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MARCH 2005

Here is what you'll see in this issue of MyBabyConnection.com Newsletter

1. Get Your Baby on TV
2. Feature Baby Products
3. Article: Developing Your Baby's Brain
4. Hot Sites to See!
5. Motherhood Quotes
6. March 2005 WINNER!


HAPPY SPRING to all our subscribers!!!!  With warmer weather on the way,
it won't be long before we see the beautiful flowers popping up!!

I would also like to let you know about an exciting Brand New TV Show
called, "Oh Baby, You're on TV!" coming in June 2005 on the Oxygen
Network!

They are looking for your home videos of your baby(s) (ages 0-4yrs) to
feature on this show.  They want all of you're home videos, from
everyday stuff to birthdays, special moments ,ect.  They will edit them
for the special shows.  Just send in your copies today - they need them
ASAP!!

CLICK HERE TO FIND OUT HOW TO GET YOUR BABY'S VIDEOS ON TV
http://www.mybabyconnection.com/Oh-Baby-TV-Show.htm

Enjoy this issue.

Michelle Floyd

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**FEATURED PRODUCTS***
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OccasionEssentials.com
"One Stop Source for ALL Your Party Needs"

Check out our NEW  "My Lil' License Birth Announcement Permits" - A
Unique way to announce your baby!  Always cheaper and always better at
Occasion Essentials. Rush orders available at no extra cost.

Stop by our website and take a look.
http://www.occasionessentials.com

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MiniTots.com
"Exclusive Baby Furniture at Low Prices"

Shop online for exclusive baby furniture, unique cribs and nursery
accessories, baby gear and lots of fun stuff for baby for the lowest
prices.
Free Baby Registry, too.

Visit MiniTots to see for yourself our HUGE Selection:
http://www.minitots.com

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BLANKET WORX.com
"Put Your Baby's Face on a Keepsake Blanket"

There's nothing like a gift that says, You're special and one of a kind.
  BlanketWorx sells high quality custom-made knitted blankets and
pillows. We'll turn your treasured photographs into a lifetime of
memories for you and your family. All of our products are made in the
USA.

Visit BlanketWorx.com today and imagine your baby's adorable face on a
cozy keepsake blanket!!
http://www.blanketworx.com


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DEVELOPING YOUR BABY'S BRAIN
by: Ishi Bansal

Have you ever wondered why toys for babies tend to have so many bells,
whistles and lights? Or why they have so many different textures, and
materials and colors?

It's almost as if we want to provide young babies with a whole world of
stimulation and we can't quite get it to them fast enough.
Play gyms or activity gyms as they are sometimes called tend to be a
firm favorite with babies from newborn up to about 12 months. These play
gyms and activity nests mostly come in the form of comfortable, quilted
or softly padded playmats, sometimes raised at the edges with a space in
the middle for baby (like a ring doughnut).

And these play gyms can be either brightly colored or in soft, pastel
shades. But don't be fooled by thinking they are just snug and comfy
resting places for babies to fall asleep in!

These activity gyms can provide a plethora of visual, audio and tactile
stimulation for fast developing young inquisitive minds.
Often decorated with well known and lovable characters, Winnie-the-Pooh,
Tigger, Eyore, or farm and zoo animals as well, they can consist of
detachable, hanging parts for small babies to try to grasp. They tend to
have parts that are crinkly, soft, scrunchy
textures for baby to touch, squeeze and stroke. Some come with bright
twinkling lights and bells and others make funny sounds, or musical
sounds, and some even do both.

You will often find mirrors attached to these activity gyms, so that
your baby gets to find and see its own reflection, often providing hours
of fun for babies and carers alike. All of this is extremely important
for developing young minds.

Babies are like a sponge, they are ready to absorb whatever information
they can - and boy - they can't grasp it fast enough!
A lot of new research points to the first three years of life as being
critical to a baby's developing brain. It is a known fact that during
this period, not only does the brain triple in weight but it also
establishes thousands of billions of nerve connections.

Astonishingly, at the age of three, a young child has twice as many
nerve connections as many adults. Therefore, in your role as a parent,
or primary care giver, it is of paramount importance that you recognize
this and understand just how much development is taking place inside
your young baby's brain from birth until the age of three.

At birth, children have most of the neurons (brain cells) they need for
a lifetime however, these brain cells are not yet linked (or "wired")
together to form the complex networks that are required for mature
thought processes to take place. And what happens is that in the early
years, young children's brain cells form these connections, or synapses
as they are commonly called, very very rapidly.

One of the crucial ingredients to aiding these connections to form, is
experience, and repetition.

In a word, the more times you repeat something new, like showing a baby
how to scrunch up a ball, the quicker these connections are formed.
Therefore, it naturally follows that the more positive interaction you
give an infant or toddler, the more you are helping to stimulate young
brains. This stimulation causes new connections to form neural pathways
and strengthens existing ones.

Playing with activity gyms, with all the bells and whistles that they
offer or reading to a child, anything which allows a child to have
positive, interactive processes, will aid your child's brain
development.

So, as you lovingly sit and watch your young baby laughing and gurgling
on the play mat or under the activity gym - do not underestimate the
power of the changes taking place in the brain, all enriching an
inquisitive mind and arming it with a plethora of knowledge and
understanding for years to come.

About The AuthorIshi Bansal is a mother of two and webmaster of 1st Toys
Online which can be found at http://www.1st-toys-online.com Copyright
1st-Toys-Online.com 2005


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THE NEXT GENERATION
"Unique Hand-painted Furniture and Personalized Children's Gifts"

The Next Generation specializes in hand-painted children's furniture,
room decor, and gifts.  Whether you're looking for step stools, growth
charts, bedroom lamps, piggy banks, or table & chair sets, we have what
you're looking for.

Visit us to see our large product selection.
http://www.nxtgeneration.net/

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 *HOT SITES TO SEE*
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The Baby Bedding Boutique - http://www.baby-bedding-boutique.com

Hedgehog Design and Gear - http://www.hedgehoggear.com

Personalized Big Brother/Sister Photo Journals -
http://www.buddingfamily.com

Pure Beginnings - http://www.purebeginnings.com

Stayin Home and Lovin It - http://www.4mykids.info

Baby Cupboard - http://www.BabyCupboard.com

Cajan Kow - http://www.cajankow.com

Little Showoffs - http://www.LittleShowoffs.com

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MOTHERHOOD QUOTES
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"There shall never be another quite so tender, quite so kind as the
patient little mother, nowhere on this earth you'll find her affection
duplicated." - Paul C. Brownlow (writer)
 
"A mother is a person who seeing there are only four pieces of pie for
five people, promptly announces she never did care for pie." 
-Tenneva Jordan

"She made me a security blanket when I was born. That faded green
blanket lasted just long enough for me to realize that the security part
came from her." - Alexander Crane (writer)
 

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CONGRATULATIONS to Joan Wilson of Maple Ridge, BC Canada
our March 2005 WINNER!!!!


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  FREE BABY SONGS VIDEO from BabySongs.com
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Michelle Floyd

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