Lifefactory glass bottles

I had mentioned in a previous posts that I was thinking about switching to glass bottles. We made the switch to glass a few months ago now, and I have to tell you I love them. I will tell you that our son still only drinks breast milk so my husband uses the bottles the most and he loves them too.

We started off using plastic bottles and I did not really think I would switch but I started to notice how soft the plastic bottles would get when I sterilized them. This started making me nervous, if they are getting that soft, what things are being absorbed into the plastic and what is coming out of it? One of our bottles even turned orange in the dishwasher. I started reading up on different types of bottles and figured I would try a glass one and see if I liked it. I ordered our first glass bottle, a 9 ounce lifefactory bottle. He took to the nipple right away. After washing and sterilizing it looked brand new, unlike the plastic ones that started getting scratches and getting soft. I now have three 4 ounce bottles, and one 9 ounce bottle. I absolutely love these bottles. They all come with a silicone sleeve that makes it easy for your little one to hold on to. The silicone sleeves come in a variety of colors and are very stylish. I bet you are all thinking glass that's going to break easy, I have dropped mine a few times and they have not broke.

The other thing I love about these bottles is you can convert them into a sippy cup for when they get older. No need to buy all new cups. Like other bottle companies they do also sell solid caps, different nipples and the replacement glass bottle for those unfortunate mishaps.

This company also makes water bottles for adults in a few different sizes and for kids. I am going to be getting one soon for me. They have a ton of different colors. They also make teethers for your little one.

Here is the website if you would like to check them out....http://www.lifefactory.com

These bottles give me a little peace of mind that he is using a bottle that is better for him and my husband loves them. 

I am not getting paid, nor did I receive any free product form this company. This opinion is my own and my husbands. 

Lessons learned

Becoming a new mom I have learned some valuable lessons.

People can be mean. I am talking make you want to curl up and cry mean. As a new mom I seek out advice from other moms, with this being said I have noticed how mean other moms can be. No two moms are the same, nor should they have to be. We are all moms doing the best we can for our kid/kids at that moment, so really we should not be so mean to each other. Nothing makes me angrier when I am on FaceBook page or blog or any where a mom is asking for help, and some person posts something so mean and then the posts turn into why this way is better and people end up arguing over their idea. I don't find it helpful and I am sure the mom who is asking doesn't either. Stop judging her! I wish if people didn't agree with what she is doing they would just not respond or give her their recommendation in a nice constructive way. I wish they would stop tell her she is doing the wrong thing, trying to make her feel like her way is making her the worst mom ever, she isn't she is doing what she thinks is best.

Like most major events in your life, you will find out who your true friends are. Some of them will walk away because your life and theirs just don't match up any more. The friends that stand by you, will be amazing though.

Aimee's Babies-First Year Milestones & Baby Massage and Developmental Exercises for your Baby

My husband recently won First Year Milestones from a Friends blog. When we spoke to Aimee about receiving it, I asked her to check out my blog as well. She did and asked me to write a review on Baby Massage and Developmental Exercises for your baby. How could I turn it down! I mean someone wanted me to check something out for them.

Tonight I watched both of the DVDs and I was so excited and thought I would share some info on both of them with you.

First Year Milestones has five chapters to it. Introduction, Newborn, Three - four months, Six-nine Months, and Twelve Months. You can watch all five chapters or skip to the chapter/milestone that your baby is at. I did watch all of the chapters tonight even thought my son is already four and a half months old. I found all of the DVD very helpful. I learned things to do to help develop certain milestones. It also tells you things to look for that he should be doing and what to do if he isn't doing certain things. One of the points that stuck out to me in the three to four month was that carrying a baby in your arms or a baby carrier can reduce the baby's crying by 20%. I have heard this before but wasn't sure it was true. This reaffirmed this. Another thing the video talked about was baby massage to help develop the sense of touch, and it can help with tummy troubles. This is something that our doctor told us to do to help our son. (One of the reasons I am very excited for the next DVD.) I loved the baby boot camp at the end of each chapter. This was exercises you can do with them. I am sure I will be watching the six to nine months a few more times when bubba gets to that stage. I found this to be a very helpful DVD.

Baby Massage and Developmental Exercises for your Baby has three chapters to it. Senses, Position and Space, and Baby Massage. You can watch all three chapters at a time or pick which one you would like to watch, just like the other DVD. There was a lot of helpful information. I absolutely loved the baby massage part. She tells you what to do and shows you. I found the pace of it perfect that if you wanted to watch it and do the massage on you baby at the same time. I am very excited to try the I love you part of the massage on my son when he gets gassy the next time. This is one of the most help instructional videos for baby massage that I have found.

You can find both of these DVDs at http://www.aimeesbabies.com along with some other DVDs. She also has a bunch of apps to help with baby development. You can find it on FaceBook too https://www.facebook.com/Aimeesbabies. Check them out I promise you wont be disappointed!

