Continue reading →

Chill Out When The Crying Won’t Stop

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It seems my baby blogs have had an underlying theme lately. Crying. But, it’s a part of our lives right now with an almost 4-month-old who seems to want control. Last night and today have been stressful. I’m sick, which doesn’t help matters, and little sweet baby boy decided he didn’t want to sleep last night. So, I thought today, I would surely get in some breaks while he napped, but so far, the crying and fussiness abound, and it’s been easy to get frustrated. But, it’s important that you don’t lose your cool when you have a baby that … Continue reading →

Things You Just Get Over With Another Baby

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I just added baby number 3 to my bunch. It’s been a whirlwind the past 3 1/2 months as we all get used to this new bundle, and as I, the mama, get used to having three kids!! It seems like so many people to raise. And, to some it is, but to other Moms, my little trio of children probably doesn’t seem like any trouble at all. I love this picture of my three little ones. It’s perfection in my mind. It’s real motherhood. It was 10 am and we were all still in PJs and baby brother was … Continue reading →

The Crying Baby

My colleague wrote a post called, Helping Others Understand your High Needs Baby, and it brought me back 14 years ago when my fussiest baby ruled my world. The thing is, at the time I thought all babies cried and cried and cried. Even in the hospital as she screamed to the top of her lungs and I stood there perfectly calm the nurse complemented my behavior. I just had my first baby and I expected crying. Having little experience with babies it was all I expected. Until, I slowly began to realize my baby cried more than other babies. … Continue reading →