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Ask a Baby Blogger: Extra Water for Breastfed Babies?

The question: It is so hot here, I think it was over 100 degrees yesterday. I breastfeed my 2 month old daughter. My mother in law told me that it was so hot I should give her some extra water out of a bottle to make sure she doesn’t get dehydrated. What is your opinion? My opinion is that your dear mother in law is operating on information that was taught to breastfeeding moms decades ago. You absolutely should NOT give your breastfeeding infant (especially if he’s feeding on demand) water unless it is directed by a pediatrician on a … Continue reading →

Balancing Blogging and Mothering

I squinted to make sense of scattered letters through the glare on my screen.  Focused attempts at deciphering HTML became distracted by bursts of giggling from the other side of my window.  Rejoicing from finally making a text box that scrolled, I missed a small excited voice asking me to “look at me”.  Dripping hair and sopping wet footsteps ran inside to beckon me to join their mini water park complete with a blow up monkey pool.  Promising just five more minutes I shooed away wet fingers from my computer.  Next I looked up and the time for sprinklers, popsicles, and water slides … Continue reading →

Why Cats Do Weird Things: Pawing Around Water

We know why cats play with their water: they paw it and lick it from their paws, to try to make their water ripple and thus seem fresher.  Cats love fresh water.  But I’ve noticed Cole sometimes do something a bit stranger than that: he paws around his water bowl.  He doesn’t actually dip his paws in, but he scratches at the floor around the water bowl.  Why is he doing that? There isn’t a clear answer as to why; a lot of cat behavior is mysterious to us.  But there are a few educated guesses out there.  The first is … Continue reading →

What Happens When Your Water Breaks?

If you are pregnant, chances are you have heard at least one or two accounts of how someone’s water broke when it was almost time for their baby to be born. While having your water break before you head for the hospital is completely normal, it is also normal for your water to remain intact until you are at the hospital and your labor is well underway. What is it like for your water to break? I have no idea, because mine did not break during either pregnancy, it had to be broken both times. I did some research so … Continue reading →

Coupons for Totino’s, Pillsbury, Vitaminwater, and More!

There is one thing that all families have in common. They are all going to need to go grocery shopping every once in a while. The best way to save some money on groceries is to bring a bunch of grocery coupons with you. Here are some to get started with. One of the places I look for coupons at is Coupons.com. They send me email with links to their newest coupons a couple of times a week. If you use all six of these coupons you will end up saving $3.95. Here is what the latest batch of coupons … Continue reading →

How to Water Your Plants During a Drought

Water, water. Sometimes it’s not everywhere. Sometimes there is no rain to be found, not for days and weeks. This is scary for farmers and deeply frustrating for gardeners. In a drought, plants die, and if you rely on these plants for food and shade, this can be very difficult. How can you weather drought and plan for future dry times as well? Let some of your plants go dormant. Lawns and moss will go brown. This is fine. Keep your lawn a little longer before the dry season begins so that it will make as much shade and conserve … Continue reading →

Exploring Watercolors Like Only A Two Year Old Can

Today, we went to get Dylan some paint. I was thinking that we would get finger paints, so that he could use his hands and have fun getting messy. Unfortunately, the store that we went to did not have finger paint. I asked Dylan whether he wanted to wait until we went to a different store another day to get finger paint or whether he wanted to get a set of watercolors instead. He chose the watercolors and we brought them home. I set up a blanket on the lawn and used clothespins to secure the paper to it so … Continue reading →

Grow Your Garden! Store Water Wisely

How does your garden grow? Does it wilt and whine for water in the hot summer months? On the first day of summer, put some summer-savvy strategies into practice and watch your garden thrive. Your garden is a natural place to store water. Nature is a water-saving expert, in fact. Learn from her as you get water smart. How does she do it? Nature has lots of leaves. These leaves make shade, and shade prevents plants from drying out. To implement this in your own garden, make sure that you have plenty of groundcover plants. These plants shelter sensitive plant … Continue reading →

Being Safe Around The Water

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The heat is here in Salt Lake City. When it is already in the 90’s at the beginning of June we know we are in trouble. It’s time to find ways to cool off. What better way to cool of than to get in the water? Going swimming is something you can do with your kids that is relatively inexpensive, and if you are a single mother, that is always necessary. When Hailey was younger I always tried to have some kind of water fun at home, even if it was a sprinkler and one of those plastic kiddie pools. … Continue reading →

Special Needs Blog Week in Review – May 20 – 26, 2012

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Each week, the Special Needs Blog Week in Review gives you a quick summary of all of the blogs that appeared here in the past seven days. This makes it easier for you to find the blogs you missed and the ones that you didn’t have time to read when they first went up. The Special Needs Podcast Roundup went up on May 21, 2012. This week, I’d like to point out an episode of CNN’s Sanjay Gupta, MD that was released on May 14, 2012. The episode is called “Should We Diagnose Kids Pre-Psychotic?” Dr. Gupta discusses the changes … Continue reading →