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Mommy Blog Hopping

Eliza Ferree — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 19:02:29 +0000

I couldn’t help but laugh today when I read Extraordinary Mom’s post on “Bribery aheam- I Mean Reward.” How many of us haven’t used bribery to get our

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young one to do something? She’s currently going through the potty training phase, so lets all head over there and pop in with a few ideas. I know we’ve bribed with hot wheel cars and for the girls once they were completely done it was a Barbie Doll. What did your child get as a potty training reward?

MommyMaria is talking about the word’s little people say, I must admit they can crack me up. Does your little person have any favorite words that only you understand? What are some? Don’t forget to let Maria know. Here’s a few mine likes to say: wawa= water, vegtals=veggietales, yoyobaby= yobaby yogurt, dooce=juice and my favorite peas with one hand curled under his chin= please.

The Mommy Blog is asking “Who do you think should Raise Michael Jackson’s Kids?” I’m all for his mom doing it, would hate to see them go through anything else. Course now that pictures of the children’s childhood photos are now appearing on OK Magazine I must wonder who will honor Michael’s wishes in not having the pictures everywhere.

Over at 5 Minutes for Mom, Susan admits to running a red light when her young one became ill and she had to get to the hospital. Isn’t it amazing the things you’ll do to protect your child? Yes, it is very distracting having them crying beside you in the car and not knowing what is going on. I remember the time my youngest quit breathing and my husband flew down the road and ran a red light to get him into ER. By the time he reached it he was fine, no one ended up knowing what caused it but it just shows there is nothing that will tear you away from your child when they are helpless.

Finally the Blonde Mom Blog believes the Ice Cream Man is the 5th Apocolypse and I must say I totally agree. I mean how often are you just about to eat dinner and suddenly you hear the sound of that crazy, chocolate filled truck? Or you just arrive home, thinking you can duck safely inside and realize he must have a tracker on you and pulls down the road as you open the car door? Let her know how you feel.

Have you read any funny mommy related stories lately?

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Top 10 Finger Foods for Babies

Eliza Ferree — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 20:54:49 +0000

The other day I posted an article on the Top 10 Foods Babies should Avoid, today we are going to talk about those first finger foods babies can have. Do you remember those first finger foods your baby ate? What were they? I remember I would smoosh them for the longest time, when my baby

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finally got old enough to be able to grasp them they were diced. It was the facial expressions I’ll never forget, even today when he eats chicken he gets the weirdest expressions, I’m guessing it is the texture. His favorite finger food is peaches and pears, least favorite is peas.

10 Finger Foods

1 banana
2 cooked peas
3 peaches (sliced)
4 cheerios
5 mac n cheese (cut up)
6 carrots (cooked and sliced)
7 cheese slices
8 tortillas
9 crackers
10 chicken (shredded)

Does your toddler have any favorite finger foods?

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UPDATE: Postman Found Baby

Eliza Ferree — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 21:04:02 +0000

There’s been a small update on the story where the mailman, Mike Herron, found a newborn baby in a trash bag on the front porch of an abandoned house. Besides the fact it is doing just fine and healthy thanks to

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her little screams and him caring enough to take a peek, she has sent to a foster home and named. This little doll’s new name is Summer Adams, according to the article they like to give a surrname that sounds strong and usually named after a president. Of course they found her during the summer which fits perfectly.

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Changing Diapers: Does He Do it?

Eliza Ferree — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 23:56:56 +0000

For many they have a fair share of responsibilities, however there are some that have one spouse/partner that doesn’t exactly do their share. Do you have a spouse that does this? My

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husband is actually one of those, in fact he will state that he can count the amount of times he changed a bottom on his two hands between all the kids. By the way, we have four children and the youngest is being potty trained now. I’ll also state that while he likes to state this it isn’t entirely true but for the most part he is correct, he’s changed about 20-40 out of 4 kids. I decided to take this not only to twitter but to facebook as well and see how many responded.

Here are some excuses men will give to not change diapers:
- You are better at it.
- I’ve been working all day.
- It stinks.
- It’s a woman’s job.
- She’s a girl, I can’t change her.

Have you got an excuse that you’ve heard, share it here? I will update this post at another date to let ya’ll know the funny excuses.

