Nursing Covers

Here is a link list of tutorials on making your own:
http://freshlypicked.blogspot.com/2009/06/breastfeeding-cover-tutorial.html  A good one with a terry cloth corner.
http://tadacreations.blogspot.com/2009/06/nursing-cover-up-tutorial.html
http://littlebirdiesecrets.blogspot.com/2008/07/how-to-make-nursing-cover.html
and a two-sided one: http://shannonmakesstuff.blogspot.com/2009/04/nursing-cover-tutorial.html

• Made by the Momma Monster
• Bliss TreeAnd another one from Prudent Baby
• http://www.thesoutherninstitute.com/2010/06/nursing-cover-tutorial.html
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Chopped Spaghetti

If you have a toddler who is mastering the use of utensils- you know shorter noodles are the way to go when serving pasta. One day, while painstakingly chopping spaghetti noodles with the side of a fork, I realized there was a much better way!

Begin with spaghetti

Get out your apple slicer/corer

Chop, twist, chop
Serve your newly pulverized noodles. Yummy!

Instant bib clips

Continuing my new obsession with binder clips! I love these bib clips for restaurant eating, and now travel bibs. Kinda reminds me of the bibs dentists use.

Easy as cutting a length of ribbon to fit, around 8 inches, measure your little necks first, and remember the binder clip will add length to the loop. Use a flame to melt the ends of the ribbon to prevent fraying.

Check your binder clips to see if the wings are removeable, this makes the process much easier! Sew a loop on each end of the ribbon, feed the arm through, and re-attatch to the clip. Then all you need is a restaurant napkin, paper towel, or in our case, cute washcloth.
Thanks Melissa for the fun idea! I wish I had know about these before all the wedding luncheons we have taken our girls to in fancy dresses.

Car Seat Canopy Cover

I am ready to start sewing with my new (and my first) sewing machine. The list of projects is growing by the minute. Here comes the next one:

Because I never mastered the "blanket over the car seat and still able to hold the handle" maneuver:
Car Seat Canopy Tutorial
Another great tutorial with detailed photographs from While They Sleep



http://www.sweetnsassygirls.com/2010/02/how-to-make-a-reversible-car-seat-covertentcanopy.html
http://www.infarrantlycreative.net/2009/01/car-seat-tent.html

Diaper Rash Miracle Coctail

It isn't very often that we have to deal with honest to goodness diaper rash. This week has been the exception. Sometimes we get redness that regular creams seem only to aggravate. Last night my little lady's skin was so red and blistered, I called in the calvary. I searched far and wide for other peoples' posted solutions. I racked my memory for the treatment we used when she was a tiny baby. And the miracle answer was right in my medicine cabinet. Two things I always have post pregnancy/delivery. Liquid antacid and lanolin cream!

I remembered being taken off guard when our pediatrician recommended pouring liquid antacid into the fresh diapers before putting them on to ease the burning of frequent diarrhea. The idea joined the practical and absurd in a way that seared it to my memory.

Here is the formula:
1. When changing a messy diaper, take care not to rub & aggravate the skin. Some people choose to rinse their babies' bottoms in a bath to avoid frequent scrubbing with wipes.

2. Allow the little bottom to air dry while you prepare the treatment.

3. Pour liquid antacid into the fresh diaper. I poured in around a Tablespoon and rolled it back and forth in the area where the diaper would cover the rash. I then folded the diaper and rubbed the excess liquid into place.

4. Squeeze lanolin cream onto your palm and use your finger to rub/tap/smear it around until it is soft and pliable.

5. Using your finger, dab cream onto irritated skin. Be generous!

*as a note: when I tried this out last night my little one had gone to sleep with a messy diaper. (Not the result of bad mothering, only a baby who poops in bed and doesn't care to tell me about it) I first put on the diaper with antacid. 1/2 hour- 1 hour later I went in with the lanolin cream and found the redness already greatly reduced. After that initial treatment I am following the steps above.

If you try this, a variation of this, or something totally different, let me know! I would love to know what works for everyone else.