We definitely don’t want to be getting the flu this year, especially since babies have to be 6 months before they can be vaccinated, so we’re all getting flu shots! Well, Elliot actually got the “Flumist” vaccination, which was waaay better than a shot.
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Like I’ve said before, we’ve had the stomach flu at our house this week, and I have a few tips that will hopefully help the stomach flu pass with a little less trauma for your family.
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Yesterday I talked about putting milled flax seed in yogurt, and I thought I should talk a little bit more about it, since flax seed comes in different forms.
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I love Costco for a few reasons, but the biggest one is their samples. Our Costco doesn’t have a ton of samples, but the ones they do have are really yummy. If you go at the right time you don’t have to make yourself lunch at home!
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If you haven’t been on a swing set in a while, take your kids to the park and hop on a swing. Doing things you used to do as a kid is a very happy thing. I think 5 minutes on a swing every day would help me be a better mother with more patience and understanding. Maybe I’ll make it a goal…
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Joel has had really bad diaper rash – I think maybe he’s allergic to milk, but I can’t be sure. He loves milk and it’s the one thing he’ll never reject, so I don’t want to stop giving it to him. It could also have nothing to do with milk – identifying the culprit would be very difficult.
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So I’m doing a “Biggest Loser/Shape Up” fitness challenge with some friends. I’m mostly doing it for fun – I don’t expect to win because frankly, I’m not really willing to give up some of my unhealthy habits, like dessert several times a day, etc.
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Last weekend my husband and my son went on a “Boys’ Bash” outing with Grandma, Grandpa, uncles, and boy cousins. Among other things, they went on a little hike, not terribly long, about a mile. So my son wasn’t in the sun for more than an hour, but he did get a sunburn.
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In order for hand washing to do any good, you have to wash them for more than 5 seconds. A fun idea is to teach kids to wash their hands to “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star.” Sing that song in your head, and when you’re done you know your hands have been sufficiently sanitized.
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We have really struggled with our son’s night time sleep routine. Recently he has been waking up in the middle of the night for hours at a time, refusing to go back to sleep.
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My son is getting his first tooth, which reminds me of an experience we had a while ago. When my son was first born, we had a neighbor come to visit with her runny-nosed child. The mother assured me that he wasn’t sick, just teething. THIS IS BALONEY. I asked my doctor about that and she said it just wasn’t true. A runny nose is not a symptom of teething, it is a symptom of sickness.
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My husband’s grandmother is in the process of dying, and because of this I wanted to write a post advocating hospice and palliative care. Palliative care focuses on making a sick person as comfortable as possible and reducing their symptoms and pain. Hospice is a palliative care program. For my husband’s grandma, a hospice nurse makes house calls at least once a day, more if necessary, to check on her and to do what is necessary to make the dying process less painful and to make her more comfortable.
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