pass the peanut butter!

Ok, it has been just way too long, but we've just been so busy. So I thought I'd share a little story. Just make sure you aren't eating.

So I was in the shower the other day when Mr. Hubsters runs up the stairs like an elephant, holding Buddy like he had some kind of plague. He plops Buddy into the shower with me and I'm like "what the..." and he takes off downstairs.

Ok great. So it turns out that Buddy had a diaper explosion. According to Mr. Hubsters, the story goes like this: Mr. Hubsters was fixing him a light snack and turned around to the all familiar quietness (which really means that Buddy is up to no good). Mr. Hubsters does a second take. "Who the heck gave him Peanut Butter?". He was staring at Buddy for like a good 2 minutes watching him smear this Peanut Butter all over the carpet, squishing it in his hands. He then realized it was only him and Buddy in the room and unless it was the Ghost of Christmas Past who happened to whiz by and pass Buddy some Peanut Butter, that it wasn't Peanut Butter, it was something unfathomable.

Needless to say, it took us an hour to clean our carpet. There was even "Peanut Butter" in all his Lego. Yum!

elizabeth pantley

I recently came in contact with Elizabeth Pantley and she had given me some articles that may be of benefit to you. They range from Colic, to Postpartum Depression to Toddler Cooperation to Airplane Travel and are full of awesome tidbits!

I remember during our sleepless year that I had ran to chapters scouring anything that would help us put our baby to bed with no fuss. And I remember sitting there reading Elizabeth Pantley's No Cry Sleep Solution. She had excellent tips! Of course, I took her tips and added my own concoction into it. As any mom would! :)

Thank you Elizabeth!
Visit Elizabeth Pantley's website at http://www.pantley.com/elizabeth/

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what goes around comes around

Before child, I was one of those individuals who thought "oh, my kid is never going to be like that".

That meant:

~ behave like an angel (ha!)
~ eat what I give him (an even bigger ha!)
~ no McDonald's (can I capitalize HA?!)
~ no negotiating (haven't really hit that point yet, but I'm sure I'll fold like a deck of cards)
~ no harness because he will walk beside me like a well behaved child!

Needless to say, that all went out the window with the 5th point happening today.

I went and bought a Harness. Why? Because once Buddy is out of his stroller, it's game over. You will exhaust yourself to the point of collapsing by chasing him, never mind in this heatwave of 40C weather. Or you will most likely find yourself diving from a moving vehicle as he plummets himself into oncoming traffic.

I haven't seen these harnesses before last weekend. I always thought they looked like dog leashes. You know, the ones that are retractable. I mean, who wants to walk their kid like a dog?

But these ones are made to look like backpacks. There is even a big pocket so you can store stuff in it. The tail of the monkey is actually the strap with a little loop where you put your hand in to hold it. They come in a Monkey, Dog, Horse or Unicorn style.

I talked to a couple of friends. Sure you get the stares and comments, some good some bad, but who wants to sacrifice safety? Tell the gawkers to take a picture!

These are available for $14.99 CAD. Check out the manufacturer at GOLD BUG

GREENMOM

Sorry it's been awhile! Just wanted to give an update for the GREENMOM Spring Market show we did last weekend. It was an amazing turnout and so much fun! It was great to see other local companies exhibiting their green products all with the common mission to make the earth a better place.

GREENMOM^TM is about building a community of caring people who look out for one another and our planet, because we believe that moms have the power to change the world simply by choosing healthier and more responsible buys to help us do what we do: take care of everything.

Visit www.greenmom.ca

the aftermath from the last post!

This will be a short post. Keep in mind, Mr. Hubsters NEVER reads any of my blogs. It's purely coincidental that this event took place.

Well, today is my birthday. I was awaked to a nice little gift handed to me by Buddy and Papa. I opened it. It's was a bluetooth headset.

I asked. "Did you not read my latest blog! (see here)." He said "No. Why?" I laughed hysterically.

His answer for the gift was that, if he could convince me to get the Blackberry, he could convince me now to move onto accessories, hence the Bluetooth headshet.

Thanks Mr. Hubsters! I love you!

P.S. I can now update the stats. We now have 6 bluetooth headsets in our household. 2 for each family member (including the baby).