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I Have Some EXCITING News!!!!!

by MHSjennie August 8, 2014

I am SUPER excited to announce…….   Yup that’s right! We are expecting baby #3!!! And what’s even more exciting is that we are having a….. Another Baby BOY!!!! When Violet Bow Photography contacted me about partnering up, I just knew what pictures I wanted her to capture. I did pregnancy pics with Grayson when […]

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Giveaway for a One Year Membership to Miss Humblebees Academy

by MHSjennie May 7, 2014

Miss Humblebees Academy

What is Miss Humblebees? It’s an online kindergarten preparatory program to help get kids ready for kindergarten.  It’s a play-based, fully interactive and fun learning experience. Miss Humblebees Academy is not video based, it’s actually an interactive program. There are sound cues that explain to the child exactly how to navigate the pages. Subjects range from math, science, […]

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Whisper Diaper Pail Review & Giveaway

by MHSjennie March 26, 2014

Whisper Diaper Pail

All of us have been there…. we walk into our house and get knocked over by the smell of a dirty diaper that we left in the garbage! YUCK! I think we have all tried the diaper pails that claim to contain the smell, but then you open up that lid and are hit with […]

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Sex Education Workshop for Parents: How to talk to your kids from a young age

by MHSjennie January 17, 2014

I am SO excited to announce this upcoming series of classes!! I wrote about my struggles trying to  figure out how to explain body parts to Cody. I love that a professional is taking the bull by the horns and offering sex education classes tailored specifically for parents!!! You can see below for all the […]

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Talking Tips for Kids

by Jennie August 20, 2013

I was excited to find Talking Tips for Kids because I need some ideas on helping Grayson communicate! This child can talk, but he chooses NOT to! If I ask him to say a word, he can usually say that word, but most of the time he can get across what he wants by pointing, […]

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Cincinnati Children’s Green Twp Branch Opening Soon!

by Jennie March 21, 2013

We are SO lucky to have such amazing hospitals here in the Greater Cincinnati area and Children’s Hospital is one of the BEST!!! I LOVE that we have a Children’s 5 minutes from my house so no matter what the time of day is I can get there quick! It is one less thing I […]

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The Importance of Kids Eye Exams

by Jennie February 19, 2013

Our eyes are SUPER important and just like the rest of our body, we need to take care of them! I got Cody’s eyes checked for FREE before he turned a year with the InfantSEE eye program. He had a clean bill of eye health at that point. At 3, our pediatrician did an eye […]

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What is a Lip Tie? How to Diagnose and Treat.

by Jennie January 22, 2013

Lip Tie

I am SOOOOO sorry it has taken me this long to update you on Grayson’s lip tie. WEEKS upon WEEKS ago, I wrote about coming home from New York after Grayson’s lip tie procedure. Let me rewind and talk about how we got there. I was reading a newsletter from a lactation consultant and for whatever […]

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Art ABC: Fine Arts, Alphabet, And Fun

by Guest Posts January 11, 2013

ArtABC is a brilliantly conceived FREE iOS application which reinforces alphabet, reading, and phonics related learning topics. Much like an interactive storybook, little learners page through each letter of alphabet, treated to images and narration of the letter and related words. ArtABC doesn’t just encourage tiny scholars in their mastery of the alphabet, however. With […]

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Chore Charts are LIFE Changers

by Jennie January 8, 2013

Cody is capable of doing many of the little things on his own, including chores. I have friends who rave about Chore Charts and how they have made such a big difference in their day-to-day life with the kids. I didn’t really get it until the last 6 months or so. We are always on […]

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Baby Signs: Signing Saturday "Book"

by Jenny Combs January 5, 2013

The Baby Signs Program is designed to help give parents and babies an easy way to communicate before a child actually develops the ability to use words by teaching parents and babies to use signs. There are many benefits to signing with babies: reduced frustration/tears, strengthens the parent/child bond, improves babies self-esteem and self confidence, […]

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Signing Saturday: Sign for “Snow”!

by Guest Posts December 29, 2012

Welcome to Signing Saturday. I am a local Baby Signs Instructor (Baby Signs by Jenny) and will be sharing a “Sign of the Week” with you each Saturday. The Baby Signs Program is designed to help give parents and babies an easy way to communicate before a child actually develops the ability to use words […]

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