Saturday, June 21, 2008

Info from our emails

Here is the website where you can check inspections on Ohio daycares: http://jfs.ohio.gov/cdc/childcare.stm

Here are the prenatal DVDs I was telling you guys about if you're interested in working out:
Prenatal Yoga with Shiva Rea
The Perfect Pregnancy Workout - created by a member of Cirque du Soleil

Here are the books to help you figure out what Baby Gear to buy/register for:
Baby Bargains by Denise and Alan Fields (7th Ed)
Consumer Reports Best Baby Products (9th Ed.)

Pregnancy Books:
Your Pregnancy Week by Week by Glade B Curtis and Judith Schuler
What to Expect When Expecting (goes by months)

UPromise Info:
It's a free program where you can earn some money for your child's college fund by linking up your grocery store bonus cards, drugstore cards, and credit cards. Then, when you buy certain products, eat at certain restaurants, or shop at certain stores or certain online retailers, you get a contribution to your Upromise account. It's a small contribution (for example, just 1% of whatever you spend at Bed Bath & Beyond), but I guess the idea is that it adds up over time, plus you can get your family members to also link up their cards. You don't need to set up a 529 plan yet and you can still earn money (I started up a Upromise account years ago) and the money will never expire. When you eventually start up a 529 plan, you can link it your Upromise account and then Upromise will automatically transfer the money to your 529 plan whenever you hit whatever the minimum contribution is for your 529 plan. The website is www.upromise.com.

Safe Plastics/Chemical-Free websites:

  1. Bottles - amomsblog.wordpress.com/2008/04/09/bpa-free-bottles-and-sippy-cups/
  2. Pacifiers/Teethers - safemama.com/2008/01/04/bpa-free-pacifiers-and-teethers-cheat-sheet/ AND thesoftlanding.wordpress.com/2008/03/03/bpa-and-phthalate-free-pacifier-guide/
  3. Personal Care - www.ewg.org/featured/14
Due Dates:
Val - August 14
Julia - beginning of October?
Megan - October 23
Ilian - December 8
Kasia - Christmas time

1 comment:

Kasia said...

Thanks Val!! It's great to have it all in one place!