July 23rd, 2008
Lifestyles Channel is doing a “Picnic Promo” and I decided since I don’t cook unless it comes out of a box I’d talk about picnics. We’ve always believed in going on picnics and have done it several times a year with our kids since they were little. I’m shocked when I hear that not many do this with their kids. Maybe it was the way I grew up but I definitely do it.
I have learned a few things though when taking a baby on his/her first picnic that I hope will help you out:
1 Dress for the weather- A hot sunny day is not for a sleeper. Just like winter is not the time to bring him/her out in shorts or a small dress. Yes, the dress may be cute but her little legs are freezing.
2 Carry a blanket- You never know when you’ll need it. I actually bring two blankets, one is for the ground as I hate the way it feels and won’t torture my newborn on the prickly grass. The other is for keeping them shaded and possibly having to cover up when breastfeeding.
3 Bring something to carry them in- This can be the car seat, stroller or the sling. I love wearing my baby but after a while they do get heavy and this is the perfect time a fold out stroller comes in handy. It is also harder to run into a stroller than it is a car seat. I remember too many times the hubby’s squadron would play ball or frisbee and almost fall on top of the car seat, never the stroller though.
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By Eliza -- 1 comment
July 23rd, 2008
When did your baby show an interest in music? He has seen me numerous times stick these in my ears and is very fascinated by them. BTW- they aren’t plugged in but he thinks they are.
Happy WW! Don’t forget to stop by the hub and 5minutesforMom for more.
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July 22nd, 2008
Now, I know what many are already going to say but imagine yourself sitting with your kids, one of which is an active toddler on the curb watching a parade go by. There are cars with clowns, people waving (maybe the Mayor), horses, bands, etc. Suddenly your daughter darts out into the road. She could’ve been hit by that car that is standing directly in front of her. You swat her bottom and say, “We don’t run into the road.”
Does this sound like a typical reaction? Or should you have calmly looked at your daughter and said, “Will you please move out of the way of the car, it might not have time to stop?” Of course not, you know and I know that you are going to RUN to get her. There is no choice in the matter, she can get hit. Plus if you don’t correct her you know in a few minutes she’ll do it again, next time she may end up as road kill. Try keeping a 2 year old from wanting in the road.
Which do you do?
A. Place her in your lap.
B. Let her run wild because even holding her is a bad thing.
Well, it seems a mom recently did exactly that. She took her daughter, Laila age 2, to the town parade for the 4th of July and of course her daughter wanted to run out into the road toward the parade. But this quick thinking mom placed her in her lap. Course like any toddler that wants to do something she fought her momma. Squirming left and right, back and forth, finally after changing sides of her laps and on her knees and in between her legs she finally popped her bottom and said no. Finally she turned her towards her and held her against her chest to calm her, stroking her hair. This calmed the child but it would only be a few minutes before more interruptions.
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By Eliza -- 6 comments
July 21st, 2008
How low will all these higher companies that make TONS of money a day go? Apparently Universal ordered a mom to take off her homemade video of her 13-month-old baby boy walking around the house to music, BECAUSE in the background you could hear some of the lyrics to, “Let’s Go Crazy” by Prince. Get real, this was a mom video taping her baby learning to dance and run around the house.
But Universal Music Publishing Group figured it was copyright infringement and drop them an email to take it off YouTube. YouTube then took the video off for 6 weeks. Is this fair? Why was this mom singled out? It wasn’t like she was beating her kid and using the music in the background. Or what about those videos of people bouncing their kids off the air mattresses. I’m sorry this was just someone that was having fun with her kid. So what, the music was in the background, who cares.
I think this is a simple case of one company that is getting too big for their britches. What do you think? I think all of us moms need to make a video with the background noise of “Let’s Go Crazy” and post it up there. How about it, who is with me?
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By Eliza -- 2 comments
July 20th, 2008
With so many babies tossed in trash cans, bags or left on door steps I think it is time to remind those new moms, or pregnant moms about the options that is out there. Please, for the sake of the baby protect it from things that will harm him/her. Just because you don’t want the baby or are shocked to find out you are pregnant, doesn’t mean someone else wouldn’t want him/her. Give this baby a chance.
Believe it or not you can give your baby up for adoption safely, you can even do this while you are pregnant. However, if you find yourself deciding that for whatever reason you don’t want your baby after he/she is born, you can still give it up.
