REVIEW: Fisher-Price Zen Collection Cradle Swing

One of the things that people first think about when they find out that they are going to have a baby is a swing.  Swings offer parents the ability to soothe their baby if they are being fussy, and rock them to sleep as they are drifting off to dreamland.  Most of all, Swings offer parents the ability to free up their hands for other activities, like folding baby clothes, preparing bottles or pumping, or even feeding themselves!

So, what does this swing have to offer?

Girl's Day / Hinamatsuri ひな祭り and 100 days / okuizome おくいぞめ

Girls day.  This is not a holiday that Americans are familiar with.  The closest thing that we could associate with it is Mothers Day, of Fathers Day.

This holiday is for little girls though, think of it as a Children's Day, for girls.

Of course, there is a Boy's day as well, which is May 5th.  So things even out.

Also, 100 days for the baby is a special milestone as well.

For 100 days, we should have Octopus たこ, a whole Sea Bream 鯛, and Red bead rice.


For girls day, we should have chirashi sushi (my favorite!) or clam soup.

Instead, we had a whole Red Cod, Octopus, and Red Bean rice. 

Close enough.

New Best Friends

So our little girl has made some new friends.  Her new friends comfort her while she is feeling lonely, and soother her to sleep.  However, sometimes her new friends inexplicably abandon her, especially when she needs them most.  She doesn't understand their behavior or disappearance, just that she wants to be with her friends, but they are not longer there.

Who are her new friends?  Her fingers, and especially her thumb.

REVIEW: Cloth diapering with GroVia and Bum Genius

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Gro Via

              

Cloth diapering is really easy, and isn't as messy as most people seem to think it is.  Plus, it is alot cheaper than using disposables, even if you use a diaper delivery service.  Whether for environmental or economic reasons, cloth diapering is the best option in my opinion.

Laughing in your sleep

So, nobody told me that you can't interact with your kid until they are much older.

I am looking forwards to  playing with my baby when she can interact with her environment.

At the moment, the most fun I can have with her is holding her, and watching as she laughs in her sleep.