Down home naughty

It's been raining here in good ol' Iowaaay for daaaays. To make the best of things, we've been singing one of our new favorite songs. 

Rain makes corn....corn makes whiskey.....whiskey makes my baby....feel a little frisky.....

The girls ask for this song by name....about 5 times a day. 

I have to admit, I oblige. Because I just loooove hearing those lyrics out of my little girls' mouths. What a sweet sweet song. Thank you country music. 

I listen to all kinds of music, literally. My ITunes list has a lil' classical, some Les Mis, some Jay-Z, some Garth, some Blue October, some Aerosmith, some whatever I feel like in a good kind of mixed up playlist type of music.

And although "whiskey makes my baby feel a little frisky" may be inappropriate words out of a precious 5 year old mouth to some (you should hear the other things she screams at me sometimes).....it's better than "pop a cap in the ..., booty booty booty booty booty, back that ...up, watch yourself"...etc 

However, one song I do permit in the aforementioned genre is "I got it from my mama." For obvious reasons.

If there is to be naughtiness as such in the Clark household, I much prefer the down home kind of naughtiness. Like this song. Because I can admit, I'm from Iowa, I still live in Iowa, there's nowhere better to party than in a field or by "the pond", and this guy's right, country music brings in a good kind of people. 

Check it out. Heee haw.

Baby products to love

I have a baby savvy friend. Her name is Erica. We work together as nurses. She's super awesome. She introduced me to a new world of awesome baby stuff, and as I am clearly not new to parenting, I am out of the baby loop...especially the current baby loop. Here are my favorites that I can't wait to try out. 

Swim diapers of the past. What a waste! So much money...can't pull them down and back up again without ripping them. Not sure if they catch anything anyway. Not with these though... from a local store in good ol' Iowa, but there are variations everywhere from what I understand. Here's the reusable cloth version. I've been told the child stays in one size a relatively long time, making them more than worth the purchase. Can't wait to try it out! And what a great alternative to the 9 lb. water/pee logged regular diaper that every parent has tried at least once? Although humorous, a bit obscene...yes?

http://www.littlepaddedseats.com/category_161/Swim-Diapers.htm

Bebe au lait. A nursing cover that beats the heck out of the "blanket over the shoulder that keeps falling down technique" that I adhered to semi-religiously while attempting to nurse my children in public. You already have to endure the stares of disapproving people in restaurants who believe you should be squatting on the toilet in the sickening bathroom that smells overwhelmingly of "summer garden rain shower" er something...while nursing your sterile little baby behind the stall door with "Tessa is a whore" written all over the door amongst other obscenities. That aint right sisters. 

This product is a stylish lil' cover, with a bit of boning in the neck that allows mom to view baby, but no one else. Nice! I ordered one and love what I got in the mail, although not tested by me quite yet, I can't see how you could go wrong here. I did try it on, and I have to say....the picture of the lady on the website makes her appear to be wearing a tent of sorts. The boning in the neck does NOT stick out that far in real life. This cover could pass as your shirt if you wanted it to, so don't be fooled by the photo.

Plus, I adore the term "hooter hiders". 

http://www.bebeaulait.com

Specifically, this is the pattern I ordered:

http://shop.bebeaulait.com/Shop_3/originals/marmont

Slings! What an idea!Although new to me, but not new...I think this movement is flippin awesome. Especially considering the other children that I have....I find it to be the perfect solution to NOT leaving the baby on the floor to be trampled. These are also super stylish, easy to use (thank God, because those Moby wrap directions make me nauseous), and baby can sit different ways in the sling depending on different stages of development.

http://www.hotslings.com

I ordered a hotsling after trying on my friend's. So comfortable and so adorable. Here is a picture of me wearing it.

Just kidding. I'm not that skinny and I don't have a baby yet. But that's what they look like. 

Also recommended: 

http://www.karmababy.com

These are a bit on the expensive side...makes you cringe a bit. But I hear you can find them on other sites, such as Ebay new, for cheaper. 

Enjoy the first round of baby products to love....and thanks to my friend Erica, for teaching me the ways of the baby world. 

And just saying...I genuinely love these products, and I got a whole lot of nothing for writing about them. But it'd be a whole lot cooler if I had.

What are some baby products that you love? 

Happy baby!

Dream on

Who knows how to make children stop fighting?!

Please list your words of wisdom here. Share your golden knowledge!

Well, first week of summer has come and nearly gone. I'm sincerely about to breathe a big sigh of relief that it's going to be OVER!

Yes, I'm a bit crippled physically currently, but there hasn't been a lack of activities for these little cherubs in the meantime. We've visited the library, count them, THREE times this week. We've read a ba-gillion books, featuring our new reader..Sophie. (What a stud). She's putting those Biscuit books to shame! SHAME! We've done chalk, swinging, riding la bicycles. They have a big bouncy ball. I spray them with the hose and we do sprinkler swinging. What more could these children ask for?

Whether they asked or not, they got some CHORES to do. That's what. Why? Answer: the obscene amount of fighting that is taking place here!!! It is safe to say that 90% of the days have been spent fighting, 9% time being hungry, and 1% peacefully playing. And even though they are playing together right now sweet as pie, perhaps we've turned the corner?, not sure it will last. Not even a little sure it might last a minute or two. So I'm just going to close my eyes and pretend that it will.

Aerosmith plays in the background.....DREAM ON! DREAM ON!!!

Oh wait! That reminds me of this: 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJUK_wyTFLc&feature=related

Thank you Glee (my new found love)...and Neil Patrick Harris, who is quickly re-earning the status (in my mind anyway) of awesome in THIS decade. Love it.