KerriS's Profile

I don't get AT anymore - this post included. There used to be reams of GOOD content, and now the content seems to be reduced by 50-70% at EACH of the sites and the content that is there is not so great... What is going on????

I broke my arm as a kid helping my mom in the kitchen and have been hot and cold on my daughter helping in the kitchen because I am so afraid of her hurting herself. The real problem is that she needs to stand on a step stool or chair and I just don't feel that any of them are safe enough! If only our kitchen was large enough for one of the Learning Towers. Maybe the next place will be... What do other people use?

Does anyone know where the bed in this picture is from?

Our rental bathroom also looked quite harsh when the extremely bright light fixture was on. Then we unscrewed half of the bulbs just to the point when they no longer turn on. The softer light has done wonders for our impression of the bathroom!

So IKEA sells something like this and I see it and wonder - do people really use them or are they mostly decorative? Are they actually comfortable to sit on?

When I see really good photos, I'm often impressed more by the setting: the quality of the light, the sparseness of the background, and the cute clothes/accessories on the kid! I'd love some tutorials on setting up photos indoors and out.

When my daughter was 12 months, I gave her kitchen utensils + a bowl to play with. Varying spoons, potato masher, baster made for something different every night.
Now that she is 2 1/2, she really helps and can handle almost all of the ingredients for fritatta. She cracks the eggs gently (I split them), adds pre-grated cheese and frozen chopped spinach and mixes the whole thing together. Amazingly is doesn't make her any more inspired to eat the fritatta.

TJ's sesame rice thins are quite good. I usually have Mary's Gone (plain flavor) crackers in the house and they are well received by everyone who's tried them!

We loved our Arm's Reach Mini and our crib went unused until our daughter was 6 months old.

That said, a friend who is a really light sleeper had a son who was a really independent sleeper. He rarely fell asleep while being carried or held, but did fine when he was on his own. He was in his crib from day 1. So it does depend on you and your child.

We absolutely love our Oxo Candelas and have given them to every expectant friend so far. They make nighttime so much more pleasant - I nursed by them and we still use them all the time. The light is unobtrusive enough that you can go in and help look for a sleepy kid's paci in the middle of the night without completely waking them up!