Since this is my second child, it doesn’t bother me at all, but guess what…it used to. With my first son, there came a point where the same comments were made. He had large rolls of fat on him, I look at pictures now and am amazed. But when people made comments, it truly worried me.

Was I feeding him too much, was he just a really large baby, was I doing something wrong. Now I view it much differently. Having a chubby baby, in my humble view point, is a wonderful thing!

As long as a baby stays within the acceptable limits of weight (set only by your pediatrician), then there isn’t much to worry about. The extra weight can also be a help if your child gets sick, as children tend to lose weight when they are ill.

So now when people comment on my chubby baby I just comment back, “Ya, isn’t it beautiful!”

Upon thinking about it, I could see both sides of the current argument going on surrounding this. On one hand, there is a child that could possibly be saved by having this done (or should I say have “more” done, as he’s already gone through some treatments). Isn’t it our duty to help and protect life?

Then again, the other side of the argument is the one I relate to more. The boys parents state that it is against their religious beliefs to have their son continue. Honestly, I’m sure it is a horrible experience to watch your child under go that type of procedure. I’m not sure what I’d do if my religion had strong views against this type of thing, in addition to watching my child suffer.

What would you do? I do think this woman loves her son deeply, what a impossible decision to make. I stand by my view that I don’t think its our place to tell her what she should do, but again, I’m not in that situation… Let me know what you think!

I remember being a kid and the days started getting longer and longer. The hotter it got outside, the less chance of me caring what was going on in school. This went not only for elementary school but all the way through college.

So before you know it the kids will be climbing the walls of your homes looking for something to do. Do you have a plan?

Now is the time to get the kiddos in swimming lessons, or any structured activity for that matter. The rec centers are full of classes for the kids during the summer.

What’s Mommies plan of action? I plan on having something planned for every day. Whether it be taking a walk around the neighborhood or painting, we’ll have something planned.

Got some good ideas? Share em!

But things are much different now, as my children have a TV, DVD player, DS and who knows what else. I have memories of playing Mad Libs with my brother, listening to my fathers music (which became favorites of mine) and reading books to pass the time.

These things seem long gone now, as technology has replaced finding eye spy with your children. So are my kids lucky? Yes and no. I think I was lucky to not have the technology and just have my family as entertainment. I mean you’ll never hear “I remember back in 09 playing this great game of Mario on my DS…”

So far I like it a lot. One cool feature is that I might be able to blog remotely. I guess we’ll see if that actually works well or not.

With the three kids now, it should be easier to blog if I do it on the run!

Alright everyone, it’s about that time. Time for another Mommies Home.net giveaway. This time I’m giving away a Automoblox Mini, TOO CUTE!

As usual, if you’re already a subscriber to Mommieshome.net, then you’re automatically entered. If you aren’t a subscriber, SUBSCRIBE by e-mail and you’ll be entered in this contest and any future ones as well!

If you’d like to enter and not subscribe, just go to the Automoblox website and look around, then come back here and leave a comment on this post about what your favorite Automoblox is. Easy enough!

The contest will run until 8pm, MST on May 7th. US only please. The winner will be notified via e-mail after being chosen randomly thereafter.

Good luck everyone!

Honestly, they are well made, sturdy, and something that any boy (or man, my husband included) would find interesting. They have already won the Oppenheim Toy Best Toy Award. One thing to keep in mind is that these aren’t for kids 3 and under.

Anyhow, check them out, as they get my Mommies Home endorsement!!

If there is one place I never end up going, it’s Toys R Us. Even with three kiddos, I haven’t been in one of those places for at least 2 years. Well, the Toys R Us over by us has started to sell grocery items. Kind of an odd move, wouldn’t you say? As one of the largest brick and mortar toy stores, there must be trouble in paradise when they start selling cereal next to the DS games.

So is this a change in Toys R Us for the better or just a sign of the times? Honestly, I would say it’s just a sign of the times. With people shopping less and less, I’m assuming they are trying to justify keeping the large toy stores open. They have a corner on the internet toy market as well, as they are one of Amazon’s largest toy sellers. I have a feeling they are trying to squeeze those last few penny’s of profit out of their consumers in the ever changing market.

We’ll see if this idea takes off for them and they end up being a one stop shop. What do you think?

So my mom sent me this link (via my Aunt). I took a look at it and thought I’d try it. So I tried it on Easter Sunday. Did it work? It actually worked fairly well, but not as easily as she makes it look. It took me until the 3rd potato before I got down the knack of doing it. I’d definitely do it again though, it was really easy.