Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Good Eats


Isla's been loving the Plum Organics veggie purees from Ecomom.com. At just over $1 a pop, they aren't cheap, but they are organic and good for on-the-go or travel food as they don't have to be refrigerated until they've been opened. Isla would eat a dozen a day if I let her. Save 15% on your entire first order with code SB004240

Some Love for Little Boys, Too





Even though our house is having a pink transformation in preparation for another girl, I still keep my eye out for cute little boys clothes. Froggy beanie by HuggaBeans, monkey hat by Sweetlovecreates', monkey slippers by RusticPatriotGirl and kimono outfit by AuntE.

Kimono Craze



I've been having a little bit of a kimono obsession lately, and set out to find some for the baby on the way. The best are on etsy, of course, and my favorite sources are: Koolmono, MsWood, and Feyacblurk. The kimono robe by MsWood I got for Isla, and she asks for it daily. She calls it her Kee-Mo-Mo, which always makes me smile. Isla actually got to squeeze into her soon-to-be sister's kimono onesie by Koolmono when she had a major blowout at a wedding we went to a couple of weeks ago. We got her the matching skirt that went with it, and she looked adorable. I'll be sure to post pictures of her dancing in it when I get them from the photographer.

Sunday, June 13, 2010

Potty Training Camping Weekend

With all of the babies either two or nearly two, my mamatoto group thought it might be a good idea to try out potty training. We thought somewhere out in nature would be best, where it was warm and they could run around diaper-free for a few days. We camped at the Paradise Campgrounds at Red Rock, and there were nine babies in all, although some just made it for one day or another. The idea was that the babies would see each other using the potty and that we, the parents, would have the support of the other mamas and daddies in the group.

I wasn't sure Isla was ready. Actually, I was pretty sure she wasn't, but I thought it would be a fun camping trip either way. We gathered up our camping gear. I tried on my down jacket ahead of time to make sure it fit over my enormous pregnant belly, and grabbed Isla's potty along with her potty baby and her potty. Luckily husband Ryan is a great camper. He got everything else together first thing Friday morning and we were at the campgrounds by two.

It turned out that Isla had very little interest in being potty trained. We had a lot of poop on the floor, and ended up back in diapers for the last day and a half. I wanted to be careful she didn't feel pressured, and the group did a good job of keeping it fun for the babies. We had potties everywhere, and when a baby went pee or poop in one, we sang a song and did a dance about it. Besides that, we went to the river every day and cooked dinner together every night.

The camping trip was such a success that there are plans for it to be an annual event, and I am already looking forward to next year... with TWO babies!