tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58890465140319197332024-03-05T01:35:45.203-08:00Babies in BloomRochellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11386267820492213112noreply@blogger.comBlogger183125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889046514031919733.post-86320724383904622452012-08-03T10:32:00.000-07:002012-08-03T10:34:02.384-07:00Alicia: What Breastfeeding Means to Me<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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birthday. I was a very young mom and very insecure with that even though my
husband and I had already been in a very happy and loving relationship for over
6 years and married for 2 of them. We were young, crazy, and madly in love with
each other. We made a choice to start our family early, and it was absolutely
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With that said, I was still left feeling very judged and inadequate as a
mother at times because of my age. Comments like, "Wow. You are getting started
young," from strangers really wore my confidence down. My older sister was the
only person in either of our families' that I had known to breastfeed. My sister
nursed her sweet son for close to 2 years though, and I saw how that bonded them
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Breastfeeding was not something I had to decide if I wanted to do or not.
For me, it was my only choice. It was also the beginning of me making choices
for my child that were solely based on what was best for us, and had nothing to
do with other's opinions. Of course it was healthy for me and my baby, but it
was so much more for me. Breastfeeding gave me confidence in myself as a mother
that I was doing what was best for my child. My husband's opinions were suddenly
the only ones that mattered to me when it came to our daughter, and he was more
supportive of breastfeeding than I could have ever imagined he would be. </div>
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I hope anyone out there struggling with confidence in your parenting
choices can be inspired to try to just make choices based on what is best for
you and your family despite your age or family dynamic. I love hearing what
works for other families, but in the end I feel very strongly that something
different works for every family. Whether it is breastfeeding, discipline, or
the kinds of foods you eat; we all do things differently so let's be strong in
those decisions. And a final word: let's support those other mamas out there who
make choices different than our own, because it's what is best for their
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-Alicia</div>babiesinbloomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08741911602011540256noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889046514031919733.post-85297046277009484232012-08-02T07:20:00.000-07:002012-08-03T09:43:19.723-07:00Ali: What Breastfeeding Means to Me<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUVIb_ZEFg_E_ImwvkAqx-_QGj8-cO-g2EdWaVOXncekNaJi7dXzGScB2joal1ULJdu_hAmPl7y97WhGe7KcH9rde5Zf1dreEDsXQxMOFkB0-E0IBrFDj5SYAP9PZdIpa__58QYF0ZkwA/s1600/image.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUVIb_ZEFg_E_ImwvkAqx-_QGj8-cO-g2EdWaVOXncekNaJi7dXzGScB2joal1ULJdu_hAmPl7y97WhGe7KcH9rde5Zf1dreEDsXQxMOFkB0-E0IBrFDj5SYAP9PZdIpa__58QYF0ZkwA/s200/image.jpg" width="133" /></a>When I was pregnant with my daughter, the decision to breastfeed wasn’t an easy one for me. I have had Crohn’s Disease for 10 years and was on the fence about nursing due to the medication I was on at the time. I went back and forth and was very torn. I had always supported breastfeeding, but I didn’t know if it was going to be what was best for us. Needless to say, I ultimately decided to give it a try. </div>
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Today is my daughter’s 11 month birthday and we are still exclusively breastfeeding. Has it been easy? Not at all. Crohn’s Disease weakens my immune system and I have battled with thrush since she was 5 weeks old. I have also had mastitis a few times and currently she is going through a horrible biting phase. Despite all the tears and the hard times, I wouldn’t change it at all. <br />
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What does breastfeeding mean to me? It means that we have been able to overcome obstacles together. It means I have put so much of myself into nursing to do the best that I can for my daughter. It means that this little person, my baby, is so incredibly important to me that I would do anything possible to give her what I can.<br />
