My brother, a pediatric dentist, inspected the babies' teeth over the holidays. Among the four babies, there are a total of 17 teeth. Grayson comes in first with six teeth whereas Xayden and Ryder are in the middle with four each. Capri is pulling up the rear with three. My brother told me it was time to start them on a … [Read more...]
The Next Few Months, Baby Photos
At this time last year, the babies all fit side by side in one crib together. I stood on a chair and belted out the ABC's, in an attempt to get them to look in my direction. This was too early to hope for smiles, and it took quite a few rounds of the ABC's before they all looked. Tough crowd... Finding me to be amusing would come … [Read more...]
Poop Under my Nails
When you have a baby, or in my case four, poop becomes a topic of interest. Other parents are discussing it and comparing notes on the playground. Are they pooping enough? Breast milk turns the poop a bit yellow whereas formula makes darker colored doodies. Sometimes babies have trouble and strain while others are super … [Read more...]
Fresh Baby Food from a Grown Up Girl Scout
When I was in elementary school, I was a girl scout, complete with the little green dress and a sash full of badges. One of those badges was for child care. A Mom of a girl in our troop had many children, eventually nine. So, she knew the ins and outs of diapers and baby care. She had a set of boy/girl twins and they were our … [Read more...]
Our Little Football Team…The Babies Wore Helmets
The trend used to be for babies to sleep on their stomachs. That way, they would not end up with a flat head in the back. Doctors recommended it. Parents followed it. As with many trends, the advice reversed. Parents should no longer lay their babies on their stomachs because it increases the chance for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, … [Read more...]