Simply Natural Saturday 5/25/13

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Simply Natural Saturdays Hosts

Brittany at The Pistachio Project

Krystyna at Spring Mountain Living
Brittney at Brittleby's Corner
Kassie at Going Green with the Grizls

Featured Post

So this week I saw a bunch of really great submissions, but one post that really stood out to me.
Why You Should Ride Your Bike from Small Footprint Family.

Natalia LOVES for us to take her for a ride in her bike trailer. Usually I like Jake to do the pulling since it's extra weight to pull and we tend to go up a lot of hilly areas. This summer, I'm the one that's been taking her for rides since I use it as a great workout to get back in shape after having Kaliah and I get to spend a little time with Natalia to make her feel special.

Felicia's Natural Product Faves

New to this whole "living naturally" thing? Felicia makes it a little easier by sharing her favorite natural items with you. =)

I became a mom when I was 18 years old. I trusted brands like Johnson & Johnson, which said they were “all natural” and “gentle on baby’s skin”. The thoughts of what chemicals were actually in all these different products never really crossed my mind. When I used Johnson & Johnson, they used formaldehyde, phthalates, quaternium-15, all of which are carcinogens. They have claimed that they are making changes, but to my knowledge all the changes to make it completely safe have still not taken place.

Fast forward to the past year and I have become “that mom” who looks into all the ingredients and strives to find and use as close to organic and natural products as I can get. It all really started when I started researching cloth diapers. I thought, “Well as long as I’m looking into cloth, I might as well look into other earth-friendly, baby-friendly products.” I really like California Baby Calming Shampoo & Body Wash. It has a calming essential oil blend, and it doesn’t irritate my LO’s eczema.

Another product I love is Earth Mama Angel Baby Lotion. It feels so light-weight and non-greasy. It’s certified vegan with no artificial dyes or fragrances. I love the light, fresh fragrance, and it has worked well with my LO’s eczema.

I also have started a small stock-pile of safer baby teethers and toys. One that I am really excited for my LO to use is this organic cotton and bamboo wooden teething ring toy. It is made from:
100% organic cotton print, bamboo organic cotton velour, and a wood ring polished with organic virgin olive oil and beeswax. It’s knotted at one end and you can detach the fabric via the kam snap. You can purchase it HERE on etsy.

Are there any all-natural products that you love to use with your baby? I love hearing about other products because I’m always looking for more to try out!

What's that house plant?

If you have a burning question about house plants, you might consider submitting it to Houseplant411.com. This site has a section called "Ask Judy" where you can ask the houseplant expert, Judy, whatever you want that is related to plants. You may just get your question answered by Judy. 
You can also learn how to identify a house plant at Houseplant411.com. The site has a section filled with detailed illustrations of the most popular house plants. If you have a house plant that you can't identify, this section of the site will be quite valuable to you. In addition to the illustration, you can also read more to learn about the specific plant as well as how to care for it properly. 
Are you always forgetting to water your plants? You're not alone. It can be a hard thing for many people to remember to do. Fortunately Houseplant411.com has a handy watering reminder tool you can use. Just select what times of the day you need watering reminders and you will automatically get an email letting you know when it is time to water your plants. And if you're not sure how much they need watering, the site can tell you that, too. It's important to keep from watering too much or too little.

Would you eat your placenta?

It's true, I've become one of...them. The moment I considered cloth diapers I joked around about how crunchy granola I was becoming but I never in a million years thought I would even even give a second thought to consuming my placenta. Before you click away in a hurry thinking I've gone bonkers, hear me out. 

Daddy Scrubs #MamasBabe

It seems like most of the time when a baby is on the way, most of the attention gets shifted to the mother and baby. When it comes to gift giving for the occasion you'll see a lot of gifts like outfits and accessories for the baby, lotions and comfort items for mom and things of the like. How often do we consider dad in these situations? I mean, other than a handshake, hug or card, there's really not a whole lot out there that is marketed to really make a dad feel special and included in this big event.

DaddyScrubs does just that.

DaddyScrubs specializes in celebrating Daddy status with their unique line of hospital scrubs, tees, hoodies, and hats. Of course, they offer other personalized gift giving items like ties, mugs and photo frames, but they also offer books. What I like most about the books is that they have a 'Bag 'o Books' that are mommy themed or daddy themed. I don't know about you, but I'm not sure there's anything sweeter than a Daddy reading to a little one.

The day this hoodie arrived, it happened to be Jake that checked the mail and opened the packages. Before I was even aware that this had arrived, it was out of the package and on Jake. It has a distressed, vintage look. The hoodie comes preshrunk and although we ordered a large since Jake is tall with long arms, the sleeves were still a little bit short and it did shrink a tad bit more after a couple washes.

Even with it being a little short in the sleeves, Jake still wears it non-stop. In fact, the first day we got it and he wore it in public he had gotten a compliment on it within 15 minutes of leaving our house. The girl went on to say that DaddyScrubs should offer an "I'm the Mommy" line. I say, let's leave something for the dads, us moms get enough as it is.

What's your go to gift for new a new daddy?

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