Please visit my pre-ordering site for Charlie Banana diapers, a first for me as I dip my toes into the life of being a WAHM and starting my own business!
This is a one time pre-ordering promotion for Canadians to get Charlie Banana, the requests have been phenomenal so here's a sneak peak to what you can get. If you want something that you don't see just shoot me an email I'll do my best to order it for you. Like wetbags, swim diapers, organic wipes etc...
This will run from Sept.27-Oct.1, 2010 so get your credit cards ready!
I am working on a great online retail shop, I just need to iron out a few things for my stores template and inventory.
I am scared, excited and nervous so please be patient with me as I am so new to the world of business.
If you have any questions please email me at everythingmomandbaby@hotmail.ca
I can provide free local pickup if you are in Toronto, Ontario. I'm located centrally and closest subway station is St.Clair. Your paypal invoice can be adjusted after we determine what works best for you.
Estimated arrival of your order will be the week of the 18th of October. Maybe sooner.
Pop over and get your hands on these fantastic cloth diapers! A first in Canada.
I "Liked" the Ten Tiny Fingers FB site and I commented that I would LOVE to win this carrier!
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Thank you to all who entered this fantastic giveaway! More great giveaways to come on Everything Mom and Baby. Don't be sad, if you enter this code EMAB you can still save 10% on baby carriers, slings and wraps (accessories not included) from Ten Tiny Fingers.
With little ones and stuffy noses what's a mama and a papa to do? Cold and Flu season is around the corner and new parents out there you may want to look for something like this.
I never knew a thing like this even existed until I got contacted for a review and giveaway.
My son hasn't been sick so we haven't used it but I am sure glad I have this!
A dear friend of mine is Russian and from Kazakhstan. Last year when our little ones were just well...little ones they were getting the occasional stuffy nose and we started to discuss what would we do to relieve their congestion. I'm thinking a steam, Niaouli essential oil on my diffuser, something homeopathy related not what she was about to tell me.
She told me that back home when she was little so lets say early 70's, parents didn't have these things like the Baby Comfy Nose and being in "the old country" parents would put their mouth to their baby's nose and suck it out! Um.......GROSS! But being parent you would anything right?
Thank god it's 2010 and North America and there's something called the nasal aspirator by Baby Comfy Nose.
For sure to come in handy when your child has a stuffy nose, learn the FAQ.
Here's a video to understand more:
This comes in Tangerine and Blue and I have a Blue one to giveaway, this is a weekend giveaway so it's over on Sept.26/10, Sunday 6pm EST. Leave me a comment here telling me why you want to win one! Open to where ever you live! I am sending it out. Good Luck!
Toronto families come to CBC LIVE! is taking place this Thursday at Yonge-Dundas square from 9am-9pm.
CBC LIVE! is a full day of programming celebrating Canadian culture and the art of broadcasting – including a very special Kids' CBC LIVE! event from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
It all kicks off at 2:00 with a live stage concert featuring Patty, Sid, Mamma Yamma, Grant Lawrenceand their musical guests Jason Collett, Zeus and Great Lake Swimmers.
At 3:00, there is a meet and greet as well as Kids’ CBC Tent featuring Gi-Ant from What’s your News and arts and crafts with Artzooka running all afternoon.
Congratulations on your Wean Green win! Please email me within 72 hours to claim your prize or another draw will be done. Thank you to all who entered, you never know we just may do another Wean Green giveaway amd in the mean time check out my current giveaways! Thermos, BabyHawk Mei Tai and Amber Teething Necklace!
We have an Amber teething necklace is up for grabs courtesy of Green Baby Clothing Company, fab Canadian online company located in Cambridge,ON.
Who would of thought to use the healing properties of Amber but the Europeans. When my son was going through this, actually he still is teething but I was researching teething and tips and I came across Amber. He loves his Amber neckalce and gets excited when we put it on him in the morning. It's super cute, safe, healing and we love, love, love ours.
Jill is also offering free shipping to the States and Canada if you can't wait for the giveaway, no code necessary, it'll be already adjusted. Just go to her site and order one for $17 USD.
