8 Month 8 Must Haves

Tushie Tuesday is getting pushed to Thursday again this week...I planned on reviewing our AMP diapers buuuutttt then I realized that they are all on the line drying and I don't have any pictures of Emmett wearing them!  Ooops.

 

Emmett turned 8 months old yesterday.  I can't believe how fast the time is going.  Emmett has discovered his speed recently and loves to motor!  I fear that we may have a walker on our hands sooner than later. 

These are the items that Emmett uses or we use on Emmett everyday.

1.  Tommee Tippee Explora Easi Roll Bib

Because we use BLW we generally just strip Emmett down to eat and put him in the tub when he is done.   When we do leave him dressed these bibs are great!  They have a catcher at the bottom for the pieces that miss his mouth and are super quick to wipe down! 

2.  Leap Frog Animal Adventure Learning Table

 
Emmett uses this every single day!  Other than a few stuffed animals he clobbers daily this is probably his favorite toy.  He loves to use it to help him stand.  He also loves hitting the drum in the middle and watching the colours.

3. Safety Gear

Anything that can make the house safer!!  Emmett is getting into EVERYTHING these days.  We recently purchased cabinet door locks, safety bumpers for the sharp corners of the coffee table and outlet covers.  I'm sure we will be adding to this collection soon!

4.  Sling Sister Wetbags

I use these for everything!  Which is why I have so many sizes.  From holding dirty diapers, wet swim suits, snack bags to Mama Cloth we use these as a family every...single...day!

5. Lint Brush

Yeah...I'm serious.  Emmett does not enjoy having his diaper changed lately.  Give him a lint brush to play with and he's in heaven.  He also enjoys having it brushed over his body.

Weird?  Yup.  Do I care?  Nope.

6. Overnight Diapers

Bad, bad, BAD CD Mama. CD do not keep Emmett dry overnight.  No matter what combo I try.  Regular disposables do not keep Emmett dry overnight.  These guys do.  He also sleeps long, long hours when wearing one. 

We both function better on a good nights sleep.  Sue me.

7. Bummis Diaper Liners

Emmett poops a lot.  It's changing texture and grossness every day.  These are gold.

8.  Anything from Anointment

This Canadian company made our list last month too.  They are here again because they are just plain awesome!!

We use the baby soap, baby balm (CD safe cream) and powder daily.  I also use a bunch of the products for me too!

It's amazing how much "must haves" change in just 3-4 short weeks in the life of a baby!!

Until next time!

Product Review: Sling Sisters Wetbags - Not just for the CDing family!

Disclaimer: I did not receive free product in exchange for this review nor was I asked to write this review.  These opinions are my own.

When I was purchasing my initial stash of CD and gear I hadn't done much research into the wetbags that we would be using to store dirty diapers.  Why?  Everything that I had read suggested that Planet Wise were the way to go. 

Done.  The store we were buying the starter stash from sold them.  Perfect.

Well.  We got there and checked out the large wet bags from Planet Wise.  Most of the prints were girly, very girly - think flowers.  Nope, these were not going to match Emmett's room at all.  So I grabbed one that was the least offensive to my liking and figured I'd buy more later.

Then I glanced over to the next row of bags and saw monkeys, owls, swirls and loops.  Fun prints and colours, lots of options for boys too!

I grabbed an owl printed bag.  I was hesitant because I hadn't heard about this company before.  I asked one of the girls working and she told me that they just started carrying them and they hadn't had much feedback yet. I loved that it was a Canadian company that made it and I loved the print so I figured we would take our chances.

So glad that we did!

My Sling Sisters wetbags are the BEST!  No, seriously they are!

Almost all of our Sling Sisters

 

What I love about these bags?

 

Firstly, they are Canadian made.  Yay!

 

Second - I LOVE the designs and colours.  They help make CD even more fun! 

 

Lastly - the functionality.  Obviously the most important feature. 

 

The extra large bags are huge and hold 3-4 days of cloth diapers (from their website and my personal experience).  I love the straps on the top with the snaps.  Most other bags don't have this snap.  They make it simple to attach anywhere you want to store you dirty diapers.

 

You could even take these bags camping, to the beach, on overnight trips etc. 

 

 

 



Regular sized wetbags (we own 3!).  These are great for on the go!  When we CD outside of the house we take one along to store the dirty dipes.  We just snap it onto the diaper bag.  I think I've stuffed about 7 CD into this guy.  If we are using disposables for whatever reason while we are out I still bring along a rolled up regular bag.  Just in case I need to store clothes that have been spit up on, had a diaper blow out etc.  I also take along a regular sized bag to swimming lessons to keep mine and Emmett's bathing suits away from oh I don't know...say my cellphone!

One of our regular sized is also their double duty bag.  It has a stay dry zippered pouch to keep the wets and the dry stay dry. 

Double duty bag and small/large snack bags

A couple of weeks ago I participated in a fun, online auction the Sling Sisters held on their Facebook page where they offered slightly imperfect, yet still functional items at a discount.  Auction style.  I was determined to get a double duty bag.  In the end I did not.  I did end up with 2 reusable sandwich bags which I am super excited for but I should have been smart like my friend Megan, she bought her stuff earlier in the day on their website to ensure she got what she wanted.  The auction offered bigger lots of items for ultimate discounts so I opted to try my luck.  It was 2 hours of FUN.

Since I bought our first Sling Sisters bag I have heard much more talk of this great Canadian company.  Their product is great and at a better price than their competitor.  They also offer more than just wetbags.  Be sure to check out their website!

I give their wet bags 5 stars!

Next on my list...I need to get my hands on some of their ninja prints!

Tushie Talk Tuesdays: Our dirty laundry

We...okay I...spent some time researching all the options on dirty diaper storage.  I didn't realize how many choices I had when it came to stinky, dirty diapers!  Wet pails that lock or don't lock.  Wet bags, dry bags, dry pails, plain ole garbage can, can with a liner, specially designed pail for CD....the list goes on!

This was the area I feared would lead me to ditching the cloth.  I am very sensitive to scents and the last thing I wanted was to be constantly smelling dirty diapers.

In the end we decided to use hanging wet bags.  The bag hangs on Emmett's dresser, zipper open, and we just chuck the dirty dipes in as they come!  That's it.  The wetbag contains the smell for at least 2-3 days.  Although, there have been a few times I've had to zipper it up because we've had a particularly poopy day....word to the wise - when you have to open up that zipper don't take a breath...just don't.  Trust me.

Our wetbag collection

We have 3 large wet bags.  We started with 2 but I found I had to use the dryer more often because they didn't line dry fast enough in the winter.  So we added our 3rd.  Now we have 1 in use, 1 drying and 1 ready to go!  We use Sling Sisters and Planet Wise bags.

We also have 3 small wetbags to take on outings.

Recently we have started using a great product from Rockin Green (go figure).  Shake It Up is a powder you just sprinkle into your wetbag or pail to help freshen things up until laundry time.  We have the Bare Naked Babies scent (because that's all the store had) but will be getting a scented version next time!  I <3 Rockin Green.

The nice thing about the wetbag storage is you just throw it into the wash with the diapers.  No rinsing out diaper pails here!

That's it....our dirty laundry all aired out.

Until next time friends!