"Making carbonated water and soft drinks is simple! Turn tap water into sparkling water in under 30 seconds, with no clean-up. Enjoy the freshness and convenience of homemade soda and protect the environment at the same time. No heavy bottles to carry, store at home or throw away. Fizz to your taste and add the flavor of your choice to make your favorite drink. Simple to clean and reuse. With a variety of colors and silhouettes, you'll be sure to find a soda maker to match with any decor."
unlike the other soda makers that use plastic bottles, uses glass carafes. I liked this idea more, since we try to use as little plastic as possible. But once I started using it, I worried about dropping and breaking it. Especially since we have a curious toddler. Unfortunately, the day came when I knocked it off of the counter top and on to the floor. You want to know what happened to the Sodastream carafe? Nothing. It stayed in piece! Not even a chip! While I'm not going to let Lovebug play with it, I'm pretty confident that it can hold up to mostly whatever throw at it.
I also like that we can control the level of carbonation. I've had some sodas that the fizz just burns! But with Sodastream, I can add as much or as little carbonation as we like! The husband likes a little less the regular sodas too. So one or two "whistles" is usually just fine for us!
the start up cost can be pretty big. Sodastream ranges from $89-$199. If you often buy soda, it is a wonderfully awesome deal. If you only have the occasional soda though, it might not be cost effective for your family.
"Hi, I'm Annie Rose, and I make Moonpads, reusable menstrual pads.
, I've been bleeding for more than seven weeks now. I have gone through a ridiculous amount of pads. And I mean, a lot. One pack typically lasts awhile, but I've gone through two in the last 7 weeks. That really adds up. Just think of the expense. Over one year, if you buy one $5 dollar pack of pads a month, that's $60. That may not sound like too much to some people.
Since I've been bleeding for so long, I've had a pretty good trial of Moonpads. It can take a day or so to adjust what absorbency pad you need and for when. When I had the really heavy bleeding a few weeks ago (even worse than postpartum) I had to switch to a disposable. It was just too heavy for the pad to keep up. I don't blame Moonpads though, it was my period that was unnaturally heavy.
Moonpads are organic? They have one of the highest organic cotton contents of any reusable menstrual pads - the only part that isn't organic are the flaps. It makes me feel even better knowing that the fabric touching my skin is organic and not farmed with more yucky chemicals!
"Wouldn't it be nice if there was a healthy and delicious beverage specially made for moms-to-be? Something that wasn't loaded with sugar or caffeine or artificial sweeteners? Something that tasted good AND was good for you? These are the questions I used to ask myself all the time when I was pregnant with my son, Michael. Because like most moms-to-be, good nutrition was a top priority for me. And I was determined to do what was best for my baby and my body, but I was surprised to find that healthy drink options were few and far between. Not even my mom – who has been a labor doula and lactation consultant for over 20 years, and usually has all the answers! – could recommend anything that fit the bill. I would search high and low for a healthy alternative, but I kept returning to the same old reliable (but let’s face it, sometimes boring) glass of water. And that’s when I decided to create Be Nice." 
first connected me to the Be Nice site. Someone else had mentioned it, and since I'd never heard of Be Nice, I checked it out. I was pleasantly surprised to see that it was a prenatal vitamin drink mix! Be Nice is fortified with folic acid, B-complex vitamins and minerals, and life's DHA, Even though I'm no longer pregnant, I've continued to take my prenatal while I breastfeed. Unfortunately, they don't always sit well in my stomach. But, I've continued to take them, as there aren't too many other options.
While both flavors are delicious, I think Lemonade is my favorite. And it's so easy, just pour into a bottle of water and shake! Be Nice doesn't make me queasy, sick to my stomach, or anything! It just tastes good! I look forward to drinking Be Nice while pregnant, breastfeeding, or just trying to get healthier! This is definitely a vitamin that I don't mind sticking to!
Look for an upcoming review on the Peekaru!
I have awfully dry skin. In the winter, it only seems to get worse. My feet and elbows might as well belong to a crocodile. It takes a lot of lotion and it feels like I'm constantly having to reapply it. So, when Skin MD Natural contacted me, asking if I wanted to review their product, I jumped on it!
I felt confident that I could use it on my daughter. Her rough patches were gone in just a few days! Plus, the Shielding Lotion not only hydrates the skin, but protects it from irritants as well. With a curious toddler, skin protection is very important to me!
Last Fall, I contacted Heather, the founder of Urban Fluff. I had heard about her diapers, and had to try them! Heather quickly responded that they were in the process of designing a new diaper and they would love for me to try it!
to let Heather know about the size issue. She kindly offered to send the smaller, infant (birth-20 lbs) size out to us! When the smaller size arrived, I had the opposite thought. I was pretty sure there was no way that it was going to fit my daughter. I hurried up and washed it so I could try it on her. It stretched, and stretched some more, and it fit Lovebug perfectly (it still fits at 13 months!!). There is a cross over tab on the waist, so it will definitely fit a small waist to a larger waist!
The only thing I'm not sure about with the iCandy is that there is no way to adjust the rise (like through snaps). It stretches pretty well though, so I believe this takes the place of it. My daughter hasn't grown too much since we started using the diaper, so it will take a couple more months to make sure that the stretchiness can take the place of an adjustable rise. I have a feeling it will more than see my daughter to potty training!
"The "Eureka!" moment came in the summer of 2005, when two friends, Debbie Stephens Stauffer and Kathleen Whitehurst, were in Debbie’s kitchen in Northern California working on ideas for a new business venture. During a break, Debbie asked Kathleen to feed her infant son with baby food from a jar. 
wonderful opportunity to review the three styles of DayAgo, suction cup, magnetic, and the band. Just a quick look at the DayAgo site and the Uses page, and I knew these would come in handy in my home.
There is a Pink edition as well, which was developed in honor of co-inventor Kathleen Whitehurst's experience with breast cancer. Proceeds from Pink sales are donated to the Breast Cancer Network of Strength. Kathleen is now an 11-year survivor!
This was taken last week, and is really the first time Lovebug has been that close to the snow!
"Our very first product to hit the market was conceptualized in December of 2003 while Dr. Bloom was sitting on the floor (seven months pregnant) playing with her twin nephews. As they were playing, she realized that they were drooling and teething on her jewelry. Being a senior in dental school, Dr. Bloom was concerned about their developing/erupting teeth because they were literally chomping and chewing on her glass beaded bracelet and necklace charm.
, but for the parents as well. Lovebug started teething at an early age, but it was months and months until a tooth finally broke though.
I didn't have to worry about my daughter dropping the Dr. Bloom's Jewelry either, since they were connected to me. Other teethers, once dropped on the floor, needed to be washed, and if we were out, it had to go back in the diaper bag.
"Like many mom started companies Dittany Baby started with a need; two needs to be exact. When Shannon's first son began to crawl he would drag one of his legs and within just a few days he had scraps and rug burn from his tiny toes to his knee. She knew she needed something to protect his legs but it was also July and desperately hot outside so making him wear jeans or thick pants just wasn't an option. Shannon took to her sewing machine to create the first pair of skidpants. They worked perfectly! Not only were they protective but skidpants made changing diapers a whole lot easier!
I heard about Dittany Baby. I was on twitter, and had seen another friend reference them. Not sure what Dittany Baby was, I looked and followed the twitter link to their site.
Having a baby attached to you for four days straight is hard. It's even harder when you are pretty much alone, with no help. The Dittany Baby Mei Tai truly is what helped me get through last weekend. I was able to get my daughter to nap in it, nurse in it, calm her down in it. It's like a Mama's helper!
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