You think my crib is funny, fool?

So, the bahboo has torn apart his crib. Unfortunately, it was my crib and then all my siblings used it and now my son uses it. But he likes to hold onto the railing and shake it back and forth and the sides have come apart from the end supports. I need some REALLY good glue to put it back together. Does anyone have any input? Anybody know anything that bonds two pieces permanently? I tried "Mighty Putty" and thus far I haven't been impressed. Ideas?

Too much of a good thing?

The bahboo has been throwing up the past 2 weekends and it seems to happen after he drinks 2 bottles of milk back to back. He's also been a little over-heated at the same time. Is there a relation between too warm physically and milk? It gets all in the carpet....I'm tired of the room smelling like spoiled milk.

Sippy Cup Slip Up

So, there is no hope for my son... he will be on a bottle until he's 25. I have tried to switch him to a bunch of different types of sippy cups and he's just not having it. He'll try it once and then chuck it on the floor, by which case it ends up cracking the seal or damaging the sippy cup and then it leaks like a siv. I need help, moms!
First: Which sippy cup have y'all found that works best?
Secondly: Should I be worried that he doesn't want a sippy cup?

Luckily he's not "attached" to the bottle like he carries it around with and cries if he doesn't have one, I only give it to him at night and nap time. But he is just not doing the sippy cup thing. I've had better luck with him wanting to drink straight out of my own cup with no mouth piece at all, which I don't mind- it's just really messy.

What say you?

No, it's not jaundice- he's just a sweet potatoe.

So my kid is the only one in daycare with color. Granted the color is yellow-orange and people are constantly checking with me to make sure his liver is functioning but at least he isn't ghostly looking like my husband and I.
Two things about this aspect of mommyhood concern me....
The first is: Who elects members onto the Mommy Police Squad and how do we impeach them? Does anyone else find it extremely obnoxious when people are constantly walking behind you, hunched over with their arms out stretched because they are worried you might drop your child? I'm like- "Thank you, I've got this." Like I don't know my son is bordering on membership to Loompa Land. Leave me alone! At the end of the day if my kid is being picky about what I'm feeding him and I know that sweet potatoes are a sure thing... I'm feeding him the sweet potatoes!
Which leads me to my second issue:
Does anyone know of a danger in over-dosing in beta-carotene? Am I actually harming him by letting him eat them all the time? I remember something from "The Magic School Bus" days about a kid O.D.'ing on goldfish crackers but they never said that it was bad for him.
Am I in the clear?

Locked Up!

So we've reached the era of "cabinet locks". I personally put this off for as long as possible because they are a pain to install- however, after my lovely 15month old son pulled out a glass mixing bowl and threw it down, only to shatter it, on the kitchen floor- I've realized my dishes are no longer safe from him.
I am beginning the process of installing the KidSafe Swivel Cabinet & Drawer Lock. They are the ones my parents used when we were children but upon further studying I think I would have preferred the KidSafe Cabinet Locks: Magnetic Tot Lok Deluxe Starter Set. Can anyone convince me otherwise? I suppose the proposition of losing the only magnet key could be problematic but is it less of a pain to use the key then to have to pry down the latch each time I try to get into the cabinet? Feedback is appreciate!

15months already and I can't believe how fast time has flown. It's such a fascinating age watching him learn new things and gain new experiences. I am a working mother and so I don't get to see him as often as I would like and when I am able to be with him I'm usually exhausted from everything else I do. Is anyone else in a similar situation and can you give me some suggestions on how I might cope with this? I don't work because I want to, I work because I have to. I happen to really enjoy where I work which makes the separation easier but I feel guilty, like I should be miserable that I have to work and can't stay home and take care of my son. Believe me, if I could- I'd give it all up and spend all day long with him- but since I have to work- shouldn't I consider myself lucky and appreciate the fact that I'm one of the rare people that actually likes what she does and stop beating myself up?