Just got this exciting new phone for work and heck if I wasn't told I could download any free app I wanted! Guess what the first app was I wanted? Yep, you guessed it! I found a blogger app!
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| The Upside, down Son! |
I found this posted by one of my friends on FB. I knew my mother-in-law was wrong. I mean what is human relationship but a RELATIONSHIP!!!
Can we "mother" our children too much? Can we "SPOIL" a baby?
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| My Little Pirate Booty! :P |
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| The brave Xavier |
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| Addy digging in the sand |
I found this article while searching around the internet today:
Pampers & Cynthia Rowley Partner on the First 'Designed' Diaper
I especially "love" this statement from the "designer":
"As a mom, I wanted other moms and dads to have more options in every part of their lives -- even diapers," said Rowley. "It's the first piece of clothing your baby will ever wear, and it should be special."
Again I REPEAT, "It's the first piece of CLOTHING your baby will ever wear..."
Since when has plastic and disposable CLOTHING become acceptable? I mean really, I don't wear disposable underwear. Do you? I don't toss my clothing in the trash once it is soiled with dirt, food or sweat. Do you? We even wash our baby bibs, right? Baby bibs that are also covered in bodily functions. Vomit, spit up, half masticated food, drool and sometimes "snot"! Why is washing a diaper so different? As the designer stated, "First piece of clothing". Hmmmm, just a little more ammunition for my cloth diapering Mommy friends to use. Even the designer is stating that diapers are clothing... cloth - ing!
The week before we spend the entire time walking around the zoo and feeding the ducks and llamas. In this picture, I was able to get Addy to go "near" a llama. The first time she attempted to feed the llamas, she was almost a year old. The llama some how wedged it's way in between Addy's head and mine causing her to totally freak out since the llama scared the crap out of her. She would not go near one after that incident. I'm so happy she trusted me enough to try it again last week. That makes me realize, I am doing the right thing as a Mom! Both kids even fed the llama from their own hands. Good job, Addy and Xavier!
Hey kids! I wanted to let you both know, we had a blast today. This has been the most fun we have ever had over a long weekend. We went to a 50th Anniversary party for Daddy's godparents. You both got to go on your very first boat ride to the site!
Xavier, you went fishing for the first time ever and loved it. You caught 6 fish. You refused to touch them and the worms but, that's okay. You eventually did touch the fish though with a finger poke!
After the Anniversary picnic, we went to Auntie E and Uncle P's camp site. That was a treat. You both got to play in the river and met a couple of new friends. You played bubbles and ate some really good grilled food including a new favorite roasted marshmallows and S'mores!
Uncle P even offered for you to stay the night, X-man!
I was so very proud of my ability to cloth diaper Addy-bee the entire day even in non-diaper changing friendly environments (i.e. the country/golf club and outdoors in the woods). I was able to do it and it wasn't even a little difficult. I used pre-folds and covers mostly and a couple of pocket diapers for quick changes. Our first few changes were in the grass on a changing pad and the last few were in my brother's camper on the floor. It all worked out perfect!
Well, our long weekend ends tomorrow. We should be going to the beach with Uncle S and Auntie D for some fun in the sun. It will be Addy-bee's first time at Newport Beach. I hope it's fun!
Check out the Baby Doll Cloth Diaper tutorial link on Skip to my Lou. There is a link to a free pattern to make your own doll cloth diaper. I have been searching for something like that to make for my daughter! I can't wait to make one... (pssst.. I am sewing one as you read this!) I'll post pictures of baby doll in one once I finish, have batteries in my camera and can pry baby doll away from Addy long enough to take the picture! LOL. A blog friend of my has posted a great blog about being greener by making your own earth friendly laudry detergent. Check out her blog HERE.
I can't wait to make my own! Thank you Go Green Street!
Now that I have eliminated plastic bags from lunches, I really started thinking about grocery shopping. Although I do not do the grocery shopping normally, I leave that to the hubby, I came across a few websites and blogs that offer free patterns to sew and crochet various size grocery bags. I think I may have to make some. They seem so much more durable than the store bought "eco"-friendly bags. We've had a few break after the first use, not so "eco"-friendly in my book since they only lasted for one use and they had to be thrown away!
Below I have linked to the blogs and websites I think had the most interesting and easy to make eco-friendly bags. I hope you too find them useful! If I get around to making one of them over the next week/weekend, I will post some pictures.
