The Other Side of the Zoo
Updated: 2011-06-30 18:21:36
BinkyBlogs 8 Lethal teenage fads Home add your blog Archives Search Forum Contact RSS FEED This site is an rss xml news reader containing our favorite feeds . All articles are the copyrighted material of the blogs that wrote them . The Other Side of the Zoo post from Nesting with Niall on 30 June 2011 02:21:36 PM . Nesting with Niall The weather has been so hot and humid here that I find myself constantly coming up with excuses to keep Niall inside . It's so buggy out there , but 2pm is the peak of the sun's dangerous rays , we'll go out when the moon comes up . So I knew that I really had to make it up to him this week , when the weatherman announced Low Humidity through Friday on Monday . We went to the zoo , even though it was in the upper 80s . At least it wasn't so . muggy But this
Bug bites are itchy, unsightly and unpleasant. More importantly, bug bites can become infected when scratched, and the bites themselves may transmit serious disease. In New England, mosquitoes are associated with Triple E (Eastern Equine Encephalopathy) and Western Nile disease.
There are simple things you can do to reduce bug bites:
Remove sources of standing water [...]
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Isis Childbirth Education Instructor Stacy Swain recently received this letter from Sam, a mom who took her Natural Childbirth class. Sam was kind enough to let us share her unique birth experience on our blog.
Dear Stacy,
Our little guy decided to make an early and quick arrival! Dominic Francis Varano arrived the weekend after we finished [...]
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It’s baseball season, and what better way to spend the afternoon than at the ballpark? Boston Red Sox fans all dream of someday taking their kids to Fenway Park. But when you have a baby or toddler, reality hits. Shelling out money for your tickets, souvenirs and a $5 Fenway frank is downright painful when [...]
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Breaking news! After 30 years, the FDA (finally) wants the labeling on your sunscreen to tell you more about protection against the sun’s harmful rays. Now that sunscreen manufacturers are required to provide this information (by 2012), parents can be much more discriminating when it comes to choosing safe sunscreen for their babies and toddlers.
Specifically, [...]
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Here are a few suggestions for preparing your pooch long before your baby arrives.
Brush up on all the Basics. Now is the time to reinforce basic commands: Does your dog have a rock solid “sit”, “down”, “stay”, “off” and “leave it”? Does your dog often seek attention by pawing, barking, whining or jumping up? Use [...]
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Here at HelloBaby we have found a Baby Nappy Disposal System from Angelcare which is both easy to use and with replacement cassettes of bags very effective. This Standard Baby Nappy Disposal System from Angel Care makes nappy changing easier … Continue reading →
In honor of Father’s Day we asked several of our Time for Dads instructors to share their experiences on becoming a father, joining the TDS class and what ties them to Isis Parenting. Here’s the final segment of our three part series – thoughts from Andy K. who leads a weekday Time for Dads [...]
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We have stocked a range of crib and moses basket mattresses from Babywise for some time now we have added a range of Cot and Cot Bed baby and toddler Mattresses. This Supervent Foam Mattress from Babywise is just one … Continue reading →