Delicious fall apples from my mom's tree have inspired me this week.
Here are a few delicious treats from Etsy.
Showing posts with label Baby. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Baby. Show all posts
10/24/11
9/12/11
Etsy Love: Crocheted Hats for Baby
Cooler temperatures and longer days are here! Autumn always makes me want to break out the yarn and start crocheting! And who better to crochet for than Baby-Boy-Wilde? I've been seeing adorable crocheted and knitted baby hats everywhere and I want to make one!
Here are some cute ones I found on Etsy:
8/7/11
World Breastfeeding Week: Part 2
This week I meant to post a lot more about breastfeeding, but life happened. While there are lots of things I would like to share, I'm going to wrap up this topic (for now).
To follow up on Part 1, here is an excellent blog post on Sorta Cruchy:
Breastfeeding As Worship
Finally, I'd like to share what I learned from breastfeeding Little E.
The most important and empowering things I learned from an extremely difficult, but ultimately rewarding breastfeeding experience were:
Breastfeeding is about more than the milk. It is also about bonding with a precious child.
and
While breastfeeding is an amazing way to bond, any parent can bond with their baby, regardless of thier ability to breastfeed.
Here are two articles on bonding through breastfeeding:
Breastfeeing Helps Mothers Bond With Babies
Comfort Nursing
To follow up on Part 1, here is an excellent blog post on Sorta Cruchy:
Breastfeeding As Worship
Finally, I'd like to share what I learned from breastfeeding Little E.
The most important and empowering things I learned from an extremely difficult, but ultimately rewarding breastfeeding experience were:
Breastfeeding is about more than the milk. It is also about bonding with a precious child.
and
While breastfeeding is an amazing way to bond, any parent can bond with their baby, regardless of thier ability to breastfeed.
Here are two articles on bonding through breastfeeding:
Breastfeeing Helps Mothers Bond With Babies
Comfort Nursing
8/3/11
World Breastfeeding Week: Part 1
On Sunday I was sitting in the foyer of our church building watching Little E and over heard a conversation between a woman in her early 20s and a middle aged man with a new baby. The conversation went something like this:
Woman: Where's your wife? Is she here today?
Man: She's pumping some milk for the baby.
Woman: Gross! Don't tell me that.
Man: What's gross?
Woman: I don't want to know what your wife does with her boobs.
Man: But, that's what you'll be doing one day if you have kids.
Woman: Maybe, but I won't talk about it.
That got me thinking about how much work there is to educate people about breastfeeding.
In our congregation women leave the worship service or class and go into a little room if they have to breastfeed. Many pump milk or bring formula if they want to stay in the meetings. I when I was breastfeeding I often chose to wear a cover-up or blanket and stay in the meeting while Little E ate. But I was one of the very few women who did so.
While I can see why some people, especially in a conservative Latter-day Saint area wouldn't want to see women exposing themselves all the time, it seems a little excessive to have to "hide" a normal function of life.
8/1/11
Etsy Love
While searching for things to add to the boys room, I stumbled upon these great Etsy stores. Enjoy!
6/17/10
Dishtowel Bibs
I don't know about you other moms, but I have had a tough time finding bibs that will adequately cover Little E's clothes. Especially now that he is getting older, all the bibs in the stores seem too small. Enter my mom's fabulous creation: Dishtowel Bibs! Once you get the hang of it, these are super easy to make and only take 10 minutes to whip up. These bibs are great if you can find a good deal on the dish towels. I thought you might want to make some, so here's how.
This is my first ever tutorial, so please be patient with me!
Supplies
1 dishtowel
coordinating ribbing (enough for a 3" x 13" strip)*
thread
scissors
sewing machine
*You can adjust the size depending on your baby's head. Little E is 12 months old and through some trial and error we found this size to fit over his head and still be snug. The pictures are of our first try, which was 15" and I thought it was too big.
Instructions
1 - Cut your ribbing into a 3" x 13" strip.
2 - Sew ends of ribbing together. (Right sides facing)
4 - Cut a neck hole in the dish towel. The diameter should be 1 - 1 1/2 inch smaller than your ribbing.
5 - Using 4 straight pins, pin your ribbing to the dish towel, right sides together. The ribbing should be smaller than the hole, so you will need to stretch the ribbing as you sew. It works better if you pin the ribbing down in 4 places so you stretch it evenly as you sew.
6/2/10
May Book Reviews (part 2 of 2)
Nurture Shock - Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman
The purpose of this book is to explain why many of our most commonly used parenting strategies are backfiring. Using extensive research, the authors cover a wide variety of topics. The writing style is conversational and friendly. I listened to this book on CD, which I highly recommend. The chapters include: Praise, Sleep, Teaching kids about race, Lying, Gifted Testing, Sibling Rivalry, Self Control, Peer Relations, and Early language development.
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Baby Giggles - Rachel Hale
We checked out this cute little board book from the library and it is now one of Ethan's favorites. Like most babies, he likes looking at picture of other babies. The pictures are adorable and cover babies with different emotions and situations.
3/17/10
Give A Hoot
Recently, at the library I stumbled across an adorable board book about some baby owls. Later I went to the fabric store and saw the cutest owl fabric I want to buy to make some bibs. Then I came home and listened to some Owl City. In honor of my accidental theme, here are some favorite owl things I've found. Enjoy!
SOCK OWL
Free Tutorial @ Whimsy Loft
As you probably know from previous posts, I'm in love with sock animals.
OWLIVIA - Stuffed Owl
Free Tutorial at Moda Bake Shop
You can make this adorable little stuffed friend! I love free tutorials!
OWL CITY
Ocean Eyes Album MP3 $7 @ Amazon.com
When I told my younger sister that I liked Owl City, she said, "I don't like them because they're popular." I didn't know this was a popular band. Oh well. Wikipedia describes Adam Young's creation as "American Synthpop." My favorite song is "Sunburn," but I also really like the hit single "Fireflies." Why do I always find bands AFTER it's cool to like them?
OWL BABIES by Martin Waddell
$16 hardcover $7 paperback @ Borders.com
The most adorable children's picture book. I am absolutely in love. Three little owl babies wait for their mommy to come home from hunting. Great lesson: Mommy will always come back.
$15 @ Amazon.com
According to the reviews on Amazon.com, this adorable little owl is not so little, but about as big as a newborn baby. What a cute addition to a nursery!
Free tutorial @ Juicy Bits
I am thinking of making these without the ornament strings as part of another project for Ethan. Either way, these are super cute.
$18 @ Mini Me Baby Gear
I've been seeing a lot of these appliqued onesies lately and can't wait to get my hands on some for Ethan before he's too big.
I've been seeing a lot of these appliqued onesies lately and can't wait to get my hands on some for Ethan before he's too big.
$10.19 @ Amazon.com
This adorable little book is about an owl who wants to go to bed, but his parents make him stay up late like a good little owl. Cute twist on the regular goodnight book.
This adorable little book is about an owl who wants to go to bed, but his parents make him stay up late like a good little owl. Cute twist on the regular goodnight book.
BLABLA OWL BACKPACK
$42 @ The Picket Fence
I just think this backpack would be perfect for a little girl in colorful tights and pigtails ...
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