Baltic Amber Teething Necklace

Who uses these wonderful necklaces?

I LOVE ours! 

My daughter cut her first tooth at 11 months then they all started coming in. 

At 17 months she has her two bottom front teeth, two top front teeth, the tooth on either side of them and two top back molars. OUCH!

She has always been an excellent teether, but her molars got to her.

She was still doing great, but I knew she is a lot of pain. 

She was very clingy, cranky and wasn't sleeping or eating well.

I found her Baltic Amber teething necklace, we had one (it was a photo contest) and put that miracle to use. 

She has had it on for 4-5 days and she is doing fantastic.

You wouldn't think she was teething.

I take her necklace off before naps and bedtime, the paranoid mom in me.

“Succinic acid is a natural pain reliever, anti-inflammatory, and a central nervous system calmer. It is so effective on babies and small children because it simultaneously eases their pain while also having a strong soothing effect on their nervous system – all with zero side effects!”

The picture that one her the teething necklace. The contest was "fun in the sun"

The necklace! She had a brown colored one that I gave to a friend. I'm a big fan of this one!

It matches very well with her clothes.

DIY baby wipes

I came across this recipe for these wipes about nine months ago. I tried it and NEVER went back to store bought wipes! 

These wipes feel very light & soft. Plus they smell amazing! 

Ingredients:

Paper towel roll (DO NOT use a cheap brand! I use Brawny)

Coconut oil (I use organic virgin coconut oil)

Baby wash (I use Burt's Bees wash)

Now that you have all your ingredients grab a kitchen knife. You're not going to want to use a knife with teeth, or else you're just going to shred the paper towels.

Cut the paper towel roll in half, try to make two even halves.

Then fill your wipe container with 2-3 cups of warm water. Add in about 2 tablespoons of coconut oil and 1-2 tablespoons of baby wash. Stir it around and let the coconut oil dissolve completely. 

While you wait remove the cardboard from the middle of the roll. 

Once the coconut oil has dissolved set your paper towel roll in the solution. Once it soaks up the solution halfway I like to flip it. 

 Now that the paper towels have soaked up all the solution it's time to unravel them. I like to give the roll a gentle squeeze so it's not dripping solution everywhere while I unravel it.

This is how I go about unraveling it.

Then I put them back in the wipe container and VIOLA! 

The next time I make these wipes I will be adding a few drops of Tea Tree Oil :)

Hope you enjoy your homemade wipes. We sure do in my home!

Blog Name

I was sitting here thinking of names when this one came to mind. It was the second one I thought of. In June 2013 I was diagnosed with Hyperthyroidism and the following month I was diagnosed with Grave's Disease. As y'all may, or may not know, last month was Thyroid Awareness month! The symbol is a butterfly.Your thyroid is a butterfly shaped gland in your neck, just above your collarbone.

Hyperthyroidism, also known as overactive thyroid, is a medical condition caused by an abnormally high level of thyroid hormone in the bloodstream. The thyroid gland produces an excessive amount of thyroid hormones. Graves disease is an autoimmune disease in which the patient's own immune system attacks the thyroid gland, causing it to produce too much thyroxine. 

My endocrinologist told me my body was slowing going down this path, but it sped up after I gave birth to my daughter. Everyone was surprised that my daughter was even conceived and arrived in this world with no medical issues. She was born six weeks early, but that has no connection to my disease. It's time to spread AWARENESS, y'all! 


"Every cell in the body has receptors for thyroid hormone. These hormones are responsible for the most basic aspects of body function, impacting ALL major systems of the body.
Thyroid hormone directly acts on the brain, the G.I. tract, the cardiovascular system, bone metabolism, red blood cell metabolism, gall bladder and liver function, steroid hormone production, glucose metabolism, lipid and cholesterol metabolism, protein metabolism and body temperature regulation.
For starters. 
You can think of the thyroid as the central gear in a sophisticated engine. If that gear breaks, the entire engine goes down with it."