Gathering on mini carpets (welcome mats) in a semi circle, young ones gather around one person that reads to them stories about puppies, Santa or maybe even Clifford.

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 They look at the colorful pictures and oooh and ahh as each page is turned, some will be handed a book to grab and turn the pages, others will simply stare. There is one thing each little one has in common with one another, they are all under the age of 2 years old.

What? Babies in story hour? Yes, more and more libraries are recognizing that babies love to be read to and it also teaches them more about handling books, so they are starting programs for little babies. Now not all libaries will have it but many around the country do, all you have to do is ask. Who knows they could be meeting once a week and you’ve been missing out.

Here is some information on the baby program, “Library S.T.A.R“:

Library S.T.A.R. (Sure They Are Ready) is a training program designed for library professionals, but equally valuable for any organization whose work involves children 0-5, and their parents/caregivers.

For those that don’t know what to ask, call down and just ask if there is a “Baby Storytime.”  My local library has one for babies 9-18 months old they read short stories, sing nursery rhymes and finger puppets to delight the children. Others open their doors to babies as young as newborn to 24 months old and include music and smells. Either way this is a great experience for mom and babies, babies because it is teaching them young and moms because it gets mom to interact with others like herself.

Michelle Duggar, of the famous reality show, “18 Kids & Counting” on TLC has given birth to her 19th child. Now due to her already giving birth to 18 other children and coming down with gallstones, an emergency
c-section had to be done and the baby girl was born 3 months early. With all that being stated the baby is in stable condition and mom is still recovering.
So far it has been kind of hush-hush and we got to hear of the birth and that mom and baby were recovering, however new news has come out. Doctors sound worried that if …read more

Whether your pregnant with your first child or your last child, coming up with a baby name can sometimes prove to be very difficult. How many of you have given birth and not had a name picked out for your child?
A week ago Gisele Bundchen, the newlywed wife of Tom Brady, gave birth to the couples first child. While Tom may have already had a son and knew what to expect they still weren’t 100% sure of the name, well at least Gisele wasn’t.
Here’s what happened with Tom Brady and Gisele:
“It’s kind of back to the drawing board,” Brady, 32, …read more

I’m sure by now everyone is curious what names will be popular in 2010.  But have you thought of what the most popular name of the decade has been?
NameYourTune.com has come out with their name for the decade…. “AIDEN” AND “MADELINE.” They state one reason is because of the many spellings that can be made from these beautiful names. For those that may not know, NameYourTune.com actually makes personalized songs with your child’s name, one reason they would know this. Here are a few names that were popular for 2009. Do you have any boys with these names?
TOP BOY NAMES …read more

The winner of the Pampers Clutch Giveaway goes to number 8! The winner was selected by Random.org and I’ll be writing them later tonight to collect their address. I recently got a clutch in the mail and I must say it is definitely a little helper, I no longer have to lug a diaper bag with me whenever I leave the house to run down the street, visit a nearby friend or even go to the store. Now if I’m going out for longer than an hour I take the diaper bag but for short trips the Clutch works great.
Now …read more

My little man is going through the stage of trying to be just like everyone else. So I guess it shouldn’t come to a surprise that he now wants to have a PB&J sandwich anytime his siblings are making their lunches.
 When they make them they make two more halves, one for him then and one for his lunch. Don’t ask me he loves these instant meals.
Yesterday, the three had left barely any peanut butter left in the jar and on the table. Little A has been known to grab the jar, open it (not to worry it is plastic) and …read more

As many of you know the flu or something like it has been going around my house, it is taking turn with each family member with the recent being BalletGirl (age 9) and Little A (age 2). I’ve
noticed that Little A tends to sleep more now, however not all the time, instead he likes to sleep in the day a lot.
Since Little A has something he is very clingy but only when he wants to be, he can get extremely moody too. How many of you have a little one like this? Now think how many of you have an …read more

Everyone is always talking about the things needed to bring baby home, but never what is needed for mom. Many times people just think mom pops the baby out, stays in the hospital for a few hours to a couple days and then goes back home and jumps right into the mommy role.his is not always the case, in fact sometimes it takes mom a little longer to jump into the role.
What type of delivery did mom have? If mom had a regular birth with no tears it may not be as uncomfortable going home. Mom may want to still …read more

Walgreens:
B1G1 ½ off: Comfort Smooth $2.99
B1G1 ½% off: Pediatric Electrolyte $3.99
B1G1 ½ off: Jumbo pk diapers/training pants (Walgreens) $8.99
Target:
10/$9 Gerber baby food (2pks)
$21.49  23.2oz Similac
You can get a $5 Gift Card when you purchase 2 Luvs big pk diapers.
$16.99 Luvs big pk diapers
$8.99 jumbo pk Huggies/Pampers Cruisers
Kmart:
Gerber clothing is on sale and when you $15 you get $5 GC or spend $25 and get a $10 GC.
$19.99 Huggies big pk
CVS:
Huggies/Pull-ups  jumbos $8.97
Not as many deals as I was hoping for, however if you go to your favorite brand diapers website you are sure to find some coupons there. I know …read more

This past week a baby boy was born in mid-air while his mother was flying SouthWest Airlines. It is being reported that the baby was born a month premature. 
Whether he was premature or right on time one thing is for certain and that’s the fact that he was definitely not stopping, even though the plane was headed to Salt Lake City, they had to do a detour to Denver instead.
The Examiner reports:
A passenger who was eight months pregnant was seated in the row in front of Dr. John Saran, an internal medicine specialist working at Edward Hospital in Naperville, Illinois. The …read more