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Evian’s Cute Water Commercial

Eliza Ferree — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 19:48:30 +0000

I just watched the cutest video from Evian Water, there are a ton of babies skating around and doing tricks. I couldn’t help but oooh and awww and crack up laughing when I watched so I just had to share it with you. If you loved those dancing babies from about 10 years ago, I’m sure you’ll love these babies. Oh and if you have a baby nearby they will surely get a kick out of watching this video.

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5 Foods Babies Should Avoid

Eliza Ferree — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 22:42:17 +0000

I remember all the worries of being a new mom and all those dangerous things that you should or shouldn’t give your baby. Many things I didn’t even know, some I thought should be avoided

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weren’t and others that I had no clue should were. Does this sound like you? Here’s a short list of 5 things you should avoid giving your baby at least until they are at least 3 years old.

Foods Babies Should Avoid: (in whole)
hot dogs
raw vegetables
raisins
nuts and seeds
whole grapes

Do you or have you ever given your baby these? Keep in mind that if you are giving them these items to make sure they are cut/diced/sliced up so your baby won’t choke on them. If you are giving it to them don’t leave them unattended. A few other items you might want to be careful of are peanut butter, candy that sticks (carmel, etc) and popcorn (because of the seeds). Can you think of some other food items that aren’t safe for your baby?

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Potty Training Winner

Eliza Ferree — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 18:39:47 +0000

It’s time for a winner and for today I used the hubby to pull a winner. By this I mean out of the blue I walked up to him and said give me a number 1-50. He had no clue what was going on. So the winning number was…..

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#12

Kate says:
June 27, 2009 at 7:30 pm
Brandon is a lot like my oldest son. He was 3 and a 1/2 before he would even begin to entertain the idea of potty training. He has it almost down now - just wears nighttime pull ups, but his little brother who just turned 2 is eager to start. I am going to start full on training for him in August when his big brother starts preschool

Email me at homemom3@gmail.com with your mailing address.

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Popular July 4th Baby Names

Eliza Ferree — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 01:22:31 +0000

Since it is July 4th and many people are celebrating Independence Day today I got curious as to what some popular names might be on this very patriotic holiday. Want to know? Take a peek at the list below and tell me what you like best.

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Girls:
Freedom
Justice
Independence
Liberty

Boys:
John
Lincoln
Benjamin
Franklin

Do you have a child with this name? What other names can you think of?

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Aqua-Leisure Recalls Inflatable Floats

Eliza Ferree — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:39:22 +0000

The CPSC has called a voluntary recall on over 4 million floats this past Thursday due to the child seats being able to

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tear. These seats are the ones that the baby will sit in while swimming around a pool, since these are the one thing that makes sure your baby stays safe from drowning you probably want to return it.

Aqua-Leisure has recalled 14 different styles of inflatable floats that they’ve made. While you may not have to, it is voluntary and the CPSC is asking that you return them to the company. At this time there is nothing stating if you will be sent a new one or reimbursed.

Here’s what the CPSC site says:

Hazard: The leg straps in the seat of the float can tear, causing children to unexpectedly fall into or under the water, posing a risk of drowning.

Incidents/Injuries: There have been 31 reports of float seats tearing, causing children to fall into or under the water. No injuries have been reported.

Head over to the CPSC for pictures of which ones are being recalled.

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Mom Gives Birth to 13 Pound Baby

Eliza Ferree — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 01:57:32 +0000

OUCH! Is the first thing that comes to mind when I read a woman had just given birth this morning to a 13 pound baby
girl.

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While this is a great thing I can’t even picture carrying a baby of that size. Thankfully she delivered by caesarean and not vaginally.

The pride and joy’s name is Chelsea Rose Mackay and she was 13.8 lbs, another baby in the hospital was born weighing less than 2lbs. Talk about a difference, in the article written by Fox News they have a side by side comparison, Chelsea looks as if she’s 6 months old.

The Australian mom, Danielle Mackay,

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that gave birth says she knew her baby would be big just by the size of her stomach. She went on talking about her diet she was on while pregnant and I must say it sounds really good.

News.com reports:

Ms Mackay said along with her hard working partner, Paul Mifsud, she ate a diet of stockman’s tucker and also snacked on icy poles while pregnant with Chelsea but never imagined her bundle of joy would be this big.

I did look up the meals of Stockman’s Tucker and it has fresh veggies, meats, stews, etc. It all looks really healthy and as for her snacking on icy poles, I’m not sure if they are the ones by Nestle but here’s a pic of what they look like and they do look good. Nestle’ Poles are 99% fat free, gluten free and natural colors.

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