My fear of dryer shrinkage kept me going for a good eight months. Then I came across this while looking for flu remedies. Yuck. I shouldn’t have read it. Apparently wet laundry is one of the germiest places in America.
So now, I am befriending the dryer again. I still think I got a good 2 extra months out of the baby clothes because of all of my hard work hanging them to dry. (I did a side-by-side comparison using an item my mom dried behind my back.) [-5 cool points] Now, he’s outgrown most of his clothes anyways, so I might as well just shrink them up for the next baby.
Note to all of the future parents out there: just buy/ask for large baby clothes to begin with and shrink them up before the baby comes! Then you’ll never know what could’ve been.
Just another example…excuse me why I slurp some leftover carrot puree…of my unhealthy obsession with reducing waste/lengthening the usable life of baby items.
(photo: aperryz)
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oh geez.. i’m not sure i should have read that article- i’m already freaked out enough about germs…
excuse me now while i go clorox my sink, scald my underwear in boiling water, and wet wipe my kids hands…
wow, I did not know that! I always dry my clothes on delicate, but then have to do it for longer, so I guess it’s using more energy that way, hugh?
By the way, you could use your leftover baby puree by sneaking it into things like spaghetti sauce and stuff…. unless you are enjoying eating it by the spoon full!
hambricks–yep, the part about the underwear was particularly gross, right?
kristin–good idea, i should’ve done that. I had baked some carrots with olive oil to puree and it came out a bit too oily. Too much EVOO for the baby, but somewhat tasty and only a small amount so I just took it straight. Have you been reading that Jessica Seinfeld book? Looks very interesting.
can’t we just pretend like the germs aren’t there? it makes life so much simpler.
dont see how you can eat the baby food. from the sound of it you guys have been doing it long enough that you dont even flinch.
I have lots of family so i understand the strange things that can happen, but i am almost willing to bet that I wont be eating baby food in the future.
I may have to pull some poop out of the bath tub like some people i know but no baby food.
Randy–it’s a tough job, but somebody’s gotta do it. So far, it’s just me though. Cool Dad hasn’t had the opportunity, but I think he might be man enough to take on the pureed squash. =)