First off–sorry if you were listening live on Friday.  The engineers graduated from college so we taped the show and they got it on the air at the wrong time–I guess they can graduate, but can’t tell time.

Then, sleep update!  We actually have been doing the sleep training for over a week and can I say that Anna is sleeping through the night and sleeping more in the day!!!!  Yes, Hallelujah!  I am a new woman!  5 days of sleep!

It wasn’t easy starting out.  Anna, of course, cried a lot off an on the first night.  I toughed it out by myself because Arthur is a softie.  Then, the second night, she did fine.  Then, the third night, I let Arthur in on the deal and he got soft and went in to see her early on saying, “It’s early, it won’t make a difference.”  But, it did.  She thought we were back to the old way and woke up several times during the night.

So, I banned Arthur again and got Anna back on schedule.  We are doing GREAT!  I can conqueror the world!  Anna is 10 months and I am so glad we are both finally sleeping!

Funny thing is that I did this with my son ALL BY MYSELF.  I read the books and was strong enough to get him to sleep through the night at 4 months.  It took one night.  But with Anna, I could not do it because she was a preemie and so small (still is small).  But, with the blessing of my Pediatrician and help from Jami Kent, I had to do it to survive!   Learn more about Jami at bbsleepsolutions.com .  She really helped me through the tough times!  Thanks Jami!

We discuss

• Signing with toddlers–even if you did not sign with them before
• Getting your baby (and yourself) to sleep well from day one and on with Jami Kent, founder of Burrito Baby, Inc. 

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We will be having an Aha! Moment Contest in May to hear the Aha! Moments from our listeners. An Aha! Moment is something you’ve learned as a parent that has enriched your experience–maybe your relationships are better, or some aspect of life is made easier. They can be about signing with your baby or folding clothes. Send in Aha! Moments you have as a mother and we’ll put you in the drawing.  You can enter as many times as you want.  We’ll have a great prize.   Send them to info@babiesandmomsradio.com!

Then in May, we have 5 guests that have been on Oprah coming on to speak!

May 4: Denise and Alan Fields of the Baby Bargain Book will be discussing 10 things you don’t need to buy your baby.  Their mission is for consumer justice and great products.  See their complete line of books at their site http://www.windsorpeak.com/  or at Amazon.  Baby Bargains claims to save moms several thousands of dollars (it is true–I have saved a lot using their books) 

May 11: Jane Clayson, former host of the CBS Early Show, will be discussing being a mom.  She wrote a book called I Am a MOM.  Jane left her job at CBS to be a mom and she will be discussing why she made this choice and what she now hopes to help other moms to do. 

See her book at Amazon on:  I Am a Mother

May 25: Richard and Linda Eyre, authors of 20 books including several best sellers like Teaching Children Joy, Teaching Children Values, will be discussing finding joy in motherhood and teaching young children to have joy.  Their website Values Parenting helps parents with great tips for being a parent.  See www.valuesparenting.com.  They also created Joy School–a parent-taught preschool that focuses on teaching joys of life and emotional readiness for school (we did Joy School and it was excellent for preparing my son for school).

See their list of books on Amazon.

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These are incredible opportunities to listen to some of the best speakers and writers discuss important topics.  If you have specific questions for these guests, send them to me.  We are hoping to have more listener participation and want to get more input from listeners.  Send your comments in to info@babiesandmomsradio.com

Today, we will be discussing:

• What to do if you are the only one in your house and family that will sign with your baby
• Common questions asked by parents are answered by a pediatric nurse (more…)
   

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Today we talk to Dr. Lynn Scoresby, PhD Child and Family Psychologist who teaches us simple ways to increase our baby’s learning ability

The baby years are a special window of opportunity when the brain develops at the fastest pace and takes in the most information. You can take advantage of this time and create a great learning environment in your home with simple activities. (more…)

 

 Making Baby Smarter and Signing Issues [27:00m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

This week we talk about:

• The products we love
• Baby Travel Safety
• Stacey and Tricia tell how great their little signers are doing!

 

 Product We Love and Baby Travel Safety [27:01m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Kay Green owner of www.mypreciouskid.com provides a great resource to any parent wanting to know more about child safety.  But that is not all!  The site is packed full of articles and resources to help us mothers learn about baby sleep, potty training, first aid, and much more. Kay visited our show to teach us a little about Baby Travel and Vacation Safety.  Whether it’s to Disneyland or Grandma’s house, we all go on vacation. But how do we keep our children safe in an environment unknown even to us? Kay says you must PLAN AHEAD not just the day before.  Familiarize yourself with the environment as much as you can prior to leaving.  (more…)