I am not calling myself an expert on the topic of colic. I am merely one woman with a small family that survived it. You may be thinking, “Surviving colic, what the heck is this woman talking about. Colic isn’t a fatal disease!” True, it isn’t a fatal disease or condition. However, it is heart-breaking, mind-blowing, exhausting and depressing, among many other descriptions that I could use.

Let me draw a picture of the circumstances around which I experienced colic. During my last month of pregnancy with my second child, I was pressing certain stressful issues with my first child that was going turn two years old, ten days after the baby was due.

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I am not Martha Stewart, nor do I want to be regardless of how much money she is racking in. However, I do find that being crafty or attempting to be crafty can improve one’s mommyhood. There are many items that should be stocked in a mommy’s arsenal of crafty-fun things. Beyond the colored paper, crayons (washable of course), water color paints, beads, boxes and yarn; there should be felt. It is a fairly inexpensive fabric and there is a rainbow of colors to obtain.

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From a Mother's Perspective
 
Sometimes I question my ability to decipher what is appropriate for my children. As it stands, I allow my young almost three year old daughter watch far too much television. I excuse this mostly because there are times that I need her occupied while I tend to my nine month old daughter.  The television is on nearly all day long. Of course I try to justify it to myself by saying that children’s programming is featured, nearly the whole time.  Whether I have on the PBS station, Nickelodeon or the Disney channel, I still feel I have been a bad parent.

My oldest girl is not overweight …yet. I attempt to have “running around” time where I chase her around the apartment. I do stimulate her creativity with arts and crafts, and inspire her imagination with actually playing with her and her toys. Somehow I feel it just is not enough.

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Here is a different take on a popular idea. In children’s rooms and nurseries around the globe, a good majority of parents seem to agree on a single detail. Letters that spell the child(ren)’s name are hung up on the wall. Usually the letters are wooden and painted to match the room’s theme. Either the parents paint the letters themselves or are purchased pre-colored.

I also considered this idea when my daughters were born, but I did not want to pay the ridiculous cost for the wooden letters. Even the unpainted ones were pretty expensive, especially if the child’s name has a lot of letters.

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