by lcbaker | Aug 11, 2011 | Babywearing
1. Many baby carriers have only one ingredient–organic cotton. Those that use more materials in manufacturing usually only involve a few, maybe some metal rings and some plastic buckles. As far as the amount of resources used, they come out ahead of a stroller...
by lcbaker | Aug 10, 2011 | Babywearing
I Thought I Knew Mama blog is doing a blog hop today for Wordless Wednesday. Her post was a series of her baby’s life in pictures, which inspired my idea for today: my daughter’s life in pictures–but only in slings. This series does skip some time...
by lcbaker | Aug 9, 2011 | Green Living
Now that I’m pregnant with my second child, I’ve started to hear the siren call of a bigger car. One with air conditioning. And enough pick-up to feel safe driving on the highway. I feel guilty about this on so many levels. First, there’s the money....
by lcbaker | Aug 8, 2011 | Featured, Natural Parenting
I had the opportunity last weekend to hear Mayim Bialim speak at the Atlanta Birth Center campaign fundraiser kick-off. I’ll probably write several blogs about what she said, but there was one thing that really struck me as good advice for everyone, especially...
by lcbaker | Aug 6, 2011 | Healthy Food
I’m making macaroni and cheese for lunch. On deciding this, I felt my usual twinge of guilt that attacks whenever I cook something out of a bag or a box. And the guilt isn’t just for health reasons–there’s the environmental aspect, too....