[blparent] [Bulk] Re: boon squert spoon

Veronica Smith madison_tewe at spinn.net
Thu Aug 20 01:45:17 UTC 2009


You could always take it back and say it was a gift and it doesn't work as directed. V

-----Original Message-----
From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Dena Wainwright
Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 4:05 PM
To: NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List
Subject: 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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