[blparent] [Bulk] Re: boon squert spoon

Tammy, Paul and Colyn tcl189 at rogers.com
Wed Aug 19 19:17:45 UTC 2009


Hi,

I don't know how long ago you used it, but it is bpa free now.  I would 
recommend it to anybody.

Tammy
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Leanne Merren" <leemer02 at gmail.com>
To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 9:48 AM
Subject: [Bulk] Re: [blparent] boon squert spoon


> Really?  I thought the opposite.  I squeezed it very lightly in order to 
> just dispense a tiny bit rather than a large amount.
> It's a cute spoon.  It looks like a carot.  We really liked it.  Way 
> easier than trying to scoop up food, because you didn't have to try to 
> wipe off the spoon to keep from dropping food.
> As far as I know, though, it isn't BPA free, so that's something to 
> consider if you're going to use it often.  I used it to feed her cereal, 
> but I never fed Kaelyn baby food.  I gave her some mashed avocado in it, 
> but she ate mostly table foods because she was still nursing, and I didn't 
> really start solids till 9 months.
> I recommend it though for easy feeding.
> Leanne
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Dena Wainwright" <dena at envogueaccess.com>
> To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 6:30 AM
> Subject: [blparent] boon squert spoon
>
>
>> Hi.
>> I got one of these spoons as well. It is a very cool design but you do 
>> have to squeeze it pretty darned hard to get the food out. This may not 
>> be an issue for most people, but if you're like me and have nerve damage 
>> in your dominant hand, it was actually impossible to use.
>> Angelina, I could send you mine if you'd like to try it. Just call or 
>> email me off-list.
>> Dena
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Anjelina" <anjelinac26 at gmail.com>
>> To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2009 9:44 PM
>> Subject: [blparent] Subject: Re: Re : Babies growth. school
>>
>>
>>>I know what you mean. Kloei loves to throw her voice around, and her 
>>>screech sounds as if she's preparing for the opera.
>>> She's almost got the hang of crawling and puts anything in her mouth. We 
>>> haven't started solids. She's tasted a few things I've given her by hand 
>>> cut into small pieces. That spoon sounds interesting.
>>> Glad to hear he is a happy healthy baby.
>>> A&K
>>> "Life is a grindstone. Whether it grinds you down or polishes you up is 
>>> up to you."
>>> ~Thomas L. Holdcroft
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "Tammy, Paul and Colyn" <tcl189 at rogers.com>
>>> To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
>>> Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2009 8:41 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [blparent] Re : Babies growth.     school
>>>
>>>
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> Time sure does fly by doesn't it?  What's that little girl of yours up 
>>>> to? Remus has discovered his squeel, and boy is it loud!  I was having 
>>>> a little trrouble feeding him because he kept grabbing at the spoon and 
>>>> knocking the food on the floor or on himself or on me.  So I looked 
>>>> around to see what moms had to say about feeding solids.  I needed a 
>>>> grinder anyway, but while I was looking around in a place called cheeky 
>>>> monkey I accidentally clicked on a link to something called the Boon 
>>>> squeeze and squirt feeding spoon. I wouldn't have given it much thought 
>>>> but I clicked on it by mistake and now I'm glad I did.  It's a spoon 
>>>> that you put baby food in and when you want to put food on the spoon 
>>>> you just squeeze the bulb and food comes out on to the spoon.  So along 
>>>> with my food grinder I got it as well, and it's saved me from having to 
>>>> clean up tons of messes and saved poor Remus from me having to take the 
>>>> time to get more food out of a bowl.  I'm never fast enough getting the 
>>>> food into his mouth no matter what I try, but this sure helps. He'd 
>>>> still rather nurse then sit in my lap and eat serial, but he's patient 
>>>> with me when I try.  He sort of has this noise as if to say okay mommy, 
>>>> I'll humour you. lol  He never stops amazing me with his little noises 
>>>> and the way his personallity is forming.  He's so different yet so 
>>>> similar to Colyn, and it's funny the things you forget from child to 
>>>> child, and the things you never will.
>>>>
>>>> Tammy
>>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>>> From: "Anjelina" <anjelinac26 at gmail.com>
>>>> To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
>>>> Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2009 4:27 PM
>>>> Subject: [Bulk] Re: [blparent] [Bulk] Re: [Bulk] Re: school
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Wow Tammy, time surely is flying
>>>>> Kloei is also six months. Each day she seems to come up with something 
>>>>> new.
>>>>> Seems just like yesterday I was writing about being induced and you 
>>>>> were writing about your birth with Remus!
>>>>> A&K
>>>>> "Life is a grindstone. Whether it grinds you down or polishes you up 
