For some people, getting pregnant seems to be as simple as, well, having sex! Other people report difficulties and they seem to come up with the most entertaining stories about how they had to help things along in order to conceive. Even an old episode of the Roseanne show showed Roseanne with her legs in the air, assisted by husband Dan, “to encourage the little guys to swim”!
Wal-Mart Recalls Baby Bibs Containing Lead
The discovery of lead in the fabric of a brand of baby bibs sold at Wal-Mart stores has resulted in a recall of the items, the company said.
The bibs, sold under the Baby Connection brand name, came in packs of two to seven bibs, with embroidered prints or images of Sesame Street characters. Some were sold as long ago as 2004. The bibs were made by Hamco Inc. exclusively for the Bentonville-based retailer.
Source: FoxNews.com
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Schools boost nutrition with fake junk food
Dominated by doughnuts, pizza and foods-on-a-stick, the average school menu in West Virginia can read like the offerings at a glutton’s dream buffet.
While the food choices may appear unhealthy, administrators say they are sneaking in nutrition to combat childhood obesity in a state where 13.7 percent of children were overweight in 2005.
Source: Associated Press
Going to the beach with my children
We took advantage of the long break of May Day and Wesak Day to bring our kids to visit their grandparents. With a toddler and a preschooler tagging along, I must say that it wasn’t an easy trip, especially I had to drive up north for about 5 hours.
My son made a fuss and refused to be seated in car seat half way through the journey. My wife and I had to use all the tricks up our sleeve to keep the kids entertained throughout the journey.
Quite a challenge though…
Anyway the trip worth more than anything else as we brought our children to the beach the next day after we reached the destination: A second trip for my daughter and first for my son.
My daughter enjoyed the sun and fun very much. She played with her cousins that we brought along. From building whatever she could with sands to collecting sea shells of all shapes to running around the beach.
As for my son, he initially walked on the sandy beach for a few seconds. After a while, he realized something amiss (we couldn’t figure out what) and decided to stick to his mother and refused to come down and walk again on the beach no matter how hard we coaxed him. My wife had to carry him all along. After all, don’t forget that this was his virgin beach trip.
The beach we went is a private beach and it’s only accessible to members. Our auntie brought us there.
It was an enjoyable trip and we ended with a dinner at the Club’s restaurant.
At the end of the trip, I asked my daughter, among all the things we did during this holiday, what activities she enjoyed the most.
Not surprisingly, she answered, “The beach!”
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Will Attachment Parenting create overly attached children?
I asked this question to Angela White of Breasteeding123.com and she has prepared a wonderful answer on her blog. With her answer, I now feel more confident about AP. I like this part of the answer:
When children create a healthy attachment to their parents, they feel more confident and secure. With that self-assurance, children feel free to explore their world, becoming more independent because they know that they can return to the security of an attached and loving parent.