tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4023711147176297629.post8295961374348042278..comments2024-03-08T03:50:06.029-05:00Comments on A blog for my mom: 7 Quick Takes - 9 month update!Rosiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12888635342531960478noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4023711147176297629.post-62704510820675527332013-08-28T15:44:52.282-04:002013-08-28T15:44:52.282-04:00I actually just got some molasses and am trying to...I actually just got some molasses and am trying to figure out what to do with it! I think it'll work well in oatmeal, and maybe I can mix it in with the nut butters I've been making for them? Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12888635342531960478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4023711147176297629.post-84673734994820270292013-08-28T15:39:51.590-04:002013-08-28T15:39:51.590-04:00Is there any way you could get molasses into the b...Is there any way you could get molasses into the babies? My midwife had me drinking molasses milk during my last pregnancy to boost my iron, and I could feel the difference it made. Breast milk does not contain iron, so eating iron rich foods yourself wouldn't really help.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12325556576227544202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4023711147176297629.post-21984798129311530302013-08-25T23:04:24.073-04:002013-08-25T23:04:24.073-04:00I love that she wanted to wear just her tummy! Ye...I love that she wanted to wear just her tummy! Yeah girls! Keep up the good growing!<br /><br /><a href="http://suscipio4women.com" rel="nofollow">Suscipio4women</a><br /><a href="http://www.suscipio4women.com/2013/08/23/3-2-1-3/" rel="nofollow">3-2-1 Party</a><br />Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01680470602835526738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4023711147176297629.post-17765215778951536732013-08-25T02:58:59.293-04:002013-08-25T02:58:59.293-04:00Rosie, this pinmade me think of you!Rosie, <a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/118852877639416593/?e_t_s=pin-text&e_t=3997b34068ba43dc902f94aed032ebeb&utm_source=sendgrid.com&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=share_pin_user" rel="nofollow">this pin</a>made me think of you!Kendra Tierneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04212829372556908004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4023711147176297629.post-82749413696886097252013-08-25T02:22:28.859-04:002013-08-25T02:22:28.859-04:00Wow, you're a homeschooling pro! Get it done w...Wow, you're a homeschooling pro! Get it done while they're young, I always say. ;-)<br /><br />For iron my go-to is Floradix. It's a liquid and made a HUGE difference for me during pregnancy. I don't think they make a child's version, but upping your own should help with the kids' levels, right?Micaela Darrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04601442850363152303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4023711147176297629.post-83390955105154072592013-08-24T16:01:53.909-04:002013-08-24T16:01:53.909-04:00Did you work with John Paul to help him master rea...Did you work with John Paul to help him master reading and writing so early? Or is he simply a child prodigy? :)Danielle https://www.blogger.com/profile/00076826470661207869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4023711147176297629.post-86248060167758842922013-08-23T21:19:36.205-04:002013-08-23T21:19:36.205-04:00I'm glad your girls are doing well! They look ...I'm glad your girls are doing well! They look like the picture of health! :)<br /><br />I think early milestone achievements run in families. Between the 8 kids in my husband's and my families, no one walked later than 11 months and so far both my kids have walked by 9. I'm afraid people will think I'm bragging, but my theory is that it's a temperament thing more than a talent thing. My kids (and it seems like your kids, too) are just persistent little buggers! I would love to have a laid back kid content to take the world in without tearing it down around them, but no such luck yet!<br /><br />We've been exploring iron rich foods here recently. Lucia was slightly anemic at her one-year checkup last week. I get out of breath from walking from the kitchen to the living room so I think I am again, too. So far our favorites are sweet peas (frozen from trader joe's are cheap), snap peas (fresh from Costco) and broccoli. I usually do one of those for lunch and another for dinner paired with an iron-rich meat. Lucia likes soft meat so I'm making a bunch of beef and lamb stews. For breakfast I rotate eggs and beans with fruit on the side and oatmeal with chopped up dried fruit for extra iron (raisins, apricots and peaches are iron-rich). Cheerios (fortified) and yogurt (no iron but the kids love that stuff) are our snacks. It's hard because I try to avoid too much wheat around here due to a mild intolerance on my part, but occasionally pasta shells with meat sauce packs a pretty solid (25% iron) punch. I hope that helps! Let me know if you come across anything else that's a hit with the kids!Nichole @ Yackity Shmackityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02856408698924233011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4023711147176297629.post-38282972366584993002013-08-23T21:16:15.699-04:002013-08-23T21:16:15.699-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Nichole @ Yackity Shmackityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02856408698924233011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4023711147176297629.post-11020936887082365912013-08-23T20:12:40.185-04:002013-08-23T20:12:40.185-04:00I'm always super late making our well visits t...I'm always super late making our well visits too! I tried to be "on-time" with Judah's one year only to be told