Posts by greenemami

My son was born when my daughter was a month shy of 3.  She also needed lots of mommy-attention to go to sleep, was very attached to me, etc.  It turned out fine :) I learned to nurse the baby while laying with dd, and...

Quote: Originally Posted by aricha    And you know what I WOULD like a new word for? The relationship between my bio kids and their half-sister's half-brother at her mom's... there's no blood relationship, but...

popsicles were my secret weapon when my kids wouldn't eat fruits/veggies.  I basically made a smoothie and poured it into popscicle molds and they loooove it, especially for breakfast :)

This generally came up at story times or the like with other mom's of similar aged kids and I would just say "We are planning to homeschool, what about you?" and it was never a big deal.  Whether they actually meant it or not, I...

It can be so confusing, right?! We just have "ours" and "his," but I generally just say we have 3 kids unless there is some reason to specify, like if I am talking about pregnancy/birth etc. I will generally say I have 1 stepdaughter...

Thanks-I just tried both the turbobooster and evenflo amp.  Neither fit well in the middle seat where I was hoping to put it, but either would work outboard with the radian in the middle. 

Bumping because I need to make a decision and would love any other input :)

I have a toyota matrix and really like it.  We have 3 kids, so it is a little cramped when they are all in there, but it is perfect for 2.  I do think when they get older, it would be nice to have extra seats to drive...

I WAH at a computer based job as well...I took 4 weeks off because that was all I could afford.  It was fine, but I usually work at night so it was tough getting interrupted by a newborn and getting very little...

She is about 47-48" tall, almost 6 years old, so I do want it to last several years still I think-when is the recommended age to switch to a low back booster?  She is quite tall, though she is more leggy than tall in the...