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Getting Annabelle to eat breakfast is still a struggle. I long for the days where she used to eat yogurt and fruit and be happy about it, sadly those days are long gone and I now have a toddler thats a picky eater on my hands. Annabelle used to eat breakfast at daycare, which meant I […]
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It’s easy to forget how lucky we are to be alive. Many times we take being healthy and being able to live an active life for granted. For some of us giving daily thanks or taking a minute to give thanks for all we have in our lives only happens during times of crisis. I’ve […]
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Nobody likes getting sick. Especially me. And I especially don’t like my baby being sick. Or my husband because he whines. With as much time as I spend in the classroom I have become pretty good at catching a bug here and there. When you’re around this many kids and there’s one virus or another […]
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Last week I shared some ways for nursing moms to support their milk supply through a variety of grains. Today I’m going to focus on something that most of us need more of in our lives, breast feeding or not. Veggies. Veggies should make up most of you plate. Half of your plate should consist […]
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If you’re a breastfeeding mom you’ve probably heard that oatmeal will help increase your supply. Good news if you’re tired of oatmeal: there are plenty of other lactogenic grains and legumes you can rotate into your diet. If you’ve been eating oatmeal and seeing no difference in your milk supply I bet you haven’t been […]
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Ready to invest some time in spring cleaning but don’t want to inhale or touch all the chemicals? Or maybe, like me, you have a very curious toddler who likes to look in all your drawers and cabinets and prefer to be safe than sorry. I try to keep everything out of reach but I still […]
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It seems like every holiday is another excuse to give kids candy. Cookies for Christmas, chocolate for Valentines Day and now jelly beans and chocolate bunnies for Easter. I won’t give Annabelle a basket revolving around highly processed sugar filled treats made with refined flour and high fructose corn syrup. There are plenty of other […]
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Annabelle’s molars are coming in! Oh fun times! Molars are huge and the pain that comes with them seems to huge as well. When Annabelle’s first molar came in it was pretty rough, for her and for those around her. There was a lot of crying, screaming, diarrhea, chewing on everything. It was all the […]
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We are a fat phobic nation. I almost feel like it’s controversial to talk about fat because so many people are afraid of it. We’re afraid of being fat and we’re afraid of eating fat. So many people steam their veggies just because they don’t want to use fat to cook them in, or they […]
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If you’ve ever had a baby you’ve heard all about teething accecories. Teething rings, chewing pacifiers, mesh feeders, vibrating teething rings, cold rings to stick in the fridge, teething tablets, drops, numbing gels and then the old stand by for ther terrible night: tylenol and motrin. You just can’t get teeth without teething. The question […]
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