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Extra Brown Chocolate Chip Cookies

Little Sister is her own cute version of mini-me. In the looks department she is definitely a Daddy mini-me. However, she does have her mini-me Mommy moments too, this morning being one of them.Big Brother and Little Sister share a room together. Big Brother wakes up before Little Sister and quietly (usually) leaves the room while Little Sister continues sleeping.This morning Big Brother and I were downstairs having breakfast when we heard the …

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Baby Brain Development in the Womb

Your baby’s brain starts developing almost at the moment of conception, according to the Long Island Spectrum Center website. By the time you are three weeks pregnant, the developing embryo has formed a neural groove, which is the foundation for the brain structure. By the time your baby is born, her brain will have over 100 billion neurons.

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How to Calculate Nutritional Information

Nutritional information is provided on the packaged foods and beverages we buy from the grocery store. Produce and foods bought at specialty stores do not always come with an attached label, which makes figuring out nutritional values trickier. Moms who are trying to cook healthier meals for their families may be wondering about the nutritional values of their favorite recipes, and family’s favorite home-cooked meals. There are ways to figure out the calories, fat content, carbohydrate (fiber and sugar) as well as vitamin and mineral values in foods, with the right tools.