Sweetbottoms Blog
Goodbye, Durham
We’re moving. It’s something that I have anticipated for such a long time that now that it’s finally happening, it’s completely surreal. My husband has been a graduate student in Chapel Hill for the past several years and we’ve always hoped that we could stay in this area, but known that...
Featured Natural Product: OsoCozy Cloth Wipes
This month’s Featured Natural Product is a three pack of wipes by OsoCozy. You can get yours FREE with a purchase of $25 or more. Just add the product to your cart and use code: FEATURED (or ask at check out, if shopping at the store.) We have two adorable...
DIY Calendar {for Kids}
Using a daily calendar with your child opens so many educational possibilities. It’s such a simple and natural way to introduce concepts like yesterday/today/tomorrow, days of the week, months of the year, and numbers. I’ll get into more ideas about using a calendar, but first I want to share how...
It’s a date: downtown Raleigh
It’s a date is a series that will explore date night ideas for couples, play dates for kids, as well as family dates throughout the Triangle. The first stop in the series features downtown Raleigh, a place I have spent too much time exploring and loving over the past eight...
Cloth Diapering with Pocket Diapers
We are nearing the end of our “Cloth Diapering With” series in today’s post about Pocket Diapers. In this post we’ll cover all the basics of pocket diapers and a few pro tips. Pockets just so happen to be my favorite kind of diaper for my baby and I’ll tell you...
Transitioning Children to a More Nourishing Diet
It seems like every day I am seeing more and more new information about the negative effects various processed foods are having on our health and the health of our children. It is great that people are becoming more educated about what they are eating and advocating for healthier options,...
Kidzu Museum in Chapel Hill
A couple of months ago, we discovered Kidzu Children’s Museum in Chapel Hill and are so happy that we’ve gotten to spend many of these hot afternoons playing inside this innovative space! Since we live on the south side of Durham it’s a quick drive over to Chapel Hill’s University...
What are Essential Oils and How Can I Use Them?
I love essential oils and use them daily – but not everyone does… yet! It is exciting to see the use of essential oils growing; Mamas are using them to keep their family healthy, wellness practitioners are recommending them to their clients for common ailments and hospitals are also using...
AI2 Cloth Diapers
As we continue the “Cloth Diapering With…” series, we are venturing into more modern, new-fangled diaper styles. We started with the basics: prefolds, flats or fitteds with a cover. Today’s post is about the style known as All-in-Twos or ‘AI2’ for short. What’s an AI2? I remember when I first...
Ten on Ten June
Here’s my installment for Ten on Ten June (Read more about the project by Rebekah Gough on her blog.) Summer is really and truly here, but the only real difference it’s making for me is that it’s hot and crowded! My kids don’t go to school, so I don’t really have...
Gender Reveal Baby Shower
A few weekends ago, I had the opportunity to co-host a gender reveal baby shower for one of my good friends. The new mom recently moved away, but still visits Durham regularly so we decided to celebrate her pregnancy while she was in town and wanted to make it an...
Container Gardening
Container Vegetable Gardening 101 In an age when there is a grocery store or fast food restaurant on almost every corner it may seem silly to think about growing your own food. Why go through all the trouble of growing something that you could just buy? Not to mention the...