One of my all time favorite brands is coming to Target!!

http://www.earthmamaangelbaby.com/

Earth Mama Angel Baby is now at select Target Stores!! Please support them and purchase them at your local Target.  I am in love with their butt balm and used their nipple butter so much when I was breast feeding.  The butt balm can be used for so many things like diaper rash, cuts and scrapes and burns. Simply the best!

If you have never checked them out, please do so. Also they have the best FREE BIRTH PLAN.  I used it for my first birth and will use it again!

Best Eco Sand Toys for the Summer

www.greentoys.com

 

Once again, here is an article from my favorite site, Inhabitots.  It is a great review of eco friendly toys for the beach and pool.  We have the Green Toys, sand bucket and we love it.  I have given it as a gift many times prior to being a mama.  My favorite thing about it, besides that it is eco friendly, is how durable it is.  You get what you pay for!  Those toxic 99 cent plastic buckets, will not last you a summer!

Check it out!

Best Eco Friendly Toys for the Beach and Pool

The Zoo or not the Zoo? That is the question.

Jane Goodall MiYim Collection

Living in San Diego, we are surrounded by many tourist attractions that include animals like the San Diego Zoo, the Wild Animal Park and Sea World.  My husband and I have been vegetarians for the last 5 years.  A key reason we became vegetarians was due to the treatment of animals along with the huge environmental impact of meat.  We are raising our 11 month old vegetarian and we are always thinking about the day when someone will want to take her to the zoo and how we will handle it.  We are raising our daughter to understand the important of how animals should be treated ethnically and with love and compassion and that they should be respected like all creatures on earth. Obviously, places like zoos can often contradict these views.

I just came across this great article on Inhabitots.  Sometimes, we think, we will consider going to an open space zoo like the Wild Animal Park so our daughter can see animals in the wild but it will be a hard decision when the time comes.  For now, we can just raise her with the understanding that all creatures on earth should be treated with respect and love and if she asks to go to the zoo, we will explain to her what a zoo is and then she can make the decision if she wants to attend.

Read this article!  It is great and I really value the statement from Jane Goodall since she is one of my idols.  Also check out her partnership with MiYim.  I love this brand!

Visiting the Zoo, an ethical dilemma

Jane Goodall MiYim Collection

I guess it had to happen eventually!

The day my daughter turned 11 months old, I got my period.  It was such an emotional day because she was not far from a year, she was walking everywhere and even though I am still breastfeeding, getting my period meant that my little baby was getting older!  It is so hard to not have a period for almost two years and then to welcome it back with open arms.  Of course, the good thing is that in order to have another baby, I need that period so there lies the positive!

Of course, I am so thankful that I am still breastfeeding and producing lots of milk.  I hope to do it for two years, of course another baby is not that far away so we will see.

Just another part of the natural mommy world.


Lots of love.

Do not be gross!! Wash your hands!

It amazes me how many people do not wash their hands especially after going to the bathroom.  Or those people that only wash their hands in public restrooms but not when they are at home.  That is so disgusting.  It is not rocket science to know that washing your hands is one of the easiest, most effective and free ways to prevent germs, sickness with yourself, children and adults.  I know a few people who are always sick and their children are always sick and I know for a fact that they do not wash their hands after going to the bathroom at home.  It makes me nauseous just thinking about the idea that they then prepare food, touch door knobs, touch their face or their children's face or just touch anything at all!  It is a huge guarantee that if you do not wash your hands after going to the bathroom, you are going to get sick and get others sick and get your children sick.  There is no excuse for not washing your hands ever!! These days we even have fancy hand sanitizer if you are stuck. Even using water to wash your hands is better then not washing them all.  Here is our rule of thumb for hand washing:

• Always wash your hands upon entering your home
• Always wash your hands prior to preparing or serving food
• Always, always wash your hands after going to the bathroom, even if you did not use the toilet!

Bottom line....Do not be gross and just wash your hands!