Mother's Day Gifts Are Just A Click Away!

Mother's Day is coming up and I have found a few places to get her that special gift. All the driving and shopping is done for you all you have to do is click on the link to her favorite shop below. Shopping for Mother's Day has never been easier, the links will take you directly to the website where you can place your order and have your gift delivered right to Mom. This year's best selling gift is a Dozen Roses available at Amazon.com, and of course you will find that link below as well. So don't forget Mom this Mother's Day and with most of the gift buying already done for you that shouldn't be a problem. I hope this helps and that all of you have a wonderful Mother's Day!

• Pro Flowers

• Perfume.com

• Shari's Berries

• Barnes & Noble

Cherry Moon Farms

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Your 5-week-old

Smiling is universal. A baby's first smile happens at about the same time in all cultures, so get ready for your baby to reward all your loving care with a beaming, toothless, just-for-you grin. This will probably make your heart melt, even if you've just had your worst night yet.

Soon you'll have the last of the series of checkups that began with your first prenatal trip to your doctor or midwife. Your care provider will want to be sure you're doing fine — emotionally as well as physically — following the stresses of pregnancy, labor, delivery, and becoming a new parent.

During the pelvic exam, your doctor or midwife will want to see that any tears, scratches, or bruises to your vagina or cervix have healed. If your cervix is healed, you may also have a Pap smear. She'll examine your perineum if you had an episiotomy or tearing. She'll also feel your belly to be sure that there's no tenderness, and if you had a c-section she'll inspect your scar to see how it's healing.

Your breasts will be checked as well. If you're breastfeeding, your caregiver will examine you to find out whether you have any clogged ducts, which could lead to an infection like mastitis. If you aren't nursing, she'll want to be sure there are no hard or sore areas that might indicate an infection. She'll also want to see if your milk is drying up.

You'll probably be told it's fine to begin having sex again, although many new moms don't feel their sex drive or energy kick in for a few more weeks or even months. Regardless of your interest level, you ought to discuss postpartum birth control, because it's possible to get pregnant before you've gotten your period back and even if you're breastfeeding.

Your caregiver will also be concerned about your emotional health. As many as 4 out of 5 new moms become mildly depressed, commonly called the baby blues. However, if these down feelings last more than two weeks, you may have postpartum depression, a more serious condition. Your doctor or midwife can recommend interventions that really help, such as a therapist who sees lots of moms like you or an antidepressant that's safe to take when nursing.

Your 2-year-old now

A lively imagination often gives temporary birth to monsters, dragons, ghosts, and other mysterious creatures of the dark. Fear of the dark is common as a child's mind becomes capable of inventing its own stories. (You can actually think of night fears — the result of an overactive imagination — as a sophisticated cognitive development.)

To help calm your child:

• Take the fear seriously. Never belittle it or make fun of your child's fantasy.
• Skip the logic. A patient explanation that there's no way a monster could live in the closet but only at night won't wash.
• Look at the room from your child's viewpoint. Maybe there's a weird shadow that really does look like a spiderweb.
• Try some light. The reassuring glow of a nightlight or a light in the hallway has vanquished many a scary creature.
• Give a little extra TLC. Often fears reflect some other anxiety in your child's life; she might just want some hugs and snuggles. A happy and secure bedtime routine before your child is tucked in is important, too.

Getting bored serving the same old snacks? Jazz up old standbys by cutting sliced cheese into shapes with cookie cutters or spreading peanut butter on a tortilla instead of bread and rolling it up. Serve pint-size versions of grown-up favorites, such as fruit smoothies made with yogurt and served with a sippy straw. Or go cold: Mash up berries and mix in a little water, then freeze in ice-pop molds.