[blparent] making vegetables yummy for baby

Fri Sep 30 16:59:02 UTC 2011

That is cute, on the other hand, gab loved her leash and always pretended
she was a dog. Barking as she went.  I had a woman come up to me and asked
why I allowed my daughter to play dog and why I had her on a leash in
public.  I smiled and said, I am blind and I want her to stay safe.  I
walked away.

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From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Jo Elizabeth Pinto
Sent: Thursday, September 29, 2011 8:17 PM
To: NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List
Subject: Re: [blparent] making vegetables yummy for baby

Erin, one thing I tried that worked well was to remove the cloth leash that 
came with the backpack harness, and instead clip a retractable dog leash to 
the plastic loop on the bottom of the backpack part.  Then I could hold the 
handle of the leash in my hand, and Sarah had a few more feet of roaming 
space.  The retractable leash is easily tangled, though, so you can really 
use it only in open areas, where nobody will trip over the rope part.. 
Sarah used to get annoyed with the leash and tell me, "Let go of my tail!"

Jo Elizabeth

"How far you go in life depends on you being tender with the young, 
compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving, and tolerant of 
the weak and the strong.  Because someday in life you will have been all of 
these."--George Washington Carver, 1864-1943, American scientist

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From: "Erin Rumer" <erinrumer at gmail.com>
Sent: Thursday, September 29, 2011 5:52 PM
To: "'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Subject: Re: [blparent] making vegetables yummy for baby

> Thanks Bran,
>
> It sounds like a lot of your suggestions I'm already doing which Dawson
> loves.  The squeezable organic baby food pouches are too convenient and a
> great way for baby to get veggies on the go when it's not easy to get 
> ahold
> of them or too expensive at restaurants because sometimes they rob you for

> a
> simple side of steamed veggies.  Do you have any good natural cheese sauce
> recipes to put on broccoli and such?
>
> As for the leash there are definitely areas where a few extra feet would 
> be
> wonderful like the park or at the play areas of our nearby children's
> museum.  This way Dawson can have his fun and I know where he is at all
> times.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Erin
>
> I've not used a retractable leash before, but really how far away do you
> want him from you on a string?
>
> Now for veggies: Sliced avocado, Oven roasted veggies like carrot sticks,
> sweet potato sticks, or regular potato sticks. I lightly sprits them with
> olive oil and then bake them till they are tender.
>
> A little butter goes a long way with all veggies, but especially sweet 
> peas
> and carrots.
>
> Squashes can also be steamed or baked. I used to steam squash till it was
> much ad a bit of butter and a sprinkle of garlic and the babies would go 
> to
> town.
> Remember he can also have rice, shredded meats, pasta, canned or baked
> fruits, crackers and many more.
>
> I also do banana sticks by sticking my finger down the middle of a banana
> and it creates 3 even sticks they can then pick up and chomp away.
> If you can squish it between your 2 fingers than go for it. You will be
> surprised what a child can gum down.
>
> O Eggs are fine also for other protein. Rairly in my care do I have a baby
> older than 9 months still on baby food.
>
> Bran
>
>
>
> "When we treat children's play as seriously as it deserves, we are helping
> them feel the joy that's to be found in the creative spirit. It's the 
> things
> we play with and the people who help us play that make a great difference 
> in
> our lives."
> - Fred Rogers
>
> Brandy Wojcik
> Discovery Toys Educational Consultant and Team Leader 
> www.playtoachieve.com
> (512) 689-5045
>
> Looking for team members nation wide!
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Erin Rumer" <erinrumer at gmail.com>
> To: "NFB blind parent listserv" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Thursday, September 29, 2011 12:17 PM
> Subject: [blparent] making vegetables yummy for baby
>
>
>> Hello list,
>>
>>
>>
>> Dawson and I recently got back from South Dakota and we had a wonderful
>> time
>> with family.  Our travel days were long with Saturday involving 4 take
>> offs
>> and four landings so we are glad to be home and in our own bed now.
>> Dawson
>> did amazingly well and only had one small melt-down in the Denver airport
>> from pure exhaustion and frustration that he couldn't crawl all over the
>> airport.  I'm so glad I brought his harness and soft leash because it was
>> a
>> life saver.  Although, Dawson got pretty ticked off when he quickly
>> realized
>> that something on his back was keeping him from traveling farther than 6
>> feet away.  Does anyone have a retractable leash for their toddler 
>> because
>
>> I
>> quickly looked them up on line and they look like a great idea and I am
>> wondering if people are happy with them?
>>
>>
>>
>> Well, during our stay with family Dawson decided to go on strike from 
>> baby
>> food.  He's back to eating a lot more baby foods now that we're back home
>> which I'm thankful for.  Dawson's eating off of our plates a lot now but
>> steamed plane vegetables are getting really boring, really fast for him.
>> I'd love to hear what yummy and healthy ideas you all have used for your
>> young toddlers around a year or so to help them eat and stay loving their
>> veggies?
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>>
>>
>> Erin
>>
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