Wheelchair Parenting 101

Slingin' Around

I endorse using a baby sling.  I used them for my three.  Really, that is the safest way to transport baby if you're in a chair. 

I have seen the heartbreaking stories on the news that a few babies have died due to suffocation while in their baby sling.  This is a danger I never thought about. 

So to the moms with little ones that are 'sling age', make sure baby stays on their back while in the sling, and the sling material is away from their face!

Warning: May Cause Drowsiness - Do Not Operate Heavy Machinery

We have been blessed with good health through this cold and flu season.  Despite the kids bringing notes from school saying someone in their class has Strep or H1N1, they have avoided illness and not missed a day of school...until today.

This morning, Ryan woke up with a fever.  We gave him Children's Motrin, and sent him back to bed.

I hate taking medicine.  Why would anyone take some of these medications they advertise on TV?  I guess if the benefit outweighs the possible side effects, but, come on, have you seen some of these commercials with ridiculous side effects..

~risk of heart attack

~risk of stroke

~you might want to commit suicide

~occasional fainting

...and my favorite...

  ~ runny bowels, and the inability to control them

Sign me up!  Please.  Sounds like the devil's in the details to me.

Not "Super-Size-Me", Rather "San-i-tize-Me"

Not that I'm a germaphobe, but with it being flu season, and all the talk about H1N1, it is a good time to have a habit of hand washing and sanitizing.

When the kids walk in from school, they immediately go to the sink and wash their hands.

We keep a bottle of sanitizer in the truck, for on the go sanitizing. 

Whenever I use liquid soap or hand sanitizer, I fumble with the bottle, and it ends up on the floor more times than not.  For those of you that share in that frustration, here is a resolution to that problem; invest in an automatic soap dispenser.

They are battery operated and release the soap or sanitizer when you move your hand in front of it.  You could stick a piece of Velcro  on the bottom  of the dispenser so it stays put.

I think shopping carts are a massive breeding ground for germs.  Think of how many hands have been touching that bar.  I don't push it, but Chris or the kids do.  For this occasion, I make them wipe it first with an antibacterial wipe. 

And public restrooms?  Don't even think about it.  I am the queen of "hold it till we get home".

OK, germaphobe, maybe a little!