hello! i won a t-shirt from you for giving baby care hints--i was so excited-but no one at work cared--they do not understand blogs still!!! i am 45 and going to be 46 on sunday-nice the NFL is throwing me a party. lol. i have a 20 month virginia--my little love. i am now recovering from a hyst, and my hubby has been great with it all. reading your blog , among others is my only adult contact--work doesn't call to check on me. so your efforts are very appreciated by me. thank you! i am an er nurse in northwest indiana. i type in lower case because vir pulled several keys off mommie's laptop and thought it was great fun. da da the IT guy cannot fix it, and vir costs so much, mommie cannot get a new laptop anytime soon. that is okay--i love my virginia !
in the 50's and 60' there were missile bases throughout the country guarding key cities and vital areas--these missiles were called nike. they were capable of being armed with nuclear warheads. i live in northwest indiana. the base 10 miles from me, did have nuclear capability. guarded the gary/east chicago steel works--vital to the country, plus the oil refrineries. also covered chicago. if you know what you are looking for, you can find remains for 2-3 of them in chicago public parks. when the us closed the bases, they kept one open as a museum--in san fran--in the marin head lands---. took the tour , my hubby a geek, amazing how many were around us. mine finally going to me torn down for a subdivision--young people never believe when i tell them what it was, but we old timers still use it, when we give direction--it isn't tofar past the old nike base.
been there for fleet week and seen them practice before 9/11. i saw them do daring things throughout the city, including close to the water. i cannot speak for this photo. watching them that week was amazing- and i heard several sonic booms then. i had not heard them since i was i a child--grew up near a nike missle base.
Hi I was 24 on your list and did not yet receive and invite--no complaint--I just was wondering if mine was one of the emails that got sent back to you. Thank you for your time and efforts.
My husband would adivse aBoppy pillow. Even though I had to stop breast feeding, it is a great support/lounging pillow for Virginia. It lets her sit-up somewhat, on the bed with us, not not recomended for baby to sleep in unattended. Also a trash can right next to the changing table is his other favorite thing.
Congratulations! I visit your site daily and you kept me well entertained during my monthsof house confinment and bedside. My daughter Virginia is 10 weeks oldnow and she is great! Advice from a first time mother at age 44 is: 1. A gift for mommie--baby gets everything and mommie feels a little left out at times. I got one at my shower and it really made me feel special 2. no need for bottle sterilizer, as long as you do not have well water--bottles now can be dishwasher, or hot water and soap 3. Always spray by Clorox rocks! safe to use around the little one to clean items and surfaces 4. Ocean nasal spray--to clear the tiny notrils of stuff 5. no baby powder--they do not recommend it, due to potential respiratory issues it can cause 6. the Ads say you need to put ointment on their butts to prevent diaper rash, but my nursery nurses told me "NO", that as long as you keep the buttock area clean, dry, and changes diapers regularly--no need for the ointments 7. get invilved in making decisions about baby supplies/items--your wife makes so many choices--a little help is welcome, for they can be overwhelming--I wish my husband was more involved with decisions--BUT he does do diapers extremely well though. 8. wahs cloths, the 3 pack from Taregt are great burp/sip cloths at $1.59 and come in many colors 9. Once Upon a Child--if you have one near you is a great place to shop for used items--I got her crib there, and ofeten find new clothes--never worn--at great prices 10. The advent bottle system from UK works the best for my baby--we tried several. available at most stores(Target,CVS,Walmart). What I did was but one bottle of from several makers and tried them out. Gerber also did nicely. 11. sign-up for Pampers, Huggies, and your Baby's formula mailings--you will get samples and great coupons. If breastfeeding--still sign-up for formula, for you may need to supplement at some point. Enfamil has a great program for this. 12. keep a digital camera near the crib and one in the diaper bag--never know when a cute momment may happen 13. stock the frig/kitchen with your wife's favorite snacks/treats/simple meals. She's still eating for two! 14. stock supplies for 2 weeks at a time, to save trips to the stores 15. Purell a great hand cleanser tokeep atthe changing table 16. pick 1-20 pictures--get copies 10 of each, and then buy cheap pocket photo albums. So, when family and close friends visit--they get their own brag album. We did this while we were still in the hospital. My husband's hobby is digital photography--so he had pics done, downloaded on his laptop, and transfered to disc. He went to local drugstore's one hour photo processing and was back in time to start passing them out to our visitors. The family members were stunned by their own little albums, to be able to show/share with others so quickly. 17. You can put pictures up at flickr-and email the link to friends/family far away. Have a friend,who's first grandchild was born last week, but due to his job, he cannot travel tosee him for 3 weeks yet. He still is awaiting someone to email him a photo still--poor guy! 18. A piggyback with coins from 2006. My mother did that for all 4 of her children--clear glass. I have given banks as gifts for the same purpose. Does not have to be a pig though. Ebay has so many choices. 19. Pick bedtime clothing, that allows for ease of diaper change 20. Halo sleep sac--great item 21. www.aap.org/--American Academy of Pediatricians website 22. Great daddie blogs:babygadget.net dadcentric.com,daddydrama.com,noodad.com/cms/,daddytypes.com, federatedmedia.net/parenting,parenthacks.com. We both fidn them useful. 23. All Free Clear laundry soap safe for baby clothing, and cheaper than Deft 24. Tiny Love baby toys/items are great and well made 25. I learned from others chewing your baby's fingernails, to keep them trim is easier then trying to use a baby fingeranil clipper, and I have tried several brands. 26. most of all, enjoy the time, for it passes fast--especially when you arfe sleep deprived!
