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I’ve gone soft, motherhood has really gotten to me.  Putting my issues with Roman Polanski aside, I finally put this movie in my queue.  It arrived here and sat for almost three weeks before I got a chance to view it (gotta love Netflix for just that reason).  I attempted to watch it one afternoon and got about 20-30 minutes in when I decided to turn it off.  I couldn’t stomach the material.  It was done so well that I couldn’t watch anymore loss of life.  I didn’t have this problem prior to being a mom.  Human misery and death were never my favorite movie topics and were upsetting, to say the least, but I could watch them if they were relevant to our history and the shaping of our current society.  Someday I might give this movie another try but until then I can’t wait for Juno…

Well, let’s hope not.  I’ve been using my new stainless steel cookware set (a lovely Valentine’s gift) for a few weeks now and am glad to say that I’m very happy.  Mostly to be rid of the creepy Teflon cookware but I’m also pleased with the performance of my shiny new pots and pans.  We went with Gourmet Standard as they were rated right up there with All Clad but are a fraction of the cost.  So far no problems with sticking and everything is cooking very evenly.  I pretty much love them.

Today we kicked off Spring by going to our local farmer’s market/street fair with our friends and their wee ones.  I picked up some lovely broccoli, carrots, asparagus from a local organic farm, some fresh baked rosemary sourdough bread and some yummy garlic feta, basil humus and pita…YUM!  Charlotte seemed to enjoy the people watching and looking at the petting zoo animals.  A fun time was had by all, just check out flickr if you’d like to see the evidence.

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When my daughter turned 3 1/2 months I noticed that she was no longer content lying on her back to play but instead wanted to be in an upright position. Since she obviously wasn’t able to sit up on her own I looked into purchasing a baby seat. After a bit of online research I settled on the Prince Lionheart bébéPOD. Here’s a short review of the product.

I ordered the chair from Safe and Secure Baby which offered the lowest price I could find online. The chair must have been shipped immediately because I received it literally the next day. Others have complained of the product having a strange chemical smell which was not the case with our chair. There was absolutely no smell at all and I felt completely comfortable placing my child in it.

As you can see, Charlotte loves it and did so from the beginning. The chair works as a nice change in scenery for her and allows her to sit “like a big girl” with us which she gets a kick out of. Another complaint I have read is regarding the chair easily tipping over. My daughter leans as far forward as she can to reach for toys or her toes and has never been able to tip it over. The chair is very stable however, we do not place it on raised surfaces from which she might fall (excluding the above picture). Overall, the chair is well worth the price and if purchased at the appropriate time will get several months of use. We chose the chair in sage in order to be able to use it with our next child regardless of the sex.

Have fun shopping and let me know if this review was helpful…