From Bottles To Sippy Cups! Avent Baby Bottle Review!

There is a lot of baby gear out there and it can be quite overwhelming when it comes to figuring what to buy and what's best for both baby and you. Drinkware for the kiddies is no exception.

Choosing a bottle can be a task in and of itself when baby is kicking around in the womb and you have a million of other things to do research on and purchase. Nonetheless, though, they're pretty standard knowledge. Most, at least, know what bottles are and what they vaguely look like, right? But just wait til you get to the store and there's a wall full of them in all shapes, colors, textures, materials, sizes, and prices.

And, as if that weren't enough, after you choose a bottle, a year later, where do you go from there? Welcome to the land of sippy cups, straw cups, lidded cups, so on and so forth.

In this new mini-series, piecesofm shows you her journey From Baby Bottles To Sippy Cups, reviews the drinkware she tried, what to look for, what she learned and how she helped her daughter transition her way through the land of drinkware to the bowl/cup.

In this first episode, piecesofm starts from the beginning, reviewing the Phillips Avent baby bottle.



Have baby bottle opinions of your own? Share below, we'd love to hear! :> Happy Healthy Juicy Baby's First Drinkware! :>

Baby's First Year TAG Video!

While being a first-time parent can be fun, exciting, and full of joy, it can also sometimes be a little overwhelming, considering all the things you have to learn and choices you have to make.

As a first-time parent, I rely on my skills to do research, as well as experienced family members, friends with little ones, and any other parent who's open to sharing with me their experiences. The latter, in particular, is a favorite. What are real parents actually doing these days with their kids? What works? What doesn't? What's good? Is this normal? So on and so forth. Since there's no one way to parent, it's our jobs as parents to try to research the options and find what works best for our children and it's our goal to bring out the best in them and to raise happy, healthy (and juicy :>) citizens :>

Hillary was right— it takes a village. So with my love of asking questions and love of hearing what other parents have to say, I created this TAG (video), which consists of 25 questions related to you as the parent as well as baby's latest developments. The TAG's called Baby's First Year but many of the questions apply to older tots as well, so please don't feel excluded!

Please do and share this tag! we'd love to hear your responses and I'm sure there are other parents out there who would too!

Enjoy and thanks for watching!

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Happy Healthy Baby Juicy!

TAG! You're it!

Bay Area Kids Things To Do: Bay Area Discovery Museum!

Live in the Bay Area? Looking for something to do with the kiddies? Join us for an adventure to the Bay Area Discovery Museum! We'll show you what we did and saw. This place is great and definitely HealthyButJuicy! Packed full of fun, learning, discovering, laughing, and active climbing, crawling, running, and socialization :>

We didn't even have time to see all the exhibits. We'll definitely have to go back :)

Have any suggestion of where else we should go? Let us know in the comments below, we'd love to hear!

Link to the museum: http://www.baykidsmuseum.org

Enjoy and thanks for watching!

Top 5 Baby Items You DON'T Need!

Check out the Top 5 Baby Essentials video!

This video is in follow up to that one. Buying stuff for Baby can be a little overwhelming. There are a lot of things out there and lots of marketing to try to get you to buy them. In this video I share with you some things you DON'T need. By no means is this list exhaustive but hopefully it'll help you start to and realize how you can narrow some things down.

Remember, babies grow amazingly fast! Hopefully this will help save you time, money, and space! :>

Enjoy and thanks for watching! And leave a comment below to share other items you think new parents DON'T need, we'd love to hear!

Top 5 Baby Essentials - What Every New Parent Must Have!

There are a lot of things you need to get when you're having a baby. In this video I pare down the top bare essentials. [Clothes not included! Those will unavoidably be gifts so you don't even have to think about them! :>]

If you think we missed a major must-have item, please share it in the Comments section down below! We'd love to hear :> Also, leave a comment with requests for blog posts and videos.

Clean Eating-Out Idea With Small Children!

Eating out with small children isn't always the cleanest— their little hands get everywhere and public tables are exactly the cleanest. One solution is to get those one-time-use disposable placemats but I find those to be terribly expensive, so here's my eco- and wallet-friendly solution.

If you have other ideas or parent tips, please share them in the comments section, we'd love to hear!

Enjoy and thanks for watching!

5 Fun & Simple Exercises To Do With Baby

Have a baby and don't have time (or money) to go to the gym? Then this video is for you! Good nutrition, fitness, and health are all a part of being able to take good care of you family.

In this video, I share with you five easy exercises you can do with your baby, which will help put you back in shape and give you and your baby the opportunity to spend quality time together.

Enjoy!



Please leave your comments and requests down below, we'd love to hear from you!

Swimming With Baby

It's never too early to bring your baby swimming. Well, sort of...

Swimming is almost (if not) the 'perfect' exercise for a pregnant women— it's a non-impact form of cardio that can help reduce swelling and the risks of pre-eclampsia (pregnancy-induced hypertension, aka. high blood pressure) and gestational diabetes, as well as allow a mother-to-be to comfortably 'lie' on her stomach. (Remember to always ask your doctor if it's safe for you first!)

I swam throughout my second and first portion of my third trimester, so Baby is no stranger to the pool. Outside the womb, I first brought my daughter swimming when she was nine months old— at an age where she could sit up by herself, started crawling, and was walking quite well while holding her two hands.

Try signing up for Parent & Child classes at a local community center. It's a great way to introduce them to water beyond their baths, socialize with other parents and children, and encourage a healthybutjuicy lifestyle early on.

Here's a sneak peak on some pre-class activity I do with my daughter.



Happy Healthy Juicy Swimming with Baby!

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