Before we left for Guatemala several companies sent me some very lovely slings to try out with Baby Gus (and it was a good thing too because the ladies in Guatemala oohed and ahhed over him in the slings). Any baby in a sling is “lindo” (pretty or cute) and the object of much, much affection.
I could not pack all of the slings because of the new weight requirements on airlines so I only took two; a Ring Sling (Cherry Bomb) provided by Nonny & Boo and a BabyHawk in a gorgeous Pumpkin Spice. Since we returned home I have …read more

I know this is a tad obscure considering that AJ is now five years old but when he joined our family he was two years old and still wearing bibs (he was very messy!). For attachment reasons we chose to help feed him and allow him to feed himself finger foods during snack times and as he gradually attached to us.
This meant though, that we did need bibs that would fit a two year old and that were also easy to clean. I did not want to have to clean 10 bibs a day (because he was eating that many …read more