The other day I posted an article on the Top 10 Foods Babies should Avoid, today we are going to talk about those first finger foods babies can have. Do you remember those first finger foods your baby ate? What were they? I remember I would smoosh them for the longest time, when my baby

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finally got old enough to be able to grasp them they were diced. It was the facial expressions I’ll never forget, even today when he eats chicken he gets the weirdest expressions, I’m guessing it is the texture. His favorite finger food is peaches and pears, least favorite is peas.

10 Finger Foods

1 banana
2 cooked peas
3 peaches (sliced)
4 cheerios
5 mac n cheese (cut up)
6 carrots (cooked and sliced)
7 cheese slices
8 tortillas
9 crackers
10 chicken (shredded)

Does your toddler have any favorite finger foods?

There’s been a small update on the story where the mailman, Mike Herron, found a newborn baby in a trash bag on the front porch of an abandoned house. Besides the fact it is doing just fine and healthy thanks to

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For many they have a fair share of responsibilities, however there are some that have one spouse/partner that doesn’t exactly do their share. Do you have a spouse that does this? My

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husband is actually one of those, in fact he will state that he can count the amount of times he changed a bottom on his two hands between all the kids. By the way, we have four children and the youngest is being potty trained now. I’ll also state that while he likes to state this it isn’t entirely true but for the most part he is correct, he’s changed about 20-40 out of 4 kids. I decided to take this not only to twitter but to facebook as well and see how many responded.

Here are some excuses men will give to not change diapers:
- You are better at it.
- I’ve been working all day.
- It stinks.
- It’s a woman’s job.
- She’s a girl, I can’t change her.

Have you got an excuse that you’ve heard, share it here? I will update this post at another date to let ya’ll know the funny excuses.

I remember all the worries of being a new mom and all those dangerous things that you should or shouldn’t give your baby. Many things I didn’t even know, some I thought should be avoided

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weren’t and others that I had no clue should were. Does this sound like you? Here’s a short list of 5 things you should avoid giving your baby at least until they are at least 3 years old.

Foods Babies Should Avoid: (in whole)
hot dogs
raw vegetables
raisins
nuts and seeds
whole grapes

Do you or have you ever given your baby these? Keep in mind that if you are giving them these items to make sure they are cut/diced/sliced up so your baby won’t choke on them. If you are giving it to them don’t leave them unattended. A few other items you might want to be careful of are peanut butter, candy that sticks (carmel, etc) and popcorn (because of the seeds). Can you think of some other food items that aren’t safe for your baby?

It’s time for a winner and for today I used the hubby to pull a winner. By this I mean out of the blue I walked up to him and said give me a number 1-50. He had no clue what was going on. So the winning number was…..

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Kate says:
June 27, 2009 at 7:30 pm
Brandon is a lot like my oldest son. He was 3 and a 1/2 before he would even begin to entertain the idea of potty training. He has it almost down now - just wears nighttime pull ups, but his little brother who just turned 2 is eager to start. I am going to start full on training for him in August when his big brother starts preschool

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Since it is July 4th and many people are celebrating Independence Day today I got curious as to what some popular names might be on this very patriotic holiday. Want to know? Take a peek at the list below and tell me what you like best.

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Girls:
Freedom
Justice
Independence
Liberty

Boys:
John
Lincoln
Benjamin
Franklin

Do you have a child with this name? What other names can you think of?

OUCH! Is the first thing that comes to mind when I read a woman had just given birth this morning to a 13 pound baby
girl.

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While this is a great thing I can’t even picture carrying a baby of that size. Thankfully she delivered by caesarean and not vaginally.

The pride and joy’s name is Chelsea Rose Mackay and she was 13.8 lbs, another baby in the hospital was born weighing less than 2lbs. Talk about a difference, in the article written by Fox News they have a side by side comparison, Chelsea looks as if she’s 6 months old.

The Australian mom, Danielle Mackay,

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that gave birth says she knew her baby would be big just by the size of her stomach. She went on talking about her diet she was on while pregnant and I must say it sounds really good.

News.com reports:

Ms Mackay said along with her hard working partner, Paul Mifsud, she ate a diet of stockman’s tucker and also snacked on icy poles while pregnant with Chelsea but never imagined her bundle of joy would be this big.

I did look up the meals of Stockman’s Tucker and it has fresh veggies, meats, stews, etc. It all looks really healthy and as for her snacking on icy poles, I’m not sure if they are the ones by Nestle but here’s a pic of what they look like and they do look good. Nestle’ Poles are 99% fat free, gluten free and natural colors.

How many of you have a child that absolutely loves the slide? I had three babies that loved the slide and a fourth that was terrified. Thinking of the slide reminds me of my

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first child’s 1st slide, he was just about to turn 2 so we got him his own little one. Course it was small enough that we could have it in the house or outside, which made it great when the weather was bad. But I remember he’d just sit on the top of that slide and read books, or pretend to anyways. Today, even though he’s 12 he still goes down but only on the big twisty ones and normally with one of his younger siblings.

Here’s a pic of the youngest going down the slide at the office picnic we went to last week. Doesn’t he look like he’s having a blast? You wouldn’t know a few minutes prior to this he’d fallen down and hurt himself. Happy Wordless Wednesday!

In a bizarre case of child support someone is found not to be the baby’s father, but it gets stranger than that. In

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Marysville Ohio a woman, Marie Davis, gave birth, however it would not be her name as mother on the birth certificate.

This other woman, Coriene Cooper, was the name on the birth certificate and would raise the child. That is until she would try suing John R. Knasel for child support after they split. But he knew the truth and while they raised the child together he knew the child was not only not his but not her child either. Should he pay support? Why or why not?

The case is now in court, so far Knasel plead not guilty, Coriene Cooper plead not guilty and Marie Davis has plead not guilty. Marie Davis, aka Marie Godwin is being charged for Medicaid fraud and tampering with records. Coriene Cooper, aka Coriene Ilse is being charged with Medicaid fraud, grant theft and 8 counts of tampering. Finally, Knasel is being charged with one count of tampering.

But now lets talk about that baby that has grown up and is now 16-years-old. Cheyenne Knasel probably has known since he was around 10 that his mother wasn’t really his mom and the story behind why the switch happened. By reading what he’s said to the press it sounds like he has a good heart and doesn’t fault either mother.

“My mom Coriene, was helping Marie out by helping take care of me when she couldn’t do it. And in my eyes, that’s not wrong. It’s like helping a friend,” Cheyenne said.

No news on what will happen with either lady or Knasel.

A mail carrier in Ohio was doing his usual route when suddenly he stopped at a house he normally just passed by.

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The baby girl looked healthy despite being covered with blood and her own waste, Herron said. Her umbilical cord was still attached. She has pale skin and black hair and weighs about 7 pounds.

Currently the baby girl is being called, “Baby Samantha” and she’s doing just fine. However, had this mailman not noticed her she could’ve had a different outcome. The police are searching for relatives of this baby girl, but so far no word if that has happened. It has been stated that if they do not find anyone she will go into foster care.

As for what the mailman has to say to these parents:

“I wish whoever this baby belonged to would have dropped it off at a hospital or to a fire department because the baby was in the direct sun and who knows how long she’d been there,“ Herron said.

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