mommy's reviews

As you all well know by now, I am a very busy mom. As we keep adding children to the family, my time becomes more and more precious. Looking for shortcuts and ways to keep things moving along has become a goal of mine and trying to keep things within a good budget has also become important to me. One of the ways I have tried to save money is by purchasing more store brands and buying in bulk as well. Obviously, having three little picky eaters in the house is challenging but I find that if I give them plenty of snacking options, they can be a bit easier to please. I had never heard of Perrigo Nutritionals until recently and the biggest thing I learned about this company is that they are the largest supplier of store brand infant formula in the world and also, they are one of the largest manufacturers of nutrition products. Their main focus is on Pediatric Drinks, Toddler Foods and Vitamin/Mineral supplements. I never knew this company existed and never really thought about wher...

I don't know about you but we have had a pretty healthy winter here. We had a really bad flu bug that hit mid-January that sent my middle child to the ER with a 105.4 fever and laid the rest of us out for an entire week but since then, we have been healthy. No colds or sniffles to be found! I pretty much give the credit to the Elderberry Syrup that I make and give to the children daily...Elderberry is such an amazing immune booster and I wish I had made it in years past. This is our first winter with it and honestly, I have noticed a big difference in the health of my family. Anyway, I say we have been healthy but my youngest, who will be 2 in several weeks, has been cutting all four of his eye teeth and man oh man---he has been a cranky little guy! Fevers and fussiness are my first clue that teeth are coming in and as a mom, this is the worst part about raising babies and toddlers. Teething. :(  Needless to say, we go through a ton of infant fever relief medicine around here bu...