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Hyland's Teething Tablets have been recalled:

The FDA has detected a potentially toxic substance [belladonna] in Hyland's Teething Tablets and urges consumers to discard them.
Full article here: http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504763_162-20020623-10391704.html

The really frustrating thing to me is that belladonna didn't sneak into some factory somewhere, it's the active ingredient. Parents with teething infants, who are desperate to help their cranky, sad babies of course want to use something homeopathic and natural. Belladonna is also know as "deadly nightshade." Really, does that sound like a good product to give to infants? I could go on, but I'm just going to stop there.

So true.

From a very interesting article about the cost of children:

"...managing a multi-kid household when both parents work full-time is like trying to simultaneously juggle a kitchen sink, a balloon and a kitten."


Yup, that about sums it up.

Read the whole (somewhat depressing) article here: http://money.bundle.com/article/can-you-really-afford-second-child-and-does-it-really-matter

More fun with toddler speak

This morning I took Carter into our room and plopped him on the bed. As soon as we walked in the room, he started repeated "schleepee." We assumed he was saying "sippy" since that's what they call cups at school and he was in fact drinking from a cup.

Eventually we realized he was saying "sleeping" in regards to the roomba sitting in the corner. As in, "Carter, don't touch that, the robot is sleeping." He really loves to turn it on repeatedly. Clearly, he hears this phrase a lot.

Deciphering

Last Saturday, I woke up to a happily chattering Carter. I went in to his room to get him up. The first thing I do is say hi, hug him, and then open the blinds. As soon as he spotted the light outside, he shouted:

"OBAMA!"

It was 6am and I was not quite 100% mentally, so I was slightly confused. I looked back at him while he repeated "Obama! Obama! Obama!" I was rather perplexed because a. we don't sit the kid in front of c-span for hours on end and b. the president was not standing outside the door (which, seriously, would have been really startling). I tried to figure out what the heck he was babbling about. Then it dawned on me, he was staring and pointed at the giant umbrella.

So I asked him, "Umbrella? Do you see the umbrella buddy?" He looked back at me like duh, that's what I've been telling you. So I repeated slowly "uuuhm-brell-LA" and Carter repeated back slowly "Oh-baaa-MA."