Q: I really want 10 minutes in the morning to have coffee and breakfast, but my baby is bright eyed and bushy tailed. What to do?

A: Baby Mozart to the rescue!


Leo is so cute when he watches it - he coos and kicks and smiles at the parts he likes (especially trains and puppets) and when something goes of the screen to the side, our smart little man follows it to see where it went!

Today Leo and I went to our first Highlands Mommies playgroup for children born in the second half of 2008. Leo was the youngest. I've also joined the first half of 2009 group, but haven't attended anything with those women yet.

I didn't get any photos of playgroup, but here are some of Leo enjoying tummy time before we left.







Playgroup was great! Leo loves to just watch other babies, and it was nice to sit and chat with other mamas in the neighborhood.

Tummy Time!

Here is Leo enjoying (or, at least not hating) some tummy time in his play gym!


Here's your Baby2k9 Lesson of the Day: The American Academy of Pediatrics says that the safest position for babies to sleep is on their backs. It reduces SIDS by 40%. Thing is, when babies are on their backs for most of the time, they can get misshapen heads, or flat spots (and, in the worst case scenario, end up wearing helmets as toddlers).

They've also noticed that today's little ones meet their physical milestones - rolling over, etc - a little later because they just don't have the motor skills to do so since they're always on their backs!

"Tummy time" gets the babe off his back! It gives the back of the head a little break, and lets him practice strengthening his neck muscles so he can get ready for pushing up, rolling over, sitting up, and crawling.