>>>>> is up to you."
>>>>> ~Thomas L. Holdcroft
>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>>>> From: "Tammy, Paul and Colyn" <tcl189 at rogers.com>
>>>>> To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2009 2:05 PM
>>>>> Subject: Re: [blparent] [Bulk] Re: [Bulk] Re: school
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Six months goes by pretty fast here to.  Remus is almost crawling and 
>>>>>> trying to sit up as well.  I put up the gate on the stairs a couple 
>>>>>> weeks ago, and it's a good thing I did because I found him looking 
>>>>>> through the slats and laughing at me the other day when I came up 
>>>>>> from the laundry. He's going to be a holy terror when he figures out 
>>>>>> how to use his knees to propel himself around.  Now he just pulls 
>>>>>> himself on his hands and it's slow-going and he gets tired easily. 
>>>>>> We find him sleeping in the middle of the floor sometimes.  Colyn 
>>>>>> thinks it's great! He loves his big brother and Remus just adores 
>>>>>> him.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Tammy
>>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>>>>> From: <kate02 at bellsouth.net>
>>>>>> To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
>>>>>> Sent: Monday, August 17, 2009 7:29 PM
>>>>>> Subject: [Bulk] Re: [blparent] [Bulk] Re: school
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hi Tammy.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I was hoping for a boy but well, you know*grin*
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Tiffany is doing well and is already attempting to move on her own. 
>>>>>>> Ash loves being a big sister so no sibling rivalry at this time. 
>>>>>>> Though people keep telling us that the age gap should keep things 
>>>>>>> calm around here.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Time goes fast Tiffany is already six months and I still am trying 
>>>>>>> to rap my head around Ash terming seven in September.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I’ll talk more when I can.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Kate
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> -------------- Original message ----------------------
>>>>>>> From: "Tammy, Paul and Colyn" <tcl189 at rogers.com>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Hi Kate,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> My Colyn starts junior kindergarten this year and I'm the one not 
>>>>>>>> prepared
>>>>>>>> for it.  lol  We got lucky though because he goes to a private 
>>>>>>>> preschool and
>>>>>>>> they have a program for jk and sk, so we will not have to get used 
>>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>>> different teachers.  After that he'll go to the school for the 
>>>>>>>> blind and
>>>>>>>> they can readily braille or email things to me.  Now my other son, 
>>>>>>>> that's a
>>>>>>>> whole different story, and I'm not really willing to even 
>>>>>>>> comtemplate that
>>>>>>>> right now.  grin  How is that precious little girl of yours doing? 
>>>>>>>> I'm so
>>>>>>>> jealous of you for having two girls.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Tammy
>>>>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>>>>>>> From: <kate02 at bellsouth.net>
>>>>>>>> To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
>>>>>>>> Sent: Monday, August 17, 2009 9:46 AM
>>>>>>>> Subject: [Bulk] Re: [blparent] school
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> > Hi.
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> > We go Friday to see who the teacher is this year.  I’m hoping 
>>>>>>>> > this year
>>>>>>>> > goes better then last.
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> > This will also be the last year of public school if it turns out 
>>>>>>>> > to be
>>>>>>>> > more of the same.
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> > On the up side, Ash is ready to return though a bit nervous.  She 
>>>>>>>> > walked
>>>>>>>> > in to the living room the other day and informed Clay and I that 
>>>>>>>> > “I’m just
>>>>>>>> > not prepared for first grade.”  We informed her that since she 
>>>>>>>> > used
>>>>>>>> > prepared correctly there shouldn’t be any issues academically.
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> > Also this is the first year we have to do portfolios any tips?
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> > OK, I’ll Write more later.
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> > Kate
>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>> > -------------- Original message ----------------------
>>>>>>>> > From: "Veronica Smith" <madison_tewe at spinn.net>
>>>>>>>> >>
>>>>>>>> >> School is getting ready to start here.  We went on Wednesday to 
>>>>>>>> >> meet
>>>>>>>> >> gab's
>>>>>>>> >> new teacher.  She is the same teacher Gab had in Kindergarten. 
>>>>>>>> >> I love
>>>>>>>> >> her,
>>>>>>>> >> so life should be good this year and she is already broken in. 
>>>>>>>> >> Gab
>>>>>>>> >> starts
>>>>>>>> >> on August 19. V
>>>>>>>> >>
>>>>>>>> >>
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