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It means that everyday I get to stop whatever I am doing to enjoy and snuggle with my baby. I get to rub her face, calm her, and feed her. I cherish this even more now that she is walking and active. No matter where we are, whether it be in a busy place or sitting on the couch, we get to stop what we are doing, I get to stare into my little one’s eyes and remember why I love her so much. <br />
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It means that I can soothe her every need. When she hits her head and signs “milk” I know she wants her mommy to take away her pain. <br />
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It means that we both are healthy. She is getting the best nutrition possible and I have been in remission for the first time in 10 years. We both have needed each other. She needs me, and I need her. <br />
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It means that someday I will look back at our nursing relationship and miss it. I will miss the snuggles, the certain milk cry, her being close to me, and us being one.<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; mso-fareast-language: JA;">Every parent agrees, there is nothing more rewarding than a quiet house when your children are peacefully sleeping. Without a doubt, building a foundation for healthy sleep habits in your household will bring harmony and well-being to all family members. Alas, why does sleep allude so many of us?…I hope to offer 3 guest blogs to offer a glimpse into the most common issues that may cause sleep disruptions in your household & some fast, easy practical suggestions on how to overcome the sleep pitfalls. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; mso-fareast-language: JA;">1. A bedtime that is too late can keep your child awake at night</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-language: JA;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; mso-fareast-language: JA;">Did you know that children need on average 10-11 hours of sleep at night for the first 9 years of their lives! Children need the right quality and quantity of sleep and the right timing of sleep.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; mso-fareast-language: JA;">2.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Insufficient daytime sleep and nap deprivation will cause night-wakings.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-language: JA;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; mso-fareast-language: JA;">Don’t forget…daytime sleep is just as important as nighttime sleep.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; mso-fareast-language: JA;">I will be posting more sleep facts and tips in the future. I always recommend, before you make any bold changes in addressing your sleep concerns, that it is incredibly important to educate yourself and choose a methodology and philosophy where you and your partner can be in agreement and remain consistent over a period of 2-3 weeks.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Patience and consistency are key elements in supporting your child when he/she is learning the all important life skill of sleep! May you enjoy a quiet house!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; mso-fareast-language: JA;">If you are tired and want to make a change and if you want an alternative to the “cry it out” methods, than there is hope and help available. I adhere to a Gentle Sleep Coaching philosophy. I am a tenured, trained and certified infant and child Gentle Sleep Coach</span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif";"> </span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode", "sans-serif";">℠</span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; mso-fareast-language: JA;"> working with children 6 months to 5 years. I also offer Sleep Shaping for babies 0-4 months. </span><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif";">I offer comprehensive sleep consultations, conducted in-person or over the phone, which are designed to give personalized guidance and support in developing a gentle sleep program so your child will learn sleep independence, thus ultimately restoring harmony to your family life. </span></div>
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deploy on rather short notice. We decided to put our family plans on the back
burner until he returned home. Well, we were over the moon with excitement to
find out the following week that I was already pregnant! Yep, that's right. We
are adding another baby to the BiB family in January 2013!
