Your Baby Needs a Healthy Gut

 

 

We all want what is best for our children. In our society today, we see a lot of sick kids. At least 2 children in every Kindergarten classroom have an allergy. Over 1 million children in the U.S. have Type 1 Diabetes. The rate of obesity is at an all time high and doubles as children grow from toddlers to teens. And 3.12 million children have eczema.
How did we get here?
We’re unhealthy, all of us! As a nation, we are unhealthy. Is there anything we can do to fix this issue?
We can always be proactive by eating right and exercising and instilling these values in our children. My parents were extremely healthy growing up. When my friends were all eating pizza, I was eating chicken breast and veggies. My Mom shopped at Whole Foods way before it was cool, and she and my Dad both worked out every day, and still do! My dad ran a marathon just after his 50th birthday.

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The Babywearing Guide: LÍllébaby Ring Slings

Disclaimer: This post is in collaboration with LÍllébaby. All opinions are my own. Please visit my disclaimer page for more information.

If you’ve followed my blog for a while, you know I love babywearing! I wore Sawyer all the time when he was a baby. It was so easy and convenient. However, with Sawyer I stuck with one wrap and one wrap only. And while it was tried and true, I wish I had branched out more.

The world of babywearing is huge. There are so many carriers to choose from and so many different ways to wear your baby. The babywearing Facebook groups and BST pages are intense and the Mamas in them don’t mess around. This babywearing thing is serious business. This time around, I’m trying all the carriers. I have some wraps, some slings, and some SSCs. I’m so excited to kick off a new series today, where I’ll be writing posts on each one of my different carriers. Welcome to The Babywearing Guide!

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Shopping for Baby: You’ll Never Have Enough Bodysuits

Disclaimer: This post is sponsored by Carter’s. All opinions are my own. Please visit my disclaimer page for more information.

I’m sure you’re all more than familiar with the baby bodysuit.

If not, let me brief you.

The bodysuit is basically what your baby will live in for the better part of his or he first year of life. They will likely wear multiple bodysuits per day. You will have approximately 1,000 of them, yet never have any clean ones. That’s why you can never have too many.

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Double Strolling with Chicco’s BravoFor2 and Fit2 Infant and Toddler Car Seat

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One of the few things I really needed for my second baby was a double stroller. The problem was, I hated all of them. Just the thought of having a huge, bulky stoller in my backseat stressed me out. Having to lug it in and out and add and take away the seats based on their ages, etc etc. A double stroller just sounded like WORK.

But then, I met the BravoFor2.

Y’ALL LET ME TELL YOU ABOUT THESE FEATURES.

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Blueberry Banana Acai Bowls: A Yummy Breakfast For a Picky Toddler

Disclaimer: This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias Inc. and it’s adviser. All opinions are mine alone. #Bananamazing #CollectiveBias

Getting a 2 year old to eat enough is hard. I consider Sawyer a pretty good eater and mealtime can still be an epic battle. He likes fruit and lots of it, and not much else. It’s the one thing that he will always eat no matter what. So I’ve been trying to find new and creative ways to give it to him, along with other ingredients to give him the energy he needs to get through his day!

We have smoothies, fruit salads, dried fruit, fruit dipped in chocolate, etc. We do it all! I love that my kiddo loves fruit because it’s good for him and easy for me, but I need more ways to serve it to him!

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Oliver’s Nursery Reveal with Mouse + Magpie

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I was so sad when we had to take down Sawyer’s nursery when we moved. It was the one room in the house I actually worked really hard on the theme and decor, the rest of the house just kind of came together as I added bits and pieces over the years. But Sawyer’s nursery I really saw through from start to finish (see it here).

It made me sad to take down all our hard work. But he had a new big kid race car bed for our new place, and I had Oliver’s nursery to put together now!

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Oliver’s Newborn Photoshoot

I finally got around to getting newborn pictures done for Oliver last week. It only took me 7 weeks!

But really, I didn’t want to do them in the NICU and we moved right after he got home and then my brother got married etc. etc. It’s been a hectic 2 months and it’s the first time we’ve had a chance to breathe!

As always, we went with Front Porch Photography for our newborn session and couldn’t be happier. Leah is a childhood friend of mine and we just adore her work. We are never disappointed and she has created some beautiful family memories for us. (Mention All Things Lovely for $25 off your session with Front Porch Photography)

I’m not feeling totally camera confident yet, what with some baby weight still hanging around and all, but I jumped in front of the camera for a few shots, and we even got some family pictures too.

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Recover in Comfort with Pink Blush

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When packing your hospital bag for birth, there is something important to keep in mind…recovery! Half of your hospital stay will most likely be after baby is born. You’ll want something comfortable and breastfeeding friendly. You’ll be exhausted and in pain, you need something comfy!

As usual, Pink Blush has you covered.

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Dockatot Uses: My Top 4 Favorite Uses for the Dockatot Deluxe

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I’ve sung Dockatot‘s praises before. It is one of my absolute favorite parenting items. Sawyer has a Dockatot Grand now and I seriously wish we had had a Deluxe when he was a baby! We just got one for Oliver and love it.

When it came in the mail, my Grandmas was visiting, and, like most people, she asked “what is it for?”

The bigger size that Sawyer has (the Grand), we specifically used for toddler bed transition (read about that here), and it worked like a charm. But how can you use the Deluxe?

There are so many ways to use a Dockatot Deluxe. You won’t know how you lived without it!

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