Laura

Do I need to take anything else besides the license plate with me?

I know how to do it, I just wonder what other mommies do? Do you add water, formula, or breastmilk? If you use water, do you use it from the tap or the bottled nursery water?

It's the fisher-price easy link internet launch pad. It's running $3.99 on amazon. Is it becoming obsolete? Did it get poor reviews?

http://www.amazon.com/Fisher-Price-Easy-Link-Inter...

We've rented a room at the community center for our son's upcoming third birthday. We get the room for one hour, then the plan is for everyone to swim in the pool. Should I just plan for cake and ice cream first and then opening presents? Or should I plan another game/activity to follow? Any suggestions on other activities?

There will be 8 of my son's little friends and their moms/dads.

Seriously, I'm 39 weeks pregnant, so achy and sore, and want to take a bath. My husband isn't home right now.... do you think I'll be able to get out of the tub by myself?

Okay, this may be silly for me to have hurt feelings, but here's the situation. I'm pregnant with a little girl who is due in October. DS is almost three. I know that typically people don't have baby showers for second babies, and I certainly don't expect people to get me any gifts.

However, I kind of thought my MIL would get us a gift. This is the third grandchild, first grand-daughter. She has desperately wanted a grand-daughter because she has had only sons & grandsons. But so far... she hasn't gotten this baby girl a little outfit or doll or binky or anything. Nothing.

Like I said, I don't think anyone should be obligated to get us gifts, I'm just disappointed she hasn't shown more excitement. I guess I just needed a place to vent....

I thought I'd take my little boy (who will be three in November) to Build-A-Bear next month to make a bear for his new little sister (who is due in October) to make her a bear. Wouldn't it be fair if we made one for him, too? Or should we just make one for the new baby?

Did you do a gift from an older sibling to a new baby, or from a new baby to an older sibling?

In January we bought a third of a cow's worth of meat. So we had a lot of meat in there.

I've tossed out the totally thawed out meat. Is it safe to put back in the freezer the meat that was still hard/frozen? And can I cook some of the ground beef that was a little bit thawed to refreeze after cooking?

And... I'd recently frozen ten pounds of fresh blueberries. They're soft, but not smelly or covered in meat juice. Are they lost or worth refreezing?

Anyone have a link to a website with more information?

I've been thinking about picking up a swaddling blanket for my baby. Has anyone used one? Did you find it helpful/easy to use?

Here's an example of one I'm looking at.

http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId...

When my son was born at 7lb 6oz, the 0-3 size outfit I'd bought him was way too big and we had to use a newborn outfit instead. But I was so disappointed that he couldn't wear the outfit I'd chosen for the occasion.

So, I ordered a newborn outfit online for the upcoming birth of my little girl. It arrived today and I love it, but it looks really tiny. I wonder if it'll be too small? I guess I'll pick out a 0-3 outfit I love, too, for a backup.

It's just now 11:00, and he's had four accidents so far today. It's making me crazy! But I'm trying hard to keep my cool because I don't want him to feel really discouraged or get upset. He seems to just be forgetting to go when he needs to go. Anyone have any words of encouragement for me?

He's two years eight months and has been using the potty chair for about three weeks now, just sporadically, still having wet diapers, too. This week we're making the switch to big boy underwear during awake times.

I hate to put him in pull-ups when we go out because it feels like regressing. But I don't know how long I should give him to get used to wearing the underwear at home before we venture out. A week or more?

What did you do?

You know, the plastic kind that goes over underwear? (Not pull-up diapers.) I've checked Target and they didn't have any.

For those of you with double strollers, what are the ages of your kids? Do you have a side-by-side or front-and-back? What brand is it? Anyone own the sit and stand double stroller?

My kids will be three years apart and I'm wondering if I should invest in a double stroller....

Can anyone give me step-by-step instructions, or a link to a website with instructions?