Owner: PsychMamma URL:http://psychmamma.wordpress.com Join Date: Tue, 19 Aug 2008 13:07:10 -0500 Rating:0 Site Description: Thirty-something, SAHM of a spunky two year-old with special medical needs blogs about the craziness of her family life, products she loves, & other random fun stuff, and invites you over for dinner. Bring something chocolate. Site statistics:Click here
Art and Imagination 2008-08-18 20:15:13 Here’s a quick clip to remind us that art is subjective and we shouldn’t limit imagination & creativeness
[via Thingamababy]
Try This Tuesday: Baby Scale Review 2008-08-18 19:19:11 I don’t know if this is “legal” or not (are there rules for TTT??), but I decided to do a review of a product that we love instead of posting a tip today.
I realize not everyone needs to spend money on a good baby scale, but for us, given Jenna’s medical issues, it was a [...] Read more:Scale
, Tuesday
Potty Training 2008-08-17 19:37:00 It is with serious dread and trepidation that I am here to inform you that potty training commences tomorrow. We have a relatively quiet week with not much planned away from home, so it’s perfect timing to “batten down the hatches.” I’m rolling up the rugs, and heading out to purchase some prizes, [...] Read more:Potty Training
, Training
How to make a gift box from a dollar bill 2008-08-17 10:14:38 Don’t ask me, but check out this link for step by step instructions to create this little gem. It’s a great way to package small gifts, plus it’s the ultimate in reusable resources! Kids are sure to love the idea, and you can even have fun teaching them how to do it after [...]
Special Needs Sunday: Cushioning g-tube site 2008-08-16 23:26:15 Image by eszter
Jenna went through a phase where she complained about riding in her car seat because it was “owie.” On closer examination, we discovered that the five-point harness of her car seat pushed and rubbed at the g-tube site. On extended trips, this would result in redness and inflammation around her g-tube that [...] Read more:Needs
, Special
, Sunday
Grandparents’ Day 2008-08-15 21:59:58 Grandparents’ Day is coming up on September 7th! In the spirit of the holiday, I thought I’d post reviews for a few books that honor grandparents. I think a fun idea would be to give a book as a gift to a grandparent for them to read and share with your child. Or, [...]
Linky Love 2008-08-15 12:33:16 Photo by ryancr
Because I love you so much I want to share: Here are some of my favorite posts from the last week:
Funny & frightening, all at the same time: Diapers and Whine
Thoughtful post about the controversy surrounding “Tropic Thunder”: 5 Minutes for Special Needs
Thought provoking, different perspective of same “Tropic Thunder” controversy [...]
100 Most Common Words 2008-08-14 20:01:58 Photo by nicasaurusrex
Can you name the 100 most commonly used words in the English language in five minutes? I found this link over at Figments of a Mom and was instantly sucked into the random fun. I (sadly) scored 47. I even tried doing it over again (many times) and briefly improved [...] Read more:Common
, Words
My Birth Story: Part II 2008-08-13 19:26:25 Continued from Part I…
On December 28, we were scheduled to induce labor. We went in at 5:30 a.m. and I was given a Pitocin drip. After about an hour of regular, strengthening contractions, the nurse came in and turned off the Pitocin. She said the doctor would be in to explain. Turned out that [...]
My Birth Story: Part I 2008-08-12 21:55:38 At a prompt from Stacey at Is There Any Mommy Out There? I decided to share my birth story. I started typing this twice, but stopped both times because I thought no one else would be interested in reading it. I finally decided to write it down for two reasons. First of all, [...]
Beautiful Night Lights 2008-09-09 21:49:40 If you’re looking for a night light for your nursery or kid’s room that’s a little more……dare I say tasteful? than a plastic Disney Princess or Pixar Cars character, head on over to Gray C Glass Night
lights through Simple Me Boutique. Each one is hand crafted, fused glass and looks like a mini piece [...] Read more:Beautiful
, Lights
Try This Tuesday: Choices 2008-09-08 22:31:34 Photo by shadowfax the second
When the all-to-common toddler meltdown occurs, I’ve learned a “secret” for defusing the volatile situation. No, it’s not failproof. In fact, it’s failed plenty of times, but it’s worked more times than it’s failed, so I thought I’d share it with you today.
Just to clarify: I’m talking about those irrational, Read more:Tuesday
Considering a Cruise? 2008-09-07 19:10:02 Photo by Jordon
If you’re thinking of planning a vacation on a cruise ship, consider this information from Friends of the Earth:
Cruise
ships - the largest of which carry more than 5,000 passengers and crew - are floating cities that produce enormous volumes of waste. ONE large cruise ship on a one week voyage is estimated [...]
Special Needs Sunday: Special Kids, Special Parents, Great Blogs 2008-09-06 19:58:36 Photo by bricolage
When I started finding parenting blogs (and getting hooked on them), I started searching for blogs of other parents going through medical and developmental issues similar to ours. I never had much luck finding them. Now, blogging has become much more popular, and maybe I’ve gotten better at searching. At any rate, here’s [...] Read more:Blogs
, Great
, Needs
, Parents
, Special
, Sunday
Giveaway Blues 2008-09-06 14:56:34 OK people - I’m feeling a little down about the apparent lack of excitement for my current giveaway. I’m completely baffled. If you need more reasons to sign up, here are a few:
It’s a free book!
