What you ask. This flippin’ cold! My whole family is down and out with a cold that can hang on better than - I don’t know what. I would like to have something clever to say, but I don’t. I have been hacking away along my daughter (and now my husband too) for TWO WEEKS.

I’m trying to think of a surefire way to get rid of this cough. I can’t stand all the coughing all-night-long.

I was given one idea yesterday.

Not to Vapo rub - to Vapo eat. Someone actually told me that eating raw vicks will cure you? Was that cure you or kill you?

I read the ingredients.

Ingredients
Active Ingredients (Purpose)
Camphor 4.8% (Cough suppressant and topical analgesic)
Eucalyptus oil 1.2% (Cough suppressant)
Menthol 2.6% (Cough suppressant and topical analgesic)

And was almost convinced until I got to the Inactive Ingredients.

Inactive Ingredients
Cedarleaf oil, nutmeg oil, special petrolatum, thymol, turpentine oil

Special petrolatum and turpentine oil does not sound healthy to me. Fair enough since they clearly say not to ingest it.

Maybe I’ll just wait it out. Any other ideas - or should I eat the Vicks?

Reminder: The so cute it’s scary contest ends tomorrow! Leave a comment on this post or the Halloween post and you are entered!

I LOVE Halloween. I am always ready for the event well in advance. I am so enthusiastic about it that in years past, before I had my daughter, I resorted to dressing up the dog in order to take part in the fun.

One would expect that the dog would have been pleased last year when I was too busy with a new baby to dress him up.

I personally think he looks sad and rejected at the fact that I didn’t make the effort to drag out “his” costumes.

Anyhow….Costume Contest

The Mommy in Charge and The Baby Marketplace are giving away one Bellabug Kids Fairy Dress or a Schylling Toys Pirate Costume set. You choose a perfect costume for your little one this Halloween or just for “dressup”. It’s easy - leave a comment about Halloween (your favorite costume, what your kids will be this year, you get the idea) and one lucky commenter will win the costume.

Check out the other Bellabug costumes at The Baby Marketplace. The tutus are not only adorable Halloween costumes, they also make great dressup clothes and/or a really neat outfit to wear for your baby’s professional photos. This is my DD in one of the tutus.

Enjoy!
The Mommy in Charge

Lucky commenter Natasha (comment #10) wins this contest!

Natasha, email me: cathy (at) thebabymarketplace (dot) com to claim your prize.

Check back often - we have lots of prizes and contest coming soon!

The Mommy in Charge

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