As we prepare for this little one to come, I realized that our old infant carrier had expired. Now, there's a lot of debate as to how long carseats actually last. But considering we do live in a very warm climate where the carseats sit in very hot temperatures for long periods of time, I'm going to err on the side of safety and buy a new one.
Besides, with a $50 Amazon gift card, the new infant carrier cost us a grand total of $10.
So now the question was: what to do with the old one? You can't give it away. It's expired. If you just leave it out in your trash, chances are someone will take it and use it. So everyone online was saying that you should rip it apart and then put it in the trash. So it can sit in the landfill? I needed another option.
I checked with the Dallas Recycling facilities and they led me to a place called World Wear Project which collects old clothes, shoes, etc. for donation as well as for breaking down and reusing the materials. They will take the carseat and use the materials for some other purpose. Perfect!
Ladies in the Dallas area - if you are looking for a place to get rid of your old expired carseat, here is the information you'll need:
World Wear Project/Charity Shoes and Clothing
10777 Shady Trail
Dallas, TX
Eileen Birnbaum 214-460-8847
Monday, March 19, 2012
Thursday, March 8, 2012
Progress!
I'm at 36 weeks and the baby is head down - way down! It's a good size already. The sonographer guessed 6 lbs 8 oz.
And I'm already a little dilated! This is a first, having been at 42 weeks with Esther and zero progress. With Nathan there was nothing as of 39 weeks when we had him via c-section.
It may not seem like much to some of you, but the news thrilled me! Since we're trying a VBA2C on this one, every thing that my body can do on its own without induction is vital to success.
Only a few more weeks until we meet our little Adah or Jacob!
And I'm already a little dilated! This is a first, having been at 42 weeks with Esther and zero progress. With Nathan there was nothing as of 39 weeks when we had him via c-section.
It may not seem like much to some of you, but the news thrilled me! Since we're trying a VBA2C on this one, every thing that my body can do on its own without induction is vital to success.
Only a few more weeks until we meet our little Adah or Jacob!
Thursday, March 1, 2012
Nathan-ism
Me: Nathan, you are my big helper this morning!
Nathan: Yeah, cause Jesus like us be like that.
What a good kid.
Nathan: Yeah, cause Jesus like us be like that.
What a good kid.
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Green Smoothie
Would you believe this has kale in it? I was reading about its pretty amazing health qualities and that it's good in smoothies. So I tried it. Not bad, really, and the kids actually enjoyed it. Especially Nathan whose favorite color is green!
I've been trying to add more veggies to our smoothies as we don't eat quite as much of them as we do fruit. Spinach is also good in a smoothie - especially with berries.
One of my favorites, though, is bananas, carrots, pineapple, oranges or orange juice, and ice. Yum!
What goes in your smoothie?
I've been trying to add more veggies to our smoothies as we don't eat quite as much of them as we do fruit. Spinach is also good in a smoothie - especially with berries.
One of my favorites, though, is bananas, carrots, pineapple, oranges or orange juice, and ice. Yum!
What goes in your smoothie?
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Excuse Me?
I am always amazed at what Esther learns in kindergarten. Little did I realize they were learning about living versus non-living things. So our conversation on the way home from school went like this:
Esther: Mom, I know a fancy word for making babies!
If I had been drinking something, it would have been spewed all over the windshield.
Me: (nervously) Oh? What word would that be?
Esther: Reproduce!
Me (silent sigh of relief) That's right! Why don't you tell me about what you were learning at school today?
Esther: Mom, I know a fancy word for making babies!
If I had been drinking something, it would have been spewed all over the windshield.
Me: (nervously) Oh? What word would that be?
Esther: Reproduce!
Me (silent sigh of relief) That's right! Why don't you tell me about what you were learning at school today?
Let me 'splain. No, there is too much. Let me sum up.
Christmas was wonderful. Church services were beautiful, it was fun to watch the kids get excited about their gifts, and we really enjoyed having friends over for dinner. Then in a mad rush we put the kids to bed, cleaned up the mess, took down the tree, did some last minute laundry, organized, and packed our bags. Whewph!
Then we spent nearly two marvelous weeks in the Boston area with my parents. We visited friends and family, walked through Boston on a very cold day, ate loads of good food (including true Italian grinders in New London, CT, fabulous brick oven pizza in Boston, and world famous cannolis in Boston), celebrated my friend's birthday by the kids performing a play, drove through beautiful colonial neighborhoods, visited Louisa May Alcott's house, celebrated New Years, played outside, went shopping, slept late, etc. etc. Daron hardly did any work and I was able to truly enjoy being with him. He played with the kids every chance he got and they loved every minute of it. Truly, a vacation that was needed and enjoyed by all!
Since then, Esther went back to school. Nathan is taking classes at the recreation center as well as being involved in a co-op preschool with friends. I am two months away from having a baby and am exhausted and sore. Daron is back to the grindstone though he's finally getting some cases tied up and settled and slowly getting a few things off his plate. We have loads of outside projects on our list of things to do, which we may get to sooner than we thought seeing as the weather thinks it's Spring already! Seriously, our roses are blooming and we just barely started February!
That's the last month plus in a nutshell. The End.
Then we spent nearly two marvelous weeks in the Boston area with my parents. We visited friends and family, walked through Boston on a very cold day, ate loads of good food (including true Italian grinders in New London, CT, fabulous brick oven pizza in Boston, and world famous cannolis in Boston), celebrated my friend's birthday by the kids performing a play, drove through beautiful colonial neighborhoods, visited Louisa May Alcott's house, celebrated New Years, played outside, went shopping, slept late, etc. etc. Daron hardly did any work and I was able to truly enjoy being with him. He played with the kids every chance he got and they loved every minute of it. Truly, a vacation that was needed and enjoyed by all!
Since then, Esther went back to school. Nathan is taking classes at the recreation center as well as being involved in a co-op preschool with friends. I am two months away from having a baby and am exhausted and sore. Daron is back to the grindstone though he's finally getting some cases tied up and settled and slowly getting a few things off his plate. We have loads of outside projects on our list of things to do, which we may get to sooner than we thought seeing as the weather thinks it's Spring already! Seriously, our roses are blooming and we just barely started February!
That's the last month plus in a nutshell. The End.
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