Boudreaux’s All Natural Butt Paste

February 27, 2011 Leave a comment

Boudreaux’s All Natural Butt Paste really works. Due to the comical name of the product, we were given quite a lot of this at our shower, tucked into gift baskets, etc. I couldn’t possibly use it all, so did a little re-gifting. We mainly use it when we travel because we change diapers as soon as possible at home (so no need to be concerned about diaper rash), although when you’re going through airport security and the line seems endless or you’re in a foreign place and can’t immediately find a decent spot to change a diaper, this will prevent any consequences. I think its a great diaper ointment . Definitely go for the stuff in the green tube (not the yellow), as the green, all natural version does not contain petroleum and it works just as well.

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Etsy Score! Koenigco Handmade Screenprinted Totes, Cards and Posters

February 23, 2011 Leave a comment

This week’s favorite Etsy find: koenigco. The Koenigs are a wonderfully fun and creative family in South Pasadena that happen to be great friends of ours. The Mister was born Stateside and the Missus hails from Scandinavia. They describe their collective style as “where the Wild West meets the Northern Lights”. Finding inspiration in each other, their beautiful daughter, psychedelic rock music, the desert, Scandinavian darkness, Midwestern food and random adventures, koenigco creates delightful and practical handmade goods from thank you cards to wine totes to gig posters and my favorite: the all purpose fully-lined and reversible totes, perfectly sized for a trip to the grocery or as a simple diaper bag (I’ve found it so much easier to use a tote. Too many pockets in well-intentioned, but over-thought , diaper bags leave me searching endlessly for what I need immediately).

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Hearing Protection for Babies, Toddlers and Children

February 22, 2011 Leave a comment

With a musician husband and as an indie label owner with a significant penchant for live music myself (on longterm hiatus, family first), baby “noise cancellation” headphones were one of the first things on our registry. No, we haven’t yet toted our son along to concerts (in fact we haven’t been to many ourselves in the past year since he was born); but I knew full well that in all practicality, an occasional sound-check would be unavoidable in our lines of work. Finding the right-sized headphones was no easy chore. I think I read over a hundred customer reviews and endless specs before deciding on the Junior Earmuff by Peltor. They aren’t noise cancellation headphones in the sense that they provide white noise to cancel outside sounds. They are technically barriers that muffle dangerous loud noise–much better for baby.

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JJ Cole’s All Purpose Folding Blanket

February 18, 2011 1 Comment

It would never occur to me to purchase a blanket for my tot to play on. We already have sheets and bed blankets that are ready to retire to the great outdoors life of parks, beaches and picnics. I must admit though, that Ive gotten some great use out of the JJ Cole’s blanket that a friend gave to me as a shower gift.

Its been with us to many beaches, many parks, the riverside and I even use it in my own backyard. The blanket folds up like a brief case and has a great over the shoulder handle. Dad looks sporty and Dad-like carrying it around.

Its so easy to clean, I’ve hosed it down and sun-dried it mostly, although it survived going through the wash just fine as well. Great thing to keep in the trunk of your car or hanging by the backdoor to grab before you venture out.

Oh, and when its folded, theres a pocket in it too!

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Early Gender Predictor Test On The Market

May 17, 2009 Leave a comment

Although they’ve been around for a few years now, I don’t know anyone who has dropped the $150 to take the Baby Gender Predictor blood test or even $34.95 for the Intelligender urine test that can tell you your baby’s sex after only the seventh (for BGP) or tenth (for Intelligender) week of pregnancy. Most of my friends have been patient enough to wait until twenty weeks are up. I think its exciting though and feel rather tempted!

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Most of the controversy over the tests isn’t focused on whether or not the tests are accurate or not; but rather are they moral? Many feel couples desiring a certain gender might take a test and abort if the result isn’t too their liking? I suppose thats a legitimate concern within cultures where one sex is considered to be far more superior than the other; but it makes me a little queasy to think that might be the case here in the States.

The tests are both self-administered, the Baby Gender Predictor Test by taking a small blood culture from the tip of one’s fingertips. The culture is then mailed to the lab and results returned in  just a few days, results being 99% accurate with a full refund offered if the results were wrong. The lab is able to detect Y chromosomes in the bloodstream. If they are found, its definitely a boy, if none are found then almost positively it is a girl.

The Intelligender test claims to be 90% accurate. The entire test is performed at home, much like and old-fashioned home pregnancy test. One collects a sample of their first morning urine in the container provided, close the lid and swirl it around. If it turns pink, its a girl. if its blue, its a boy!

Interesting…

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