Foell In Love Creations

Looking for a homemade item, check out Foell in Love Creations. My sister had her do a corn on the cob out fit for her friends baby who is due any day now, and an Elf hat for my son. The other day I was scrolling through her pictures and noticed this Giants baby blanket toy. I sent her a message asking if she could make a Yankees one.

She said she could. This is how it turned out...

I am in love. She has also done a tractor, purse, dog, snake, dish clothes, and many more. Check out her FaceBook page Www.facebook.com/foellinlove and send her a message! I promise you wont be disappointed!

Are you a crunchy parent?

Recently I have been seeing this all over a ton of pages I belong to on FaceBook. I am a crunchy parent, I am not a crunchy, I am more crunchy than not. I would read this and think what the heck are they talking about. Am I a crunchy parent?

After reading lots of things on those pages I learned a few things about "crunchy parenting" and I still wanted to learn more so I started researching. Here is a list of things that I have found that are considered "crunchy"

*Breastfeeding (and extended breastfeeding)
*Baby Wearing
*Cloth diapering
*Attachment Parenting
*Co-Sleeping
*Vegan
*Homeschooling
*All natural products
*Plastic Free
*No circumcision
*Natural, Water, and Home births
*No crying it out
*No spanking
*Midwife care
*Delayed cord clamping
*Organic
*Views vary on Vaccines (delayed, selective and none)
*Homemade

I am sure there are many more things and that these vary. After doing this research I have learned that our family is a little crunchy. There are a few things on this list that we do. Breastfeeding is one. How long we will do it, I am not sure. We baby wear, but we also use a stroller or leave him in his car seat and put that in the cart while shopping. We did and want to try again the cloth diapering. We had a great new born cover but the one size ones he keeps leaking through so we stopped for a while. We will also will always use disposable ones at the sitters and probably when we travel. Our son does use glass and plastic bottles. We are trying to stop using the plastic ones though. Homemade, I am not sure what they mean by this but I do plan on trying to make his baby food. It seems much better for him. Co-sleeping  happens once in a while but is something we try not to do. Not because I don't like it or don't want to but the dangers scare me.

Are you a crunch parent?

Pregnancy

This post would probably be a lot more beneficial if I actually did it while I was pregnant. There are some things that I do remember that I feel might help.

I was nauseous all the time. I didn't get morning sickness for me it was at night. I hated getting sick to the point I honestly I didn't want to eat even though I knew I had to. I ate a ton of peanut butter and jelly. This was what I called a safe food. What I mean is that it didn't thankfully ever make me sick. I did get nauseous but never sick. If I felt super sick I would eat it knowing I had to eat and would tell my husband at least it wont suck as bad as other foods coming back up. I felt bad for him because he would eat a ton of peanut butter and jelly too. The one thing that helped me the most with the nausea was B6. It was like taking a miracle vitamin. I remember taking it as often as the doctor said I could. A few other things that helped me with the nausea was drinking water with lemon, or water downed lemonade.

I had terrible heartburn. Water would give me heartburn. I tried everything somethings did help some. Small meals. Room temperature water, which was very hard for me as I love ice ice cold water. Sleeping almost sitting up. Nothing super hot.

Things I think every pregnant woman should do or know...

• Take tons of pictures!
• Show off that baby bump
• Ask questions and ask more than one person
• Remember you know what is best for you and your baby
• Don't be so scared you forget to enjoy being pregnant
• Don't let anyone convince you that you are doing the wrong thing or let them convince you to do something you don't want to
• The hardest thing for me was learning that you will never make everyone happy. In fact you will probably make a lot of people upset and some may even be angry with you. Remember it is yours and the fathers pregnancy, and it's your baby!

LuLaRoe Skirts

I few weeks ago I was scrolling through the posts in one of the groups I belong to on Facebook. I noticed that there was a post about LuLaRoe. I was wondering what this was all about...A skirt party? In your home? How does this work? I decided that I would send Lisa a message and find out what it was all about. 

Yes, you can have a skirt party in your home! I had one last Friday. These skirts are amazing. They have a few different styles, a maxi, a pencil, a short flowy and dresses. I am absolutely in love with the maxi skirts! You can wear them to work. You could wear them to the beach. You can wear them post pregnancy. After talking to a few people at the party I realized they would be amazing as a maternity skirt also. They are a little stretch so they baby bump can fit. Seeing they are a maxi and you can fold it over on the top, you could pull that part over the baby bump once it gets bigger or you can fold it over under the bump. They have amazing patterns and different fabric. At the party I had I ended up getting 3 skirts. Two long ones and a short one. I wore one of the long ones to work today and got a ton of compliments. I am kicking myself I did not get more. I am sure I will be getting more in the near future. The sizes run a big and they have up to a 3x. 

Want to learn more or buy one? Check out Lisa's Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/LuLaRoeByLisaJo 

Have Questions... Feel free to email her at LuLaRoeByLisaJo@gmail.com.

I promise you wont be disappointed! 

Leave a comment if you would like someone to contact you or if you have a party!