Archive for the ‘Baby Gear’ Category

Obaby and I start our day by reading a Bible story. We love the Jesus Storybook Bible that we were given by sweet cousins and their two baby boys this summer. The book’s subtitle is “Every story whispers His name”, because the author, Sally Lloyd-Jones, uses each story to reveal the preparations God was making [...]
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“We are going to do cloth diapers.”
I cannot tell you the number of people who rolled their eyes at the glowing 30 weeks pregnant woman making such a lofty claim.
“No, but look! These aren’t your grandma (or mom’s?) cloth diapers. There are these gPants and they have little snappies where you attach a liner that [...]
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Posted in Baby Gear, Cloth Diapers, gDiapers | 59 Comments »

It’s crawling boot camp around here. We haven’t quite figured out the forward motion thing, but boy are we trying hard.
Watching my little one army crawl his way around our living room has made me want to keep those edible little knees protected but still dress him in less restrictive clothes. Baby leg warmers came [...]
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Posted in Baby Gear, Budgeting, Crafts and Recipes, OBABY! | 25 Comments »

I’d like to tell you a story. It’s the story of the last five months of my life, spent searching for nursing clothes that 1) I liked 2) work, although not necessarily in that order, because both traits were absolutely imperative.
It all started with the nursing hospital gown. Do you know what I’m talking about? [...]
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There’s a new wrap in my life.
That reminds me, why am I never happy with my hair length?
Meet my Hotsling. I remember seeing these $50 pieces of fabric when I was registering for all things baby and thinking “yea, no.” So my $35 Moby and I really hit it off, allowing us to cart OBaby [...]
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Posted in Baby Gear, Parenting, Shopping | 9 Comments »