It’s a great, imaginative book with fabulous illustrations and a terrific moral.
It’s from Barefoot Books!
Only four people have signed up [...] Read more:Blues
Saturday Memories 2008-09-05 21:07:40 This was taken when I was packing for Jenna’s first move. When she was born, we lived in a tiny, one-bedroom condo (that we loved and sorely miss) in the downtown of a large city. It was in a restored historic building with brick walls, hardwood floors and floor to ceiling windows. After Jenna’s arrival, [...] Read more:Saturday
Fairy Smart Tee 2008-09-03 19:19:03 When I came across this tee shirt at Wire & Twine, I thought it was genius! Just the day before I found it, Jenna was wearing a tee shirt with some sort of printed message. She’s currently fascinated by letters, so she looked down at her shirt and started pointing at each individual [...] Read more:Smart
Did you know? 2008-09-03 12:46:58 Photo by yvettemn
When we remodeled our house, we got a new oven that has an optional convection button. I’ve tried using it before with frustrating results, because recipes don’t factor in temp and time for convection cooking. I finally just gave up and use the oven on its regular setting. Then I [...]
Update From Potty World 2008-09-02 19:18:45 Have you been checking the site every day to see how things are going, and getting frustrated by the lack of news? {Right} Well, here’s the scoop.
We did NOT give up after that first trying week. Happily, that weekend seemed to be a turning point. At the time, I was skeptical about the whole thing [...] Read more:Update
, World
Special Needs Sunday: Germaphobia 2008-09-27 19:10:22 Photo by invisible monsters
Cold and flu season is rapidly approaching. Again. Sigh. The last two winters have been long ones. We officially declared a quarantine and hibernation that lasted from October through April. We talked to family and friends and asked them to be extra vigilant about not coming to visit if they thought they [...] Read more:Needs
, Special
, Sunday
Saturday Memories 2008-09-26 19:24:36 These are two pictures of us reading to Jenna in the NICU. We read to her a lot, and Dr. Seuss always seemed to be her favorite. I love how alert she is and how she’s watching my face in the above pic. And she’s got that baby eye-crossing thing going on. I think [...] Read more:Saturday
Motivation for Losing Weight 2008-09-25 21:14:32 Photo by mrjorgen
After two and a half years, I’m still struggling with getting rid of the extra weight that came with a pregnancy and three months of bedrest. Ugh. I fondly remember the “good old days” when I could drop 5 pounds by skipping a few meals. Unfortunately, that seems to have changed as more [...] Read more:Losing Weight
, Weight
Natural Hand Sanitizer and Antibacterial Soap 2008-09-24 19:06:02 I think I’ve mentioned before that Jenna’s medical issues have transformed me into a germaphobe. I never thought about germs as much as I do now. But when a common cold quickly evolves into pneumonia requiring hospitalization, you start thinking about these things a lot more. The nights we’ve been up with a baby struggling [...] Read more:Antibacterial
, Natural
The Zoo! 2008-09-23 19:03:16 This is going to be a mostly lazy photo post. Sunday, we woke up and decided (completely out of the blue) to head to the zoo an hour and a half away from us. Jenna has only been to one other zoo (last spring), and loved it. Sunday was a perfect fall day, and the [...] Read more:Zoo
Try This Tuesday: Teaching Sign Language to Kids 2008-09-22 21:51:31 I know there’s an ongoing debate about whether or not to teach kids sign language before they learn to talk. I’m definitely an advocate, and thought I’d share our story. We didn’t do anything “fancy” and didn’t have set teaching times. I checked out one book from the library, but I don’t even remember what [...] Read more:Tuesday
Did you know? 2008-09-22 15:38:40 Photo by nate steiner
“The avocado is indigenous to Central America and, because of its shape, derives its name from the Aztec word ahuacatl - meaning testicle.”
From Little-Known Facts About Well-Known Stuff - Hoffman
Posted in Random Fun
Mental Lists 2008-09-21 19:09:53 I used to be able to make mental lists of things I needed to get when I was out shopping. “Used to” as in before I had a baby and my brain turned to mush. Because, now? It just doesn’t work. Sometimes, it works to put things ON the list, but even that is questionable [...] Read more:Lists
International Peace Day 2008-09-21 07:30:22 Just a reminder that today is InternationalPeace
Day. Check out this post if you haven’t already. What will you do to make a difference in the world?
Posted in Global Good Stuff
Special Needs Sunday: Taking a Child’s Temperature Without Hassle 2008-09-20 22:31:49 When Jenna was still in the NICU, the nurses taught us to take her temperature under her arm. I asked them about taking a rectal temp and told them that I had heard this was the “most reliable” temperature reading. They said that they no longer teach or recommend that parents take temps in this [...] Read more:Needs
, Special
, Sunday
, Taking
, Temperature
Recommend Site To A Friend
