Archive for June, 2005

Free Summer concerts

Wednesday, June 22nd, 2005

Plymouth Michigan has free Summer concerts on Wednesday’s at noon & Friday’s at 7PM.
All concerts are downtown at Kellogg Park.

Alternative Milk Collection Bottles

Tuesday, June 21st, 2005

Whether or not you plan on using formula, you may want to ask for pre-mixed formula sample bottles when you’re at the hospital and pediatrician’s office.

The bottles can fit onto Medela or Ameda breast pumps, and the lids are wonderful because they are made from 1 piece.

Manual Expression of Milk

Monday, June 20th, 2005

There are many articles that explain how to manually express Human Breast Milk.
I have found it to be a valuable tool and have discovered that it can empty my breast the best.

Diaper Wipe Solution #2

Wednesday, June 15th, 2005

My daughter only uses wipes occasionally so I modified several recipes to come up with my own recipe for baby wipes.

You can store the solution in a 4 oz. spray bottle and spray it onto the wipe at the time of the diaper changing or you can store the wipes and the solution in the same tight fitting, leak proof container.

Splash in the make shift pool

Tuesday, June 14th, 2005

Age: *6 mo. – 2 years *(child must be able to sit up in a highchair)
Can be modified to 2-4 years
Rational:
Some children like to splash in the tub or pool, but sometimes it is too time consuming to fill the pool. This way you just take the child outside and watch him splash away in […]

Diaper Wipe Solution #1

Tuesday, June 14th, 2005

This is the most basic of recipes for diaper wipes. My daughter only uses wipes occasionally, so I usually use a spray bottle with water & Tea Tree Oil to spray on wipe clothes when needed.

You can store the solution in a 4 oz. spray bottle and spray it onto the wipe at the time of the diaper changing or you can store the wipes and the solution in the same tight fitting, leak proof container.

Carseat and Stroller Bunting

Monday, June 6th, 2005

Our Daughter was born in December. I wanted a bunting to keep her safe, but I didn’t I didn’t want to spend oodles of money on a bunting from the store, so I designed my own pattern.

This Design is for a Graco stroller & infant carseat. Modification for other car seats are at the end of this document.