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Weaning Breast-fed Baby and Nutrition

November 4, 2009

During my pregnancy I read that babies need mothers milk for at least 1 year. I had it in my mind that I would breastfeed my son for at least that amount of time. My son will be 11 months old this Sunday and I know that we are no where near weaning in another [...]

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A Friend’s Funny Facebook Comment

November 3, 2009

This was the funny comment my sister’s friend made on my facebook after I commented “awwww” to this photo (my sister, Kathleen is on the right):

Rachel – Coincidentally, that was the exact reaction we all had to Captain CoJo (this is Connor, my son) the Pirate! Actually it was more like “Arrrrrrrrggggg!” Although that quickly changed [...]

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Wool Dryer Ball Winner!

November 3, 2009

A winner has been chosen for the wool dryer ball giveaway. The winner is melaniesands[at]yahoo[dot]ca.
Melanie has 48 hours to contact me with her address, if I do not hear from her in 48 hours, a new winner will be chosen.
Thank you to all who participated!

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ThinkBaby BPA-free Stainless Feeding System

November 2, 2009

The ThinkBaby BPA-free Stainless Feeding system is something I have had my eye on for a while. I love the idea of storing my son’s food in stainless steel. I usually not okay with putting his food in anything plastic and have trouble with my glass containers fitting all of the food for him. This [...]

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Felting Wool at Home

November 1, 2009

I have been meaning to try felting wool for a while now. I see so many cute felted items and I figure it can’t be too hard to make them myself. When I found the felted dryer balls that are part of my giveaway, I thought I should try to make them for my first [...]

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Eventful Halloween

October 31, 2009

Here we are on the way into the Hospital to visit Connor’s new cousin. Greyson Carter was born last night (Oct. 30). We dressed Connor up is his pirate costume and brought him with us to the hospital. Connor was the hit of the lobby in his costume, but couldn’t go visit his new cousin [...]

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High Fructose Corn Syrup vs. Sugar for our Children

October 30, 2009

Have you seen the high fructose corn syrup commercials? The commercials tell us, “it is simply corn, and fine in moderation.” What does moderation mean? Do you know what you are eating? What are you feeding your children? The fact is that high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) is genetically modified corn starch with added genetically [...]

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CLOSED Posh Pads- Organic Reusable Bamboo Nursing Pads- Giveaway!

October 29, 2009

Robyn and Jessica of Posh Pads were kind enough to donate one pair of Posh Pads in a limited edition Christmas/holiday design for one lucky winner. These pads are made of organic bamboo fabric which is the perfect fabric for a nursing pad. Bamboo in nature is naturally antibacterial, it reduces the chance of allergies or [...]

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Wordless Wednesday in the Park

October 28, 2009

Beautiful October day for the neighborhood park!

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My Journey to Becoming a Cloth Diapering Mom

October 27, 2009

Part of Dirty Diaper Laundry’s Cloth Diaper Carnival Part IV, This month is “Where did you first hear about/ see cloth diapers?”
Cloth diapers were on my radar long before I even thought about having a baby. I knew one day, however, that I would have a baby and that I could not bear to throw [...]