Here's a little tidbit about Amber and it's healing properties from Green Baby Clothing Company:
Baltic amber teething necklaces are made for wearing (not chewing) when a baby is teething. The warmth from the skin releases the active ingredient in the Baltic amber, succinic acid. Recent scientific research has proved that succinic acid has a very positive influence on the human body. It improves immunity and the balance of acids when absorbed into the bloodstream, it stimulates the thyroid glands to help reduce drooling and soothes red inflamed cheeks. Amber's anti-inflammatory and therapeutic properties are recognised by allopathic medicine as a natural analgesic, which will help to relieve teething pain and calm a baby without resorting to drugs. The skin's warmth releases healing oils from the amber, a resin, which is absorbed into the bloodstream.
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With a variety to choose from we want you to head over to Green Baby Clothing Company and take a look at her site. Why? Because we are going to give one lucky reader a free Amber Teething Necklace!
Please follow these steps for a chance to win!
1. Open to Americans and Candians Only
2. Head over to Green Baby Clothing Company and tell me which Amber style is your favorite, please leave an email address as well with your comment.
3. Post on Green Baby's Clothing Company's Facebook page and tell them you want to win a teething necklace on Everything Mom and Baby! You have to "like" them in order to leave your comment
4. (Optional for extra entries) tweet this giveaway and include my link and @MamaAsh77
5.(Optional for an extra 3 entries) Follow my blog Everything Mom and Baby by clicking on the Follow button. If you are a Follower or become please enter this comment 3 separate times like #1 Follow entry and so forth. This just makes it easier for when I do the draw on random.org
Are you excited? I am, I love Baby Hawk. Have you ever wanted to try a Mei Tai carrier? I do and I have. In fact thanks to Baby Hawk that's what got me into exploring all the other wonderful carriers out there, from Mei Tai's to soft structured carriers.
Who are Ten Tiny Fingers?
Ten Tiny Fingers is a new store in Milton, ON and I have the pleasure to work with them and tell you dear readers about this new store, plus they are giving one Baby Hawk Mei carrier ($105CDN) to one lucky follower of Everything Mom and Baby!
First off, Ten Tiny Fingers are run by two sisters who realized they spent a lot of time traveling too far from home to buy the things that they wanted for their kids. The Town of Milton needed more places to shop for a variety of high quality baby products.
Thus, Ten Tiny Fingers was born!
Wanna shop for a carrier now? Here's a code for ya, 10% discounts applies to all carriers, slings, and wraps (but not the accessories) code: EMAB Happy Shopping, start now for Christmas.
Why I love Baby Hawk Mei Tai's
Baby Hawk makes wonderful, comfortable mei tai's. I can easliy fold mine up and toss in diaper bag or store it under the carriage. Easy to put on, can be reversible, washable, it's breast feeding friendly, Baby Hawk can be worn front facing in, on the hip and baby facing your back. You could spend a good chunk of time looking through their website, they are a beautiful carrier and the Cadillac of Mei Tai carriers. I want to buy every single one of them!
Here's more from the Ten Tiny Fingers website:
BabyHawk Mei Tai's (Asian baby carriers) are adopted from a Chinese-inspired idea that makes holding your little one on your front, back or hip as safe, as it is comfortable. The weight distribution of this carrier makes wearing your baby more cozy and delightful than you can imagine - for longer than you can imagine! The design is simple to let you strap on or take off your custom Mei Tai quickly and easily.
Features:
pre-washed and thrown into the dryer to prevent shrinkage
straps are 70-72 inches long and 3 3/4 inches wide
bottom strap is one continuous piece of fabric, which offers the most durable and safest support for your baby
body measures 16.5" by 18.5" (regular size)
top straps and head-rest are padded to offer the most comfortable walk for mom and a safe, smooth ride for baby
Now for the Giveaway!
1. You have to be Canadian (sorry to my faithful US readers)
2. You have to be Follower of this blog, Everything Mom and Baby. Just click on Follow above Google friend connect and follow the steps. *This will get 5 extra entries too! If you are a Follower or become please enter this comment 3 separate times like #1 Follow entry and so forth. This just makes it easier for when I do the draw on random.org and it saves me from doing it!
3. Visit Ten Tiny Fingers and tell me what Baby Hawk Mei Tai you want. Click here
4. Please include your email if your Blogger account is set to Private
5. Fan Ten Tiny Fingers on Facebook here and tell them you hope to win the Baby Hawk giveaway on Everything Mom and Baby!
