With my high school friends. Renee is on the bottom right.
I recently wrote about attending the wedding of a high school friend. It was great to catch up with old friends, people I only see on special occasions such as this one. A few of my friends are married now, but only one has a child. Renee’s son, John Michael is 8 months old. We talked much of the cocktail hour about our babies.
Maeve and John Michael are close enough in age that we were able to compare the two babies. Now, I know every baby is different, deserving of an individual identity, but …
Charlie feeds Maeve cereal.
Our recent wedding day was full of excitement and emotion. It wasn’t our special day, but almost as memorable.
Michael and Maeve did a great job for my parent’s friends who watched them while we attended the wedding. I was confident that they were in good hands and that everything would go smoothly. I had three bottles pumped for Maeve, she’s also now eating baby cereal, and can fall asleep in the crib on her own. And as long as Michael has someone to play with, he’s good to go.
The Sullivans, my parent’s dear friends, came over before we had to leave for the wedding ceremony. …
Well, my friends, the time has finally come where I can say,” Isaak is no longer on a bottle.” Wow! I never thought I’d be able to say that before he turned two. When I first talked about his bottle saga, I had taken comfort in knowing that I wouldn’t even attempt to separate him from the bottle until he was at least two. Now, here he is, one month before his second birthday and he’s DONE!
If you can’t hear me, I’m singing the song, “Freedom, I won’t let you down, freedom, I won’t give you up…!” I am ecstatic over this accomplishment and SO happy it’s over.
Well, …
Picture this: my hungry son being offered a delicious nutritious bottle of freshly pumped milk, and deciding to voice his displeasure at this outrageous offense by chucking it across the room and screaming his head off.
Ok I will chew on it but no way am I drinking it! (Pedialite in bottle, no I do not produce orange milk)
This is part of our daily ritual in which I attempt (unsuccessfully) to trick, um…I mean teach Isaac to take a bottle from me. I would love …
Even though breastfeeding is touted as best for both infant and mom, the following article from our library identifies several options available to moms and provide helpful bottle-feeding tips.
If you decide not to breastfeed, or are unable to breastfeed, commercial iron-fortified formulas can provide adequate nutrition for your infant. Infant formulas contain adequate amounts of protein, calories, fat, vitamins, and minerals for growth. However, formula does not contain the immune factors that are in breast milk. The immune factors that are found in breast milk can help prevent infections.
Infants who take enough iron-fortified infant formula usually do not need vitamin and mineral supplements. Fluoride is sometimes needed after 6 months of age if …
