Greyson and I love to read
Mothering Magazine!
(Great) Aunt Gail sends me a subscription to Mothering, and has for several years. I have to say that hands down it is my favorite magazine. It's so nice to read a parenting magazine that focuses on parenting, rather then the latest, expensive baby accessory. Mothering also reminds me that I am not a weird parent - that there are others like me out there. Moms who are breastfeeding toddlers, who give their kids wooden blocks and paper towel tubes to play with, who wear their kids instead of pushing strollers and who wash cloth diapers.
I don't think there is a right or wrong way to parent* (as long as the children are being well taken care of that is). I certainly won't claim that my way is better, but it is nice to know that I'm not the only one who is doing it this way.
And speaking of - today I made of batch of cloth wipes. I tried cloth wipes for Greyson awhile ago, but it just didn't work out. I never got the wipe solution right, I didn't really like our wipes - really I wasn't ready to add anything else to my laundry routine. But times have changed. I just made 15, 6 x 6, terry and flannel wipes. They are made from an old terry cloth baby towel that we have NEVER used, along with 2 old flannel receiving blankets that shrunk too much to use as a blanket. I just cut them up with the wrong sides together and I overcast the edges. Easy, great consistency and I think we will really use them. I bought a box of Huggies wipes and the container is perfect for my cloth wipes, it has a wide opening that is soft, so the thicker cloth wipes can come out easily. I even folded them so they pop out. And this time my wipe solution is 2 cups water with a dash of Dr. Bonner's liquid baby soap. It smells great. I'm thinking about making another 15 with the other baby towel in the drawer.
*I really believe that every parent does what works for them and that differs from mom to mom and baby to baby. My mom calls it "Survival Parenting". You do what it takes to get through the day with your kids safe and you
relatively sane. Whatever works for you and your family is the "right" way.