6. Optional Entry: Tweet this giveaway and include the link and @MamaAsh77, @tentinyfingers
7. Good Luck! Ends at the end of the week! So get your entries in by Sunday, 5pm Sept.26/10!
Mark your calendars Toronto families!
Bring your kids, grandma gets in free, meet friends and make a day of it at next months Children's Trunk Show! It's time to shop, shop, shop. Here's their vendor list, with 11 new vendors and it's awesome!
Saturday sounds like a great time to go(I'll pop by on Friday because it'll be T.G.I.F for me) and I am sad that I have to work(oh to be in high demand!) on Saturdays because of all the great family weekend things to do, plus grandma's flying in from Winnipeg(YAY!) for Chunkles 2nd Birthday so we'll miss being Saturday...and on Saturday Brick Works has their infamous Farmers Market (from 8am-1pm) !
Just some of the coolest ways to get there, on Saturday starting at 9am and every half hour go to Chorley Park(in Rosedale) and have a guided "Indian Summer" walk through Toronto's beautiful ravine's. Meet at the top of the path leading into Ravine(not stroller friendly because there's stairs but that's what baby carriers are for!) It is a stunning walk as I did this last week and there is stairs going down which is how I learned that it's not stroller friendly.
Massages will be given out by Sunny Mummy Spa on Saturday from 11am-2pm
My favorite yummy mummy, Lilian Philipson-Webb of Sprout Right will be there on Friday and you seriously need to pick up her book, I hope she'll have it for sale as it is a must have for moms to be and moms all the way up to toddlerhood for great advice and recipes.
Alyson Schafer will also be there on Friday from 10am-2pm so have your questions ready!
Want tickets? Pop over and join me on Facebook, first 4 to tell me they want a ticket on Facebook gets one!
Well, schools started....how do you feel?
Well, mine hasn't started but I can already tell you how handy this lunch bag has been for us. It fits my Wean Green cubes perfectly, the food storage container keeps his food warm and fresh and well, he loves to tote it around and when he does, he looks like such a little man. We also put his paper and crayons in it for when we're out and about. Why not? He's not in school yet, I have so many uses for this beyond it being a thermal lunch box, LOL! We love it.
So how's your lunch bag holding up? Has it been lost or damaged yet?
Well I have something for two lucky parents who want to get a new lunch box for their munchkins.
Thermos is sponsoring this giveaway on Everything Mom and Baby and it's to win 1 Batman Lunch Box and 1 Barbie Lunch Box.
Both come with a storage container on the bottom compartment of the bag and we'll also give you a Funtainer match! The FUntainer is TherMax® double wall vacuum insulation for maximum temperature retention, hot or cold, unbreakable stainless steel interior and exterior and extra wide mouth is easy to fill, serve from and clean.
100% PVC free with PEVA linings
Superior quality closed cell polyethylene foam insulation keeps food fresh
Two separate storage compartments for easy storage and crushproof lunches
Comfortable, padded carrying handle
In order to win one all you have to do is the following:
1. Tell me how it felt for you to send your child off to school or if your little one hasn't started school yet, tell me about day care or even when your child is at the grandparents. Anything that involves that first day of separation or why you want one!
2. Mention which lunch box you prefer and leave your email address as well.
(Optional Entries for extra chances to win!)
3. Tweet this and add @MamaAsh77 in the tweet with this link (for extra entries, tweet once a day and leave a comment here when you do)
4. Become a Follower of the blog on this site, just click on Follow and follow the steps. (5 extra entries)
5. Open to Canadians and Americans and ends September.30th, 2010! Good Luck!
Everything Mom and Baby's first Papa to win a contest!
Congrats DiaperDad, I hope you'll post a pic of your little one in a Baby Beehinds Wool Cover or whatever else you decide to get with your gift card.
I still have the discount code that is for Canadian and American families to save 15%. Type in the code:SBBL324 for your Everything Mom and Baby discount!
Visit EcoMom! My code for you everyone here is valid until the end of September.
Diaper Dad said......
" I would probably get a Baby BeeHinds wool cover."
*You have 72 hrs to respond Diaper Dad, if not then a new winner will be drawn!
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What can I tell you about this new cloth diaper company?
Charlie who? Charlie Banana.
You may not know this hybrid diaper now, but you will because in my experience this is one of the best.
Even my husband who is normally oblivious to these kinds of things commented on how these were the best cloth diapers we have ever used. Why?
After the first wash on the first night with my Charlie wearing them, NO LEAK!
A perfect fit for us in their sized diapers, no marks as they were nice and snug.
My two biggest issues with cloth diapers have not occurred with this brand.
Speaking with Gaelle, the creator of Charlie Banana, I was also informed that they get MORE absorbent by the 4-5th wash. Really? They were perfect after the first one!
I found the Black, Retro Rocket and Truck diaper, sized Large to fit my toddler the best. The One Size may be better for a smaller/average baby but my son is a tall toddler and for me to buy the size Large makes more sense. Also the nice back wide elastic is very comfy and gives the diaper a trim fit and on the one size it is also nice to point out that the front pocket covers the elastic adjustment so you have no elastic popping!
Well, if want to know and see more watch this from Dirty Diaper Laundry
Charlie Banana is also involved in Operation Smile, a worldwide medical charity organization that changes the lives of children with a cleft lip and other facial deformities.
Charlie Banana donates 1% of sales to Operation Smile.
A variety of products are available from Charlie Banana. Baby Leg Warmers, Swim Diapers, Tote Bag(aka wet bag: the best I've used) Wipes(the softest, absorbent organic wipes I have ever used), Change Pads, Mattress Pads, Underwear, Feminine products for moms, the list goes on with what's in store with Charlie Banana!
They will be found online at Amazon.com and will be at Babies R Us (US), Target and other sites in the near future.
In Canada you can order them through my site, Everything Mom and Baby.
I am the first in Canada selling these diapers, that I am proud of because I know when something is good and if it's not here already I have to make it happen so others can enjoy.
Here's my super hero, in the ever so popular Black Sized!
Are you ready for the most deliciously scented dessert inspired goody that won't leave an inch of bulge around your waist, hips and thighs? Oh, Innisfil, Ontario you are good....you a VERY good to this Torontonian.
How about if I told you about a wonderful laundry detergent that is scented after those delicious desserts?
What the heck is Mama Ash talkin' about?
Not only does your home smell like a bakery but it's zero guilt and 100% addictive to use for all your laundry. Any cloth diapering folks here? Well, lets just say this is just as good for cloth diapers as any other soap you use....but BETTER. Believe me I've used every powdered detergent under the sun for my sons cloth diapers and laundry that these come in my top list of must haves for eco, chemical free cleaning.
Live out in the country and have a septic tank? No problem, it's safe. Hard water or Soft water? The Laundry Tarts is good with all of the above and all types of washing machines.
After all I am a blogging mom so I get to try lots of goodies and this makes my top list, when I get my Seal of Approval badge made, this is so getting one. Even though I got this to review, I am giving my honest opinion. If I didn't like it, I wouldn't endorse it.
I've been using this detergent for a month now and it cleans, softens and does such a great job. I've used them for cloth diapers as well and they are white, clean and well....just friggin great!
It comes in one Unscented version called Plain Jane and five other scents such as Key Lime Pie, Vanilla Dulce, Black Forest Cake, Cinnamon Buns and newest scent Oatmeal Almond.
It is lightly scented, so if you are sensitive to scents it is truly gentle and your clothes will smell clean and neutral. You don't need those added chemicals and preservatives to have a better wash. A little goes a long way with these detergents.
So who are The Laundry Tarts?
Jessy Cooke NHP, CNC, CHN, RNPA, CI, CH
Michelle Waithe BASC, RHN, PTS
Along with friend and business partner Jessy, The Laundry Tarts was developed on the philosophy that a healthy lifestyle requires a positive, optimistic mindset, a nutritionally dense whole food diet, exercise, and a toxin free environment. Along with creating their own natural laundry detergent this passion has evolved into an Eco and Holistic Health Coaching endeavor as a way to pass on loving guidance and their combined wealth of knowledge to others so that they may also start living the best life ever. The beautiful friendship that has evolved between Michelle and Jessica is undeniable and evident in the passion they bring to everything that they do as a team.
What's in their soap and what does all that bad stuff mean that they don't use?
You will not find Chlorine: Chlorine is very irritating to the skin. It dries out the skin's natural oils and can cause rashes, hives, soreness and irritation to the eyes, lungs and mucus membranes.
You will not find Phosphates: Excess phosphorus into rivers, lakes and fresh water can offset the delicate balance of biology and produce an excess of algae and bacteria, making water inhabitable for aquatic life, unsuitable for swimming or ingesting.
You will not find Sodium Lauryl/Laureth Sulphate (SLS/SLES): Unfortunately SLS/SLES, is a skin irritant and is absorbed into the skin very easily. Like many other commercial ingredients, it is also a xenoestrogen, making it's way to the bloodstream and causing hormonal imbalances in the body.
You will not find Parabens: Parabens are the most well known of xenoestrogens, possibly because it is so commonly used in deodorants, body creams, sun lotions, hair dye, makeups.
You will not find Phthalates: Phthalates can be irritating to asthma sufferers, cause headaches, migraines, dizziness and are being linked to disrupting hormone levels, feminizing males in the womb and blocking natural hormone receptors in females.
You will not find EDTA: EDTA is more harmful to the environment and can as a hormone disrupting agent according to large study groups.
You will not find Animal Products: we focus on only using cruelty-free, 100 % vegan ingredients. We do not use beef or animal tallow nor products containing bees wax, gelatin or dairy
Where to buy? Buy online! As addictive as cloth diapering is so is buying the best detergents, but this is great for the whole family.
Look what the Tarts have digged up! Charlies diapers are soakin' in the Tarts!
Looking in the kitchen I noticed I had 3 over ripened banana's and 2 zucchini's that needed to be used for something other than the garbage bin.
My tot loves these and they are nice snack for on the go. I hope you like them, they are super moist because of the banana but I have a green and yellow from the rainbow.
What am I talking about? Rainbow? Click here
So off to bake my BananaNini Muffins!
Ingredients
Preheat oven at 350F
1 cup of flour (since I was out of ww four, I just used 2 cups)
1 cup of wholewheat flour
1 tsp of salt
1tsp of baking soda
2 tsp baking powder
2 eggs
1tsp of vanilla
2/3 cups of Agave Nector
3 Ripe banana's mashed up
2 Zucchini's shredded (small)
1/3 cup of vegetable or GMO Canonla Oil
1. Combine first 5 of dry ingredients
2. Mash banana's, shred the zucchini's (squeeze the excess water from the zucchinis)
3. Blend, eggs, vanilla, agave nector
4. Mix in banana and zucchini
5. Combine the wet to dry and gently mix
6. Grease or line your muffin baking sheet and with a spoon put in the muffin tins
7. Back for 18 minutes
When life gets busy, we try to feed our little ones the best but sometimes we don't always give them the required amounts of fruit and veggies and stick with the usual plate of food.
I've been there.
So far I know he loves banana's so I got Yellow down, he loves Cantalope so there's Orange, he enjoys peas, brocolli for Green and for Blue well, he's gotten back into blueberries.
From reading the above I am missing loads more fruit and veggie options and what about Red?! Yikes!
Thankfully to the Internet I found Today I Ate a Rainbow, a fabulous Canadian company.
Setting healthy eating habits just got a little easier!“Today I Ate A Rainbow!™” is an interactive nutritional chart that makes eating fruits and vegetables fun for your children! Consisting of a colourful rainbow chart and bright cartoon magnets this tool will allow your children to easily track the fruits and vegetables they eat throughout the day.
This package contains the complete Today I Ate A Rainbow!™ chart and The Rainbow Bunch book. These tools turn healthy eating into a fun challenge! The package contains the following:
• Complete "Today I Ate A Rainbow!™" Chart
• 1 chart
• 2 sets of square magnets
• 2 sets of circle magnets
• 4 achievement magnets
• 4 fridge magnets
• 1 grocery list
• The Rainbow Bunch Book
***NOW OFFERING FREE SHIPPING THROUGHOUT NORTH AMERICA
ON THE TODAY I ATE A RAINBOW!™ KIT ***
This is going on Charlies Birthday Wish List, he'll be 2 on Oct.4, with Free shipping in North America I might just have to order this sooner!
When I'm at the super market or farmers market I always look around and try to break free out of the "norm" but never know what to get or where to begin. This looks like I have found my answer.
What do you think?
What are you waiting for? Go on, get it and lets Eat a Rainbow!