they weren't scheduling well visits for a month (after Labor Day) due to the back to school rush. Okie dokie then...this time it wasn't me! ;) The kids are just so darn cute, btw!RMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07372999417267102123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4023711147176297629.post-29662324191954033522013-08-23T17:26:40.434-04:002013-08-23T17:26:40.434-04:00Ah #1! "I've got to be in court" is...Ah #1! "I've got to be in court" is probably my least favorite phrase ever....it just pretty much means that husbands will be gone for an undetermined (and probably too long) amount of time--in our case as late as 10 pm if the judge wants to "push through"--and completely out of contact since there are no phones allowed.....so lame. <br /><br />Our last well baby visit was a total disaster with my older boys literally climbing into the windows and attempting to jump off onto the table while I tried to explain to the med student practicing on us that it is totally normal for babies to only poop once a week--he didn't believe me, bless his heart :) I always feel like I've run a marathon after I leave but I am so not wasting my babysitter dollars on doctors appointments! <br />Cristinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01242595555985631574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4023711147176297629.post-60505543101372665202013-08-23T16:55:07.762-04:002013-08-23T16:55:07.762-04:00You could grind up the prunes and almonds for the ...You could grind up the prunes and almonds for the babies; it wouldn't take but a minute.<br /><br />And look what I found! Which I'm sure you've already found . . . http://www.ironrichfood.org/Melissa H-Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03674140433439195917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4023711147176297629.post-11803217162007185922013-08-23T15:08:22.232-04:002013-08-23T15:08:22.232-04:00My mom was told to eat cashews before she donated ...My mom was told to eat cashews before she donated blood. So maybe cashew butter since they shouldn't have nut pieces? And vitamin C helps with absorption, so don't forget that!<br />Leigh Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00696799747404614030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4023711147176297629.post-36111069554348254692013-08-23T13:59:48.186-04:002013-08-23T13:59:48.186-04:00I take Blood Builder, which really helped my iron ...I take Blood Builder, which really helped my iron levels, and they make iron drops that you can put in your kid's juice (don't know if they even drink juice?) that should solve the problem. Iron issues are no fun - bruising, exhaustion - just get everyone's up there, and you will feel so much better!Colleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11451797365712728579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4023711147176297629.post-45974352933911621462013-08-23T13:50:38.545-04:002013-08-23T13:50:38.545-04:00I'm interested in the comments since I tend to...I'm interested in the comments since I tend towards low iron as well and Michael's bloodwork showed up with low hemoglobin counts. We use all cast iron and eat lots of iron-y foods but he shies away from meat so I think I'll have to push that a bit more since from what I've read meat is the best, most easily absorbed iron. I hear Floradix mentioned a lot when this topic comes up. <br /><br />My older boys were never interested in drawing or coloring when they were littler. I totally expected them to want to color because toddlers are SUPPOSED to want to color, right? So I would try and they just weren't into it. I think it may be a boy thing, though. Now they enjoy it at least a little bit more and it's a nice break for them sometimes (when Luke isn't terrorizing them and trying to get and eat all the crayons...). John Paul is such a character!Mary @ Better Than Edenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05409924891343767874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4023711147176297629.post-80868269765727349912013-08-23T13:44:25.244-04:002013-08-23T13:44:25.244-04:00Aren't all the leafy greens supposed to be sup...Aren't all the leafy greens supposed to be super-iron-rich? And the iron they have is supposed to be more easily absorbed than the iron in meat?<br /><br />I have low iron, too, even now that I don't lose it every month. Grandmother has always been low in iron, if I remember correctly. So the twins come by it naturally. What about the other two kids?<br /><br />When I donate blood, I try to remember to eat prunes and almonds for a week or so in advance. That usually does the trick for me.Melissa H-Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03674140433439195917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4023711147176297629.post-91185005112491393872013-08-23T12:55:22.168-04:002013-08-23T12:55:22.168-04:00Take Floradix yourself for your iron (it really he...Take Floradix yourself for your iron (it really helps and is the best iron supplement), and cook in a cast iron pan. Liver is one of the only cheap meats that you can get organic, so if you can stomach it, make liver pate to feed to your babies. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4023711147176297629.post-43510513574836352452013-08-23T12:43:33.507-04:002013-08-23T12:43:33.507-04:00COngrats on the completion of your homeschool year...COngrats on the completion of your homeschool year (wink wink!)<br /><br />Have you ever tried HeMax for yourself? If your iron were up it would no doubt help. It is a time-release iron supplement, by prescription. Iron supplements make me incredibly sick, but this one releases so slowly you don't notice it, also, it has ginormous amounts of iron in it.Rebekah Eshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07405354417859464849noreply@blogger.com