EmmieB's Profile

Yeah - the bjorn is not good for anyone involved. I'll stick with our beco and our wraps.

the only nod I have to childproofing my furniture is that we upholstered our (solid wood) slab cocktail table with chalk cloth. The sharp edges + a toddler....i hedged there. And the chalk cloth? well that's just fun.

But I'm really blase about thing like that. Furniture is there to be used and if at the end it looks used, well, then it served its purpose.

thanks!

I have one of these from when i was a kid. It's going to be our nature center (inspired by sewliberated's corner)

We're not at "toy overload", yet, but we're trying to curb it now...these are great tips to help with that.
And I like Chris Rock's method. Filing that one away! (My stepfather does that with his shoes, BTW)

I like the idea of plexi on the table.

(and yes, Calebmom, we actually do have a midcentury teak dining table - my husband inherited it when his grandfather died)

wonder if a cut-to-fit sheet would fit in my car....

The AAP has linked Babywise (and other cry-it-out sleep training) to dehydration and failure to thrive.

If you opt to sleep train your five month old (who is likely growing and therefore needing those night feedings) please do so with all available knowledge and without denying your child of valid needs.

This is a good resource (and has source links) http://www.drmomma.org/2009/12/babywise-linked-to-babies-dehydration.html

What you decide should be what's best for your family, and like the PP said - don't let other people make the decision for you.

NEEEEEEED. He's not even born yet and I need that!

Ditto everything Cicero said...except that Craigslist thing.

We had all of our local meat sources handled and then we moved (from TX to CA) and are still trying to figure all of that out.

Luckily, a viewing of Food, Inc lit the necessary fire under us and we now have some options we're exploring for local beef, dairy, eggs, and fish.

I often wonder what would happen to the ecosystem if everyone became vegetarian. We are not a culture that considers our animals sacred, so would they die out due to large commercial farms "needing" pasture land for crops? And this comes to mind after the story I read this morning in the NYTimes about the Federal Government wanting to corral wild horses.

That's ridiculous. If they're going to regulate anything, it should be energy by size so that it's as optimized as possible.

That being said, we've got a 42" widescreen CRT that we use for video games and dvds. All of our "television" happens streaming online.

Making that - watching "TV" in real time over the internet - easier would also curb energy use.