From the category archives:

Gear

Baby Wearing

September 3, 2008

Many times while trav­el­ing I have been asked about a sling or car­rier that I am using for The Boy.  I con­sider a sling to be an essen­tial part of my travel arse­nal. There are times, when trav­el­ing, that a child wants noth­ing but to be car­ried, and rather than bat­tling the child and luggage, […]

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The Bottle of My Dreams

August 21, 2008

When The Boy was around nine months old, I went back to work full-time out­side of the home. Up until then, he had had very few bot­tles. My hus­band was not itch­ing to give him one, and if The Boy was not starv­ing, he would refuse it any­way. We started try­ing bot­tles when The Boy […]

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Goldi Pacifier

August 16, 2008

Look­ing for a paci­fier with­out plas­tic, latex, or sil­i­cone?  Look no fur­ther.  The Goldi paci­fier is made from pure rub­ber from the Hevea Brasilie­nis tree. From the manufacturer’s web­site: This paci­fier is pro­duced from pure rub­ber and is soft, flex­i­ble and free of toxic sub­stances; has no chem­i­cal soft­en­ers, parabens, PVC, or phtha­lates; BPA (bisphenol-A) […]

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Making Travel Easier

August 15, 2008

After we had The Boy, we were look­ing for ways to travel with him more eas­ily. Pri­mar­ily, I wanted to check the stroller, but keep his car seat for flights. I did not want to have to carry the car seat. Round and round we went until my hus­band dis­cov­ered an awe­some prod­uct–Go Go Kidz! […]

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Good Stuff: Sack-N-Seat

August 5, 2008

At eigh­teen months, my son is just big enough to sit up to the table in a nor­mal chair, but way too wig­gly to stay there for long. We use his high chair at home, but I’m too busy try­ing to stash his extra stuffed giraffe and some clean under­wear in our lug­gage to imagine […]

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