MarloElaine

One of my favorite parenting websites is BabyCenter. To my delight, they referenced my “Is your infant getting too much fluoride?” article in their discussion about what kind of water should be used in formula.
Since I used to work as a Registered Nurse with premature infants and because Sammy was born six weeks early, [...]

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When my son Sammy was an infant, I spent so much money on jarred baby foods. There was a time when he would eat one or two jars of commercial baby food at every meal. That was around 20-40 jars a week for about 6 months! I finally figured out a way [...]

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We took the kids to the Chicago Children’s Museum at Navy Pier today. Since it’s Easter weekend and Spring Break for some schools, we knew it would be fairly crowded. We were concerned about accidental separation from one or both of the kids. As a precaution, we wrote our cell phone numbers [...]

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Getting out of the house on time with a toddler and a baby takes a lot of preparation. We always bring a fully stocked diaper bag with us wherever we go.
We find it easier to restock the diaper bag as soon as we come home, that way it’s easier to remember what needs [...]

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Yesterday was a beautiful day in Chicago. It was the first day in a long time that we didn’t need jackets, mittens, boots, etc. I considered taking the kids to Brookfield Zoo, but according to the traffic report, everyone else had the same idea. Instead, I loaded up the kids into the [...]

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