Mark-n-Sylva... Sylva-n-Mark... -

The Use of Fans May Reduce Risk of SIDS

Sylva — Tue, 7 Oct 2008 20:37:44 -0400

I was sent this via email this morning:
Study Suggests Fan Use Cuts SIDS Risk in Babies

... and it's not just a small decrease, it's a SEVENTY-TWO PERCENT drop in risk. If the room is over 69 degrees Fahrenheit the drop is 94%! (Of course, you already have a higher risk of SIDS if your room is warmer)

That's really wild and awesome.

Pre-Mommy Brain

Sylva — Mon, 6 Oct 2008 11:26:32 -0400

Courtesy of today's Stone Soup:
.... now where did it go??
Pre-Mommy Brain?

"Unraveling Breast Milk"

Sylva — Thu, 2 Oct 2008 20:32:23 -0400

Analytical scrutiny reveals how complex fluid nourishes infants and protects them from disease

"WHEN IT COMES to feeding infants, the mantra is "breast is best." A diet of breast milk for babies is correlated with benefits including less diarrhea as well as lower incidence of diabetes or asthma when compared to formula-fed babies. But precisely how breast milk confers those advantages is unclear. Scientists know the basic ingredients of breast milk but don't fully understand how exactly they work to provide optimum nutrition for infants and protect against disease.

Ezra's Got More Videos!

Sylva — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 23:14:47 -0400

This one is from today:

Enjoy!

It's Official - Ezra LOVES the Ocean

Sylva — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 22:19:52 -0400

We headed out together to Quincy, MA the day after Mark arrived home from his 10-day motorcycle adventure and business trip (North Carolina, Cherokee, Deal's Gap.... good times with Al and Moose!).

Sunday we drove all the way to Quincy, MA and visited the Adams' Family Home - which was awesome, by the way! And then we continued on to see the ocean in Hull, MA. How wonderful a visit that was.

Capital District/Troy - Kid-Friendly and Fun Things To Do

Sylva — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 10:12:09 -0400

Guilderland Public Library (or any public library!)
http://www.guilderlandpublic.info/
Has story times throughout the week, to include an evening story
time, usually Mon at 6:30pm. Free movies on some weekends. Book clubs
etc. They have a good Parent-teacher section, lots of homeschooling
books.

Guilderland YMCA - this can get expensive, as I talked about
yesterday, for us, it's worth the cost as there are anywhere between
2-6 children in my house at any time. Full membership entitles full
use of the facility, to include a good share of yoga/aerobics/water
fitness classes, childcare for 1.5 hours per day per child, pool,

More photos from August are up! Plus VIDEO!

Sylva — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 21:57:08 -0400

I've added more photos to Flickr the last few days. I think it's mostly August and September photos that have gone up.

I have also started putting videos on YouTube!!! iMovie makes it incredibly easy to upload photos directly to YouTube, don't even have to enter a web browser to do so! I'm psyched.

The 2008 Breastfeeding Olympics!

Sylva — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 21:53:40 -0400

2008 BF Challenge
Or, as it is known in the Philippines; The Breastfeeding Olympics

What: A fun event to challenge geographic areas to see who can get
the most babies breastfeeding at one time. The winners are determined
by a percentage of birthrate.

When: October 11, 2008

Time: 11:00 am your time

Why: To celebrate breastfeeding, to educate the general public, to
develop peer support, and to just have fun!

Location/Site: Anywhere you can get 2 or more moms together. Some
sites are in someone's home. Other sites are in hospitals. Sites can
be in a park, at a clinic, at City Hall, on the Capitol grounds, in a

This Is For Traci and Tracy

Sylva — Tue, 9 Sep 2008 19:24:51 -0400

Hi Smallbany! So... you know my husband, know Amy and Ray, the three of them went to your wedding 8 years ago?! Now you're big into the LLLI group locally, have two kids, I'm married to Mark, and somehow you found our blog and have been following it and seen photos of Ezra, etc. And I went to a LLL meeting 3 months ago that you were at, and we're sitting next to each other at the NENY Regional Perinatal Forum Breastfeeding Subgroup! With our babies!

Well hi!

And Saturday night at River Street Cafe (I linked to Dish and Dirt because... well... I enjoyed the food, but felt as though dining there WAS overly complicated!

LOLBABIES!!!

Sylva — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 22:13:19 -0400

You've seen LOLcats, but this is better!

LOLbabies.