If you always want to remember what your belly looked like while you were pregnant, consider making a pregnancy belly cast. A plaster cast of your baby bump will serve as a one-of-a-kind pregnancy memento. After your pregnancy belly cast is complete, you can decorate it and hang it on your baby-to-be’s nursery wall or store it away to show your baby when he is older. Regardless of what you do with it, it will be a keepsake you will treasure.

Sending out pregnancy announcements is one way to let your friends and family know you are expecting an addition to your family. Once you have selected your pregnancy announcement card, adding customized wording will give it a personalized touch. Some expecting couples like to add a cute poem or riddle on the front of the announcement card and then write the actual pregnancy announcement on the inside. Selecting the proper wording for your pregnancy announcement will ensure you communicate your news clearly.

When it comes to getting your child to brush her teeth, the more fun brushing is, the more she will want to do it. With the wide range of kids’ toothbrushes available, your child is likely to find one that she enjoys and looks forward to using on a daily basis. While there are many different types of children’s toothbrushes available, most kids toothbrushes have smaller, tapered heads, soft bristles with rounded ends and easy-to-grip handles.

If your newborn suffers from daily bouts of inconsolable crying, he may be experiencing colic. Colic affects between 10 to 25 percent of newborn babies and usually hits hardest around a baby’s sixth week of life. In addition to the sudden onset of crying, if your baby is colicky he may be gassy, spit up, pull his legs toward his chest or have a belly that feels hard to the touch. Fortunately for most babies, colic resolves on its own by the time the baby is 4 months old. Armed with a bit of information, you can prevent croup.