How to Dilute Oils A premature infant’s skin is about 2.5 times more permeable than our skin. Additionally, during the first 4 weeks of life, the skin changes significantly as the baby develops and adjusts to being outside of the womb. The change continues to occur at a very high rate through 12 weeks of …
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I’ve mostly readjusted to being home…after a road trip with my friend Carrie, two of her kids (ages 5 and 6), and Matthew (age 8). We went to the Jersey Shore for a few days and had a blast! The kids had never been to the ocean before, so it was a lot of fun …
We had two successes in the kitchen yesterday at Jena’s. First, I made pb cups a few different ways. Both of the kids loved the pb cups, even the dark ones with the nibs (actually, I’m not sure Dylan tried the one with the nibs. I know Amelia liked it and asked for …
I had a test this morning—the kind where I make something for breakfast and then see if Matthew will eat it. When he was younger, he would just tell me that something was, “destusteen.” Now that he’s eight, he actually tries to not hurt my feelings so it’s more like, “This is not really good.” …
Petra’s sister introduced her 2 year-old son to green smoothies recently, and as a result, we have another kid-green-smoothie success story! How cool—another toddler ingesting more greens in the morning than many grown adults have throughout an entire day! Occasionally, I wonder what the point is of my job—it begins to feel a little fruitless …
In college, my best friend, Amy, wanted to buy a hamster. I’m generally creeped out by animals (sorry, can’t help it–just being honest!), and hamsters are way too mouse-like for me. However, I went to the pet store with Amy, and when we got there I proceeded to talk her into buying a dwarf rabbit …
Matthew and I had a great day yesterday—we stayed inside except for a quick trip to Wegmans for a piece of haddock and some ranch dressing. Matthew really wanted fish for lunch, and since I refused to take him to McDonald’s (which would be his first choice for a fish sandwich), I had to talk him into …
