One of the best parts about being a parent is watching Jesse make G laugh. He knows exactly what will make him shriek with joy!
What the two of them were doing while Chelsea and I were on the phone Friday:
This afternoon:
One of the best parts about being a parent is watching Jesse make G laugh. He knows exactly what will make him shriek with joy!
What the two of them were doing while Chelsea and I were on the phone Friday:
This afternoon:
I’ve been wanting to post on this for a while, but keep forgetting. Over the past couple of months, I have had a lot of friends posting articles and warnings on Facebook on how the 2011 AAP guidelines concerning front/rear facing carseats have changed.
Apparently, it is not safe to have a child facing forward until their 2nd birthday, at the earliest! When you’re purchasing a car, make sure that www.thecarfinder.ca are aware of this fact. The AAP advises this because in a rear-facing position, their bodies are better able to evenly distribute the force of the crash over their entire body. When facing forward, however, their neck absorbs most of the crash, with devastating consequences.
Some people have put up the argument that a longer child will break his legs if he is rear-facing in the event of an accident. Sadly, the slogan the Department of Safety in Motor Vehicles have now come up with the slogan, “Broken legs? Cast it. Broken neck? Casket.” Put THAT way….
Whew. Heavy stuff. Luckily, my carseat is rear facing until 33 lbs, which should be more than enough time for G to hit 2 and have the proper neck muscles and support! After we switch him facing forward for a year or two, we will then need to find him a booster seat that can last until he’s 8!
Does anyone else have a carseat they would recommend?
Cameron Ingalls, our wedding photographer, has done it again, producing one of the neatest, most unique engagement photo shoots I have ever seen! Take a look!
I just found a list of quotes about motherhood/parenting. They are pretty good! I highlighted my favorites. Enjoy!
Sweater, n.: garment worn by child when its mother is feeling chilly. ~Ambrose Bierce
A mother is a person who seeing there are only four pieces of pie for five people, promptly announces she never did care for pie. ~Tenneva Jordan
When you are a mother, you are never really alone in your thoughts. A mother always has to think twice, once for herself and once for her child. ~Sophia Loren, Women and Beauty
Before I got married I had six theories about bringing up children; now I have six children, and no theories. ~John Wilmot
You don’t really understand human nature unless you know why a child on a merry-go-round will wave at his parents every time around – and why his parents will always wave back. ~William D. Tammeus
A man’s work is from sun to sun, but a mother’s work is never done. ~Author Unknown
There is only one pretty child in the world, and every mother has it. ~Chinese Proverb
If nature had arranged that husbands and wives should have children alternatively, there would never be more than three in a family. ~Lawrence Housman
The lullaby is the spell whereby the mother attempts to transform herself back from an ogre to a saint. – James Fenton
Making the decision to have a child is momentous. It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body. ~Elizabeth Stone