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Ah Ah Ah-Choo!

After four long months of waiting, we finally got in with the pediatric allergist yesterday.
And learned NOTHING.
Ok, we did learn something.  We learned that just because Oscar might have tested negative for peanuts, egg whites, egg yolks and shellfish, doesn’t necessarily mean he won’t have an allergic reaction when we feed it to him at [...]

And… Scene.

Scene:
You’re at a park having a picnic with some friends and family.
Strike One:  your child missed his early evening nap.  He’s tired.  And hungry… you’re also about 20 minutes late for his early evening feed.  (Strike Two.)
Someone is holding him while eating and chatting with the rest of us. 
He’s getting fidgetty.  He’s getting to that sleepy stage [...]

Zzzzzzzz…

My frustration with O eating solid food is SO yesterday.  Now we’re on to something totally new.
He’s waking during the night.
Oscar has slept through the night since he was nine weeks old.  We had a few weeks of wake ups in the beginning as he was learning to fall back to sleep by himself.  But he [...]

Grrrrrr.

In the short 6.5 months since Oscar has been here, I’ve only been frustrated once.
And that was in the early months when I didn’t understand his cries.  Not that I understand them all now, but I digress.
Fast forward to introducing solids.
Grrrrrr.
I’m having a hard time with the fact that he only eats MAYBE a teaspoon at each [...]

BPA follow up

A great resource for BPA-free plastics for baby.
I noticed Baby Cubes are on the list.  Just a heads up?  They’re fantastic!  They hold 2oz of purée (that’s all I’ve used them for so far), freeze well, thaw well, wash well, and carry well!  I’m a huge fan!
Thanks Alison, for sending the link to the BPA info!

Disaster Parenting

Trial and Error.  Live and Learn. 
I’m starting to understand these phrases.  I think they were written with me in mind.
So last night was the weekly Dinner with the Inlaws.  It was especially busy because it was three of the siblings’ birthdays.  And when I say “especially busy” I mean that there were 22 people there [...]

Oh My God, Oscar doesn’t like pears!

So what, right?  Try something else, right?  It’s WEEK TWO OF SOLID FOODS… get over it already!
But I panicked.  When he crumpled up his face and turned away and fought me as I went in with the 2nd spoonful, I panicked.  Oh My God, my child is going to starve.  He won’t eat.  He doesn’t [...]

Uh, can I see the menu please?

Today was the first day for Oscar to eat “big boy” food.  He was SO excited to try.  I had the bowl in front of him and was moving the spoonful of rice cereal towards him. He was SO excited! He reached out for the spoon and was practically shaking with anticipation.

I don’t think it [...]