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• What to Expect When Your Child May Be Getting Their Two Year Molars?

  

  Today my youngest got to spend the day with me, he started running a low grade fever last night and acted like he didn’t feel very good. Read more

  Posted on 14 May 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING

• My Simple Yet Sweet Mother’s Day Surprise

  

  Mom’s aren’t supposed to get sick!  I wish it was true but even germs and icky critters take us down for the count.  Over the weekend, my husband... Read more

  Posted on 13 May 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Happy Mother’s Day – Please Come Share What You Love About Being A Mom?

  

  I remember when I was pregnant with my very first baby in 1996 and on Mother’s Day that year, it dawned on me that I was going to be a mom later than year.  I... Read more

  Posted on 11 May 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING

• 3 Alternative Ways Doctors Induce Labor Without Using Medication

  

  Women who are nearing their due date are often tired and miserable, which is to be expected, when you are nine months pregnant. Read more

  Posted on 10 May 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING

• When Induction Becomes Necessary – 3 Popular Ways To Induce Labor

  

  A pregnant mom often begins to feel as if she is going to be pregnant forever during those final weeks of pregnancy.  Most moms are miserable, are unable to... Read more

  Posted on 09 May 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Instagram May Photo Challange – #MyRealLife

  

  If you have been following along in the monthly photo challenges, things are changing up a bit for the month of May.  Instead of daily photos that people often... Read more

  Posted on 08 May 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Ring Around the Rosie: Learn The Truth Behind This Popular Nursery Rhyme and Game

  

  Do you remember playing Ring Around the Rosie as a child?  I do!  I remember playing this game when I was fairly young.  When my son came home from daycare a fe... Read more

  Posted on 08 May 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Teaching Your Toddler How to Have Good Manners: Please and Thank You

  

  Do you want your child to be polite in public?  Do you want them to say “please” and “thank you” when they are offered things? Read more

  Posted on 07 May 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Will Adding a Second Cochlear Implant Improve My Daughter’s Hearing?

  

  After my daughter received her cochlear implant in 2001, she has continued to have ongoing speech and language delays.  These delays are a direct result of my... Read more

  Posted on 06 May 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Cochlear Implant Surgery Was Successful – My Daughter’s Story

  

  My daughter was finally scheduled for her cochlear implant surgery after several months of procedures, tests, and evaluations.  I was very nervous going into... Read more

  Posted on 03 May 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Hearing Aids Were an Epic Fail – My Daughter’s Story

  

  Photo credit: France1978 I moved from Texas to North Carolina, when my daughter was almost 5 months old.  It took us about a month to get settled into our new... Read more

  Posted on 02 May 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Failed Newborn Hearing Screening – My Daughter’s Story

  

  Once I received news that my daughter failed her repeat newborn hearing screening, we were quickly referred to the local children’s hospital and to an ear, nose... Read more

  Posted on 01 May 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Newborn Hearing Screening – My Daughter’s Story

  

  I remember the day that I went into labor with my daughter, we were out celebrating my mother’s birthday and just as I was getting ready to crawl into bed.  I... Read more

  Posted on 30 April 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Edema: How Much Swelling During Pregnancy is Too Much?

  

  Many pregnant women will experience some swelling in their hands and feet during the course of their pregnancy, especially, during the last few weeks when your... Read more

  Posted on 29 April 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING

• First Years MiPump Breast Pump Review

  

  The First Years MiPump breast pump is great for mom’s who need an inexpensive electric breast pump. This breast pump is compact and is easy to carry around on... Read more

  Posted on 26 April 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Book Review: Snow Escape by Roberta Goodman

  

  I am finished reading another great book called “Snow Escape” by Roberta Goodman.  I have been following her on twitter for a few weeks and I had seen several... Read more

  Posted on 26 April 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Why Do Puzzles Make Great Learning Tools?

  

  Yesterday when I went to pick up my son from daycare, he was playing and having a great time.  The teacher was letting all of the kids in his classroom play wit... Read more

  Posted on 24 April 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Baby Mittens Help Keep Your Newborn From Scratching Their Face

  

  Does your newborn constantly have scratch marks on their face?  As a mom, this used to drive me crazy because I didn’t want my beautiful babies face all... Read more

  Posted on 23 April 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Surprise Mom With A Mother’s Day Ring – Learn Why She Wants One

  

  Do you want to give the mother in your life a mother’s ring?  A mother’s ring is a great piece of jewelry that displays each of her child’s birthstone and make ... Read more

  Posted on 23 April 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Book Review: Green Lake by S.K. Epperson

  

  Are you looking for a great book to read?  Do you like being drawn into a good book that you can’t put down?  Then I highly recommend that you read “Green... Read more

  Posted on 22 April 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING