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Spring has sprung in Pittsburgh and we took full advantage of it!
Took Kirsten and the dog, Pete, to the park!
And then we hung out in our backyard. Todd and I were able to get a game of "washers" in too!!!
This makes me so excited for summer... the pool, zoo, parks... it'll be so much fun experiencing it with the baby!
I've been making a few more "organic" changes around the house as well. We switched all of our cleaners to safe/chemical free products. Mostly BabyGanics and Seventh Generation.
What I have been most impressed with so far is the "bottle and dish" cleaner from BabyGanics! It comes in a foaming wash, we keep it on the sink, and just squirt it right into the bottles. So easy and so convenient!
I also really love the All Purpose cleaner from Seventh Generation. I wasn't impressed with their diapers or wipes, and haven't tried any of their other products, but the All Purpose cleaner is really great! And smells fresh! Anyone care to share their thoughts on their products?
More importantly, I have been up in the air about switching our disposable diapers. What do you use? We use Pampers, and really love the Swaddlers! They are so soft and fit really well. We haven't had any leaks or problems! I'm almost afraid to switch, especially since we only use a few a day since we are using cloth diapers. I felt the Seventh Generation diapers and they just feel rough. The Huggies natural diapers feel the same way, and I heard they really aren't that environmentally safe (something about the contents inside the diaper). What about Earth's Best diapers? Maybe I'll pick up a pack and give them a shot!
I also bought about a dozen cloth wipes from this Etsy shop. I really am not crafty at all, and am waiting to see how it goes before making more on my own. I will probably go to a craft store or Walmart and get cheap (but soft!) material and cut it up into squares.
My only problem... should I buy a solution and dilute it with water to make a large batch (pictured is the California Baby Diaper wash solution, which can be made into a larger batch with water. Sold for about $11)? or just make a homemade recipe? Which is easiest? I am hearing many different opinions, and even a lot of "just use water" suggestions from people. Perhaps I will try both and see which is easiest for me!
Finally, we switched from Johnson & Johnson Baby washes and lotions to California Baby! What an amazing product! So gentle and smells really fresh and nice. Only downside I can really tell is that the bottles are all small, and rather expensive.
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We use the seventh generation cleaning products as well. I have their tub & tile cleaner, toilet cleaner, all purpose cleaner, glass cleaner and kitchen cleaner. Love them all, they smell good and I feel good using less chemicals on places my little guy spends his time.
As for diapers, I liked the seventh gen diapers over pampers or huggies, I thought they were nice and soft. WE currently use pampers as well as our cloth diapers (nothing works at night to deal with the amount of pee our kid produces, so we use disposables at night) because of price. Pampers always has the best prices on sale as well as decent coupons.
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