Archive for December, 2011
How Do Huggies Slip-On Diapers Work?
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Has anyone tried Huggies new slip-on diapers? Though I’m still primarily using cloth diapers, I do like to use disposables once in a while when I’m feeling lazy. And since I was able to use a couple of coupons to get a pack of Huggies Slip-Ons for free, I figured I’d give them a try. They sound simple enough in theory: instead of using Velcro tabs to fasten the diaper, you can simply slip the diapers over your baby’s legs. I assumed they would work similar to pull-ups or regular underwear.
But I’ve now tried to use these diapers three times to no avail. Despite being called “slip-on,” the diapers do have tabs on the sides. However, the fastening mechanism doesn’t really fasten at all (it’s like really unclingy Velcro). So, I’m baffled as to how they are supposed to work! I was hoping that these diapers might be a step in the potty-training direction (since I assumed that the child could pull them up like real underwear). But since I can’t even figure them out, there’s no chance that my
son will figure them out! (Actually, that’s very untrue. My toddler has fixed two of his toys after I deemed them totally broken, revived an old CD player that hadn’t worked in months, and showed me how to use the coffeemaker since I don’t drink coffee.) Now that I think about it, I’m going to let him play with one of these diapers, and he’ll probably have it figured out within minutes.
Has anyone used these diapers? If so, what the heck am I doing wrong?!
Babysitters: What’s the Best Age and How to Start?
Posted by: | CommentsSo far, my husband and I have been very lucky that every time we needed a babysitter, my parents would swoop in and do the job. (My son is their only grandchild, and they would move heaven and earth to be with him!) But, they live 4 hours away, so we don’t want to ask them to come down too often. Plus, we are getting the itch to go out on more spur-of-the-moment date nights, so we need to find babysitters who are local. (I know some of you are probably thinking that we are crazy to have gone 21 months without using a babysitter, but we really haven’t needed one on very many occasions. Plus, we are first-time parents, so I think we are probably a little more apprehensive about babysitters than we need to be!)
Since I started doing my community theater show, I’ve met lots of 11 and 12-year-old girls who ADORE my son and beg me to babysit him. They are such sweet girls, and I would love to have them babysit, but I’m concerned that they might be too young for the job. In particular, we need someone to babysit for an upcoming Saturday night, which would mean the babysitter would have to handle both dinnertime and bedtime—neither of which is easy, especially considering Pudge is in a very clingy-to-mommy-and-daddy phase.
What should we do? Try to find a babysitter who is older and more experienced even if we don’t know him/her personally? Let one of the 12-year-olds babysit? Wait until Pudge is a little older to use non-family babysitters? I’m wondering what is the ideal age of a babysitter (I’d say 16 or 17, but at that age, kids are too involved in their own things and often don’t want to babysit anymore). When did you start using babysitters? Did it go well the first time?
Top Baby Names of 2011
Posted by: | CommentsThe Today Show reported that the first list of top baby names for 2011 has been released. I’m not sure how that’s possible considering that 2011 is not yet over, but I suppose we’re not supposed to ask such ridiculous questions 
So, onto the list. The girls’ list stayed largely the same. Sophia, Emma, Isabella, Olivia, and Ava are the top five names this year. For boys, Aiden, Jackson, Mason, Liam and Jacob top the list. I’m not sure how this list is compiled, but it is somewhat different than the one released by the Social Security Administration (usually in May). That list has had Jacob in the #1 spot for over ten years, and since it’s based on actual Social Security registrations, I would guess that it’s more accurate.
Still, it’s interesting to see at least a preview of the year’s top names. The Today Show attributes the spike in popularity of the name Mason to Kourtney Kardashian’s two-year-old son. The other names on the list have been at or near the top for several years.
What do you think? Are you surprised by the names? Do you tend to prefer popular names or unusual ones?
