So every time I mention to my mom the things we should be doing she rolls her eyes. Last night after I mentioned wanting to use reusable baby wipes she responded with, "didn't Amy move to Colorado?". Yes, my sister is the one that spurred on our semi-transition to green cleaners and some other things. However, I'm taking it further. Nate is going to be using cloth trainers. I'm just waiting for them to get here. I've got my trash can, wetbag, green laundry detergent, cloth diaper friendly diaper cream...now all I need is the actual trainers. I'm also going to buy some baby wipe solution and go the route of using baby wash clothes as reusable wipes, atleast when I am home. I figure we've got a long road ahead of us when it comes to potty training and he will atleast be using trainers even longer at night and nap time, so it's a sound investment.
Another step I'm trying to take is to work on having organic snacks available for Nate and even myself. He is a snack monster. So right now in the closet we have organic toddler mum mums, organic animal crackers, organic fruit strips, and then a lot of regular junk that I hope to soon replace. Of course it's all more expensive, but it truly is worth it.
The final focus for me right now is to make our Christmas more green and sustainable. I've fallen in love with etsy.com and love searching for present ideas on there. I'd much rather support an individual then a corporation. The cloth trainers I ordered are made by a mom of 5 and the wet bag I bought is from an individual on etsy. I also recently bought a baby doll sling for a friend's child that is from etsy. Yesterday I bought a hand carved 3 piece train toy for Nate for Christmas. I guess I just want him to get toys that aren't all plastic and made in China. Plus now an individual made $8 instead of Wal-mart making $8.
More to come...
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