nappies and food

I am (im)patiently waiting for my fabulous re-usable bamboo nappies to arrive.  I ordered them on the web after reading on-line reviews.  I don't know many people who have used these types of nappies and was having difficulty finding any reliable information which is what kind of led me to start this blog.  I am hoping that it will become a bit of a resource for natural baby products and therapies. 

I am hoping to bypass disposable nappies altogether but time will only tell what will happen there.  I have wonderful intentions!! After all "disposable" is really another word for "landfill" and I just can't bring myself to add to it.  A lot of people harp on about cloth nappies being no better for the environment (to make themselves feel better) but I do all my washing using environmentally friendly products and it is only 3 extra loads per week.  The brand that I have bought is Baby Beehinds Bamboo and the website:  http://www.babybeehinds.com.au/. Not made in Australia but they do assure that they are made in a family owned business in China and support the fair trade industry in Asia.  I will be sure to let you know what I think.

The best on-line reviews I found were at:  http://www.productreview.com.au/.

I have also bought Weleda baby products because I just love their products (and got them wholesale just before I left work).  A European company so I will be trialling Australian baby products and giving you my opinion.

Today I am making a couple of vego lasagnes to pop in the freezer for easy dinners when baby arrives.  One has alternating layers of pumpkin, fetta & thyme and spinach & ricotta, the other a more tomato, oregano, mushroomy kind of affair.  I wonder if the baby will like garlic? Surely bubs would be used to it by now! 

Dig

Today I finally gave into the fact that I can't dig in the garden anymore.  So I directed John around instead. 

We planted corn in the newly vacant space from where we harvested desiree potatoes yesterday. 

I was going to let that space breathe until my heirloom tomato seedlings are bigger but just couldn't resist filling the gap.  We treated the soil to compost, worm poo and mulch and left it one day, that's as good as it gets. We (he) also planted a whole bunch of colourful groundcovers to try and make the dandelion patch look a bit better.  The light has gone now and the flowers have closed up so, no photos of them.   Waiting for rain now...

I am off to have my first bath in my new bathroom now - epsom salts here I come.  Directing other people to dig is just as exhausting as digging itself.

Waddle

I have just been told that I have finally started to waddle - possibly due to the head which has lodged itself in my pelvis.  I am 36 weeks pregnant and I had an amazing reflexology treatment on Thursday and the next morning I felt that the baby's head had engaged.  I will see my midwife on Wednesday to confirm this as I haven't had a baby before and am just guessing.

Being a mum is going to be a huge learning curve for me as I, and my wonderful man John, have had not much experience with children.  Its going to be so much fun - I hope you enjoy the journey with me.