Going, going, GONE!!!!

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After

In the past when my kids had blowout stains that would not budge the outfit normally hit the nearest trash can. Not anymore! I found the best stain remover ever and it's free. I use sunshine to get stubborn stains out. Yes, you heard me correctly...sunshine. 

After a blowout I spray the clothing with baby stain remover and wash. If the stain does not come out I proceed to treat with sunshine. I spray the stain with stain remover and set the item of clothing in the sun for 5-10 minutes. 

This works for not just poop stains. It works for EVERYTHING. I love to use sunshine on my cloth diapers too.  It's magic...give it a try!

Yes, you can make your own baby food!

Green Beans from the Farmer's Market

Cleaning

These bags work great when you are short on time

Blending away

Store bought vs. Homemade! Which one would you rather eat?

Frozen green beans

Making your own baby food is very easy. It's wonderful because you can buy fresh ingredients and know exactly what you are giving your little one. Why not offer your baby yummy homemade baby food? Not only is it healthy but really inexpensive.  For instance I was at Sam's Club and bought 6 mangoes for $4. I made 28 servings of baby food. You can't beat that! 

1. Go to your local Farmer's Market and buy fruits and veggies that are in season
2. Wash the fruit or veggies
3. VEGGIES-Put the veggies in a Glad Steam Fresh Bag (I use this when I am short on time)
4. FRUIT-I cut in half and place open face (skin on) down in 1 inch of water. I bake at 400 until soft.
5. Put in blender (I leave the skin on the fruit)
6. Blend
7. Let cool in the refrigerator (I do this because I am afraid of BPA. If you don't mind this you can pour into ice cube trays right from the blender)
8. Pour into ice cube trays
9. Let the food freeze 2-3 hours
10. Take the food out and put food into labeled zip lock bags.

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Make your own baby wipes!

I started making my own wipes when I was not satisfied with the "natural" baby wipes. I use wipes for everything and I hated all of the chemicals that are found in wipes. I knew that there was a better alternative. I found a recipe that I liked and changed it to work for my kiddos. It only takes around 5 minutes start to finish. I love that I can pick products that I am comfortable with using too. The most difficult part of making wipes is cutting the paper towels. I have used many different kinds of knives but found that the electric knife works best. So are you ready?????? Here goes:

• 1 roll of Bounty paper towels (I have read many reviews and found that Bounty works best)
• 1 1/2 cups of WARM water (If your first round of wipes molds I would switch to bottled distilled water)
• 2 tablespoons baby wash (we love California Baby)
• 1 tablespoon baby oil (Burt's Bees smells so good)
• a splash of white vinegar (This is optional. I use it to prevent mold)

1. Cut the paper towel into two.
2. Mix warm water, baby bath, oil, and vinegar
3. Place paper towel into container and pour mixture on top of the paper towel in a circular motion
4. Let sit 1 minute.
5. Pull out the cardboard center of the paper towel
6. Pull paper towel from the center of the roll
   

I make three rolls at a time. To prevent the wipes from molding I store the rolls that I am not using in the refrigerator.

If you use cloth wipes you can put the solution in a spray bottle and spray your wipes before using them.

I LOVE these wipes. They are the best. I will never go back to buying the store bought kind. I use less wipes and love knowing what is in my kiddo's wipes.

Here is a link to the container that I use. There are four pictured. I use model 0333. I found mine at Target.