KAWAN the Hevea Duck!

We were so SUPER excited when Heveababy in the US asked us to review their new release, of course YES!!! We are big fans of Hevea in this house and Sweetpea has had many of their gorgeous paci's since she was a few weeks old, you can read more about that here. Their range is beautiful and best of all TOTALLY SAFE! More about that later though, let me introduce you too... KAWAN!!

Man oh man is this rubber ducky more than I ever expected! For starters he is huge compared to other little rubber ducks!

See what I mean? Even Sweetpea noticed the difference!

What we love about Kawan:

• Kawan is a teether, bath toy and playmate.
• I love that he has no holes so no more yucky black water squirting out the bottom and filling baby's bath water with mould and germs.
• He actually floats! Yes a rubber ducky that doesn't just plop to the side and swim aimlessly!
• He is made from natural rubber so no BPA, PVC and is free from phthalates.
• He is dyed using natural pigments and done by hand (the love that went into this guy!)
• he has textured feet and beak which really help with itchy gums, Sweetpea defintely loves this feature the most.
• she loves the texture of his body too that has this soft velvety feel to him.
• His one piece design (much like the Hevea paci) has no cracks and joints that can harbour bacteria.
• What I love most bout KAWAN (besides that he is free of anything nasty) is that Sweetpea really enjoys him out the bath, (he even occasionally joins us on car trips) but then once he gets dirty it's so easy to just plop him in with her bath time and he quickly gets clean.
• I love that she can take Kawan out the tub as I lift her out and it doesn't squirt water all over our bed and her as she gets her bedtime massage. She happily continues to chew on him while I apply her cream, nappy and clothes.

They have a beautiful range of pacifiers, pacifier clips, bath toys and teethers.

Their goodies come packaged in these beautiful unisex boxes that make great gifts for the festive season , birthday's and baby showers and they are made of FSC certified paper.

We will definitely be purchasing more of these beauties for Sweetpea.

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Teething Troubles!

Ok so Sweetpea has started teething! YIKES! Now when I say teething I don't mean they've actually popped out but she has definitely started chomping on fingers, Sophie her Giraffe, fingers, her Hevea and Natursutten paci's, fingers, fingers and more fingers!

Thankfully she isn't irritable or in pain just itchy I think. We started using Amber beads for Little Man when he was 3 months old and although I've read all the Science behind it I never quite believed it till the 3 times we left it off! Let's just say I believe it now!

All 4 munchkins now own their own string of Baltic Amber Beads and they work!

Little Man and his beads! Love the Surfer look!

What really helps sooth and assists in the sleeplessness that sometimes accompanies teething is Sister Lillian's Chamomilla. This is vital for Sweetpea and the last few days I've been giving it to her a few times a day and I think it's why she has done so well. This is what Sister Lillian says about it:

Sister Lilian Chamomilla D6 is a homeopathic complementary medicine which assists in strengthening the constitution of babies and children prone to colic, frequent crying, teething troubles, ear infections, irritable digestive tracts and tantrums.

Like I've said before. WE LOVE SISTER LILLIAN REMEDIES!

You can purchase or view her range here:

http://sisterlilianremedies.co.za/

Dribblin bib!

How cute is this?

Or this

See where I'm going with this?

Cute bib right? We were sent this gorgeous bandana bib from DRIBBLIN BIB a few weeks ago and it came just in time! Sweetpea has started with a serious dribbling fest so most of her gorgeous outfits are sporting these seriously ugly and large bibs that cover the cuteness! Seriously not cool!

That's where Dribblin Bib comes in! Their bibs are super cute and funky but also really functional!

What we love about it:

• Super soft 100% cotton in a DOUBLE layer
• Really absorbent
• Prevents chaffing so none of that hard rash under their chins
• Fabric is durable and can withstand frequent washing
• Can be tumble dried on low
• Gorgeous collection to go with any outfit

You can view their gorgeous range here:

http://www.dribblinbib.com/about.htm

Teething taggy!

Sent us their Teething Taggy from their Basic Beings collection! Now starts my pathetic excuses for why my photo's look so bad on this blog like:

1. I don't have an awesome camera
2. Sweetpea wasn't co-operating
3. She was so excited with it she wouldn't keep still

BLAH, BLAH, BLAH BLAH BLAH! But it's all TRUE!! Sweetpea loves her taggy and it arrived at just the right time as the last 3 weeks or so she clamps down with those little jaws of hers on anything willing (or not willing) to participate! This taggy was up to her mouth countless times and she did it all on her own. The excitement was actually priceless, the arms kept flying up with it in her hand!

What I love about it:

• The raw ring has no chemicals on it
• It is really easy for Sweetpea to grasp either the ring or fabric
• The ribbons in black and white really do keep her attention
• The obvious relief she gets from chewing on it
• The ring doesn't get soft or squishy at all from countless minutes of sucking on it
• The fabric taggy comes off easily from the ring to wash
• The taggy can also be attached to a pacifier which is a great soother for baba but makes it easier to find if the paci falls on the floor! BONUS!

Cute right?! And oh so useful!

Right no excuses could justify this pic but really she was moving so I just couldn't get a good one, you get the picture though?!

Sally, founder of be.play.learn has a really great site on encouraging your children to play and hosts workshops on "nurturing a child's natural sense of learning" and she offers one on one consultations on "creating an empowering learning environment"

 Check out the Basic Beings range! Really gorgeous and there isn't anything like it at the moment! Loooove the colours and fabrics used for this collection.

This vest with a pink headband on would make a great photo prop! Gorgeous!

  You can find them at:

http://beplaylearn.co.za/