Potty Training Problems

We are not having any success with potty training our youngest.  She has an appointment at a children's hospital to see what is wrong in May.  It is a long wait to get in but we don't have any other choice.  I am hoping she won't need the appointment by May but it's likely wishful thinking.

Out of the Mouth of Little Ones

I love how little kids get these ideas into their head and think they just have the best ideas ever!  The other night at the dinner table, my four year old came up with this:

"Hey, daddy loves wine and I whine!"

She was SO happy about it too.  It was hilarious watching her grandly announce that to the entire dinner table.

YouTube Has a Safety Filter

I just found out that YouTube has a safety filter to filter out inappropriate content before your kids can see it.  Watch this very short video on how to turn it on and how it works.

Infant Swimming Leads to Lung Infections and Asthma

If your infant/toddler swims before age two, are you setting them up for lung infections and asthma later in life?  Read about one study here.

Easy Way to Get Out Loose Tooth

My son is afraid to manipulate a loose tooth out of his mouth.  He drags it on for days, complaining about it the whole time with the tooth hanging by barely nothing at all.  So, two teeth ago, I put some Baby Orajel on a Q-tip and rubbed it around the gum of that tooth (including in between the loose tooth and the gum where it was separated).  It was quickly numb.  He had the loose tooth out both times within seconds!

Getting Kids to Eat Vegetables

If your kids are like mine, getting vegetables into their little stomachs can turn mealtime into a frustrating time.  I have found that if I hide the veggies, they kids don't even know they are there.  I'm not talking about burying them in the mashed potatoes.

Here's what I do:

• For spinach, I dice it up very small and throw it in a pot of spaghetti sauce.  It looks like spices to the kids.  They don't even know the difference! 
• With carrots, I use a food grater to grate it very small or buy it in baby food jars so it's really creamy.  It mixes right into a pasta sauce with no problem.  Again, the kids have no clue.  Same with sweet potatoes.

My next goal:  how to hide corn!

Do you have baby brain?

If you've been told you were suffering from "baby brain" (memory lapses) due to pregnancy, a recent study just proved that concept all wrong.  Read about it here.