[blparent] [Bulk] Re: [Bulk] Re: boon squert spoon

Jo Elizabeth Pinto jopinto at pcdesk.net
Wed Aug 19 23:03:20 UTC 2009


Hi.  I assume this spoon is primarily for feeding pureed food?

Jo Elizabeth

"Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed 
until it is faced."--James Baldwin
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tammy, Paul and Colyn" <tcl189 at rogers.com>
To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 5:00 PM
Subject: Re: [blparent] [Bulk] Re: [Bulk] Re: boon squert spoon


> Hi,
>
> Try pointing it down when you squeeze it.  This might help.  Also, squeeze 
> it from the back of the spoon to the front because the end is smaller and 
> the food that's at the back will help push the food at the front towards 
> the front and out on to the spoon.
>
> hth
>
> Tammy
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Dena Wainwright" <dena at envogueaccess.com>
> To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 6:04 PM
> Subject: [Bulk] Re: [blparent] [Bulk] Re: boon squert spoon
>
>
>> you're right. it's bpa free now. wonder if I got a lemon; mine's so hard 
>> to squeeze.
>> Dena
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Tammy, Paul and Colyn" <tcl189 at rogers.com>
>> To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 2:17 PM
>> Subject: Re: [blparent] [Bulk] Re: boon squert spoon
>>
>>
>>> 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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