I know that the traditional first foods are cereals like rice cereal but that sounds kind of weird to me personally. Why would you give your baby something that is highly processed? USA Today reports: “White rice — after processing strips away fiber, vitamins and other nutrients — is a ‘nutritional disaster’ … White rice and flour turn to sugar in the body ‘almost instantly,’ … raising blood sugar and insulin levels.”
I gave Baby Bear fruits and veggies way before she had any grains. Baby Bear did not start solid foods until 6 months old, but Mini started showing signs of wanting to eat earlier. She began to imitate with her mouth the way that we were eating and she was also really into looking at food. I wanted to wait until 6 months, but she wanted it now! Read the rest of this entry »
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Have Kids? Will Travel!!!
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| A few weeks ago in NYC I was a guest on John Fugelsang’sTV show VIEWPOINT. |
If you’re a follower of this blog then you know that I am now a bi-coastal MOMMY who is doing my best to keep up with my comedy, speaking and television career as well as being a full-time Mom. Since Baby Bean was born almost 7 months ago this kid has been to 8 of the 50 states in the U.S. and flown on about 20 airplanes (counting connecting flights).
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| It’s a shame she doesn’t get the frequent flyer miles!!! |
I’ll be completely honest here. In all of those flights we’ve ONLY had one major meltdown where I was the embarrassed mommy on the plane Read the rest of this entry »
Taking Charge
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“Do you know where my shoes are?”
“I think I saw them under the big dinosaur on the playground, Desmond.”
“Okay, Bob.”
“I’ll go with you, Desmond, because I’m the oldest.”
Kids Window Art
Recently, we paid a trip to the Bay Area Discovery Museum. My kids enjoyed playing in all of the exhibits, but their favorite was a window painting area. They spent so much time here that I knew we needed to recreate this kids window art at home. It was a huge hit! We set up our kids window art outside so I could just hose it down at the end for an easy cleanup. Learn how you can set one up below.
This is the kids window art area at the museum.
Kid Friendly Banana Bread Cookies~ Wheat Free & Sugar Free
Kid Friendly Banana Bread Cookies~ Wheat Free & Sugar Free
Once you have all the ingredients these take 5 minutes to make them and they taste like Banana Bread Cookies. I thought about putting some cocoa powder in them to see if they would taste more like chocolate but have not tried it yet. Baby Bear LOVES cookies, so I wanted to be able to give her a treat that I can feel good about!
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Spring Sports
Our Spring sports season got off to a sluggish start thanks in part to a ridiculous abundance of April showers. The entire month was a sloppy, sloggy mess, made worse by the fact that the color white figures prominently into three of the four uniforms currently being worn by the athletes in our house.
Hayden tried out for the high school tennis team in late March and made the varsity team as the only freshman playing #3 singles. (There are #1, #2 & #3 rankings for singles and doubles in the competitive circuit, sort of like “chairs” in an orchestra). Obviously we were incredibly proud of him, and even though he would kill me for saying this out loud, Hayden was pretty proud of himself too.
You Know You’re from Utah if You Get This
If you are from Utah, you’ll know exactly what I’m talking about- especially this year.
Congratulations to KnJ’sMomma727, Winner of the Biddy Belly Giveaway
Thank you to everyone who participated in the Biddy Belly Giveaway. Ashley (KnJ’sMomma727) is the winner of the Biddy Belly Giveaway. Congratulations!!!!
Exploding Milk Experiment
Have you ever started out doing one thing and ended up with something totally different? That’s what happened with our exploding milk experiment. It started off as a completely innocent experiment using milk, food coloring and dish soap Read the rest of this entry »
Yes, a Jedi
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“What are you going to do while I’m at school today, Mom?”
“I’m going to a lady store. I might need a new dress.”
“You don’t need a new dress, you want a new dress.”
“That’s very true. I have taught you well, young Padawan.”
“Mom, I’m not a Jedi.”
“Yet.”
