I came across a few interesting links and I thought I would share...

 

Interesting site about baby food

http://www.wholesomebabyfood.com/

 

Site with links to American made toys - if you are concerned about the lead paint scare (and so many things are made in China these days)

http://www.toysmadeinamerica.com/

 

Also, I don't know if you have heard about the BPA (plasticizers) in plastic bottles - but evidently this compound is in baby bottles as well (see http://www.bisphenolafree.org/). Polycarbonate bottles aren't safe either. The few brands I've heard of that are BPA free are Sassy Mam Assurity (what we were already using coincidently www.sassybaby.com), BornFree (http://www.newbornfree.com/) and the Playtex bottles with the drop-in liners.

 

The pacifiers I've bought both have silicone nipples made in Germany or Austria (Gerber Nuk and Sassy Mam), you might want to double check yours, though I think silicone is the norm these days.

Jonah just had his first dip in the wading pool at park this afternoon and loved it. We're off camping this weekend, Jonah's first camping trip. It's been an annual event for the past 5 years or so, I hope it goes well. Should be interesting if nothing else.