January 6th, 2012
A while back Jasper had some uh, “issues” whereby he wouldn’t poop for DAYS and then when he finally did it was so big and hard that on several occasions (and I apologize for the bad visual but) it WOULD …
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June 22nd, 2010
The other day I made Jasper a few Dr. Praegers fishsticks which he ate maybe two bites of (he’s teething hard core right now and his interest in food is at about zero.) As usual, I ended up eating the …
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May 18th, 2010
I admit that I felt a certain amount of self-congratulatory smugness while watching the highly entertaining and eye-opening “Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution” this spring.
French fries and hamburgers for every meal? Pizza for Breakfast? How could these people …
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February 16th, 2010
The good news, actually GREAT news is that ever since I wrote about Jasper waking up in the middle of the night crying for food, his eating habits have taken a dramatic turn for the better. My little picky eater …
Filed under: allergies, solids by ariana
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January 20th, 2010
I am so thrilled to have Dr. Cuneo for my first “Ask the Expert” post writing about a subject near and dear to my heart. Most of you know that Jasper is an extremely picky eater, but you may not …
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December 9th, 2009
For those of you who didn’t see it already on facebook, here are two Christmas miracles that happened at daycare yesterday. If Jasper’s daycare teacher Chastity caught these moments on her iPhone or I never would have believed that they …
Filed under: random musings, solids by ariana
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October 13th, 2009
Is there anything more magical than a baby’s expression when they are playing with bubbles?
Jasper is slightly obsessed with bubbles since starting Gymboree. Now, we walks by the counter where I keep them and points up and says “bubble” …
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October 7th, 2009

In the complete OPPOSITE scenario to when you take your car to the mechanic and it operates perfectly, Jasper picked yesterday – the day we visit the pediatrician – to get his first ever stomach bug. Poor little guy must …
Filed under: breastfeeding, reflux, solids, weight gain by ariana
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October 2nd, 2009
Sometimes, mommy intuition knocks so hard on the brick wall I call a brain and STILL I manage to overlook the obvious.
My mother was talking with an old childhood friend of hers whose daughter Ali has a son with …
Filed under: reflux, solids by ariana
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September 15th, 2009
I Have the Perfect Baby — at Daycare.
Jasper is at daycare M-W, I work from home one day and he goes to my mom’s the other day and obviously is at home over the weekend. Four days a week …
Filed under: Mommy SOS, solids by ariana
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