Friday, February 29, 2008
This is what happens when you are dragged around all day, having to go to your big brother and sister's events and dont ever get a decent nap in your own bed.
Third child syndrome
Disclaimer
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
I have added some links about breastfeeding and feel the need to add a bit of a disclaimer here. Yes I nursed Elaina for 16 months, and yes I am nursing Liam of course. However, I dont pass judgement on mothers who formula feed. I formula fed Andrew, I have been there. I am very glad and grateful that I did nurse Elaina, and now Liam. The breastfeeding relationship I have (and had) with my babies are the most rewarding thing I have ever done. And that is why I post links to articles, and talk about it. Not because I think its awful to feel formula. I attempted to breastfeed Andrew but after a difficult hospital stay with him in the NICU and getting bottles, I gave up after about 10 days. Afterwards, I felt sad at the loss of that. Not that we ever really had it. So when I was pregnant with Elaina I was determined to breastfeed. And I did - through horrible latches, cracked and blistered nipples, mastitis, plugged ducts. But it was worth it. It has been much easier with Liam. I feel like I have a lot of experience to offer - a failed breastfeeding relationship, a difficult but then rewarding one, and now an easier one (knock on wood!), though still presenting challenges here and there. None of this is to say that its easy and great and peachy every moment. Sure there are struggles, annoyances and some pain sometimes. But overall, I find it to be so worthwhile and that is why I am in the process to be a La Leche League leader.
So thats it. I just felt like elaborating on how I feel about all this.
Plastic madness
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
So there are all kinds of reports now about how bad plastics are. Plastics definitely have their place and we couldnt, nor would we want to, get rid of them all. But I dont think food and plastic go together. I cant hear these reports and read these studies and dismiss them. I dont want it to be my child who proves that it really IS that bad. I know every day there are stories about how this and that are so bad for us, but this is just not something I am willing to dismiss easily.
So I made a few changes and thought I would post about them.
First, all plastic sippy cups are gone. Of course they are getting older now so they dont really need them, but now when we go out to parks and whatnot, they use Kleen Kanteens for their water. Liam is breastfed and rarely takes a bottle and has a Born Free sippy cup. That is plastic, but it is Bisphenol-A free.
Food storage is tougher. Practically all the food we buy at the store is stored in plastic. For the kids snacks they now use Snack Sacks. Liam is in cloth diapers about half the time ...I need to get more on top of that.
Anyway there are more changes around the house we will be making - no plastic for food storage - pyrex only. We dont microwave in plastic containers of course.As far as other things, we try to find wood alternatives to toys (esp baby toys, since they go right into the mouth). I *try* to avoid buying junky plastic crap that was Made In China, but with a boy who loves Transformers and a girl who loves princesses, that doesnt always happen. She will be getting an all wooden dollhouse for her birthday however.
That's it for now ... Liam is awake.
In a totally unrelated matter - WHY do little girls always strip their dolls naked? I keep finding all these naked dolls (yes they are plastic lol) all over the house...
Bye bye!
Sunday, February 3, 2008
I am actually putting this here as a reminder so someday when I get out the baby book I will know when it happened - Liam started waving bye bye today! So cute. He will be 9 months old in a week. I cant believe it. I am definitely going to do some pictures this week, of all 3 kids separately and HOPEFULLY together. Sounds easy. Its not. Whatever I get I will be sure to post.