Protecting your Baby

There is something going on with common sense nowadays with parents. Maybe it is just me or people are just plain selfish or just don't care...who knows!

When I go shopping, I go at it alone or take Sofia with me prior to her nap time. Yesterday, I decided to go shopping for clothes for John and I, alone, at this particular store, inside was pretty crowded. The store had a great sale going on and I felt lucky it was on a particular weekend that I chose to shop.

As I roamed around looking at all the clothes that I couldn't afford to buy, I noticed a baby crying, this baby looked around 2 months old. I felt awful for the baby being surrounded by all these people and the mother too busy shopping. 15 minutes later, I heard another baby crying, this one looked about a month old! My question is: Why can't this women shop without their babies and leave them at home with their spouse! Mind you, both of these two women were shopping with their spouses.

I don't remember the last time, John shopped clothes with me. In fact, John truly appreciates that he doesn't shop for clothes with me.

It gets worse when I go to Baby's R Us. Tiny babies crying everywhere! Maybe I'm the weird mom here, but I never took my baby girls out shopping with me when they were tiny. Why exposed them like that!

"Likewise, taking your baby to enclosed public places within the first few weeks of life is not recommended. The baby's immune system is still developing, which means the risk of your baby getting sick due to coughs or sneezes increases dramatically.

Taking your baby to enclosed, noisy places such as shopping malls can also lead to over stimulation. Think about it: a new baby has been warm and safe inside his or her mother for nine months. A trip to the mall, with the noises, the lights, and the movement, would be as exhausting as a day at Disney World for a new baby. Over stimulation can have physical effects on your baby, such as poor eating habits, poor sleeping habits, and even inconsolable crying. It's best to save these outings for the future when both you and baby are more ready. If you must go to enclosed places, it's best to limit your time out to 30 minutes or less."

At any rate, I know everyone is different and I'm glad I'm "weird different." I take my babies well-being into consideration and John and I are careful of when and where we take them but some people are just very irresponsible.

Just my opinion.

Sandra.

2.3 Million

2.3 Million vehicles are being recalled INCLUDING MINE! by Toyota this week.

This past November, John and I made a parenting decision that our AWESOME Accord Honda was no longer capable of sustaining our growing family. We felt like packed sardines with our two daughters car seats in the back and we realized that in the very near future, like this summer, we needed extra space to load up two running strollers and in the not so distant future load up 4 bikes! So, we decided to trade our car for an SUV.

I wasn't thrilled at all; I'm not a fan of the mid size or any size of SUV's. The first negative was that none of the SUV's come in standard, in other words, stick shift. So, there goes my 15 years of driving a stick has come to an end.

Second, I don't' want to drive a big a%% car! We test drove, Honda's, Nissan's and finally Toyota.

I fell in love with the Pathfinder, but unfortunately my 6 foot plus husband wasn't feeling very comfortable while riding it. So, after everything was set and done, we bought the Highlander which now is on the recall list.

FANTASTIC! I call the dealership who tells me Mr. Toyota will be sending us letters on what steps to take next which means that John or I will be spending quality time at the dealership waiting for our car to be fixed. I knew we had better buy that Pathfinder...or that Honda Pilot...but the Pilot felt big for me...At any rate, this just sucks! -Sandra.