QOTW: Mar 30 - Apr 3

Well ladies, it's the last QOTW for March!

What sort of activites are you looking forward to doing with you LO as the weather gets warmer?

I'm really looking forward to more park trips and eventual trips to the beach. We are also going to spending a lot of time swimming in pools this summer. We've already been spending a lot more time outside than we did earlier this year.

~Leslie :)

Wednesday Recipe Share

Happy Wednesday! Here are some links to Passover recipes for a Jewish members.

http://www.koshercooking.com/Recipes/passover/index.html

http://kosher4passover.com/recipes.htm

http://www.epicurious.com/recipesmenus/holidays/passover/recipes

Enjoy!

Mommy/Baby Spotlight

This week's Spotlight is shining on Alison (Bartsgirl) and Benjamin:

DOB: May 5, 2008 at 7:07 am (A cinco de mayo baby)

Wt: 5lbs 11oz

length: 20 in.

Here is Alison's story:

Benjamin was due June 15, 2008...Father's day! However, he decided that he was ready to come out 6 weeks early. May 4th at 8:00pm I stood up in our family room and SPLOOSH! I looked at my husband and said, "I did not just pee myself. I think my water broke." I ran into the bathroom in complete shock and yelled for him to get me the phone so I could call the after hours line. The nurse told me to get to the hospital because if my water had broke the baby was coming. I was completely freaked out. I didn't even have a bag packed yet. So, my husband ran around the house like crazy packing a bag and we got to the hospital by 9pm. Once we arrived at the nurses station I broke down crying. I was so scared and just couldn't hold it together anymore. They put me on Magnesium to try to stop my labor. They hoped to stop it for a day or two so they could give me steriods to get his lungs stronger. After 5 hours it still hadn't stopped and I was 6 cm. But 6:30am I was 10 cm. At 7:07 am Benjamin Bartholomew was born a large 5 lbs 11oz and 20 in long. Benjamin was whisked to the Special Care Nursery where he spent the next 9 days. My little boy finally came home on May 14th and it has been a whirlwind ever since! Benjamin is now 19 lbs 14oz and 28.75 inches. He is a happy, precocious little boy, and the light of my life.



Thank you to Bartgirl and little Benjamin for sharing their story with us this week!!!

QOTW: Mar 23-27

After a long few days with DS, the question this week just popped into my head.

What sort of things do you do to help you de-stress and unwind after having difficult days with DC?

My favorite thing to do is honestly sleep. I love to take a nap and I honestly feel much calmer and relaxed after I can catch some shut eye. I also like to read or be crafty when I have the time.

Birthday Tips

This week's tip will be on decorations.

What type of decorations will you be doing of for DC's party?
Are you going all out and decorating to the nines? Or is simple more your scene?
Where are you getting your decorations?

Comment with you ideas and answers.

Wednesday Recipe Share

Rather than post one single recipe today, I did a quick search for Easter recipes for kids. Here's a site I found with a ridiculous amount of Easter recipes. http://familyfun.go.com/recipes/special/specialfeature/easter_recipes_ms/

Next week, we'll focus on Passover for our Jewish members. Then, we'll look at just some fun spring recipes. If you have any recipes that you'd like to share over the next few weeks for Passover or spring, please email them to mayflowersmoms@gmail.com! Thanks!

Need Mommy/Baby spotlight info

We are in need of another Mommy/Baby to spotlight for next Tuesday. Please email two pictures (newborn and recent) and information about birth date, ht/wt, funny story or labor story, etc by Monday, March 23 to mayflowersmoms@gmail.com. Thanks!