This is the Madeline bed…and a kid’s head can possibly get caught between the bed post and the decorative molding.  Read more info here.

Sometimes, in the middle of the night, it bothers me that we don’t have the sit-down family dinners that I envisioned.  Let’s face it, it’s not easy to eat with three kids who are 4 and under.  I have to remember that conversing is overly ambitious at the moment but we do have lovely one-word exchanges (i.e.  “water!”, “sit”, “don’t”, “here”, “more!”, “done”).  Some of you may have older kids and want to spice up your dinner with some thought provoking questions that are not overly philosophical.  I came upon these dinner starters the other day and really liked them.  Courtesy of a great blog called HowDoesShe.

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Mamapicks has a sweet tooth and so does The Boy.  Until he was 3 years old, we were able to keep candy away.  He simply wasn’t exposed to it and was quite satisfied with cookies and crackers for treats.  I don’t even remember if it was a doctor, an old aunt or a friend who helped him discover lolly pops.  Oh ya, it was the hair dresser at Melon Head.

Anyway, the short of it is that candy has become an issue in our household and I need to find the right balance.  I enjoyed this short article from Baby Center and you might too if you are dealing with a similar situation.