Organic Baby Atlanta
You don't have to be a hippie mom to raise your baby green
true confession tuesday: I take my kid to the dentist–but I don’t believe in dentistry
My confession for the day: I hate dentists. Nothing to be ashamed of, right? Everybody hates dentists. But I don't just hate them--I don't really believe in the whole practice of dentistry. I don't think I would ever go to the dentist if my husband didn't make me. And...
alternatives to cribs
With the latest crib safety standards that came into effect this summer, a lot of used cribs are being taken off the market. All drop-side cribs are now considered unsafe, and there are a lot of other new standards as well. If you bought a crib before June 28, 2011,...
emergency preparation with a baby
With Hurricane Irene about to hit Virginia Beach, where we were last week, and the entire east coast talking about the earthquake, it seems like everyone I know is talking about emergency preparation. My husband and I have always been interested in being ready for an...
wordless wednesday: you might be a natural, organic, hippie, crunchy mom if…
How crunchy are you? You know you might be a natural hippie organic mom if... Your kids always look like this: ...and never like this: You think this looks comfortable: ...and this looks weird: Your toddlers do this: ...but they don't know how to do this: All your...
organic mom or conspiracy theorist?
Sometimes I feel like it's only a tiny step from trying to raise my kids green to hiding out in a bunker in the woods with a shotgun. It's not just the whole living-off-the-grid dream, although that's part of it. Sure, I want to reduce our family's carbon footprint....
my most memorable EC moment
On the fourth Monday of the month, I'll be blogging about the topic for this month's DiaperFreeBaby meeting. This month, the topic is memorable EC moments. I guess it goes without saying that after three years of pottying a baby/toddler everywhere we go, I have a lot...
playgrounds in Atlanta
A friend of mine from the neighborhood just started a blog I'm very excited about: Play Atlanta. She's a stay-at-home mom who has decided to visit and review every playground in Atlanta. If you're looking to play outside in Atlanta--which, of course, you should...
wordless thursday
Yes, I skipped posting yesterday. I'm on vacation. That means I'm allowed to post a day late, right? Hopefully this picture will make up for it: my daughter, her cousin (in a matching suit), and their Grandad on the beach together this morning. My daughter has been...
true confessions tuesday: pregnant on vacation
We're on vacation at the beach this week. Which is wonderful--doubly wonderful as it's not too crowded since school started in most systems this week--even though I had to buy maternity bathing suits and sundresses just for the trip. But vacations are awful for trying...
10 reasons why being pregnant is worse than labor
Let me start this post by saying that if you're one of those women who just loves being pregnant, who has that magic glow and thinks pregnancy is lovely and wonderful, you should probably stop reading now. Not because I'm going to say something bad about you or...
most essential baby items
Now that I'm about halfway through pregnancy with my second child, I've been thinking a lot about what stuff I really need for a new baby. Google this sometime--you'll be amazed by the lists. Even the minimalist lists often strike me as having a lot more on them than...
seven reasons why baby carriers are good for the environment
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 or car...
a sling baby’s life in pictures
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 periods when I...
true confessions tuesday: I want a new car
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. We could probably...
the best advice for new moms
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 new...
healthy macaroni & cheese: an organic twist on a kid favorite
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. It's like my inner supermom,...
baby nursing on statue
Saw this on twitter (sadly, I can't remember who posted it or find it in my news feed! sorry, and thanks to whoever shared it first!). But it's definitely one of the funniest breastfeeding pictures I've ever seen. This pretty much sums up world breastfeeding week....
my five most embarrassing breastfeeding moments
It's still World Breastfeeding Week, and I hadn't really planned on an entire week of breastfeeding posts, but since I've come this far, why not? Today at Healthy Child, Healthy World, there was a discussion about the breastfeeding myths that drive you crazy when you...