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the adventures of raising a Cool Baby

2 Favorite Kitchen Gadgets For Making Baby Food and Toddler Food

1. Electric Vegetable Steamer – Every few days, I load this up with big chunks of organic fruits and frozen vegetables. Mine has two stacking compartments (only one compartment shown above), allowing me to steam vegetables, chicken, or fish at … Continue reading

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The iPad: Great Distraction, I Mean, Educational Tool for Kids?

FTC regulations state that all blogs must write a post about the iPad 2 to mark its release today. In an effort to not run afoul of the law again (apparently, ‘disturbing the peace’ isn’t just a figure of speech), … Continue reading

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My Unsnacking Experiment: The Food Version of Unschooling?

Leave it to me to turn an unschooling post into yet another food post! On Friday, I went to a seminar called “Introduction to Unschooling.” I’m very new to the homeschooling world, but I’m learning that there’s a spectrum of … Continue reading

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Vitamin D for Babies: Carlson Baby Ddrops Vitamin D vs. Enfamil D-Vi-Sol

Most pediatricians around here recommend that breastfed babies take vitamin D supplements. I went to Target and only one brand offered these supplements–Enfamil. So that’s what I bought. After giving one dose of the sticky sweet yuckiness that is D-Vi-Sol … Continue reading

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Cool Baby Loves Salad (video)

This kid will eat anything we put in front of him! Somehow, he never asks for sweets or other unhealthy foods (we don’t usually keep any around anyway). Instead, I make bowls of fun concoctions for him using things like … Continue reading

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