This blog post is part of a paid SocialMoms and Burt’s Bees blogging program. The opinions and ideas expressed here are my own. When my Princess was born we wanted to use natural bath products on her skin. She was our first child and we tried to do everything by the book and be as natural as we could be. It was important to us. As she got older we noticed her skin was quite sensitive and so we continued to use natural products. Isn't it funny, how careful we are when it comes to children's … [Read more...]
11 Months Old! More Teeth, More Drooling with Sweepstakes
Thank you Bazzle Baby for sponsoring today's giveaway. My Little Man is now 11 months old! I cannot believe it. I need to get on the ball and start planning his 1st birthday. It has just really crept up on me. Time just flies. And now that he is 11 month old with 7 teeth his drooling has picked back up. He is soaking through bibs again. (This baby has been dealing with teething and drooling much more than my first!) urban camo banda bib I am thankful that our Banda Bibs arrived when … [Read more...]
Feeding My Baby is Easy With Nuby
My Little Man loves eating food and breastfeeding both. The last few weeks he has gone through a phase where he prefers breast milk or organic rice cereal. His jars of organic baby food are just sitting on the shelf as his preferences have changed. Whether I am feeding him organic rice cereal or prepared fruit and vegetable purees, feeding my baby is easy with the Nuby Wacky Ware bowl. Lately, we have been introducing well cooked vegetables and soft fruits in small cubes. He has tried cooked … [Read more...]
6 Teething Tips
We are at 7 months old now and my Little Man's is having teething issues. It is affecting his sleep and therefore affecting my sleep. When will I ever catch up on sleep? (This is deja vu people! I remember saying this with my Princess!) So here are some tips that we currently are using to combat teething: Teething Tips 1. Bibs - we are currently going through 4 per day. I purchased the water resistant bibs and they still are soaking through. Bibs and doing laundry often are a … [Read more...]
National Baby Wearing Month
Baby Must Have: Gymini Bouncer by TinyLove
With our Princess we had a hand-me-down bouncer from family. It worked well and did its job. We loved having it by the kitchen table or in the living room when we needed a place to put her while we were doing other things. So when Little Man came along, we pulled out our very well used bouncer and realized that maybe we just needed a new one. Enter the TinyLove Gymini Bouncer - our newest lovely baby item. It surpasses our gently used bouncer by leaps and bounds and we love it. All of us, … [Read more...]
Parenting Essential: ERGObaby Carrier
With the birth of our second child, I pulled out all my baby carriers, even blogged about it, but really wanted to try the ERGObaby carrier. I had seen great reviews online, and have a few friends who use one, so I was quite excited to review and giveaway the Aussie Khaki ERGObaby carrier. I was also sent the infant insert so that I could wear my Little Man before he was 12 lbs. About ERGObaby: Born in the relaxed environment of Hawaii, first designed by Karin Frost, the original Ergobaby … [Read more...]