Happy 5th of July!
Hope you had a great 4th of July...
--Was I the only one who thought the garbage had to be out today and started taking a look at the week ahead and then realized it was almost over... because is was Thursday not Monday and...oh, there I go...my head just popped off.
--Excitement at the house yesterday. An extension cord that leads to our pool pump caught on FIRE. I just happened to look out one of the windows to the backyard and saw SMOKE & FLAMES! My husband and I, being the fine tuned machine that we are, sprung into action. Yes that's right, we yelled at eachother about what to do as our son sat on his nursery floor playing with blocks, no doubt thinking to himself "Would someone like to secure the baby before running outside to put out a fire?". The situation, while scary (how many times have you and I left one of those pumps running unattended), was minor with very little damage.
--Life in the Sandbox. We've bought our son (11 mos. next week) a little sandbox. To our surprise and delight, he does not try to eat the sand by the handful. He does however, crawl out of the sandbox, head toward the flowerbed, and try to eat handfuls of dirt and mulch.
--Looking for Mom advice Question for you experienced Moms. When is a good time to introduce crayons? Anxious, jump the gun, newbie mom here has a pack of 8 'so big' washable crayolas waiting for John, but haven't tried them out yet.
--Looking For MOM group experiences If you are a working mom, do you belong to a MOM playgroup or organization? I am in the middle of two worlds. I get out of work too late to join a stay at home, meet in the morning, mom group. Is there such a thing for working moms that could only meet in the evening? In general, if you belong to a mom group, do you like the moms? Does it give you a nice break and chance to talk to adults? Do you like the kids in your group? Do your kids enjoy it? I'm looking for honest feedback on this one.
--Was I the only one who thought the garbage had to be out today and started taking a look at the week ahead and then realized it was almost over... because is was Thursday not Monday and...oh, there I go...my head just popped off.
--Excitement at the house yesterday. An extension cord that leads to our pool pump caught on FIRE. I just happened to look out one of the windows to the backyard and saw SMOKE & FLAMES! My husband and I, being the fine tuned machine that we are, sprung into action. Yes that's right, we yelled at eachother about what to do as our son sat on his nursery floor playing with blocks, no doubt thinking to himself "Would someone like to secure the baby before running outside to put out a fire?". The situation, while scary (how many times have you and I left one of those pumps running unattended), was minor with very little damage. 
--Life in the Sandbox. We've bought our son (11 mos. next week) a little sandbox. To our surprise and delight, he does not try to eat the sand by the handful. He does however, crawl out of the sandbox, head toward the flowerbed, and try to eat handfuls of dirt and mulch. 
--Looking for Mom advice Question for you experienced Moms. When is a good time to introduce crayons? Anxious, jump the gun, newbie mom here has a pack of 8 'so big' washable crayolas waiting for John, but haven't tried them out yet.
--Looking For MOM group experiences If you are a working mom, do you belong to a MOM playgroup or organization? I am in the middle of two worlds. I get out of work too late to join a stay at home, meet in the morning, mom group. Is there such a thing for working moms that could only meet in the evening? In general, if you belong to a mom group, do you like the moms? Does it give you a nice break and chance to talk to adults? Do you like the kids in your group? Do your kids enjoy it? I'm looking for honest feedback on this one.
posted by Star Morning Show with JR and Kate @ 8:15 AM
4 Comments:
At 3:59 PM,
Anonymous said…
Kate, I'm not a Mom yet, but I work with infants and to answer your question about the crayons - yes, you can introduce them to your son. We use them in our center with infants younger than that. Obviously you need to supervise him, but if he puts it directly into his mouth it should be okay (they are non-toxic right?). We've even painted with younger infants and they love it! As long as it's non toxic and you're supervising, you can have a lot of fun! Good luck!
At 9:31 AM,
Unknown said…
I'm an anxious, jump the gun, newbie aunt that couldn't wait to buy the first box of crayons. My nephew was about a year old when I gave them to him and he loved them!! Of course he also liked trying to eat them at first. He now walks over, grabs his drawing pad and wants to color all the time. I think it would be fine if you feel comfortable doing it.
At 10:58 AM,
Anonymous said…
I'm a mom to a 2 1/2 year old girl and a 6 month old boy (yes I have no hair left). I was pretty relaxed with our daughter for a first time mom - I think because I just didn't know any better. One time when our daughter was around one a hostess of a restaurant we were visiting asked us first if our daughter could have crayons and then said because she didn't know if our daughter would eat them. Our response to her was its okay we let her eat them (kidding of course) but you should have seen the look on her face. It was funny!
At 5:11 PM,
Anonymous said…
It's never to early to introduce crayons! I still love coloring with my sons who are 4 and 8. I have even introduced play-dough at an early age. It enhances their motor skills, eye-hand coordination, stuff like that. I shop at hand me down stores, gabes goodwill, places like that. They grow too quick to buy expensive clothes. Heck, that's where I buy my clothes! You can find some real nice stuff in there! In Irwin, ther is a store called "new 2 you" boutique. They have nice stuff in there and they are always having sales. She doesn't keep junk in there. There is even wedding/prom/mother dresses and they are SWEET!
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