Big Latch on Houston was a SUCCESS! #latchonhouston13
We did it! We set a record for the most babies latched on in the WORLD and we had a great turn out for the Big Latch On Houston 2013! This year, the new Big Latch On World Record has a whopping number of 14,536 babies latched on over a span of two days! The largest Houston location had 104 babies latched on (this included three tandem nursers!), and we had over 300 people in and our of our 20 vendor Natural Parenting Expo throughout the day! Then, came in handy during our Houston visit for finding the best places…
Why are you attending The Big Latch On? #LatchOnHouston13 #houston
The Big Latch On is this weekend, and the Houston area locations are being held on Saturday, August 3rd. This year, we decided to attach The Big Latch On to Houston's first annual Natural Parenting Expo! As part of the registration, participants were asked the following question: The Big Latch On was created to help bring local awareness to the benefits of breastfeeding as well as to bring the breastfeeding community together for support and education. What are you hoping to get out of this event? Here are some of their awesome answers! has been breastfeeding for 9 months -…
Chemicals in Cord Blood and Breastmilk? Wow! | #HealthyBaby
It is no secret that I do my part to give my kiddos a healthy start to life. I birth naturally, I breastfeed, I use cloth diapers, among many other things. But do you know that even the healthy choices that we make still pose risks beyond face value? What are you doing to decrease chemical exposure in your home? Have you ever thought about the things in life that don't necessarily cancel each other out but prove less effective for our common goal of being healthy? Pregnancy and Birth Families who chose to birth naturally and delay or not…
Spark of Amber Review – 18″ Amber Necklace for Mom | #Giveaway (5/23)
It's no secret that we use amber teething necklaces with our little ones. No, that doesn't mean that Jett is cutting teeth, right now, by chewing on a necklace. He's simply wearing a very cool and hip amber necklace. What you may not know is that I also wear amber necklaces, but I wear them to help control headaches and earaches. Not to mention, necklaces by Spark of Amber are beautiful and reasonably priced! As I've written before, Amber is a great, natural way to relieve pain. From a previous post on natural teething relief: The misconception behind teething necklaces…
Moby GO Baby Carrier Review | #babywearing #attachmentparenting #ap
What is the first thing that comes to mind when you think of attachment parenting? To me, it's become a way of life, but before that happened, the first thing that would pop into my mind would be a mom or dad wearing their baby in a carrier. Babywearing is an age old tradition among mothers who want to keep their babies close as well as be hands free. Several of my friends have floorboards or trunks full of several different types of baby carriers - one for every occasion. Until we cleaned out the van and replaced all of…
Little Pim Fun with Languages DVD Review | English Eating & Drinking
Jett is 15 months old and he's not yet talking. He walks around the house saying "Mama mama mama" but sometimes, I don't really think he's talking to me. He speak in jibberish, a lot, and will occasionally say "Sat?" that's basically "what's that", and sometimes, he even says something that sounds like "Sup?" I'm not worried about it though! He'll learn! Have you your little one met Little Pim? He's absolutely adorable, and his Little Pim Fun with Languages DVDs are spectacular! Little Pim Fun with Languages Winner of a multitude of Top Consumer Awards, Little Pim Fun with…
I Can Sign Baby Sign Language Review & Giveaway (1/2)
Jett is 14 months old and he jabbers. A lot. He knows what he's saying, but we find ourselves telling him "I wish I knew what you were saying!" or "Just use your words!!!" Of course, he just looks at us and says what sounds like "What's up??" and toddles on his merry little way. BabyFirst is the fastest growing television channel for babies, toddlers, and moms, and one of the programs, offered on DVD, is I Can Sign baby sign language. When a baby can express needs by signing, frustration is alleviated which results in fewer tantrums and less…
Best Bottom One Size Cloth Diaper – Green Giraffe
Oh look at how cute this diaper is! I'm a sucker for giraffes and anything green, so when you put green giraffes on a cloth you really catch my eye! This is a really cute Green Giraffe Best Bottom One Size Cloth Diaper Shell! Best Bottom Diapers are basically like the Flip System. Best Bottom One Size Cloth Diaper To use adjust the sizing on the front of the shell and snap in an insert. Then put the cloth diaper on your baby. When it is time for a diaper change snap out the soiled or wet insert and snap…
I hate having to do surgery on my kids! | #parenting
In the past two weeks, I've had two things fall on the floor and break. One was a bottle of vanilla (full bottle, too!) that was made of amber glass, and the other one was a coffee mug that Andy gave me from when the Super Bowl was in Houston. That one, Jett picked up and threw across the living room. With the vanilla bottle, I thought I cleaned up with really well. Not once, but TWICE, we found Jett with larger shards of glass from that bottle in house mouth. Yesterday, when Jett broke my coffee mug, I pieced…
Dad’s Perspective Attachment Parenting Series | #attachmentparenting
Starting this week, I am going to start an attachment/natural parenting series called called "Dad's Perspective Attachment Parenting Series". I will be featuring three different dads from the Houston area. All three of these dads have completely different professions, a range of different number of kiddos, different upbringings, and their own thoughts on natural parenting. Sam Hill is an Accounting Financial Analyst who lives on the west side of Houston. Pete Espinosa is a self employed handy man in the southeast Houston area. Andrew Johnston is an IT guy at a real estate company, and he lives on the east…