Normally I post on mkp and thought it would be better to post here. Ariana is in the 25th and 50th percentile which is good for her age. She weighs 18lbs 3oz and is 28 1/2inches long now. My how she has grown. I can still remember when she was only 8lbs 8oz and 21 1/2 inches long. I can't...

Here's the deal. My niece wants my 4-year-old son to be the ring bearer in her wedding this September. My son is already saying he's not going to do it. He's stubborn and also shy. I've tried to explain to him that it'll be easy ... he won't have to say anything, just walk down the aisle carrying a...

A SLIPPING DOWN LIFE A film review by Steve Rhodes Copyright 2004 Steve Rhodes RATING (0 TO ****): ** "Honey, you are way too qualified to be a rabbit," Violet (Sara Rue) tells Evie Decker (Lili Taylor), her best friend. Evie, who works as a cashier

A little backstory: When my daughter was a newborn she freaked out every time she pooped because it startled her. Eventually she learned to hold it and started having constipation problems. She would go stiff as a board and scream bloody murder every time she pooped. We started taking her to...

There are several products to keep a tab on your child so they don't get lost. Some are GPS or cell tower based but I would hardly rely on anything that is cell tower based to find my kid. How often have we had a dropped call or a "faded signal"? That is not what you want when you want to find a...

I had a sonogram (actually two) because my ob thought the baby's head is too small (3rd percentile) and the baby itself is small (7th percentile). Now he's concerned about the head circumference and wants me to get a second opinion with a specialist and take a level-2 sonogram. So this will be my...

Hi Were going camping this weekend and it might be buggy. Just wanted to see what you guys would suggest! Thanks Alex

I was wondering if anybody had first had experience using any electronic child tracking system? System like the ion-Kids or the Wherify Locators or some other system? -- Vic remove no........spam to reply

Hi, Both my wife and I are 29 years old. We have a 9 yr old son. My wife has always been a stay at home Mum. I have always worked full time. Things were a struggle financially when I was establishing myself in my career, but now I earn enough so we are comfortable. My wife takes care of all the...

Hello, We are a military family moving to Andrews AFB within the next few weeks. We are searching for a live-out, full time nanny for our 2 1/2 year old son. Must have good references, experience, and drivers license. We are seeking an older, mature person with kids of her own. Must be flexible...

Hi everyone. I have posted before and I recognize a few names from other groups that I go to. Anyway I have a question about how to make my daughter less jealous of the baby when I have it in October. Right now I can not even hold the cat while she is awake because she will pull the cat off...

Well, we had him put down because he had a tumor. My wife was at work and I had to deal with telling my 4 year old. Some people said to lie, buy another hamster and make the switch.. others just said let him deal with it. I didn't know what to do but we got through it okay. He cried a little.....

Do you have experience dealing with parenting problems and dilemmas? If so, I'd welcome your comments on a whitepaper written by myself and one of my co-workers. The paper draws on some work done in another domain (business), but I think it's useful for dealing with family / personal dilemmas...

I'm planning the day care situation for my kids. I admit that's all I think of. So much that it's driving me crazy. The pg hormones are not helping either! By the time I have to go back to work after mat. leave, the new baby will be about 3 months old and my DD will be about one and half. I...

I will be going back to finish my PhD on a part time basis toward the end of the summer and by then my baby will be about 4 months old. A good friend of mine has offered to watch her while I am at work/school, and I want to pay her a fair rate for the care (she has 2 young sons and is a SAHM). I...

The following is an excerpt from the book W.I.T.C.H: The Power of Five - Book #1. I thought readers of this newsgroup might find it of some interest. One Taranee Cook walked into the courtyard of her new school. She cringed as she looked at the sign looming over the entrance -- a big, green...

I've been teaching Aurora to sight read and spell simple, common words and recently pulled a few flashcards out of a set for this purpose. One of these cards had the word "what" on one side with another word that I wanted to teach her (or that she already knows) on the other. Well, she found...

Anyone willing to email me their monthly budget. I cannot imagine I cannot make these numbers work. Here is mine with a column for current, and a column for what I think could be workable. All the ins are just ins. I have them categorized funky. In the "wishful thinking" category, I would be a...

Children's Museum will move to waterfront The National Children's Museum will move to a new site near the Southwest waterfront and a local developer is expected to buy the current museum with plans to convert it into condominiums. at http://www.washtimes.com/business/20040518-120217-3185r.htm

Hi, I have a two week old baby boy who cries (screams) anytime he is not being held. He will only sleep in our arms. I have a two year old, also, so carrying the baby around constantly is not possible. Should I just let the newborn cry it out? I've tried just letting him cry but he never falls...