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While this is a very exciting and joyful time for me, it's also a
very nauseous time. I had some morning sickness with my first, but nothing like
this! I've been nauseous 24/7 for weeks now. I don't even remember what not
being nauseous feels like. Very few things sound appetizing enough to eat, and
even those things can turn on me in an instant. I keep the little I do eat
down...most days. The mint flavored Preggie Pops do help a lot when a smell hits
me wrong or something, but it's not realistic to have a Preggie Pop in my mouth
24/7. After a recon Facebook post on our BiB page, I have decided to
take some suggestions and go pick up some sea sick wrist bands. I'll keep you
posted on how they help! Any other tips? And did you moms with more than one LO
find yourself more queasy with subsequent pregnancies?<br />
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- Alicia</div>Rochellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11386267820492213112noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889046514031919733.post-16382184774234095432012-05-24T21:35:00.000-07:002012-05-24T21:37:58.726-07:00Beaba Babycook time!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMEJTAHAH6gFm29oxHW20qNcRO1iKmYqXGCUQNey_q0eMX5gDdGZqMS6F2WPlD6MHu-BPHAMjBNROVjBkbBT8riD1L5QhX9IJ0wH-P2e0q8UnF32yJ7KarNTNhyphenhyphen_2YIBRIzl1Wj6hT0lw/s1600/IMG_1219%5B1%5D.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMEJTAHAH6gFm29oxHW20qNcRO1iKmYqXGCUQNey_q0eMX5gDdGZqMS6F2WPlD6MHu-BPHAMjBNROVjBkbBT8riD1L5QhX9IJ0wH-P2e0q8UnF32yJ7KarNTNhyphenhyphen_2YIBRIzl1Wj6hT0lw/s200/IMG_1219%5B1%5D.JPG" width="200" /></a>Actually tonight it’s about the Beaba “Mum Cook Book.” Now it’s been a full year since I’ve used this thing for anything other than steamed carrots, so I had to relearn some of the basics. <br />
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While some of us BiB mamas were doing our research at the latest ABC convention, we spent time speaking with the people behind the Beaba products. We’ve carried the Babycook, and accessories in the store for quite some time, and were thrilled to see them start to introduce additional uses for their main seller. We looked through the “Mum” and “Toddler” cookbooks while we were with them and knew right away they would be a great addition to our store…and also my kitchen. <br />
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My child never went hard-core into purees, so I missed a big portion of what I was excited about having the Beaba. Adding spices and different flavors together was appealing to me, but when your kiddo liked to live off of tofu chunks and steam carrots for about 3 months, the notoriety of the Beaba wore off fast. I’ve been told if I start to utilize some other Beaba recipes then perhaps my boredom of the Beaba will turn around. <br />
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Tonight, we will be making a recipe out of Beaba Mum Cookbook: “Middle-Eastern-style veal meatballs” Quick disclaimer…I’m using chicken instead of veal. First problem is that while writing this thus far I forgot to time the steaming portion of my quinoa. Oops! <br />
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Step 1: Fill the reservoir of your babycook with 3 measures of water. Put the bulgur (I’m using quinoa) in the babycook rice-cooker accessory and cook for 20 minutes. <br />
-I just checked it after the first steam session was complete and quinoa was not at all cooked. <br />
-After second steam session quinoa was cooked perfectly.<br />
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Step 2: In the meantime, cut the meat into chunks and peel the onion. When the bulgur (quinoa) is cooked, chop the onion finely in the babycook bowl. Add the meat, spices (cinnamon, cumin, turmeric) fresh cilantro and honey. Process again and transfer the mixture to a mixing bowl. Add the whole egg and the bulgur (quinoa) and mix it all together. <br />
-Really? Raw meat in the processor? <br />
-I skipped this since I was using ground chicken instead of chunk veal. Just threw it all in a mixing bowl and had my sous chef/husband mix it up. <br />
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-Thinking coconut oil would have been better. Apparently my idea of a walnut is tennis ball so they are taking a while to cook. Olive oil is breaking down too quickly. Again, nice to have the sous chef around for the splattering parts so I can sit and type. <br />
-Smells really ridiculously good in our kitchen right now. <br />
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Step 4: Decorate them with chopped cilantro and eat. <br />
-Half of the first batch has already been consumed. Delicious. <br />
-I would add salt and pepper. <br />
-Husband said he is using this idea to make breakfast sausage this weekend. Chicken, quinoa, egg and sweet/savory spices will rarely taste bad combined together. <br />
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Blending everything in the Beaba would have been really easy. I will say that using the babycook rice-cooker does make that part super simple. Not that quinoa is difficult to cook on the stove, but with a little one running around it’s a whole lot easier to place it in the Beaba and just let that turn off automatically. All in all we (sous chef and I) are giving this recipe a 5 out of 5 babystars.<br />
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Ingredients: Simple and available most times at home<br />
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Cooking: Easy to follow and worked well with Beaba and stove<br />
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Taste: Pretty good for using low fat meat, and held together well<br />
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Good for: All in house - kiddos and caretakersRochellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11386267820492213112noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889046514031919733.post-51924561738737324472012-05-02T23:42:00.000-07:002012-05-09T23:43:51.471-07:00Signing with Baby A<div class="MsoNormal">
My 8 month old and I recently began attending the new
session of Sign4Baby taught by Joann Wooley. <o:p></o:p></div>
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colors, etc. She begins the class with a “Welcome” song which really gets the
babies excited! There are toys for the babies to play with that coordinate with
that week’s theme. Joann goes over signs using books, music, and the babies.
