MarloElaine

Every parent needs a good support system, especially stay at home moms. In addition to our family and friends, we have a weekly playgroup that we have grown to love. I look forward to our playgroups just as much as the kids, if not more. They add some structure to our week [...]

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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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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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Several of our very good friends are expecting brand new bundles of joy later this year. We have come up with a list of things that they should definitely include on their baby registries. Anyone who plans to buy baby gifts in the near future should take a look at this list first. These are [...]

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