Brand Power

Just when I find a product I like, it goes away.... And yes, I am gonna name names....

The first time I cam across this was with Lipton Mint Tea. LOVE IT!!! It used to be sold by the box. Then I could only find it in the multi flavored box which included 6 flavors, 2 of which I did not like at all. So I e-mailed the company. They apologized and informed me it was only available in the multi pack. So I switched brands, although I haven't found a brand or flavor I like as well.

Next, it was with the Adiri bottles. Fabulous things for breast fed babies... $12 a piece, though. I bought the set that offered all three flow rates (0-3, 3-6, and 6+ months) thinking we would start with the first and work our way up until we figured out the flow Kayden preferred then buy a few more of that one. Well, they quit making them altogether... I found this out when I was frantically searching for a replacement for the one slow flow we had because the nipple cracked and the 3-6 month flow was too fast for her. I looked at the 3 places locally that carried them and they were out... so I went online and bought 6... the good news was because they had been discontinued, they were all half price...

Most recently, it was with deodorant. A long while back, I was using Degree soft solid... you know, the one that squeezes creamy lotiony stuff out of the top when you turn the bottom. Then I couldn't find it anymore... Secret and Suave both offered it, so I switched to Suave because it was cheaper and worked just as well. Now, I can't find a soft solid to save my live.... NO ONE seems to offer it anymore... so I have to either use a clear solid that doesn't keep me dry at all or a regular solid that leaves white gunk in my under-pits and all over my clothes.

I am afraid of what might be next...

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Kayden was 18lbs 14oz (90-95 %tile) and 25 1/2 inches (45 %tile) at her 6 month check-up. She is pretty much sitting up on her own but still topples over frequently. She has mastered the art of rolling front to back only because she hates tummy time so much she figured a way out of it. She has been introduced to the sippy cup and although she still views it as a toy, she has taken sips from it successfully. She ate cereal at the sitters today for the first time and seemed to enjoy it. She had everything we had on Easter Sunday: ham, green bean casserole, and some mango via her mesh feeder and mashed potatoes, yams, and corn casserole from the spoon, which she loved helping with. She takes 1-3 naps a day ranging from 15 minutes to 3 1/2 hours and is sleeping in her own room in her own crib for 8-10 hours at night.

My baby is growing up so fast....