Family
Congressman Vic Snyder, D-Ark., plays with hsi 15-month old triplets' (left to right) Sullivan, Wyatt and Aubrey, outside their Little Rock home, March 5.
Photo by Rick McFarland
And babies make a grand total of six in the bustling Vic Snyder household
LITTLE ROCK — Gone is the marker board that outlined the names of helpers who would arrive for ’round the clock feedings and diaper changes. Bouncy seats, Boppy pillows and other baby paraphernalia have been moved out, replaced now by baskets and tubs full of toys, and baby gates block the main path through the house. Read More »
Neighbors pitch in to help with infants
LITTLE ROCK — With three tiny babies at home and a new mother with heart failure, Betsy and U.S. Rep. Vic Snyder needed lots of help — and they got it. Read More »
Their ‘main triplet link’
LITTLE ROCK — Greta Falkner of Sherwood is at home now, awaiting the birth of her triplets, two boys and a girl due in July but expected to arrive weeks earlier, as most multiples do. Read More »
Creature feature
LITTLE ROCK — How can you tell if a dog is overweight? The easiest way is to ask your veterinarian during an examination, but you can also determine if your dog is under, over or normal weight by feeling his ribs. Read More »
FORCES OF NURTURE: From the fruit of my loins, rejection
LITTLE ROCK — Unrequited affection. How maddening it is. Read More »
HEART & SOUL: Stress can be a friend, but it mustn’t move in
LITTLE ROCK — In a chance conversation last weekend, a woman next to me in line mentioned the stress of her administrative position in a medical office. Then she spoke longingly of her previous work in an emergency room, where “we just didn’t have this kind of stress.” Wow. Read More »
BOOKSHELF
LITTLE ROCK — Paris in the Spring with Picasso Joan Yolleck, illustrated by Marjorie Priceman (Random House, $17.99, ages 4-8 ) Author Joan Yolleck invites readers to join Gertrude Stein and friends at one of their legendary Saturday-night soirees, but first we explore enchanting early-20 th-century Paris in Read More »
BIB TALES: Cregeen’s: It’s OK to take sis, bub to this pub
LITTLE ROCK — When I heard that we were supposed to meet friends at Cregeen’s Irish Pub in North Little Rock, with our kids in tow, I wondered, “Am I going to be the only one with a baby in the bar?” My worries were for naught. This place has a kids menu, for heaven’s sake. Read More »
Baby slings dangerous
WASHINGTON — The government warned Friday that those chic baby slings that hip mothers and fathers are sporting these days can be dangerous, even deadly, for their little ones. Read More »
EX-ETIQUETTE
LITTLE ROCK — Q:I’ve been dating a man for a little over a month. His second marriage was the result of his getting the woman he was seeing pregnant. It lasted five very turbulent years.Their child is now 6. His ex also has three older children by another man. Read More »
PARENTING: ‘Tantrum tickets’ take Almighty Me off throne
LITTLE ROCK — Q: Our 2 1 /2-year-old daughter is trying to control everyone else in the family, especially us. Read More »
Family shopper
LITTLE ROCK — BOOT SCOOT What is it? A pedal-less, chainless bicycle for kids ages 2 to 6. Read More »
To a tea
How long’s it been since you had a nice cuppa? Well, that’s oolong.
LITTLE ROCK — “Take some more tea,” The March Hare said to Alice, very earnestly. Read More »
Reliability of food allergy tests under scrutiny
ST. LOUIS — Food challenges take place every Friday at St. Louis Children’s Hospital. Children who have tested positive for food allergies are pitted against the suspected culprits. They spend hours eating increasing amounts and are monitored closely for reactions. Read More »
FORCES OF NURTURE: Mollydog a constant in life for 15 years
LITTLE ROCK — The Mollydog entered my life when I was 24, single and working at my second newspaper. Read More »