3 Mommies
Don't make me count to three, young man!

Today, one of my closest friends from work had a baby shower. Antonio took the kids to his parents house. Before they left, I packed a supermarket bag full of everything I thought they would need. Does everyone feel like they need to rent a U-Haul truck when they pack baby stuff for a day [...]

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My son, Charlie was born with laryngomalacia. He was born in July of 2007 via a scheduled c-section due to his breech position. He cried immediately, a very strong cry. However, a few hours after he was born they said his breathing was a little fast so they did some blood work and a chest [...]

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In my earlier post on how baby Ike got diagnosed with GERD, I left off when Ike’s condition improved considerably with Prilosec. I was overjoyed. But he would still have some days when I questioned whether the Prilosec was working at all. I had seen the light. I knew what a wonderful happy baby he [...]

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In my constant effort to find ways of getting back into shape, I bought a Wii Fit. For those of you who do not know, a Wii is a video game console made by the good folks at Nintendo. Some of you may be thinking, “Come on, Mels, aren’t you a little ‘old’ [...]

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Yesterday was a rough morning for me. At night, baby Ike kept waking up screaming and trying to rip his right ear off. I’m not exaggerating - he was THAT vicious to himself, and it scared me! My instant reaction was that he must have an ear infection. I knew we hadn’t bought any medications [...]

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Are you a germaphobe? It seems to be more and more common these days for people to be terrified of germs. I try to find a balance between utter paranoia concerning everything I touch and letting things get obviously…gross. Germs are a necessity for our immune system. If we avoid them completely, our bodies will [...]

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I found this on www.youtube.com. Is it possible to watch this without at least smiling? I challenge you!

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The worst thing about having a sick baby is that feeling of helplessness we get with every sneeze. During the first year, baby Jake caught a variety of sniffles. I found that there was little that I could do for him as he battled these cold viruses. Sleep in particular was tough, [...]

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Before I get into talking about our daily ordeal with keeping baby Ike’s acid reflux under control, I would like to take a moment and explain what exactly we’re dealing with.
Ike was born weighing a healthy 10.5 lbs and very very hungry. Frantically so. Naturally, my milk didn’t come in right away and nurses kept [...]

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Yesterday, around 3:00 p.m. I took Charlie’s temperature. It was 102! I freaked. His temperature has never been that high before. I took him back to the doctor and found out he has an ear infection. Poor little guy! He prescribed antibiotics and suggested 1/2 tsp of Children’s Benadryl every 4-5 hours to help with [...]

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