Glass Baby Bottles

Ok, so here is another thing I didn't think I would ever do! I have been reading safemama.com's website for awhile now, looking at her great cheat sheets of safest sunscreens etc. I thought originally since my bottles were BPA Free that we were fine and we probably were BUT...
We was our bottles on super sterilization mode daily in the dishwasher. When you heat plastic it leaches chemicals and starts to break down. After 4 months of heavy use our bottles are starting to show some wear.  I was looking at safe mama's cheat sheet for dishes and sippy cups for the future and thought to myself I should really switch to glass! I already had 2 glass bottles and found 10 more on Craig's list for $8! Our silicone nipples and rings from our medela bottles fit them perfectly. They are super sturdy and thick. Dishwash so nicely!
Thank You Safemama.com!

Every mom should check it out! Who know that baby food in glass jars even organic has BPA in the lid lining or that many juice boxes are over the legal limit for lead!!!
I know, I know sometimes it feels like our job these days is protecting our children from all these hazards and it can admittedly feel overwhelming! We can only do our best each day, vote with our dollars, and make the best decisions we can for our family... even if it means changing our minds or opinions like I have!

Ganada Garage Sale!

Gananda is a big planned development in our area that has an annual garage sale. Its big, I mean really big. This year they were advertising over 350 houses participating. We spent 4 hours and got some great things! My best find so far was a wooden puzzle organizer with a dozen puzzles inside. Many of them were Melissa & Doug puzzles that sell for 10-12 dollars a piece. I got all the puzzles and the organizer for $8! I didn't know they were Melissa and Doug I just like classic toys and wooden toys! Very exciting!!

Grand Opening of Cottmamboo!

I have been spending all of my free time on getting this store up and running! Yesterday, I finally listed some items! More will be going up today and tomorrow! Let me know what you think or if you would like to see! In the future we may be adding gauze Moby like baby carriers, reusable snack bags and gift bags, unpaper towels, wet bags diaper covers etc!

Click here! http://www.hyenacart.com/cottmamboo

If anyone knows any HTML let me know!!! I could use a bit of help!

Trying to cook more!

Last night I cooked! I have been trying to cook more. We used to cook all the time but as our lives have gotten busier and now with Finn...well let's just say it has not been pretty! This week I made another stab at meal planning. I have been trying to do more of this too to stay within our budget and save money. Last night's recipe was from Rachel Ray's website called Fajita Chalaquiles Casserole!  Check it out at http://www.rachaelrayshow.com/food/recipes/fajita-chilaquiles-casserole/

I turned out fabulous! Dinner was a huge success!

Whats for dinner tonight? Ricotta Calzones! Just like our local pizza shop makes but with Wegmans pizza dough and much cheaper and less greasy to boot!!

Renaming!

So, I like this blog and blogging, but Leo was right! I need to expand my focus and since many of you are friends and family, I think I will just blog about the exciting happenings in our life and things I just plain like or find interesting! lol! Any suggestions for a catchy new name or title???

Don't worry I am going to keep all of the old info on here for people if they find my site looking for acid reflux info:)