According to Wikipedia:
Safe Haven law is the popular name for United States‘ laws that decriminalize leaving unharmed infants with statutorily designated private persons so that the child becomes a ward of the state. Police stations, hospitals, rescue squads, and fire houses are all typical locations to which the safe haven law applies.
Keep in mind that every state is different and you may want to touch up and read what your state believes. I will be following up on this and try to keep it as much up-to-date as possible.
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By Eliza -- 2 comments
July 20th, 2008
Well it seems the authorities are stating that the body in the lady’s home (Andrea Curry-Demus’ home) that brought the baby into the hospital stating she bought it for $1000 was actually of a woman. Thanks to dental records police were able to determine the woman’s name, she was Kia Johnson and she was only 18-years-old.
Kia’s body had been eviscerated and they have not yet determined if she had been pregnant and if she had if this $1000 baby was her child. They were able to see that this woman was held against her will as her hands and feet were bound by duct tape.
Early in the investigation the police were thinking the body might be that of Tina Carter when her family reported her missing, this is not the case. However it appears Andrea did know Tina and stated she showed up at her apartment with her own newborn wrapped in a towel and left. This all sounds bizarre to me, one pregnant woman that gives birth at home and leaves, another woman is left for dead and her stomach is cut open and the third who claims the baby is her own but has never given birth. As far as I can see, Tina is still unaccounted for, I hope they are still searching and not going with what this crazy lady claims. Andrea is still claiming she didn’t do anything and that child is her baby.
The baby, according to the hospital spokesperson is a little boy and he’s healthy. He will be handed over to child welfare workers soon. I do hope they find out who his mommy was and if he has any family out there that is missing him. If not may he find a very happy home.
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By Eliza -- 2 comments
July 19th, 2008
Kids and babies can be so funny at times, course the other times they can be a real pain in the behind. Am I right? I think I’m going to make this a weekly thing and would love it if you would join in. So what funny thing did your kid say this week?
This week Little A (now 16 months) loves to copy what we are doing. This morning he had someone’s Alarm Clock
and was pushing the buttons and when he’d do it he was pretending to sleep. In other words he was pretending to snore.
Click::Kerrrrshoooe::click::Kershoooe
What does your kid do? Do they ever imitate you? Talk about it here, I can’t wait to tell you what else he likes to do.
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July 18th, 2008
The case of the baby that was suppose to have been bought for $1000 is getting more twisted by the moment. It seems police have went to the house of this woman (that bought the baby) and have discovered a body. So far they aren’t saying if it is male or female, my guess it is the mother of the baby. The body was bound.
This woman that “bought” the baby, Andrea Curry-Demus was arrested back in ‘91′ for trying to steal a mother’s newborn and yes she had stabbed the woman.
Philly.com reports:
The medical examiner says it was a woman’s body found at the apartment of a woman who showed up at a hospital with a newborn she falsely claimed was her child.
Police say the body was found with hands bound in the home of 38-year-old Andrea Curry-Demus. Authorities initially would not say whether the body was male or female.
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July 18th, 2008
Man, doesn’t this make one think this isn’t true? Police were called to West Penn Hospital when a woman brought in a baby that wasn’t hers. How did they know? Tests.
I’m guessing at some point they asked her why her blood didn’t match the baby or how she had a child when she’d miscarried back in June, either way she was caught. She tried telling the police she bought the baby off a pregnant woman for a mere $1000. Umm, that’s fishy, not many are just going to go full term to give up a child for that little. The police will be investigating this and are currently looking for the baby’s mom. I hope they find her soon.
News Report:
A criminal complaint says police were called Thursday afternoon to West Penn Hospital after getting a report of a woman with a baby that wasn’t hers.
Police say tests at the hospital showed Curry-Demus wasn’t the mother. They say Curry-Demus told them she befriended a pregnant woman about buying the baby after she miscarried in June. Authorities say she told them she paid a woman named Tina $1,000 for the baby.
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July 18th, 2008
Two women are facing charges with kidnapping Amanda Howard, a pregnant teen, in order to steal her baby. Yep, another case, but thankfully they didn’t gut her out. Lauren Gash, one of the two women pleaded guilty this past week and the other, Alisa Betts is waiting trial.
The plot was all done online of course, what crime isn’t these days. Amanda was restrained and assaulted at a motel down in Blue Springs. The two girls did plan on cutting Amanda’s unborn child from her womb. Such a sick world we live in today.
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