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CherryStarburst
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Let's play: Ask dumb questions, get smart answers
CherryStarburst
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yes, I just made that up. Do you have dumb questions that you never want to ask but really want to know the answer to? Let's ask them tonight and try to answer them for each other, judgment free! Go!
I''ll start:
1. what is with everyone taking old fashioned looking pictures? I am seeing a TON of it on FB and I don't get it.
2. also, what do the dancing elephants in people's siggies mean? I think it has something to do with TTC but what?
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Re: Let's play: Ask dumb questions, get smart answers
I don't know the answer to either of those questions...
but I will throw one of my own out there.
The pedi said we can scramble egg yolk for C for breakfast. Do I do this the same way I would if I were making it for DH and I? I am sure adding a little milk is ok, but should I add anything else to fluff it up? Also, how can I strain the whites out? This sounds completely dumb, and I know that. I am clearly not a chef.
1. A lot of camera phones do this. It is an app. (Hipstamatic or Instagram. You can make pics look retro on Photobucket too though!)
2. I think it has something to do with TTC too but I am not sure, either. (Same boat)
I know this one
it's a chat room for bumpies. You have to email one of the mods and they will send you the link.
UAC.MODS@gmail.com
Thanks!!!!
We are just now starting more textures (and table foods), I'd say you are doing fine. We are introducing a little at a time.
I think that may be a TTCAL mascot? Not positive though
It's the TTCAL mascot. Elephants gather around a mother who's lost her baby and allow her to grieve until she's ready to move.
I have been waiting for a thread like this!!!!
My dumb question is: Will humidity have any effect on my powdered formula? I don't have central air in my house and we are just starting to get into our reallly hot/humid days. I am going to be pissed if my formula gets ruined. I guess this could also apply to if I need to keep the formula travel containters in a cooling bag?
I had one little section of my travel container go all weird the other day and I am not sure if it's because of humidity?
My brain doesn't really work anymore!
you can put water in eggs to fluff them up. I would keep milk out at first, since eggs are an allergin and so is dairy. To seperate the egg from the yolk you crack the egg and then kind of drop it back and forth between the two halves of shell until it seperates.
here's a video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uaXYjgPoiT0
I think somewhere on the container it should tell you what temps to keep it stored at? It should say what the highest/lowest tolerable temps are.
aww, that's so nice.
That sounds simple enough! I was a little leary of adding the milk to fluff but the pedi said a tiny amount here and there was fine (just as long as formula is her primary source of milk). I think I will use water instead though. Seems simpler and she probably won't have eggs often anyway.
I am racking my brain for breakfast food ideas! We tried toast and she despised it.
To separate the yolk from the white, carefully crack the egg. Then, when you open it, you can "catch" the yolk in one half of the egg shell by sliding it under like a bowl. Pour the white out of the other half of the shell. Slowly and carefully pour the yolk back and forth between the two shell halves a few times, and each time more of the white will drain out of the shell, leaving only the yolk. When you are satisfied that enough of the white has been drained, you can pour the yolk into the pan or into a bowl to complete your prep & cook.
I hope that makes sense. FTR, I've only done it to separate out the *yolk* so I could use only the egg white for healthier cooking for grown-ups.
I don't think it's that, they look like pictures taken with a really nice camera but on a different setting. The people I see posting them post a TON of them, I'm just confused why you would want your pictures to look old. I guess that's not really a question but it confuses me, haha!
Thanks! This all sounds much simpler than what I would have tried, lol. I cannot believe I have made it all these years without ever having to seperate eggs. I really need to spend more time in the kitchen.
They could be using an "action" in photoshop (or another editing software). I know that is really common. I think I know what style of photos you are referring to and the popularity has definitely blown up lately. That look seems to be everywhere!
you don't need a lot of water, like 1/2-1 tbls. but you don't have to add anything either. Does she like any fruit? I'll give Katy blueberries, raspberries, peaches, bananas, oatmeal, cherrios, etc. we usually do fruit in the morning and veggies at night.
I didn't even think about berries. I think of berries and my mind immediately goes to strawberries (and I know those are on the "no" list before a year). I will definitely try blueberries, raspberries and peaches! We tried banana and she flipped out. I won't make that mistake again, lol. Thanks for the ideas!
Oh! I like this thread. I have been wanting to ask 'dumb' question but feared coming off as stupid. I'm curious as to how different gender babies act. For instance, I have a boy and he loves to take all his toys and slam them really hard into things. Even though hes little he can be super ruff. In example, he has a play table that has a lap top on it. He will slam the top down really hard over and over again. I was wondering if girl babies do this also. Or are they a little more soft with their actions?
Okay, that even seems dumb typing it up. But Ill post anyway.
We use our mesh feeder for 'chunkier' food. I've put things like blueberries, and mangos in his. Mainly things he could choke on. Lately he's been getting better at chewing/gumming his food so we really don't use it often. We also put frozen blueberries or ice chips in it when he's teething
eta; I don't know the answer to the other question but would like to know too!
And the reasoning behind the elephants is perfect
I like this post! Dumb question:
How am I supposed to 'brush' T's little half tooth? I've heard a washcloth? Is it supposed to be wet - because I can guarentee she will just grab it and suck on it?
You can also just hard boil some eggs and pull the yolk out much cleaner and easier IMO.
I've heard these are great:
https://www.amazon.com/Summer-Infant-Fingerbrush-Storage-Case/dp/B000HVCCLW/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1307578280&sr=8-8
We are ordering one!
DD totally smashes her toys into things, it's a developmental learning thing, not a boy thing.
I laughed as I read this. My little guy does this as well. Any toy or object he has, gets slammed on the floor, tables, even his thighs as he's sitting down! He gets so much pleasure from it!
Thank you
Yeah, I have apps on my iPhone for that. My iPhone takes better pics than my point and shoot. ANd when you upload from your phone, it makes a separate folder for them on FB automatically. This may answer your question? Look out baby 'cause I'm using technology!!!
we're blw. i like the mesh feeders because they are tidier, but still let ds feed himself. he's taken to spitting bites into his hand so he can smush and smear it, so if i don't feel like dealing with that, we use the feeder.
and this is the best thread ever. i've wondered about the elephants for nearly a year.
My dumb question:
What's BLW?? I hear people talk about it all the time, but not sure what it is.
I bet she'll love it! DS loves his. Like pp said it is a bit cleaner than just sticking the food on the tray as well, although my little guy manages to wipe his face, clothes, side of the high chair and whatever else he can with it, so food still ends up everywhere! haha
I use those on the dogs teeth to brush them! Oh just another way kids and dogs are similar. Thanks!
Baby led weaning. you let babies wean themselves by offering finger foods to them so they control what and how much food they want, instead of you deciding how much they eat and what they eat by feeding purees.
I also put frozen cubes of breastmilk in the mesh feeder on hot days, or when M is teething. He loves his little milksicles, and cries when the mesh feeder is empty. I have also put frozen pear puree in it. It keeps him busy for about 20 minutes, and that lets me get a lot done.