If you're a bird, I'm a bird

When I was at reBlossom, I saw a crazy bottle on the shelf for $4.99. It was upside down and a transluscent white color. The top screwed off, which was actually the bottom. The nipple area was one piece and very soft and squishy. It was branded on the side "adiri". Curious as I am, I did a Google search when I returned home. There are three different color bottles it turns out and the one I saw was Stage 1 for 0-3 months. Lincoln would need the orange one (6 months +) with a faster flow. He uses a bottle once a day when he is at school and if he weren't already 8.5 months, I might would consider getting one to experiement with. Amazon prices them at $13.99 each for the slow flows and $11.99 for the two-pack of fast flow. There is even a life-like breast bottle nurser.   Has anyone ever tried one? 

So I said I would post about attachment parenting soon. It is a new word I learned and researched. Then this month, the topic is on the cover of TIME magazine, which has stirred a lot of controversy. It is fine by me because I like making people think and educating people. Anyways, I first heard the term "attachment parenting" on one of the groups I "like" on Facebook... I think Full Bloom Pregnancy and Early Parenting Center posted an article and I didn't know what attachment parenting was. So I googled the term. Wikipedia said: "Attachment parenting, a phrase coined by pediatrician William Sears,[1] is a parenting philosophy based on the principles of the attachment theory in developmental psychology. According to attachment theory, the child forms a strong emotional bond with caregivers during childhood with lifelong consequences. Sensitive and emotionally available parenting helps the child to form a secure attachment style which fosters a child'

My summer vacation officially started after I walked out of school on May 18 @ 2:00. My post-planning duties were complete and my husband, baby, and dogs were waiting in the parking lot so we could begin our first trip of the summer to Beaufort, SC. Four hours later we arrive at my parent's house. My sister-in-law and niece brought over a fried chicken meal (sides) from Maryland Fried Chicken for dinner. It was good! My mom helped with holding Lincoln until he fell asleep, which was a nice break because I do it every night. Since my mom & dad will be watching Lincoln while we are on our anniversary trip, practicing the bedtime ritual is good. Saturday morning we drive to Port Royal for a 5K. The last race I did was The Athens Half-Marathon in October 2010. I didn't do any while I was pregnant or the first 8-months of Lincoln's life. My mom, Joseph, Lincoln, and I did it together. We were the last group to finish. However; one lady with a stroller didn't fin