Fabulous green homemaking on a budget

Still no baby!

This baby is still not here! And I must say, I’m getting frustrated. Technically, I’m only 2 days past my Estimated Due Date, but Sebastian arrived four days ‘early’ and I never really expected to make it all the way to 40 weeks this time. I tapered off work clients awhile ago, so I’m basically [...]

Hospital Bag Must-Haves

It is officially one day after my due date and I’m not in labor yet. I do have my (cute new vintage Samsonite!) bag packed though, and everything is ready to go.   I didn’t really know what I was doing when I packed my hospital bag and otherwise planned for Sebastian’s birth. I wasn’t [...]

Pregnancy Gender Myths

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Nesting & planning for cloth diapering a newborn

Nesting urges have really kicked in the past few days, and I’m working to whip our apartment into shape. One of the biggest projects was sorting through Sebastian’s old clothes and toys, deciding what to keep and what to consign, and taking stock of our cloth diaper stash. On Thursday, we took several loud, plastic [...]

My newborn baby must-haves

Sophie the Giraffe is perfect for grasping and chomping, made from natural rubber and food-safe dyes. The Arm’s Reach Co-sleeper Bassinet keeps baby close, reducing risk of SIDS and making nighttime breastfeeding easy. Cloth diapers are less waste, much safer on baby’s skin, and way cuter than disposables. Rumparooz Lil•Joeys are made just for newborns, [...]

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