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A few weeks ago, there were some news stories about the oh-so-dangerous Bumbo.  Don’t get me wrong…I feel bad for any child who was hurt using the Bumbo.  However, I think this is more of an issue with parents who didn’t use common sense when they put their child in a Bumbo.  Like putting a baby on the counter top in a Bumbo, or anything for that matter, makes any sense.   But instead of thinking the parents should have a bit more sense, let’s point the finger at the big bad company. The Bumbo is sooooo dangerous.  Oh no!  Run for your lives!  Since when do we need someone to spell every single thing out for us?

For those that do need it spelled out, here is the warning on the back of the Bumbo.

We absolutely love the Bumbo!  What a great invention.  Thank you to the company that makes the Bumbo!

here’s some pics of charlie. she’s 8 lbs. now and getting bigger everyday.

recently, we went to a butterfly release sponsored by our church. i got some really cool pics of butterflies.

according to an American Indian legend, if anyone desires a wish to come true, they must first capture a butterfly and whisper that wish to it. Since the butterfly can make no sound, the butterfly cannot reveal the wish to anyone but the Great Spirit who hears and sees all.

in gratitude for giving the beautiful butterfly its freedom, the Great Spirit always grants the wish.

so, according to legend, by making a wish and giving the butterfly its freedom, the wish will be taken to the heavens and granted.

everyone’s heard of road rage, but are you familiar with ’stroller rage?’ if you don’t know the term, you may know the feeling. it’s when you’re walking down an aisle or the boardwalk or wherever, and you feel you have the right of way (for whatever reason - i’ll explain our reason in a sec.) but the people who are walking toward you don’t necessarily share the same view. they think they have right of way.

this morning, we walked on the boardwalk because we remembered that a nearby boardwalk had a center strip of boards that were aligned in such a way so charlie’s head wouldn’t bounce everywhere while we walked (remember the horizontal board problem from this post.)

so we’re walking down the middle section and some people see us and get out of the way. however, there were 1 or 2 people who felt they had right of way, too! of course they didn’t, they just thought they did. anyway, we stood our ground and they moved, slightly, at the last second.

my advice to fellow stroller pushers - stand your ground! do not give the center boards away when they are rightfully yours. and my advice to anyone walking toward a stroller pushing couple - move aside and let them through. you don’t want to become a victim of stroller rage.

Vinnie