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We are 2 months out now, nearly as long as we were in the cast.  My son is walking and running again.  He jumps, climbs, and wrestles.  I feel like he lost a little time with his motor skill development while in the cast and recovering, but he is catching up fast.  He was always a little on the timid side anyways.  He still talks about sometimes, mostly because he hears us talk about it.  And we are always on the lookout for potential dangers or signs of injury to that leg, even a rash makes us jumpy, but we’re getting better at letting go.

Agaist my better judgement, I joined a gym.  Uhh, I know.  But I really needed an excuse to get out of the house and a reason to spend some time on myself.  I’ve been a few times now and am enjoying it.  I plan to stick with it and eventually take the kids with me to the childcare so I don’t have to go late at night.

Hey all, I now have a crawler in the house.  Last weekend my daughter took to her hands and knees, and, after weeks of rocking back and forth, began to crawl.  It was like her knees finally got the message her hands had been trying to send, get moving!  I now I am once again concerned about every crumb, hair, and dust bunny on the ground, as she is quite adventurous and will find it.  She loves to find anything of brother’s; food, toys, juice; pretty much anything she shouldn’t have.

My son is 2 years and a couple of months.  This means potty training, so we bought a little potty seat.  I know with boys it’s usually closer to 3 than 2, but I thought we’d have it around just in case.  He showed interest in sitting on the seat with his clothes on at first, then off.  He liked the ‘potty video’ I got, especially the songs.  He wants to be a big boy.  The next day, he asked to sit on it, with nothing happening, then again the next day.  This time he peed in it.  The chair played music and he got a jelly bean.  He put the PP in the big potty and got to flush, very exciting.  We called daddy to tell him and did a cheer.  He likes to do it so far for the reward and excitement, but I think the novelty may wear off soon.  I am very aware that this will take quite a while.

After weeks of putting it off, I finally lowered my daughter’s crib mattress.  I came to this decision after finding her kneeling in her crib holding on to the side.  Thank God she didn’t try to stand.  I should hve done it earlier, waiting until she was more than 8 months was too long.  She’s much safer now, and I recommend others do this much earlier.  She seems so big now in her ‘bigger’ bed.  No more little baby.

I have an 8 month old girl who has decided not to eat baby food. At 5 months she starting eating cereal with no problem then went on to vegetables. However, by 7 months she began to reject all baby food and anything else I tried to feed her on a spoon. She would shake her head and scream whenever I tried. I thought maybe she just wanted to feed herself, so I gave the spoon to her, but she wasn’t coordinated enough to get the food to her mouth. I even let her use her fingers, but she wasn’t interested in the baby food by 8 months. So now she eats table food, about 2 months early by most standards. She likes mac and cheese and bread, and I do my best to get all the fruits and veggies in her that I can. Also, she refuses to sit in her high chair, she sits in a booster seat just like big brothers, and she rips off every bib I put on her. I think she’s going to be a tough one.

As a breastfeeding mom, I’ve become pretty accustomed to breastfeeding in public.  I don’t think there’s a problem with it.  If a mom wants to pull out the boob and feed her kid, she should feel as comfortable doing that as a parent pulling out a bottle.  I tend to try to be discrete, especially somewhere like a restaurant or Church, using a cover or blanket so as not to expose myself, but that’s definately not required.  So, why is it that people are still so uncomfortable with breastfeeding in public?  WIth all the research of the benefits to both mother and child, I would think this would be a welcome sight to see.  Instead, still, many breastfeeding mothers are glared at and made to feel like they are not welcome.  Many feel the need to hide what they do instead of celebrate this special bond of mother and child.  How sad for us.

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I took my kids to the zoo a few nights ago. They offer nighttime activities on Friday nights for kids. they had jump houses for toddlers and inflatable slides of different sizes. We didn’t get to see oll the animals, but many animals we out enjoying dinner, so we got to seee them. It was great to visit the zoo after the sun went down.

I have two kids, 19 months apart. My older is recovering from a broken leg and isn’t walking well right now. He often needs me to pick him up, or at the very least, hold his hands to help him walk, which is really slow. I needed an easy way to hold my baby while helping my son. I like slings, but the baby didn’t really like the ring sling I had, so I needed something new. I found the Kozy Carrier. I love that there are no buckles to deal with, and its easier on my shoulders than the buckle kind. I can use it in several position including on my back, and my daughter is comfortable in it. I really like the cute pattern I picked out too. I didn’t get paid for this post, I just really like my Kozy!

We had such a great weekend.  My brother and his family came in from out of town.  They moved away a month ago and it was nice to see them.  We went swimming, BBQ’d hotdogs, and played with the kids.  It was a great way to cool off in the hot Phoenix sun.  I wish they had not moved away though.  We used to play every week.