2009 July | Baby Dust Diaries

Baltic Amber Teething Necklaces

Posted by Paige on Jul 30, 2009 in Life or Something Like It | 7252 commentsBaltic+Amber+Teething+Necklaces2009-07-30+23%3A29%3A00Paige

People always notice Aellyn’s necklace in pictures. I think it is super cute but it also has a purpose! It is made of Baltic Amber. Amber is not actually a stone but a resin. It is fossilized tree sap and can contain bugs and other small creatures (remember Jurassic Park? They made dinosaurs from the mosquito in the amber?). Baltic amber contains 3-8% of succinic acid (HOOCCH2CH2COOH), a scientifically examined medical substance used in contemporary medicine. Medicines like using succinic acid work as a sedative, antispasmer, antiplegm, antiphogistic, anrhoter, contraception and...

Wordless Wednesday: iPhone Commercial

Posted by Paige on Jul 29, 2009 in Life or Something Like It | 7331 commentWordless+Wednesday%3A+iPhone+Commercial2009-07-29+18%3A37%3A00Paige

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxAorD-eCXY&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x402061&color2=0x9461ca&border=1]

Aellyn Meets Banana!

Posted by Paige on Jul 27, 2009 in Life or Something Like It | 5702 commentsAellyn+Meets+Banana%212009-07-27+03%3A00%3A00Paige

Aellyn had her first food today! A wonderful and messy trial in Baby-led weaning (self-feeding of solids, see my previous post). I don’t think she got any in her belly but we had so much fun watching her as evidenced by the 15 minutes of video that I have mercifully edited down to 5 minutes for you. You know, in adult life, where we easily eat a banana with no mishap, it is easy to forget how darn slippery these things are. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSw69Pkjkdk&hl=en&fs=1]...

Playing (aka I got an iPhone and am shamelessly subjecting my child to gratuitous videoing)

Posted by Paige on Jul 23, 2009 in Life or Something Like It | 7342 comments2009-07-23+01%3A19%3A00Paige

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2AkrKbm46XY&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x006699&color2=0x54abd6&border=1] I have to admit I like that “mommy voice” I get. I sound like a blithering idiot. Life is good.

Vaccines 101

Posted by Paige on Jul 20, 2009 in Life or Something Like It, Vaccines | 6180 commentsVaccines+1012009-07-20+01%3A19%3A00Paige

I’ve posted before about my views on vaccines but I’ve never started at the beginning. I had various reasons why vaccines felt wrong to me before I started my research. But, where do you start if you’ve never even thought of questioning vaccines? This is my guide for learning about your choices with special thanks to Emmeline II over at Mothering.com Mandatory? The first thing I want everyone to know, whether you choose to vaccinate or not, is that it is a choice! Since we have an opt-out instead of an opt-in system the default is vaccination and providers can sometimes...