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Do you have a stroller you absolutely love, but now with a second child it's just not going to work? Well, I came across this great stroller attachment. It's called The Buggypod by Revelo, it converts your solo stroller to a tandem system. It has a clip on the side that attaches the "side car". It's flexible and easy to attach and detach. Now instead of changing stroller’s every time you're less one child, all you need to do is detach the sidecar or just fold it aside. It's designed to fit ages 6 months to 3 years. I really wish I would have come across this a long time ago, my girls are 1 and 4, my 4 year old doesn’t sit in a stroller very often, but if I new about this when I first had my second girl I would have ordered it immediately instead of buying a double stroller. 8 months after having the double stroller it’s packed away and probably won’t be used ever again.
Now if only they carried this in the U.S. I find that the Europeans come out with the funkiest most versatile baby gear! Hope you find this helpful in your stroller searches. Check it out at buggypod.

I wish I found this sooner! Regal Ent. Group gives free movie tickets to families with kids for the summer.
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"MINE!! MINE! MINE! " Its so funny how kids are. I've been watching my nephew for a few days to relieve his father of daddy duty's for a couple of days, and spend time with the new mommy and baby in the hospital. My nephew is 2.5 years old, my darling daughter is 3.5. That 1 year is such a big difference in attitude, sharing and a whole lot of other things. Everything he wants to play with turns into his, and darling Paige freaks out and comes running to me every 5 minutes, "Mommy, mommy! Noah said that's his!" and I try to explain to her that no matter what it will stay in this house and its just his for that minute he is playing with it. She gets it for like 10 minutes and then comes running again to tell me another toy he is playing with has turned into his. Oh and did I mention the constant fighting and crying and hitting! I tell you, this job is exhausting! I never really appreciated the thought of a SAHM, but now I see how hard it really is. To tell you the truth, when I was working full time and coming home to my daughter, that was the easiest job, but that's just me. I have to say that any SAHM, or WAHM is definitely a Super-mom in my book.

Ok, I'm thinking... CREEPY! I'm hoping that Brad and Angelina are too! Why in the world would someone want to sit there holding this wax figure pretending to be actually holding a Jolie-Pitt baby.

I'm not sure why but I guess being that this is my first summer home with the kids the summer seems to have gone EXTRA fast! Its half way over, the stores are flooded with school supplies and hungry parents dying to get the kids back to school. I don't feel like the summer has yet begun! I'm having a little bit of a hard time trying to grasp the fact that I have done nothing that I wanted to so this year. Well I guess that's a sign to start planning better.

So for the next few weeks lets make these special ones for our children.
1. bring your children to the beach or a public pool at-least 1 time a week until the end of summer
2. turn the sprinkler on once a day and let them enjoy the sun in a cooler way
3. catch fire flies
4. eat ice cream
5. go to sleep late

I am proud to announce the birth of Claudia Rose Gallagher, Born July 28th 7.30am. 6lbs 8oz 19.5 inches long. I'm so happy for my sister, this is her second child, she has a wonderful little boy noah who is 2.5 years old. Congratulations to the Gallagher Family!

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A few years ago, before I was a mommy, I came across a young mother who happened to have one of her children on a "leash" (but we all know you don't call it a leash, its a harness). I thought it was the most humiliating thing I had ever seen. But now that I have a 3.5 year old and 11 month old I understand. Personally, for me this is not an option, I just don't think my child is so uncontrollable that I need to do this, but I can't judge one for having to resort to a harness. If you think about it, all they are doing is trying to keep their child safe.
These are the steps we need to sometimes take when we have a "spirited" child. They don't like discipline very much and their way is the only way. So if you've been blessed with a "spirited" child, don't feel ashamed, do what you need to do to keep them safe.
Check out this cute safety harness from safety4babies

I'm realizing that personal "alone" time is so very important. I still have not done that myself, its been about 3 years. But I have to say I'm going to start today and all you moms and dads out there should too. Its so important to relax, and just be by yourself. Lets all give it a go and make a promise to do this atleast once a month. Because if you don't you will regret it. Sanity is important and if you can't keep yourself sane than your doomed.

