Naturally dyeing Eggs

I am going to share an awesome Blog with you today...My friend Heather, another natural momma and Army wife just posted on her blog step by step how to dye eggs naturally...ENJOY! HAve fun!
http://www.itstwinsanity.com/2011/04/im-dyeing.html

Sebastian on a Big Potty

Some day Sebastian may see this but it was too cute not to post.. When he was about 3 months old I started doing Elimination Communication with him, Ingrid Bauer ahs a great book called Diaper Free, but it is WAY more than about diaper free. IT is about being so in tune with you baby you read his body language and cues and know when they need to pee or poop. I started when he was born but was not great with it because he was a preemie. But I did keep him wrapped in a diaper.All my other children did some form of "diaper free" at about 8 months old and YES it works!

Right after Ryan deployed last year Sebastian got very sick and was in the children's hospital. I was also sick and had mastitis along with being very very distraught that my husband just deployed. Long story short, they wanted to get a urine sample from him I said I would "pee" him in a sterile cup. They said NO it had to come from the bladder and they had to do a catheter because he was not circumcized! I said NO. But in the end I caved under pressure. IT was a HUGE mistake on my part for allowing it. I explained how him being intact not to retract him. They were awful! They applied iodine and forcefuly retracted him and roughly inserted the catheter while I screamed at them. They would not allow me to hold him either. After that dreadful day he was never the same and still wont allow me to hold him in his position to "pee" . IT broke my heart in many ways. He was peeing and pooping on cue evertime. And now he does not. He even has issue at night and early am when he wakes to pee. HE will SCREAM and climb up my body and I know it is because it hurts to pee at times....I pray he will eventually heal from the pain and trauma.

The other day as always I ask him if he has to pee or as I say psssss...He took my hand and ran to my bathroom! HE wanted on my potty! Because now that daddy is home he watches HIM pee....

I put him on the potty and he screeched, he wanted his new favorite book! SO here he is:

        

                                   Here is Sebastian going on the potty....Dehvin is holding him while I photograph him...