If I could take pictures I would of my sweet little boy waking up from his nap with a leg straddled over the crib trying to get out while shouting "Mom!".
It's done in an instant, he wakes and wants out and I come running to see his sweet little face, red with angst and a leg hanging over. I'll be going about my day around the home and think "Charlies going to wake up" and within 5 minutes he's stirring. It never fails me.
Apparently this is the time is to consider the transition from crib to bed.
Also time for this mom to transition that her little "baby" who is 23 months is not a "baby" but a little person, growing and developing into himself and now it's the next phase.
I can't let go but I have to and I have huge, I mean huge baby fever #2. Every time I hear a new baby or see a newborn I swear I lactate and my uterus aches.
But how do you transition from crib to toddler bed and what new issues will arise?
Okay I have the convertible crib but I can't fit in to it to start a new bedtime routine like reading a bedtime story and sitting up in bed with him.
Do I skip the toddler bed rails and go to day bed or do I go straight to big kid bed with the netting rails so I can lay there with him and read a book? Looking at this picture to the right looks unreasonable and I think I should go to the day bed. Oh I don't know!
Just as we got the sleeping routine down over a year ago we have a whole new realm of issues to begin to understand as our toddlers get older such as "Nasty Thoughts", the nursery term for a kind of half sleep nightmare (from stories or what is seen on TV), then there's actual nightmares, night terrors, sleep talking, waking in the night and early waking. If I could recommend a book do get this:
Penelope Leach: Your Baby and Child from Birth to Age 5 should you have any issues. This is a phenominal book with a matter of fact approach to parenting.
But I need help with the the transition. What does Dr.Sears say? I couldn't find much in my baby bible, Baby Book but I see in the near not too distant future this recommendation maybe working:
pg 365:"Play dead. Pretend to sleep, lie next to baby and play dead, baby will eventually join you in slumber" Sounds lovely doesn't it?
As soon as we transition we will keep you posted on our qualms and let you know what works for us.
I am scared, I am dreading this.......Hello new chapter in Parenthood.
I recently attended the launch of Yorkvilles newest, hippest place to shop for your childrens designer clothing and it was sinfully & wonderful to shop as well. Clothing at Devlish Angels ranges from 0-14 years of age.
I haven't seen such styles and quality like this in kids wear in a long time and I'm thrilled that there is such a place for trendy little souls. Cool design, top quality fabrics and brands finally in Toronto!
Who needs to go to New York to shop when you can just head over to Yorkville for great brands for your devlish angel. Sweetest accessories from Ally Kats, Kangol, Sand Castle, Bel Ami, Ella & Emma and Bella Bing.
Also another reason to head over...their Summer Sale has just started! 50% off, see store for details.
Here you will find brands such as Rock & Republic, Joe Jeans. True Religion, Ben Sherman, Ella Moss, Splendid, Ed Hardy, Converse, Diesel, Bench and much more.
Located in Toronto at the corner of Avenue Rd and Yorkville
Who needs baby cubes made of plastic that leak when there's Wean Green! A fantastic Canadian company has come up with the perfect solution for storing your kiddos food, made of glass and a secure leak free lid(yippee!). Wean Green has created safe and environmental products that grow as your baby does. Comes in a set of 4 and retails for $28, they are eco, chic, awesome and perfect for your kids food and snacks! Why we love them!
Perfect for purees(they are 4oz) to storing peas and other delicious snacks as your child hits toddler hood. My boy as you can see in this picture loves his Wean Green as he stuffs his face with baked cheese rabbit crackers. Also I trust them in diaper bag as they don't leak as I've experienced with another brand. I prefer the glass as well and well, look at them.
Here are some more facts from Wean Green:
Made of durable glass with a silicone-sealed lid
Safe & environmentally friendly
BPA, PVC, Phthalates, and Plasticizer free
Glass is 100% recyclable and sustainable
Smart Clips lock and secure food inside
Measuring lines help you monitor food intake
Stands up to the extreme temperatures required to make, store, freeze, heat, and serve baby food
Four fabulous colors: Raspberry, Blueberry, Peas, and Carrots
and will be at Babies R Us (US), Target and other sites in the near future.
should you have any issues. This is a phenominal book with a matter of fact approach to parenting.
but I see in the near not too distant future this recommendation maybe working:
