Jill Amery
Jill Amery is a mom of 2 small boys and the Publisher of UrbanMommies, a stylish digital lifestyle magazine filled with fitness, style, health, recipes and savvy mom advice to help you through pregnancy, birth, and raising your kids.
Written by Mem Fox
Illustrated by Leslie Staub
Every day all over the world, children are laughing and crying, playing and learning, eating and sleeping. They may not look the same. But inside, they are all alike.
When JJ Cole created the System Bag they really had everything and we mean everything in mind. It has it all: Big spacious interior, additional organizer pockets, specialized compartments for cell phone, bottles and an MP3 player pocket with cord escape.
Out with the old and in with the new or so the saying goes. This is particularly fitting as we are all tossing out our potentially toxic plastic bottles and cups and hunting for new healthier choices. The Safe Sippy is a fantastic alternative and was created to accomplish one goal: Clean In, Clean Out.
Q – My baby is 8 months old and does not crawl yet, only rolls everywhere, is there something wrong?
Any advice??
You may find that even if you have returned to your pre-pregnancy weight, you have not returned to your pre-pregnancy body. The saggy factor seems to depend on the length of time you were able to carry your babies, genetics, tone before pregnancy and maybe even a little bit on how much stretch mark cream you slapped on during gestation.
Storms, floods, earthquakes – these are all things that we might not want to think about, but they do happen and the best way to give yourself peace of mind is to be prepared. The government recommends we be prepared to sustain our family for 72 hours in the event of an emergency. Do you have an emergency kit? If so, have you looked at it recently? It is worth revisiting your emergency kit to ensure you have adequate supplies to meet the demands of your growing family.
Remember standing against the wall and waiting for your parents to mark off your new height with a pencil? The eventual height of your child is influenced by a number of factors, including health, nutrition and genetics.