Reviews by jrabuck

jrabuck says "I absolutely love color wonders!" about Crayola Color Wonder

jrabuck — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 18:10:13 GMT

My daughter, who recently turned 2, is really into arts and crafts. Sometimes, however, I can't dedicate as much time as I would like to sitting with her while she is doing them. That makes it very difficult for her to do crafty things whenever she would like.

For her 2nd birthday she received Crayola color wonders in Disney Princess. This combines two things she loves - the princess and markers! It is very nice to allow her to play with these without feeling like I have to hover over her in case she would get the marker on something. I still have her sit at her play table just in case something would happen, but it is really great.

the one downfall is that she also received some with glitter paper. The glitter nto only makes a huge mess everywhere, but the markers need to be pressed down very hard for them to show up where there is a lot of glitter.

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jrabuck says "Keeps my daughter busy while I am cooking" about LeapFrog Magnetic Fridge Farm

jrabuck — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 18:05:01 GMT

My daughter received this as a gift for her first birthday. At that time, i put it on the bottom of the refrigerator and I would change the pieces for her to push to play the sounds.

Now, my daughter is 2. For the past 6 months or so, she has really gotten into this toy! SHe loves making matches, and sometimes even thinks it is funny to make them not match just for the sounds she gets from it.

This toy has done a great job keeping my daughter busy and out of trouble while I am trying to cook or do cleaning in the kitchen.

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jrabuck says "Weight Watchers helped me lose weight quickly and keep it off." about Weight Watchers

jrabuck — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 17:56:59 GMT

I have been a Weight Watchers member for awhile now. It assisted me in losing 20 pounds after having a baby and because it is so easy to follow, I have been able to keep it off also! I have learned about how to eat so that I am full often and about eating healthier foods.

I did have a hard time once I got to the maintaining stage at figuring out exactly how many points my body needed so that I was not gaining wait back or losing more. However, once that was figured out it was very esay to me to remain within those points each day and week and to keep my weight exactly where I wanted it to be.

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jrabuck says "THis seat is amazing" about Fisher Price Healthy Care Booster Seat

jrabuck — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 17:54:13 GMT

I purchased this seat for my mother, who is my babysitter. She used it from the time my baby first started eating to now - when she is 2. It stayed on her chair all the time so I didn't have to worry about where to store it, and is super easy to clean up! I would highly recommend this Fisher Price booster seat.

I would have purchased the seat for my own house, however, the Chair that the seat is on no longer fits under the table properly, and my husband is very funny about the dining room table for some reason!

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jrabuck says "Best product ever." about Boppy Pillow

jrabuck — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 15:14:12 GMT

I used this product to assit me while breastfeeding my daughter. I must say, I absolutely love this pillow. Breastfeeding in itself can be very challenging and bring about stress, and i think this product really assisted in the process.

The product was also very easy to wash.

Overall, I think the boppy is a great product.

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jrabuck says "Very nice, but impractical." about Peg Perego Prima Papa High Chair

jrabuck — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 15:11:13 GMT

I bought this high chair for a GREAT deal at babies r us because it was an old model and time to bring in the next one. I thought it was very nice looking, loved the fact that it folded up so small. It also looked very comfortable for my daughter. We used it a lot before she started table food in the reclined position just to allow her to sit at the table with us for dinner.

Now that we have been using it for several months, I still think it is nice, but it is very impractical. I find it very difficult to keep clean. My mother has a high chair that just clips onto the chair and I think this would have been a better purchase for my family.

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jrabuck says "Love this monitor." about Sony BabyCall Nursery Monitor NTM-910 900 MHz

jrabuck — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 15:08:18 GMT

I absolutely love this monitor. I have used it from the day my daughter came home from the hospital to the present, currently 14 months old. I have never had to worry about not hearing her anywhere in the house, and have even used it outside when doing yardwork and it has worked great.

Twice I did have interference with neighbor's telephone calls, so I simply changed the colored channels at the bottom and have never had problems again.

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jrabuck says "Made the transition to food feel safer." about Sassy& Baby Safe Teething Feeder

jrabuck — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 15:05:55 GMT

I loved this product. I was a little afraid of starting table food, as I'm sure many first time parents are. However, I wanted my daughter to be able to experience some of the different foods without pureeing them. This product was great. I was able to give her things that I would have worried previously about being a choking hazard. I was also able to freeze fruits and give them to her to assist in her teething troubles....

jrabuck says "Would definitely recommend." about Fisher Price Baby Papasan Cradle Swing

jrabuck — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 15:03:20 GMT

This was by far one of my favorite baby items. It worked perfectly from birth for those many nights when the baby just did not want to sleep. It definitely saved my sanity some nights and days too! She loved this swing from the week after we brought her home from the hospital until she outgrew it. That is my only complaint - many swings seem to work better for older children, and while I loved that this swing worked as a newborn, I could have used a different swing when she got a little older. Overall, though, it was a life saver....

jrabuck says "These worked great." about havent seen any good ones

jrabuck — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 15:00:20 GMT

These Avent bottles worked great for my daughter. I never had the leaking problem others had. I used the avent nipples with them and my daughter, who was breastfed, took to them right away. I stopped using bottles at 1 year and had already started using the Avent sippy cups, and this seemed to be a great transition. Overall, I think the Avent products are great and would definitely buy them again for another child....