the base 10 miles from me, did have nuclear capability. guarded the gary/east chicago steel works--vital to the country, plus the oil refrineries. also covered chicago.
if you know what you are looking for, you can find remains for 2-3 of them in chicago public parks. when the us closed the bases, they kept one open as a museum--in san fran--in the marin head lands---. took the tour , my hubby a geek, amazing how many were around us. mine finally going to me torn down for a subdivision--young people never believe when i tell them what it was, but we old timers still use it, when we give direction--it isn't tofar past the old nike base.
I visit your site daily and you kept me well entertained during my monthsof house confinment and bedside. My daughter Virginia is 10 weeks oldnow and she is great!
Advice from a first time mother at age 44 is:
1. A gift for mommie--baby gets everything and mommie feels a little left out at times. I got one at my shower and it really made me feel special
2. no need for bottle sterilizer, as long as you do not have well water--bottles now can be dishwasher, or hot water and soap
3. Always spray by Clorox rocks! safe to use around the little one to clean items and surfaces
4. Ocean nasal spray--to clear the tiny notrils of stuff
5. no baby powder--they do not recommend it, due to potential respiratory issues it can cause
6. the Ads say you need to put ointment on their butts to prevent diaper rash, but my nursery nurses told me "NO", that as long as you keep the buttock area clean, dry, and changes diapers regularly--no need for the ointments
7. get invilved in making decisions about baby supplies/items--your wife makes so many choices--a little help is welcome, for they can be overwhelming--I wish my husband was more involved with decisions--BUT he does do diapers extremely well though.
8. wahs cloths, the 3 pack from Taregt are great burp/sip cloths at $1.59 and come in many colors
9. Once Upon a Child--if you have one near you is a great place to shop for used items--I got her crib there, and ofeten find new clothes--never worn--at great prices
10. The advent bottle system from UK works the best for my baby--we tried several. available at most stores(Target,CVS,Walmart). What I did was but one bottle of from several makers and tried them out. Gerber also did nicely.
11. sign-up for Pampers, Huggies, and your Baby's formula mailings--you will get samples and great coupons. If breastfeeding--still sign-up for formula, for you may need to supplement at some point. Enfamil has a great program for this.
12. keep a digital camera near the crib and one in the diaper bag--never know when a cute momment may happen
13. stock the frig/kitchen with your wife's favorite snacks/treats/simple meals. She's still eating for two!
14. stock supplies for 2 weeks at a time, to save trips to the stores
15. Purell a great hand cleanser tokeep atthe changing table
16. pick 1-20 pictures--get copies 10 of each, and then buy cheap pocket photo albums. So, when family and close friends visit--they get their own brag album. We did this while we were still in the hospital. My husband's hobby is digital photography--so he had pics done, downloaded on his laptop, and transfered to disc. He went to local drugstore's one hour photo processing and was back in time to start passing them out to our visitors. The family members were stunned by their own little albums, to be able to show/share with others so quickly.
17. You can put pictures up at flickr-and email the link to friends/family far away. Have a friend,who's first grandchild was born last week, but due to his job, he cannot travel tosee him for 3 weeks yet. He still is awaiting someone to email him a photo still--poor guy!
18. A piggyback with coins from 2006. My mother did that for all 4 of her children--clear glass. I have given banks as gifts for the same purpose. Does not have to be a pig though. Ebay has so many choices.
19. Pick bedtime clothing, that allows for ease of diaper change
20. Halo sleep sac--great item
21. www.aap.org/--American Academy of Pediatricians website
22. Great daddie blogs:babygadget.net
dadcentric.com,daddydrama.com,noodad.com/cms/,daddytypes.com,
federatedmedia.net/parenting,parenthacks.com.
We both fidn them useful.
23. All Free Clear laundry soap safe for baby clothing, and cheaper than Deft
24. Tiny Love baby toys/items are great and well made
25. I learned from others chewing your baby's fingernails, to keep them trim is easier then trying to use a baby fingeranil clipper, and I have tried several brands.
26. most of all, enjoy the time, for it passes fast--especially when you arfe sleep deprived!