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The one thing I really liked about the first class was how
Joann told us not to focus so much on learning every sign she showed us, but to
focus more on our communication with our baby and which signs would best suit
them individually. For example, many of the babies are signing “dog” in our
class, however, we don’t have a dog so I am not teaching that sign to Baby A
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Joann told us to start by picking 3-5 signs at first and
then to gradually introduce more as fitting. So far, WE sign bird, water, milk,
all done, book, clapping, and bye bye to Baby A. She can sign milk and wave bye
bye. She also has been “air” clapping for quite some time. I wave both my hands
at her when she does a good job or we are excited about something and now she
can do the same when we say “YAY!”. We have only been signing new words to her
for about two weeks so I know she will start picking up on more
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I am so glad we are attending this session of Sign4Baby. We
have a signing book that Baby A received for Christmas and I have searched for
signs online before, but it is very helpful to learn how to correctly sign with
my baby. Joann is so sweet and animated with all of the babies in the class. I
love how she brings her touches of attachment parenting to the class as well. It
is eye opening to realize how babies really want to communicate with you at such
an early age and how signing is the perfect way to help them do that. I know
that signing is going to help us a lot when Baby A is a toddler and cannot find
the right words to describe her frustration. If you were thinking about
attending a class, do it. You won’t regret it. <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">~Ali</span></span></div>Rochellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11386267820492213112noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889046514031919733.post-937255260722332362012-04-22T06:30:00.000-07:002012-05-01T06:32:07.324-07:00Great Cloth Diaper Change 2012Babies in Bloom was proud to host a location for the <a href="http://greatclothdiaperchange.com/" target="_blank">Great Cloth Diaper Change</a> again this year! Last year, a Guinness World Record was set for the most cloth diapers changed simultaneously with 5,026 participants at 127 locations in 5 countries. This year, over 200 locations participated, making it likely that a new record was set! We look forward to sharing the official totals soon. Here are a few photos from the day...<br />
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<br />Rochellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11386267820492213112noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889046514031919733.post-5980642662406509892012-04-15T07:05:00.000-07:002012-05-01T07:10:48.573-07:00A Great Day for a StrollI am always amazed at the wonderful community of supporters we have at BiB. Yesterday, several customers, employees and family members braved the chilly weather to participate in the March for Babies. All together, our team raised over $3400 for the March of Dimes! Thank you!<br />
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<br />Rochellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11386267820492213112noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889046514031919733.post-58591394384620164142012-03-18T06:40:00.000-07:002012-05-01T06:43:29.259-07:00Join the Walk!<div>
<span style="font-size: 100%;">I have a passion for babies. Every day, I work with parents helping to ensure they get off to a good start with their little ones. As a lactation consultant, my job often involves supporting parents with babies in the NICU. What many people do not know is that sixteen years ago, I was a parent of a NICU baby, too. Kelsey was born at 36+ weeks following a complicated pregnancy. We are thankful that she is a healthy, happy young lady.</span><br />
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Every day, thousands of babies are born too soon, too small and often very sick. Our team is walking in March for Babies because we want to do something about this. We hope you will join us on Saturday, April 14th in Oceanside (or find a walk closer to you).<br />
