20 Baby Products to Traumatize your Infant

When you become a parent, you are all about making things easier...feeding, napping, changing, etc. You think of ingenious ways to get things done and sometimes just pray that someone would make a product to help you. Well, here are some real products that were invented with that purpose in mind (or maybe the inventor was just on drugs). Most of them are scary...it makes you wonder if a parent came up with them or some single person trying to make a buck.

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Aquatots #2 video

Someone requested an Aquatots video...and I aim to please. Enjoy!

Aquatots Class #2

We are having a great time with Katie, in the pool. She seems to be getting more comfortable and loves posing for pictures and waving to Grandma. Next week, we were warned that there will be dunking involved...so be prepared for some interesting photos (any maybe a video if Grandma can catch it)! I can't let anyone dunk MY baby except for me, so I'll be getting in next week.

Suuuuper swimmmeerrrr!

Baby Jamey - Day 3

We just made a trip to the hospital and the new family is doing well. I know everyone is dying to see pictures...so let's get to it!

Jamey taking a much needed nap...

Katie was checking Jamey out, but was a little disappointed that he didn't want to play with her (yet)!

And, finally, a little video of Jamey...

Welcome to the club, Melissa & Glenn!

I'm proud to announce that Melissa, my long time HS friend, is a mommy! James Morgan was born last night via c-section at 9:16pm.

9 pounds, 1 ounce and 22 1/4 inches

Both parents are so happy and Jamey is doing great. I wish them the best in their new "adventure" as parents. It is the craziest, busiest, most rewarding job on Earth! You can never really understand, until you have your first. Welcome to the club guys!

We are your friends...the backyardigans

Katie is teething or not feeling well because she's grumpy and refusing bottles and food. She's probably had about half her normal food today and we're trying everything to get her to eat. Lately, she calms down and drinks her bottle if I sing to her...so during dinnertime, we both stood there singing the Backyardigans theme song because it was the only way to get her to take the bottle. She only drank 3 ounces total, but we probably went through the song about 10 times. We seriously think we're losing it...mentally and physically.

Old Katie...come back to us!

Aquatots Class #1

Katie had her first Aquatots class recently and it was fun (for me at least!)

Grandma and Grandpa came along, since Daddy was sick. Katie loves the bath tub and her baby pool, but I think she was a little hesitant about such a big pool. We learned how to get into the pool with a baby and also did exercises to teach them swimming on their belly and backs. As you can see, Katie did not enjoy the back float/swim. I don't think she liked her head in the water...or maybe she was scared because she couldn't see me.

At least she was stylish in her pink and purple bathing suit! The other babies are all around her age and an equal mix of boys and girls, so it is fun to see them all in the water. In between each "exercise", we get back in a circle and sing songs. Katie really liked that! On the left is a picture of her fellow Aquatots (we're on the left hand side of the circle).

They also have a ramp on the side of the pool, so they kids can "walk" out. That was one of Katie's favorite parts, mainly because she could see Grandma taking pictures at the top of the ramp. We know she's a poser! We missed this weekend's class because of a trip to NJ, but we'll be back there next weekend and I think Daddy is going in! Woohoo!