LotusHaus Mama

Breastfeeding

The other day I went to an informational class about the benefits of Breastfeeding. We were given this awesome book by Amy Spangler. Every mom getting ready to breastfeed should have this easy to read guide! I look forward to having "liquid gold"! Oh and after the class I popped into Value Village and scored these two lovely turquoise bud vases for $0.99 each!

Taga - Stroller Bike combo from the Netherlands!

 
Leaping lizards, this urban bike stroller combo is too fresh (stroller can also be used alone without the bike) !!! Taga is a multifunctional urban vehicle, uniquely designed to suit the needs of today's parents and children. Taga combines the benefits of a premium stroller and a carrier bicycle to create a new transportation modality. Via Tangled and True.

Citizenpip Reusable Lunch Kits

These eco-friendly lunch kits by Citizenpip are too cute! Via Inhabitots.

27 Weeks & My 34th Birthday!

Well, folks, I'm on my last trimester! Can you believe it? I have been really bad at taking photos...oh well! Here is a recent one from my birthday on August 18th. Rafael is moving alot and I love it! Getting bigger now! Gotta get ready for the baby shower and get our house in order, yikes, lol!

Via Kim Vallee, I discovered the Funky Forest Interactive Ecosystem Insallation:Two Amsterdam artists, Theodore Watson and Emily Gobeille of Zara Parade created Funky Forest in 2007. This is an interactive ecosystem where children used their body movements to influence the life of a forest and a river.

Kids can use their body or place pillow rocks and logs to divert the water flowing from the waterfall to the trees to keep them alive. It is playful and instructive since if the trees lack water, they would wither and die. Kids could press their bodies against the forest to build new trees. The shape of the tree will be influenced by the child body. When the eco-system flourishes, the kids are rewarded by the emergence of lovely flying creatures.

SO AWESOME! WISH WE HAD THIS HERE IN SEATTLE FOR KIDS PARTIES!

Funky Forest - Interactive Ecosystem from Theo Watson on Vimeo.

Baby Rafael's First Toy - Soothe & Glow Seahorse

Even before I was pregnant I have always loved this little toy! I couldn't wait to get this Soothe & Glow Seahorse at the baby shower, so I asked Isaac to get if for me the last time we went to Target. The tummy glows and plays 5 minutes of lullabies and then fades out. I have been playing it for Rafael before bed and he seems to like it. He's really kicking around a lot and I just love feeling him move about inside me!

Ok, so here's the back story... Isaac and I have a thing about seahorses... When we were dating we watched The Kingdom of Seahorses (on VHS tape!) a documentary about these amazing sea creatures. What we learned was that they mate for life and that the male is the one to give birth to the younglings! The coupling starts with a graceful mating dance and in the documentary it was very romantic because they followed two particular seahorses in their courtship. The seahorse couple would meet at the same time each day, intertwine tails and promenade together through the seagrass for about six minutes a day... they would then return to their regular feeding rituals. When it was time to start a family, the female laid her eggs and deposited them into a pouch in the belly of her mate. The seahorse father not only protected the eggs, but provided oxygen and nutrients, while at the same time regulating the pouch environment during the pregnancy to mimic salt water. Talk about a "superdad"! I always joked with Isaac that he would be the "superdad" and birth our babies instead of me! LOL! 

 
Then on our honeymoon to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, we came across a seahorse statue along the waterfront. We also love the "Seahorse Odyssey" exhibit at the Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium in Tacoma!

WonderToast Organic Cotton and Foodie Alphabet Onesies!

Supercute and tasty! Have your lil' ones in comfy, eco-friendly organic cotton onesies by WonderToast and spread the love for global cuisine at the same time! I love these alphabet foodie onesies! Via Inhabitots.