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To learn more about the March of Dimes March for Babies, make a donation or join our team, please click <a href="http://www.marchforbabies.org/s_team_page.asp?seid=1800038" target="_blank">here</a></div>
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They were able to use the money to buy things to make visiting parents more comfortable, and also for items like scrapbooking supplies (the nurses make little scrapbooks for the babies who are long-term patients to give their parents a keepsake of the journey).</div><div></div><br /><div>We are working hard to make this year's event even more successful - for parents like Lori...</div><div></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1IKnSZHMmt5VAR0-AeL1mbIUlzRbwtDYBj8UOlG9eocQc-qRSF8HbvTOvkzWgBmuI3vremcBIwBOh8LIqXOTFAymOPWuiZ3oiZRO9S8MkS1yTgrx8iwEWV0uIq4xVl6lQmImUvNnOGuA/s1600/zms+11-21-11.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 239px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585649721253515074" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1IKnSZHMmt5VAR0-AeL1mbIUlzRbwtDYBj8UOlG9eocQc-qRSF8HbvTOvkzWgBmuI3vremcBIwBOh8LIqXOTFAymOPWuiZ3oiZRO9S8MkS1yTgrx8iwEWV0uIq4xVl6lQmImUvNnOGuA/s320/zms+11-21-11.jpg" /></a>"Zoey Mae arrived at 32 weeks 4 days gestation weighing 3 lbs 14.5 oz, despite our plans for a perfect home birth. Although Zoey's arrival did not go as we expected we are very blessed to have had a loving skilled team to care for her as she grew stronger. </div><br /><div>Zoey was at Tri City Medical Center NICU for thirty days and we spent upwards of twelve hours a day there with her. We were astonished at how well she was cared for, not to mention the emotional support we received from the entire NICU staff. The neonatology team was always able to take the extra time to explain Zoey's changing needs, the nursing staff was kind and willing to support our instincts as parents and the lactation team was unparalleled. </div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKZghipGPCe0KVaoSclITBDACfFqCiXc1BdXjUBlC8FIjd9tXL4ApEX2ceGS4FK5uQpBXP-de22ZjqAnncWFY-MtNjm5E64eUSlSDU5qs604pR16FTkAUJQ6GUjD7lI9e6qHydhGvclHk/s1600/zms+11-18-11.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585650199159178754" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKZghipGPCe0KVaoSclITBDACfFqCiXc1BdXjUBlC8FIjd9tXL4ApEX2ceGS4FK5uQpBXP-de22ZjqAnncWFY-MtNjm5E64eUSlSDU5qs604pR16FTkAUJQ6GUjD7lI9e6qHydhGvclHk/s320/zms+11-18-11.jpg" /></a>After spending her first month of life in the hospital, Zoey is now home, thriving, nursing beautifully and we are loving being a family of five. We will forever be grateful for the TriCity NICU Team for the amazing medical care and for all the love and support we received during our time there."</div></div>Rochellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11386267820492213112noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889046514031919733.post-566858610826304512011-03-17T22:15:00.000-07:002011-03-18T22:19:11.954-07:00FREE Birth & Baby Fair - March 19th!<a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.facebook.com/babiesinbloom"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 409px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 531px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585655433818454514" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiafsTf40F54A9PuGB0c5cgArMIH6uFs238M0K2OUph9VCBjtDSbmAUy1dogvT4uvppmaRSRutCmBJtkyMtGKLoAoPW6go73RKPp4FpbyPGtVNPj3nxV1cBVV1ikRDd0hq6KWxpds_v05Y/s400/Alittlecelebrationfinal1.jpg" /></a><br /><div></div>Rochellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11386267820492213112noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889046514031919733.post-62142902778354306092010-12-16T08:04:00.001-08:002010-12-16T08:06:52.515-08:00On the Twelfth Day of Christmas, Babies in Bloom gave to me......20% off all books, including the popular Indestructibles!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-dZyaPnQitrW1UWqo_WSuJzlHugPGh0Ovwa0GBt_9yfBlOfIATill28RVxuTDH5UXCAvSA4X5XIFefXrH2gxeBzRbJbfmFJ5Gi5aTIsgjXQm8k2RccuXKeoqQcYK-OSY7bxbLMLsLWck/s1600/book+boynton.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 181px; 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