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My Not-So-Patented Double Diaper Technique Works!

February 15, 2012 //
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It works…in theory.  I never got to try it out.  If you remember from a previous post, I’d been saving the Worm a couple times a day from a butt-clenching 29.5″ altitude.  Gavin wasn’t able to perform the standtosit technique for the past 3 weeks and would get stuck in a standing position screaming bloody murder.  I invented a diaper solution (for the good of all parent-kind) to help cure Worm’s fear of heights, blah, blah blah…(Don’t make me retype the story again, please?  Here’s the link to that post.)  I guess it only took me blogging about his dilemma for him to channel Rocky Balboa (queue up “Gonna Fly Now“.  If this song doesn’t drive you to your full potential as a human being, then your name is Clubber Lang or Ivan Drago.  I digress.) into his little body.

Here is Gavin in just his second attempt ever seen.  From acrophobia to acrobatica, it only took one dismount to master the standtosit technique.  He isn’t even phased anymore.

Just watch the technique.  It’s a one-hand, two-hand, drop.  Style points for that.  He must have learned the 180 knee-spin from watching SYTYCD last season.  Double style points for that pivot.  Oh, and I’m sorry about the high-pitched voice in some of the video.  When I get excited, the schoolgirl cheerleader part of me comes out.

I hesitated about points on this one because I did create the double diaper technique.  But since the Worm beat me to the punch in figuring out how to give in to gravity all by himself, he gets a point.

Gavin – 7; Dad – 4

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Such a Peaceful Sleeper

February 14, 2012 //
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Gavin’s only a few days old here.  I love this close-up.  You can really see his squished face and the bruises he got on his eyelids during birth.  Who does he get that hairy forehead from?

Being Born Took a Lot Out of Me! Nap time!

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The Art of the Swaddle

February 13, 2012 //
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As you can see, our swaddle technique pretty much sucks.  But before this, we were only able to practice on the dogs.  So, please cut us a little slack.  It’s not easy to swaddle babies after the sleep deprivation starts playing with your brain.

Cuddling with the Monkeys...

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The Worm’s Giving Out Free Hugs!

February 11, 2012 //
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I got off work today and went charging into the house looking for my non-hairy boy.  Wow!  He’s so cute in his little “Hug Magnet” longsleeve, I thought.  Why don’t I go over and give him a great big hug!

Like a zit under pressure, he popped.

Ok, but when you said lunch is on me...I didn't know THAT was what you meant!

 

Maybe it’s just me, but these kinds of hugs don’t give me that warm, fuzzy feeling.

I see the Worm’s mastered the silent vomit.

The student has given the teacher a lesson today.

Gavin – 6; Dad – 4

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The Tebow Bill? It’s to Allow Home-Schooled Children to Participate in Local School Sports

February 10, 2012 //
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Tim Tebow Florida Field

Currently, there are 24 states that allow home-schooled children to play sports at their neighborhood schools.  This list includes: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Utah, Vermont, Washington state, and Wyoming. Vermont.  (Contact your state representative for further information.)

If your state is not on the list, you are homeschooling your child, and you expect to let him/her participate in secondary school athletics, you may have a battle on your hands.

The Tebow Bill, named after Tim Tebow, the UF football legend, will allow homeschooled children to play high school sports.  Obviously, using the name Tebow carries some weight as well as highlights his rise to football stardom in Florida, where he was homeschooled and allowed to play high school football.

The State of Virginia is the most recent state trying to pass this bill.

Opponents of the bill argue that home-schooled children don’t have the education level of a typical high school student.  (Really?  So, your high school football star who’s getting recruited by top colleges around the country can barely score in triple digits on the SAT’s and you think homeschooling is poor? Doesn’t this happen every year?)  There are also those that oppose this bill, because it will create a ‘recruiting’ type of atmosphere between homeschooled kids and local high schools.  (If you didn’t already know, that stuff already happens with normal high school students.)

On the other side of the coin, some taxes goes to supporting public schools.  So, even though you may home-school, you are still paying money towards a local high school.  So, shouldn’t your child be allowed to play sports with the other taxpaying students?  Or maybe all the homeschooled children’s taxes would go to a separate sports/activities program.  (Then the s#!t would hit the fan…)

Below are some of the articles outlining what is going on with the Tebow Bill.  If you know you are going to homeschool your child through secondary school, then you may want to start looking at your state’s legislature now.

You could be growing the next Tim Tebow in your very own house!  Wouldn’t the world be a better place if there were just a few more Tim Tebows?

The Tebow Bill

More Tebow Bill

Even More Tebow Bill

 

Sports Participation for Homeschoolers

 

 

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California Baby – Super Sensitive No Fragrance Bubble Bath

February 9, 2012 //
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California Baby Super Sensitive No Fragrance Bubble Bath. Say that 3 times fast!

Wow, what a name!

I’m a man.  Steph’s a woman.  Gavin’s a worm.  Since Steph and I are responsible for bathing Gavin, he gets no choice in the matter.  Being a guy, I don’t really want my son to smell like a vanilla cupcake after he gets a bath.  (I really don’t know why women think a vanilla scent is attractive.  Smelling like a steak or a meatball sandwich is attractive.)  I want Gavin to smell like himself…99% sweet and 1% spicy.  So, I’m very keen on this California Baby Super Sensitive No Fragrance Bubble Bath.  (Whew!)  It smells almost like nothing, which means my boy will be bombarded by one less scented baby product in his life.  (Not every baby product needs to smell like something.  Take it from this guy, it is ok for baby products to have no scent at all.)

The great thing about the CBSSNFBB is, well, there are many things great about this product.  It’s part of a line of products that were created by a mom looking to provide safe bathing products for her own children.  The ingredients are not harsh detergents that you may find in some adult products.  You can use this CBSSNFBB on newborns as well as other people with sensitive skin.    It’s non-toxic (but you may not want to feed it to your baby) and it is a no tears formula.  There’s no nut oils, gluten, soy, oat or dairy in the bubble bath.  The fact that it contains organic and sustainably grown ingredients is also a plus for me.

We have a few different baby bath products in the house and I always find myself reaching for this one.  It doesn’t dry out the Worm’s skin and he feels clean without any residue after a wash.  It gets a little sudsy with some effort, but I know that suds don’t always equal clean.  So, that’s not a big deal for me.  It even comes with a bubble wand if you want to blow bubbles for your little one at bath time!  Now, that’s a big deal for me!

Gavin doesn’t get very filthy just yet, as he is new to the crawling stage.  So, I cannot attest to the cleaning power of the CBSSNFBB in very dirty conditions, but I will probably give it a try before anything else.

On a somewhat related note, Gavin’s skin has had little problem with diaper rash, eczema, etc., so we consider ourselves lucky.  There’s a possibility it is because we use products that are good for his skin.  I feel that this is one of those products.

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Overall Rating:  10 Worms   

Ease of Use:  10 Worms  

Performance:  10 Worms 

Features:  10 Worms 

Durability:  10 Worms 

Manliness:  10 Worms (Something that doesn’t smell like baby powder or flowers or vanilla?  Very manly!)

Retail Price:  $13.99

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Pros:

Doesn’t smell like sissy.  Non-toxic ingredients.

Cons:

None.

Things I would modify:

None.

Where to find:

http://www.californiababy.com

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The Baby Blob

February 9, 2012 //
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Yep, he’s got no strength to hold himself up.  So Steph is using the natural two-finger head pinch to hold up Gavin.  (About 4 days old here!)

He’s cute as a button even if we may have picked up a little Tibetan baby from the hospital instead of our own.

I'm so tired...

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