Honey...Don't Cough Review

My daughter has a cold. She was up every 2 hours 2 night ago. I went to 3 different pharmacies looking for something "safe" to give her to help her sleep, but was told the same thing every time. Since the new rules of giving cough medicine to kids under 6 ( some say 12) I was at a loss.
The 4th pharmacy I went to had a new product called Honey....Don't Cough. The pharmacist told me to try that and a cool mist humidifier ( which we already have been using).
She told me that all the medical journals are recommending this new product.
All it is is 100% pure buckwheat honey! I gave Amara a packet of the honey supplement last night and she slept all night ( she got up once at around 1:30am to give her dad a kiss).
Here are some of the facts of this product:

• Safe- There are no surprise side effects. Honey is considered safe for children who are 1 year of age and older.


• Effective- The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends Buckwheat Honey to " relieve cough" for children. A recent study by Penn State University showed that 100% pure Buckwheat Honey out-performed current products.


• Affordable- Unlike many natural products, Honey, Don't Cough is priced for the average family.

I paid $4.99 for a pack of 10. Not bad at all! Amara loves honey, but has never had buckwheat honey. She was reluctant to try it because it is so much darker in color. She said it was yummy, a little bit too sweet at times, but still good. I am sold just because she slept all night without waking because of coughing herself awake.

If you want to learn more about this amazing product check them out: http://www.honeydontcough.com/

Moderation is the key......

I was talking to a friend the other day about limits. By limits, I mean how far to take this eating healthy thing with our kids. She mentioned a situation that I have been through many times with my children. In a nutshell- she mentioned that her 1 year old son had never tasted ice cream before and her friends were basically in disbelief! I can totally relate to that. People think I deprive my kids or something. I can assure you that I don't, but I don't think ice cream and cake needs to be a staple in my kids diets. I don't judge others for giving their kids junk food all the time, so please don't judge me for limiting my kids intake of crap! :)
This is how my husband and I choose to raise our kids. Yes, they have had fries and will continue to do so. We also make our own "fries" at home. We use sweet potatoes and olive oil and bake them in the oven Yes, Amara eats candy. Not everyday or week for that matter. No they don't drink soda and neither do Matt and I ( unless there is some rum in it) It's just about having limits.
I had never had sugar cereal until I was in the 5th grade and that was at my best friends house. We were raised on oatmeal, Corn Flakes and Cheerios. A special treat was Honey Comb cereal which is a low sugar cereal.
I just want my kids to know that fries, take out pizza and Totino's Pizza Rolls ( Amara just asked for these after seeing a commercial) are a treat and not an all the time thing.
Sorry for the tangent, but that's what I do.

Update......

Well my Operation Declutter was a no go! It's easy to blame the kids--but it was their fault! Our plan was to take the kids to my brothers after Miles' nap time . Only thing is Miles decided to take a late nap and by the time he woke up it was too late, my brother had football to watch at a buddies. So I guess it was only Miles' fault and not Amara's. Now Matt says he hopes to declutter before June.....great! We might be buried alive before then..........

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Time to declutter!!

What a busy week. I am adjusting to new things this week. All this blog stuff is still new to me and now with the reviews and giveaways added, I am up even later then I normally am. I have been so tired this week. Amara usually comes into my bedroom between 2-4am every night and just stares at me until I say something. I have stopped saying anything and then she just goes back to bed. Last night she never got up, but good thing Miles decided to wake up at 11:30pm until 1:30am and then wake up at 7:30am! Thanks buddy! He just wanted to cuddle and then practice his ABC's--who could be mad at that!?!?
I am also adjusting to running a little bit more and in these frigid temperatures too. Brrrrr! It's fun though. If you want to read more about my running click http://missionpossible1.blogspot.com/
Matt and I decided to take a few hours this weekend and DEEP CLEAN one to two rooms in our house. I am kind of scared to tackle this project. We need to finally do it though. I am trying to win some cool books about how to start this task..I wonder if I should wait to see if I win before we start to clean?? Probably not. If you want to try to win these books to help declutter your space check out this site- The Dirty Shirt- http://thedirtytshirt.com/ The book series is called 1-2-3 Get Organized and it sounds like a really thing!
Tonight, Amara had PB and J for dinner and a side salad! She asked if she could have it for breakfast too. Not this time. I was not in the mood to make anything but sandwiches. She had the choice between PB and J and tuna. Tomorrow she gets organic mac and cheese for dinner. I learned that just because it is organic does not mean it will not do a number on her tummy! It will, which is why she only gets it a few times a year and tomorrow is one of them! She thinks it's worth every bite and trip to the bathroom!

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