The Jubers

I recently took out some play-doh I received as a party favor to see what Clara would think about it. Sure enough, she ended up putting it in her mouth. It occurred to me, what the heck is in this stuff? Since all of the ingredients are not listed and it was made in China, [...]

The jury is still out on this one, so I probably shouldn’t get ahead of myself. There are no veggies yet, but we started a square foot garden yesterday and planted seeds and a few transplants. Now it’s Water, Watch, and Wait. A Wish probably wouldn’t hurt either. I hate to admit that I’m somewhat [...]

I am not a fan of plastic toys that light up and play music. I call these my “ADD” toys. I can’t imagine that blinking lights and a recorded voice actually teach anything, even though they are fun for the child. There is a ton of research out there that proves how children learn language [...]

The Baby Book: Everything you need to know about your baby from birth to age two… in 768 pages…yep, that should cover everything. From baby care basics to infant feeding and nutrition to “contemporary parenting” to infant development and behavior to baby safety and health, there is a wealth of helpful info that I have [...]

Start all over again. Thanks Jerome Kern and Dorothy Fields! I love fun songs with positive messages I can teach my sweet Clara. I like to sing this one while she’s learning to walk. She took 6 steps on her own a couple of weeks ago. It happened by accident when she wasn’t thinking. She [...]

Clara was needing some extra soothing at bedtime tonight. For whatever reason, she was having a hard time winding down. I was rocking her in the rocking chair, which she rarely lets me do. She’s never been a fan of the sit and rock. She’s more of a stand and bounce baby. But tonight the [...]

We go into a state of hypnosis when we watch TV. Have you ever tried to get someone’s attention when they’re watching TV and it seems like you don’t even exist. They are so zoned out to their surroundings and so zoned in to what is on the screen. When you are in hypnosis, you [...]