Thursday, March 31, 2011

bags to hold goodies

Today I made bags to hold different activities for Gianna to play with while I am busy dealing with new baby Glenn.
This is one of the bags I made for her


The bag stuffed with a fun toy!

Surprise!

All the bags I made!

Some ideas are:
 crayons and paper
clothes pin and water bottle
magnetic writing pad
puzzles
etc

Saturday, March 26, 2011

Light bulb terrarium

Rachel's Lightbulb Terrarium

http://thehipsterho.me/2010/01/how-to-make-a-tiny-terrarium-in-a-light-bulb/

I think this is so cute and does not look that difficult.  She gives step by step instructions on how to make one yourself or you can order one from her already made! 

Friday, March 25, 2011

Easter thumb print ideas

http://sweetandlovelycrafts.blogspot.com/2011/03/easter-thumbprint-art.html


A dear friend of mine shared this great site with me!  They give ideas about Easter decorating ideas using your child's thumb print!  SUPER CUTE!!

Temp safety tattoo

http://www.safetytat.com/

This website offers a variety of safety temporary tattoos that you can apply to your child if you are going someplace where they could get separated from you.  You are able to put your phone number and it can last for days!

Something to look into heading into the busy summer time fun!

Thursday, March 24, 2011

sigh.

I should have taken a picture, the playroom was clean for about 2.5 seconds......

Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Baby clothes = quilt!

http://blogs.babycenter.com/mom_stories/old-baby-clothes-new-quilt/


100 1888 Old baby clothes = new quilt

Baby center just had this idea that someone else had blogged about and I am in love!  She used old baby clothes and sewed them together to make this fantastic quilt!!!  So wonderful!!

Tuesday, March 22, 2011

potty training

People have been mentioning potty training to me in regards to my daughter.  Now Gianna is 16 months old and is no where near ready to be potty trained, not to mention with a new baby on the way I am not starting anything with her!  Today I received an email from babycenter.com about potty training and I think it has some great tips that when the time is right I will use.

http://www.babycenter.com/0_the-abcs-of-potty-training_4399.bc?showAll=true

Skin deep

http://www.cosmeticsdatabase.com/

Skin Deep is a safety guide to cosmetics and personal care products brought to you by researchers at the Environmental Working Group.


I was looking up sunless tanners and was surprised by what I found, so I thought I would share with all of you!

Look up the products you use and see what this website says about them!

new product alert!

As a mom with little time I still love to have my nails painted but always mess them up before they dry.  I found Sally Hansen Salon Effects Real Nail Polish Strips at Walgreens!  They go on dry and ready to go!  It did take a bit to figure out how to put the strips on my nails but once I got the  hang of it I was off and running!  I plan on putting a clear coat on over it later on so hopefully it will last even longer than the promised 10 days.  Only downside that I have found so far is the price.  $10  for one shot but I love the way they look!  I chose the pattern called girl flower and now my nails have flowers all over them!  FUN!!! 

http://www.sallyhansen.com/products/nails/nail-color/salon-effects-real-nail-polish-strips

http://www.ldnfashion.net/2010/12/sally-hansen-salon-effects-nail-polish-strips/

Monday, March 21, 2011

COOKIE RECIPES!

The recipes on this blog look so yummy! I want to start baking!!

http://networkedblogs.com/fEFVZ

Sunday, March 20, 2011

Ideas for cheap fun with your toddler

http://www.babycenter.com/0_cheap-fun-for-kids-simple-ways-to-make-your-childs-day_10309947.bc?scid=momstodd_20110301:3&pe=MlV3S0dKNHwyMDExMDMwMQ..

Thank you babycenter.com

funny funny funny!

Awake Training for Parents:


Dear Fellow Babies,



OK, here’s my situation. My Mommy has had me for almost 5 months. The first few months were great – I cried, she picked me up and fed me, anytime, around the clock. Then something happened. Over the last few weeks, she has been trying to STTN (sleep thru the night). At first, I thought it was just a phase, but it is only getting worse.



