One Step at a Time

It is the best of times, it is the worst of times. There are so many fantastic things available now--so many advances, comforts, and conveniences. At the same time, however, there are a lot of very dangerous things. I don't know where I first heard about the dangers of BPA in baby bottles, but I went online to try to find a BPA-free infa-feeder for Rowan. I stumbled across a website dedicated to identifying non-toxic items for children--www.SafeMama.com. Wow! There are a lot of scary things out there--but there are also a lot of good things. Anyway--since I can't move to the edges of civilization (I'm kinda already there) and live in the wild, I thought I'd try to start changing just bit-by-bit . . . trying to rid my life of the bad stuff, avoid the toxic stuff, and make better choices in the future. So this is February: I will only use BPA and PVC free baby bottles, dishes, and pacifiers. The SafeMama website identifies these, and there are a lot of things to choose from, some available at WalMart or Target. So it's not too hard. The plates and cups for kids at IKEA (Kalas and Mata styles) are listed, so yippee!