Make a mask and use one stick as the handle!


Instructions:

1. Snap a photo
2. Paste the wooden popsicle sticks around the front of the picture
3. Paste more popsicle sticks on the back of the picture
4. Paste objects of your choice to decorate frame
Let the glue dry for at least 24 hours before displaying or giving as a gift

Are these summer time heat blues getting to you? They sure are taking a toll on me - I guess if you have no pool, or no cool breeze coming through its time to jump in the sprinklers. I think today will be one of those days. Kids have great fun running back and forth in the sprinkler - so why can't we?

We've all heard about giving baby massages. But what they don't tell us is that not all babies love these massages. It's easy to do this with a newborn infant. You can easily keep them still because hey they just don't squirm very much. But once they learn how to flip, wiggle and squeal its all down hill from there. My advice to you is to be sure to start early and be consistent, if there are used to this routine than you should have no issues but if you're the type that doesn't get to always indulge your infant in this routine than they just won't be interested later on. Take it from me, I learned the hard way.

-Before you begin make sure you are in a quiet relaxed location in your home. Dim the lights and put on some classical music.
-Massage in a warm place on a nice comfy soft blanket
-Remove babies clothing and cover with a soft towel or light blanket the area you will not be focusing on yet
-No need to spend tons of money on oils and lotions, just as long as the smell is relaxing and doesn't contain tons of perfume
-Begin with feet and work your way up

Bebestages is back and better than ever. We took quite a break. With the birth of our new daughter last September and becoming a SAHM things became very interesting around here, so stay tuned for some interesting fun stuff with bebestages.

Walter the Farting Dog
by William Kotzwinkle, Glenn Murray, Audrey Coleman (Illustrator)


Green Eggs and Ham
by Dr. Seuss


Good Night Moon
by Margaret Wise Brown and Clement Hurd

Having a newborn around can be a really scary time, especially when things don’t go as perfect as you imagined. When we had our daughter Paige, we decided we were going to breastfeed and formula feed to make it a little easier. Well no one told me of the consequences that could occur when you do this. The breastmilk and formula combination can do more harm then you imagine in the first few weeks. I realized something was wrong the second night we were home and I decided to give Paige a bottle of formula. After she downed a complete 4 oz. I began to burp her, after the long burping session she began to projectile all of her formula and I had no idea what to do. Thank goodness I had some knowledge on acid reflux in newborns, and when I called her pediatrician this is exactly what they said it sounded like. What I noticed though was that she never spit up when I breastfed, but unfortunately I was not producing much and couldn’t solely breastfeed. I was given a number of things to do with Paige after she would eat.
• Burp after every ½ oz
• Feed small quantities and give more feedings to make up for it
• Sit her upright after her bottles for at least 45 minutes
I did it all and she still spit it all up. I was given a prescription medicine to give to her, which of course I tasted first and couldn’t bare to give this to my baby. So I decided to keep searching for a cure with out the meds.
The Dr. tried to console me when I told him how much she was spitting up and he tried to explain to me that it probably looked like more than it really was, but I knew she was spitting up more than half her bottle every time she ate.
When she was about 3 months old and I had exhausted all types of formula brands I decided to try a lactose free formula. Low and behold she never spit up again! When I explained this to the Dr. I was told she wasn’t lactose intolerant and it happened to be a coincidence. Well I kept my mouth shut and continued feeding her lactose free formula until we were to introduce whole milk. I started with the lactose free and little by little brought regular whole milk back into her diet.
So really what I’m getting at with this story is that Doctor’s don’t always have the right answer and sometimes you have to go with your mommy instinct and do what you think is right.

A moms advice on acid reflux and lactose intolerance

bebeink clothing
Really funky cool clothes at this site



Boon Frog Pod
Drainable Bath Scoop and Toy/Organizer
(check your local target stores)


Play Food Fruits and Vegetables basket
(check your local target stores)
This item is great the pieces are velcro and can be "cut" with a play knife"
All pieces are wood


Munchkin Magic Mozart Cube
8 Mozart compositions included