This week I really buckled down on finding Caidoc a new car seat (pun not intended, I swear..) utilizing all my mommy groups and all the consumer reports I could find. If you don’t belong to a mommy group, and you’re, well, a mommy, I really hope you’ll consider finding one.
When I was feeling very lonely, when Caidoc was about five months old, I was lucky enough to find an amazing group in my area. These women inspire me, motivate me, encourage me, commiserate with me, but most of all, they don’t judge me. I’ve had a wonderful time meeting these moms and even found some real kindred spirits.
When I got pregnant with Caidoc my sister in law added me to Facebook group of Catholic moms. This group has been a wealth of knowledge and a wonderful source to reach out to for prayers and advice. It is nice to have a resource for answers from like minded Catholic moms, particularly for issues or concerns that fall on the religious spectrum. You wouldn’t believe the different experts in this group! There are LLL leaders to nurses, to car seat experts to moms who have been homeschooling for years!
So, whatever your needs, find a moms group to bring those needs to. I hope you’re as lucky as I was and are welcomed with gusto.
Whew! I get really excited about my moms groups, can you tell? 😉 anyways, when I turned to my moms group I got such great help finding the perfect car seat for Caidoc. It was a tough one to find since he has a super long torso and we want it to be the last seat he needs, AND be able to pass down to his sister.
Good grief, there are so many different kinds… You can spend hours researching them ( don’t ask me how I know that 😳) We eventually settled on a Britax one. Gotta love Britax.
We plan on getting that one in the next couple weeks once we’ve saved up, and then moving Zelie into Caidocs old one. They have both outgrow the ones they are in, Zelie a bit more than Caidoc.
On a totally unrelated note, I’ve been really into brussel sprouts lately. They are much more versatile than I originally thought. Here’s a dish I made up for tonight that was yummy and simple. I needed a simple recipe that was quick since we had to go car seat shopping tonight. I also wanted to use some of my zucchini from my garden so that’s thrown in there too 🙂
Brussel Sprouts and Kielbasa
1 bell pepper, diced
4 cups of sliced kielbasa ( I use the natural stuff from Open Nature)
3 cups of quartered brussel sprouts
2 small zucchini, sliced
2 table spoons of olive oil
2 table spoons of diced garlic
1 cup of baby tomatoes
Salt and pepper to taste
Toss all ingredients on large baking dish and place in the oven at 400 degrees .
It’s done in about 20 minutes but you can definitely cook it longer if you want things crunchy. Quick and.. Yummy!
Cheers!