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Children: Our most valuable natural resource.
Living with a 15 month old during COVID
Before we get started, I'd like to introduce myself since this is my very first posting on Vocal. My name is Morgan. I am 23 years old living with my boyfriend and 15 month old son in Upstate New York. I graduated from college in Dec 2018 in Communications and very passionate in sports, so you just may see sports posts as well. But, I am currently a cash applications clerk at this time due to lack of sports jobs in my area.
By Morgan Golliver5 years ago in Families
Do you need a bassinet stroller for your little one?
Usually, a baby needs at least two strollers. Newborns aged 0-6 months really need a bassinet stroller as the first stroller. The sleeping basket of the pram is essential equipment for babies. Since newborns have a fragile spine, they can only lie flat. Once parents take the baby out for a walk, they need a bassinet stroller. The lie-flat position allows them to breathe optimally and fully absorb the required oxygen, which is also the best position to encourage the proper development of their spine and hips. And the newborn stroller is designed to allow the baby to lie down comfortably and provide perfect support for the back.
By Penny Garcia5 years ago in Families
eyes half-opened
It's a bright, sunny, beautiful day. Outside anyways. But inside it's a different story, it's raining, and gloomy, with little chance of letting up. Hurricane Madi is in full force, catastrophic damage. Damage to herself, my house, and sadly others. See, she doesn't do it with malice, or deviousness, she's autistic, and doesn't really know what she's doing. She can't talk and when she needs something and can't communicate she proceeds to bang her head off everything cement blocks, pavement, counter tops; EVERYTHNG, she doesn't discriminate! Alysa will walk by her not even saying a word to Madi and Madi will haul off and start beating Alysa up. I'd tell Lysa that Madi doesn't understand what she's doing and why. I would explain Madi's brain is like a bunch of wires that are connected properly, and her brain isn't quite like ours. My heart shattered, she was too young and didn't understand. But that didn't let the "love taps" stop her. She was going to go play with her sister. They were sisters first, diagnosis later. They played hard everyday. She can get distracted by a butterfly fluttering by.
By Katie Schwenk5 years ago in Families
The Canvas Bag Battle
I walked into the store not wanting to spend an arm and a leg. The week before, I was eying beautiful purses ranging in colors like pink, yellow, and bright blue. I would look at the price and see that even though they’re affordable, I knew they weren't functional for my stage of life. Or it would be the opposite, maybe I loved a bag but the price would be too much. My first diaper bag was a 40-dollar bag from Target. It looked beautiful with many pockets. Yeah… it lasted about a year. Then the pockets ripped open and as my baby got older into toddlerhood, she needed less of the diaper bag. However, I still I needed a bag that would fit a diaper, deodorant, coloring crayons, a board book, and my planner without being extremely bulky. Oh! I also needed it to be comfortable to carry, like a crossbody bag. Pretty much an impossible goal. I needed it to last. I was at my wits end switching purses, having receipts, and diapers fall out.
By Mariam Tocco5 years ago in Families
The Mean Mom
With the holiday season approaching, many parents are trying to figure out how to make this year a success amongst the chaos that we are all experiencing. For me, this means trying to teach my daughter how to be a decent human being, in her eyes being a thief with grand larceny on her school record is a non punishable offense. Mind you, she is in 3rd grade. All the while, my son is just now getting over his tantrums and stopped cussing in school which is amazing, this one is 5 years old.
By Michelle Holden5 years ago in Families
Mommy Duties
Imagine being in a deep sleep enjoying a nice dream, when you hear little feet coming up the hallway. My youngest whispered at the end of the couch (oh I’ll tell you why I’m on the couch versus my bed in a minute) “I peed on the floor”. In a haze from just waking up I ask her to repeat that one more time she said, “I peed on the floor”. I got up to walk down the hallway feeling wetness beneath my feet to come to a bathroom that looked like someone left a faucet running all night and the sink overflowed onto the floor but at this point I wasn’t that lucky because it was pee. I’m standing there at 3 in the morning staring at the kids bathroom covered in pee and baby powder and one little girl standing there smiling up at me (at this point she’s happy with herself that she didn’t pee in her bed). Oh did I forget to mention we are newly potty trained (minus #2 she will not sit on a toilet quite yet for that one)! Anyways back to the bathroom. I notice toilet paper in different spots now I know she tried to clean it up herself and by doing so she tracked little pee covered foot prints up the hallway. I just smile at her and proceeded to get a towel to start cleaning the mess up. Now I head to the kitchen to make some mop water so that I can mop the bathroom/hallway and start to run a warm bath for some little girl. Now I’m staring at the clock knowing my alarm will be going off here soon to start getting ready for the day. I get the bathroom and hallway mopped. Now at this time everyone is sleeping still it’s just me and Melle up. I come down the hallway from putting the mop up so I can bathe the littlest and I see my husband hugging her in the hallway. He asked, “everything okay what’s wrong” I just told him what happened and he went back to the room. Short time later all I hear is his snoring while I’m now bathing Melle. I think must be nice. I get her bathed and decide to go ahead and dress her for the day. It’s a cold day in Texas so sweatpants and t-shirt it is. Get her all snuggled up in her bed with Pringles, chocolate milk, and Kickboxer on her TV (yes that is her favorite movie). Come back to the laundry room because now I’m going to start a load of laundry and clean the towels that are covered in pee. Sat back on the couch turned on the ID channel because at this point my alarm will go off in thirty minutes so what’s the point in going back to sleep. Yes! If you kept up this started at 3am and we are now thirty minutes away from my alarm going off which it goes off at 4:45. This is how my Wednesday started off!! How did yours start?
By Danielle Marie5 years ago in Families
