Yesterday Milo's first tooth poked through his little gums! wait, you think... how old is he? 14 months! He has definitely taken his time with this. :)
I got to see Anne Lamott last night with my book club and a couple of other friends, it was great- she's one funny lady. We got free tickets through Jefferson County Public Library (so did everyone else there). They host an author event every year, and it's such a great place to put money. I got to see Sue Monk Kidd two years ago with my mom, and I guess I just missed the whole event last year due to unprecedented other commitments.
I wanted to pass along these two gems that I found after being totally incensed by an ad in Wondertime. As you've read in the past, I like quite a bit about this mag, except for the advertising which borders on ridiculous. The last issue however, had a full page ad from the corn refiners association. Who They? Our friends responsible for High Fructose Corn Syrup or HFCS. Here's a couple of the video ads they're running to attempt to change the image of the aforementioned substance:
http://www.foodfacts.info/blog/labels/HFCS.html
And this blogpost that talks a bit about the issue differently:
http://www.prospect.org/csnc/blogs/ezraklein_archive?month=09&year=2008&base_name=the_problem_with_corn_syrup
These are variations of what was in the magazine, directed specifically towards parents of young children. Look in the next 50 things you buy, and if you haven't searched before then you'll find it in just about everything except milk and eggs. Oh, they don't have ingredient lists. but maybe they should....
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Congratulations, Milo!! Caleb's got "slow teeth" too. BTW, we took Caleb for his first dentist visit a month ago and the dentist took me to the back room to show me growth charts and explain (in hushed tones) that Caleb's second molars (usually erupt between 31 and 34 months or something) still aren't showing themselves. I think the dentist was just making sure that C didn't feel anything was wrong w/ him. Apparently slow teeth are less likely to rot (just less time w/ sugar on them, perhaps?) This is especially if your mom keeps you away from HFCS!
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