Posts by Ellie'sMom

I just want to echo what other posters have said: Do what you need to do to be sane, and let go of guilt no matter what you choose.    I did nurse my twins (who are now 5), but I also supplemented because of supply and...

Singleton: 12 hours of active labor with 2 awful hours of pushing. Twins: About 3 hours of active labor. 20-30 minutes at most of pushing for baby A and 2 pushes for baby B.    When people ooh and ahh about my twin...

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My singleton wasn't a preemie, but she was earlier than my twins.    Singleton: 39 weeks; 6lbs9oz (girl) Twins: 40w3d; 7lbs2oz and 8 lbs even (both boys)   The biggest difference was the way I ate. Look up...

My sensitive kids all loved http://www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews/homeward-bound-incredible-journey. The common sense media web site is a great resource for finding movies for sensitive kids. 

http://www.amazon.com/Wave-Pursuit-Rogues-Freaks-Giants/dp/0767928849/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1296610338&sr=1-1   I gave this to SIL for Christmas. It's about people who surf on tsunamis. I heard the author...

I haven't gotten to read all of the responses, but I have to respond, because I have almost started this same thread a couple of times!    My dd is almost 9, and we have opted to limit her reading at times. It was...

I know I am coming to this late, and that you already have your pet, but I have to chime in that we LOVE our bearded dragon. She is our first reptile and has been a bit more involved than I anticipated (we are dealing with some...

Honestly, I would have panicked!    I may have insisted on a minivan. We have made due with our station wagon (and our kids are 8, 5 and 5 now), but if I could have justified a new car it would have been...

I have two. The first is "You don't have to be the best, just good enough." I'm a perfectionist and that causes stress for me and the kids.    The other is the title of a book I saw long ago, "Don't sweat...