Posts by nwaddellr

Sleep is my biggest issue with my DS. At 2.5, he has slept through the night before, but I'm pretty sure I can count those nights on my two hands. It varies from once to twice a night, although anything after three times and I just...

Your best bet is to track your own expenses for a couple of months (at least in terms of food and clothing) and see how much you spend and whether you can cut down/afford that much a month. As for electricity costs, my electric bill...

Play with an old sheet - honestly, my DS will do this with me for a half an hour or more (my arms get tired WAAYYY before he does). Take the sheet, spread it on the ground, sit on one side and fluff it up and down so it catches air and...

I like your first sign, but honestly, I don't think a sign will be as effective as telling someone not to spank in your house unless they're already interested in looking for alternatives (or unless you've already warned them and this is...

For my peace of mind (I don't want to have to be hovering and saying no, we don't play with that, play with this instead all the time), I keep the enticing objects out of reach until they aren't enticing anymore. Then I'm not getting...

Probably just an age thing that she'll grow out of. My son did the same thing for a while - big handfuls of sand going crunch crunch. I don't know what he saw in it, but he grew out of it eventually. There wasn't much I could do...

In my first pregnancy, I was under the impression that everyone's belly button "popped" by the end of the pregnancy. (As my DH said - how else do you know you're done?) That being said, mine never did. So I've always...

My DS dropped the afternoon nap before the morning nap (which made it really hard to get together with other mommas since all their kids slept in the afternoon and they wanted to get together when my DS wanted to sleep). I could never...

Hair is essentially protein so you need to make sure she's getting enough protein in her diet. Are her nails very fragile as well (that's another indication she wouldn't be getting enough protein in her diet)?

One of the reasons everone loves their Burley is their quality and safety. That being said, if you're going only four miles a day on a bike path, I'm sure the Kidarooz would work fine for you (and the cost savings is substantial).