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Flying during a Pandemic
Lately, the topic of plane travel seems to come up often in my online mom support groups. Obviously given the current situation (ya know being a pandemic and all) few people are considering pleasure travel. What many people are considering though is travel to check on elderly family members or to get and bring family…
Read MoreWhat Happens at Gigi’s House Hopefully Comes Home?
About a month and a half ago, before the virus hit hard here in Connecticut, I decided to travel to Texas to visit my parents. My husband had military duty in Virginia (a yearly occurrence not due to the virus) and two weeks alone with both boys seemed like a long time so I decided…
Read MoreBaby Registries
There seem to be a lot of “social rules” regarding baby registries and some people have very strong feelings about them. When I was pregnant with my first son, my husband and I set up registries at both Babies R’ Us and Target but we didn’t widely share that we had them. My mom felt…
Read MoreBelly Wrapping and Pregnancy
Babywearing month is next month (in October) but did you know that if you have a baby wrap or sling carrier that you can use it DURING pregnancy before baby arrives? Some of you may know that I am a volunteer with Babywearing Connecticut (Formerly BWI New Haven) and over the last three years have…
Read MoreTraveling WITHOUT Kids
My husband and I were recently blessed with the opportunity to take a trip to Niagara Falls in Canada; without our toddler son. My mom, bless her heart, offered to fly out from Texas to stay with our son so that my husband and I could go just the two of us and recharge our…
Read MorePreschool: Is Your Child Ready?
Last month, my newly turned three year old son started preschool. I can’t believe he is already old enough to go. Time flies. On the other hand though, my son was more than ready to go. I often get asked how we chose his preschool and how we knew he was ready. I firmly believe…
Read MoreChildren’s Music
My toddler son LOVES music. He wants to listen to it ALL the time and loves to have dance parties with me in our living room. I love this about him but as much as he loves jamming to the radio with me, he also loves “kids” music. Plus… we have reached the age where…
Read MoreScreen Time You Can Feel Good About
I know there’s a lot of controversy out there about how much screen time your child should or shouldn’t watch but if you have a toddler like mine… sometimes screen time can be the difference between surviving a day and losing my mind. My son has an incredible amount of energy and he refuses to…
Read MoreBaby’s First Trip to the Dentist
Every February the ADA (American Dental Association) sponsors National Children’s Dental Health Month. This year’s slogan is “brush and clean in between to build a healthy smile.” Have you taken your child to his or her first dentist appointment yet? The ADA currently recommends that children should see the dentist for the first time 6…
Read MoreThings They Never Told Me: The first few hours after birth
I remember when I was a first time mom. I asked about 30 million questions about delivery itself; will I poop? How bad does it really hurt? What if my baby looks weird? Will they have a cone head? Will they know who I am? Does an epidural hurt? Will I tear? I mean the…
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