I’ve talked to other babies, and it seems like its pretty common after Mommies have had us for around 5-6 months. Here’s the thing: these Mommies don’t really need to sleep. It’s just a habit. Many of them have had some 30 years to sleep – they just don’t need it anymore. So I am implementing a plan. I call it the Crybaby Shuffle.



It goes like this:



Night 1 – cry every 3 hours until you get fed. I know, it’s hard. It’s hard to see your Mommy upset over your crying. Just keep reminding yourself, it’s for her own good.



Night 2 – cry every 2 hours until you get fed.



Night 3 – every hour.



Most Mommies will start to respond more quickly after about 3 nights. Some Mommies are more alert, and may resist the change longer. These Mommies may stand in your doorway for hours, shhhh-ing. Don’t give in. I cannot stress this enough: CONSISTENCY IS KEY!! If you let her STTN (sleep through the night), just once, she will expect it every night. I know it’s hard! But she really does not need the sleep; she is just resisting the change.. If you have an especially alert Mommy, you can stop crying for about 10 minutes, just long enough for her to go back to bed and start to fall asleep. Then cry again. It WILL eventually work. My Mommy once stayed awake for 10 hours straight, so I know she can do it.



The other night, I cried every hour. You just have to decide to stick to it and just go for it. BE CONSISTENT! I cried for any reason I could come up with:



-My sleep sack tickled my foot.

-I felt a wrinkle under the sheet.

-My mobile made a shadow on the wall.

-I burped, and it tasted like rice cereal. I hadn’t eaten rice cereal since breakfast, what’s up with that?

-The dog said “ruff”. I should know. My Mommy reminds me of this about 20 times a day. LOL.

-Once I cried just because I liked how it sounded when it echoed on the monitor in the other room.

-Too hot, too cold, just right – doesn’t matter! Keep crying!!

-I had drooled so much my sheets were damp and I didn’t like it touching me.

-I decided I was sick of all the pink in my room so I cried.



It took awhile, but it worked. She fed me at 4am. Tomorrow night, my goal is 3:30am. You need to slowly shorten the interval between feedings in order to reset your Mommies’ internal clocks.



Sometimes my Mommy will call for reinforcements by sending in Daddy. Don’t worry Daddies are not set up for not needing sleep the way Mommies are. They can only handle a few pats and shhing before they declare defeat and send in the Mommy.



Also, be wary of the sleep sheep with rain noises. I like to give Mommy false hope that listening to the rain puts me to sleep sometimes I pretend to close my eyes and be asleep and then wait until I know Mommy is settling back to sleep to spring a surprise cry attack. If she doesn’t get to me fast enough I follow up with my fake cough and gag noise that always has her running to the crib. At some point I am positive she will start to realize that she really doesn’t really need sleep.



P.S. Don’t let those rubber things fool you, no matter how long you suck on them, no milk will come out.



Trust me.



Sincerely,

Baby J

Activities

Once again I love babycenter.com this link has some fun activities for spring!!!!!  Happy warm weather everyone!!!

https://ex.rockwood.k12.mo.us/owa/?ae=Item&a=Open&t=IPM.Note&id=RgAAAAB%2bowa3iexoTpAOpmyaYcZtBwDurzh71XAiTr%2bb08YytNXdAAAARWb0AAABABEWiFgqQaG4fy%2fiSRaRAFAjgs8dAAAJ

activities

http://www.savvysource.com/activities/browseg_1a_1-2_years_activities

I just found this website with great activities, which are organized by ages. 

wow

Wow it has been a long time since I have posted anything!  SO SORRY!!!!!!  I will start getting better.  It has been crazy in my life.  We are expecting a little boy the beginning of June.  Glenn Anthony Regina will have a wonderful big sister, Gianna, who has kept me very busy over the last few months.  I finishing up my school year and cleaning out my classroom.  I am taking next school year off to be at home with my little sweethearts and I cannot wait!  Such a wonderful blessing.  I can't wait to get back to what I love, creating fun activities and ideas to do with little kids!  So please keep checking back, my blog will become full of new ideas again soon!
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