MarloElaine

I have come up with a list of my five favorite websites for new parents. We are eagerly awaiting four new babies to join our extended family in the next few months: one in October, two in November, and one in February. Sammy and Sophie will have so many playmates! We’re [...]

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When our son Sammy was a baby, we taught him baby sign language to help him communicate. We were baby signing long before it was popularized in the movie Meet The Fockers. We were very pleased with Sammy’s response and are now teaching Sophie how to sign.

By the time Sammy was just 7 months [...]

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As my soon-to-be-new-mom friends are approaching their delivery dates, they will each have to decide if they plan to breast or bottle feed their new babies. It is a personal choice, but highly recommended by pediatricians and budget conscious parents. I was only able to give Sammy mother’s milk for two months, the [...]

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My 5 month old daughter loves to fall asleep in my arms or lap, especially after nursing. The only problem is, she wakes up and cries the instant I try to put her down. I was getting so frustrated because I was trapped on the couch, unable to get anything done at my [...]

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During my second pregnancy, I unpacked all of my firstborn’s baby clothes that I had so carefully boxed away two years earlier. I was so disappointed to see so many stains from spit up, baby food, and… well, never mind! I realized that I had learned a lot about laundering children’s clothes in [...]

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