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Better Beginnings

February 9, 2009 By Rebecca Lehman 2 Comments
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Today I have thoughts running through my head.  Memories, and feelings all jumbled together, so bear with me.  I'm adopted.  My parents adopted me when I was six years old, though I lived with them since I was four.  I remember before I was adopted.  I remember the different families that took care of me.  I remember my Birth Mother.  I remember she loved me.  I love my mom and dad now, they are the only family I could ever want.  But I know they had it rough with me.  Many people adopt, very few adopt a child who is older than 1 year though.  Once a child reaches 1, the chances of them … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Encouragement & Faith Tagged With: adoption, baby, children, family, mother

Helping Dry Hands

February 9, 2009 By Rebecca Lehman 1 Comment
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Here's a great little tip for mommies on the go.  My hands are always dry now.  With winter wind, all my bodies water going toward milk production, and constantly using baby wipes on just about everything these days, my hands are more dry than normal.  If you're out and about, and realize you didn't pack lotion, I found a great solution is to wash your hands!  The soap in public restrooms usually have moisturizers in them.  I'll wash my hands and I'll be good for at least an hour or two, maybe more depending on how dry my hands are that day.  Really useful for when you're on the go and don't … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Health & Beauty, Mommy Tips Tagged With: baby, dry skin, lotion, mommy, mother, motherhood, on the go, tip

How Much Should Babies Sleep

February 7, 2009 By Rebecca Lehman Leave a Comment
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I've noticed that the older my son gets, the more time he spends awake during the day.  We've been really fortunate with his sleeping patterns so far.  He sleeps soundly though the night, from about 10pm to 9am, waking up about every three hours to eat.  It's like clock work.  He normally sleeps most of the day too, but the pattern varies more.  Three hours here, an hour there.  If a car ride is involved he might sleep for four or five hours before waking up to eat.  Yesterday he spent most of the day awake, which prompted me to do some research on just how much sleep he should be getting, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Infants Tagged With: baby, bed, bedtime, hours, infant, mother, sleep, sleeping

The Great Diaper Experiment: Luvs

January 31, 2009 By Rebecca Lehman 1 Comment
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I've heard many moms rave about Luvs being comparable to the more expensive Huggies or Pampers diapers, so my initial expectations were high.  Perhaps I set myself up for failure by having my expectations high for this brand, but I must say I was slightly disappointed by my findings.  I gave it a fair chance though.  My son wore these through four diaper changes during the experiment. Absorbency - The pour test proved Luvs to be comparable to Pampers in it's quickness to pull wetness away from babies skin.  It was more absorbent in the front than the back, which makes sense when you think … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Mommy Gadgets Tagged With: baby, Baby Care, diaper, diaper change, diapers, dirty diaper, infant, mom, mother, parenting

The Great Diaper Experiment: Huggies

January 31, 2009 By Rebecca Lehman 5 Comments
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Huggies is owned by the Kimberly-Clark company, who manufactures things like diapers, toilet paper, facial tissue, wipes, and other disposable paper products we use every day.   My first observation of Huggies diapers was that it was bulkier than the other brands, though not necessarily in a bad way.  The design lends itself to be more for "large bottomed" babies who might be a little chunkier than the average.  Though still versatile enough for the average sized baby.  My son wore these during the experiment through two diaper changes, though he has been wearing them on other occasions before … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Mommy Gadgets Tagged With: baby, Baby Care, diaper, diaper change, diapers, dirty diaper, infant, mom, mommy, mother, motherhood, parenting
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