http://greenbaby.today.com Adventures in Eco-Parenting Thu, 18 Dec 2008 17:30:57 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The whole time I was pregnant I proudly told anybody who asked (and sometimes people who didn't ask) that my baby would not be using a pacifier. My philosophy was that a baby whose parents met her needs with cuddling, nursing and attention would not need a pacifier. A pacifier ... http://greenbaby.today.com/2008/12/18/natursutten-natural-rubber-pacifier/ I have been reading a lot about attachment parenting lately. I found a book at the library called A Secure Base: Parent-Child Attachment and Healthy Human Development written by John Bowlby. The book was published in 1988 and Bowlby seems to have been one of the earliest proponents of attachment ... http://greenbaby.today.com/2008/12/17/attachment-parenting/ Well, it's that time of year again. The tree is up in our living room (a small one on a table so the dogs can't dismantle it), I'm slowly but surely baking the Christmas cookies, and this afternoon we'll go to Walgreens to pick up pictures of Sweet Pea for ... http://greenbaby.today.com/2008/12/16/green-christmas/ Just made this today to celebrate the coming holidays! It's from Beatrice Ojakangas' The Great Scandinavian Baking Book. Makes 3 loaves. 2 packages active dry yeast (4 1/2 tsp.) 1/2 cup warm water, 105-115 degrees F 2 cups buttermilk (if you don't have buttermilk, use the same amount of fresh milk mixed with ... http://greenbaby.today.com/2008/12/12/finnish-christmas-buttermilk-rye-bread/ I hate junk mail. We recently took out a 13 week trial subscription to our local newspaper. We only get the Sunday paper, which is fine with us because we barely have time to read that. But every Sunday evening I separate out all the advertisements to put them in ... http://greenbaby.today.com/2008/12/10/junk-mail/ I'd like to share a recipe that I tried as an appetizer at Thanksgiving. I liked it so much that I made it for a holiday potluck we went to last week as well! It's a sundried tomato pesto and I served it with slices of french bread. It's from ... http://greenbaby.today.com/2008/12/09/sundried-tomato-pesto/ My mother in law gave us an advent basket for the holidays. This was very sweet and thoughtful of her and I really appreciate the time and effort she put into putting it all together. For those of you who don't know, an advent basket is a basket filled with ... http://greenbaby.today.com/2008/12/05/plastic-holidays/ I have been having a bit of a crisis lately about the state of my future. The state of my future is... uncertain. As Mr. Whitman famously wrote, "Do I contradict myself? Very well, I contradict myself. I am large, I contain multitudes." Or something to that effect. People often, ... http://greenbaby.today.com/2008/12/04/my-futures-so-bright/ The other day my sister, D, was visiting. She was getting ready to leave when I realized that I should take the opportunity to throw a load of diapers in the washing machine while I had an extra set of hands. D agreed to watch Sweet Pea while I ran ... http://greenbaby.today.com/2008/11/25/separation-anxiety/ Sweet Pea and I have reached a compromise concerning naps. If you recall, I posted a while ago regarding our nap situation. Sweet Pea would only nap for more than 15 minutes in her swing. I didn't like this for a number of reasons: 1) I'm not sure the constant ... http://greenbaby.today.com/2008/11/20/naps/