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What Color Eyes Does Your Child Have?
Many newborns enter the world with blue eyes and they often quickly change into a darker shade or a different color all together. As eye color tends to settle in around six months, they are still apt to change as the melanin continues to develop.
If you look around a room, chances are over 50 percent of the people have brown eyes while blue and green will make up the rest.
When Did You Know Your Tot's Eye Color?
Many newborns enter the world with dark blue eyes. As the pigment starts to develop, the color starts to change. Brown eyes dominate my family tree while blue eyes have a strong presence in my husband's.
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Outtakes: Curious Boy Sees Lobster For the First Time
One of my favorite things about being a mother is seeing the world through my children's eyes as they grow, begin to speak, and question the things everyone over the age of 10 takes for granted. The "But whys?" "What's that?"
Mom-Me Time: Pick Up a Copy of The Help
If mama's got a few minutes to herself and is looking for something that will take her mind to another world, she needs not look further than this gold and purple hardback book. The Help ($12) is a quick read that will steal her attention and her affection and leave her wanting more. Kathryn Stockett's first novel, the book about the relationships between mothers and the women that help them (nannies in particular) will have mommy laughing out loud, tearing up in the eyes, dog-earring pages with special passages and thinking about how she relates to some of the closest people in her life.
Five Unexpected Times New Moms Cry
As a parent I've come to terms with the fact that my little ones will frequently bring tears to my eyes. I'm a crybaby and I'm okay with it. I had the tissue ready for when she went off to preschool or said momma for the first time, but some events brought on the waterworks without warning.
Tell Mommy: Things You Don't Even Admit to Friends Edition
Nobody said it was easy. And it's not. Motherhood is life changing, amazing, tear-jerking and terrifying.
Five Activities to Increase Hand-Eye Coordination
Did you know you can actually help to improve your child's fine motor skills? Try engaging her in a few double-duty activities that are not only fun, but help develop essential skills for things such as writing, tying knots, and even sports. Check out our look at activities and toys you may want to add to your tot's playtime to strengthen her coordination.
Lil Links: Ali Landry's Top 10 Baby Items
- Ali Landry's top 10 baby items — Mamaista
- Get James Broderick's look — Celebrity Baby Blog
- New ways to shelve it — Momologie
- Teachers speaks out on bullies in the classroom — CafeMom
- Reporter dunks on a kid and brings a tear to the eye — ParentDish
- Cindy Crawford and Rande Gerber at center of an extortion plot — Celebrity Baby Scoop
- Swine-flu-shot guilt — MomLogic
- Hallelujah! Tantrum-free hair products — Babyccino
- Is tough-love approach the best? — The Mommy Files
- What you must tell your daughter to help her lower her risks — Health
The Gifted Child: Gifts For a Newborn Baby
The best holiday present of all is a newborn baby! While you can't go out and buy a baby, you can buy things to doll them up in and entertainment tools to light up their wee eyes. Spoil babies rotten with some of these wooden treats, musical toys, and sassy threads.
Sick Days Are Not For Moms
Do moms ever have downtime — even when they are sick? That's what a pregnant colleague wondered when her son recently came down with an ear infection and a nasty case of pink eye. She rented him movies, set up art projects, and occupied her tot to keep him happy.
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