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Congenital Heart Defect Awareness
February 7 – 14, 2010 is Congenital Heart Defect (CHD) Awareness Week. Did you know it is estimated that 40,000 babies are born in the United States every year with congenital heart defects? Also, there are at least 35 different types of heart defects. All are rare, but some are more well-known than others. CHD [...]
Full StoryMended Little Hearts
I am proud to announce Mended Little Hearts now has a chapter in my home town of Winchester, Virginia. Two friends of mine, Megan Setzer and Jenny Myers, founded this organization along with two other heart mommies, Beth Neissner and Sara Northcraft. All four of these ladies have extraordinary strength and very BIG hearts! Click [...]
Full StoryRecall: Monday The Bullfrog Plush Books
There has been another recall that parents need to be aware of. This time, it is a plush toy with an attached board book. Simon & Schuster has announced that “Monday the Bullfrog Plush Books” need to be immediately removed from your child’s reach. The plastic eyeballs on the plush frog can detach, which may [...]
Full StoryStork Crib Recalls Over 2.1 Million Cribs
Parents, please be advised that Stork Crib has recalled more than 2.1 million cribs due to infant entrapment and suffocation. This recall includes Stork Craft drop-down side cribs with manufacturing and distribution dates between January 1993 and October 2009. This is the LARGEST recall in U.S. crib history!
If you have one of the recalled cribs, [...]
Diaper Blunders
In the past, I have talked about my challenges with leaky diapers. We are still using Huggies Overnites for sleep diapers and are happy with them. Occasionally, we will have a leak, but not letting my son drink anything close to bedtime has helped tremendously.
For 18 months, the diapers we have used faithfully during the day [...]
Dental Phobia
I am a complete chicken when it comes to the dentist. Not sure when my phobia actually began, perhaps it was way back in Kindergarten when I threw up on my dentist. Then there were those years of braces and going to an orthodontist who felt no pain. Nothing like going in and having wires [...]
Full StoryA Moment Of Weakness
I did so well, resisted buying or eating candy during Halloween. But for some reason, I had a moment of weakness the other night while shopping at Publix. I walked around the corner and there was a huge 50% off Halloween candy display and my heart started racing when I spotted the Reese’s Peanut Butter [...]
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