Friday, November 20, 2009
It's a boy!
Sunday, November 15, 2009
Baby Toys
There has been recall after recall of toys from China being laced with lead and other hazardous materials. That being said, we feel very strongly that we do not want our child to have your normal plastic toys from China that may or may not have hazardous materials/chemicals in them. Or toys that use batteries only to be dumped in a landfill to seep into the groundwater.
There are a lot of options out there these days and I have included some links to some websites below. Wooden toys, bamboo, organic cotton, rubber and recycled plastic bottle toys are a great options.
http://www.greentoys.com/
http://www.ecotoytown.com/
http://www.nmctoys.com/
http://www.sprigtoys.com/
http://www.toysrus.com/family/
Rubberwood Toys
Rubber trees produce latex that is then used to make rubber. When the trees fully mature, they no longer produce latex and are burned. Some toys companies are now taking this abandoned rubberwood and making beautiful toys. Many of these trees are also grown without pesticides, making them organic as well as sustainable.
Bamboo Toys
Bamboo is a sustainable tall grass that grows abundantly and without need for much care or water. An entire forest can regenerate in just three short years. Easy to grow and easy to maintain, bamboo is also light, flexible and a wonderful material from which to craft green toys.
Organic Cotton
Organic cotton is cotton that is grown without the use of harmful pesticides. Organic cotton is also grown using plants that have not been genetically modified. The growth of conventional cotton uses more pesticides than any other crop and accounts for a large percentage of the world’s pesticide use. The use of organic cotton reduces the amount of these chemicals entering the watershed and also from irritating your child’s skin.
Recycled Toys
Manufacturers that make recycled toys use materials that have been previously utilized and then turn them into new playthings. Some companies, such as Green Toys, are using recycled plastic from used milk jugs and making colorful, safe, and fun preschool toys such as tea sets and beach buckets.
The Waiting Game
My due date is tomorrow but we don't necessarily expect the baby then. Could be tomorrow, could be a week. We will just have to wait and see.
We put up some really cool chalkboard decals in the baby's nursery. We have an elephant too that will be more space for the babe to draw on than the giraffe. The tree was really for me. I love these, they are so cool!
I am still working so that I can have more time after the baby is born. This week will definitely be the last week of work, if I make it that long. My mom is coming up the 24th so I plan on having a baby by then hopefully.
Friday, November 13, 2009
What the wives tales say
Cravings - Sweet or Sour
I have definitely been craving sweet (I don't know that it changed with pregnancy, I always crave sweets!)
Wives tale says we will have a girl
Am I carrying the weight out front or in my hips and butt
Luckily I am carrying out front
Wives tale says we will have a boy
Fetal Heart Rate - Above or below 140
Our baby's is above 140
Wives tale says we will have a girl
Do i have acne
Nope
Wives tale says we will have a boy
Did i have morning sickness?
Yes, but it wasn't severe
Wives tale says we will have a girl or boy not so sure since it wasn't too too bad. If it was bad would have said it was a girl
Is Jeff gaining weight?
Yes
Wives tale says we will have a boy
Chinese birth chart
Based on age and conception month
Wives tale says we will have a girl
Monday, November 9, 2009
One more week?
Monday, October 19, 2009
Waddling Weeble Wobble
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Bigger=Slower
I am still feeling pretty good, but I am definitely slowing down. Enjoying going on walks, as long as there isn't an incline at all. I used to always outpace Jeff on walks and try and get him to keep up with me. Now I keep trying to get him to slow down.
We are getting a little impatient for the baby's arrival. Although we know the baby needs to cook a little longer, we are ready to meet the little one.
6 more weeks to go!