That Kind of Mom

I decided a few months back that I was going to make Savannah's baby food. I had made some of Sydney's food back in the day, but I decided to make all of Savannah's with the exception of bananas (because they turn brown and don't preserve well) and peas (because they are super nasty and I can't stand to smell them). I didn't do it for health reasons, or because I wanted only organic food for her. I did it simply because we have zero money right now and it's a billion times cheaper to make baby food than to buy it. While it is healthier and mostly organic that way, those weren't my primary reasons. I decided to cook the food, puree the heck out of it, freeze it in ice cube trays, then pop the cubes into plastic bags. When I need to feed her, I pull out a few cubes and voila, dinner is served. I had to do a little bit of research into a few types of veggies that I don't cook that often, so I took to the computer and found some really helpful websites. I also found some not-so-helpful websites, which leads me to the crux of the issue.
I found one site where the mom described herself as a "home-birthin', cloth diapering, breastfeeding, baby-wearing, homeschooling" kind of mom. She, of course, makes her own babyfood. I imagine she grows all her own food, too. I actually had second thoughts about making baby food because I think it brings to mind, to my mind anyway, a picture of a certain "type" of mom. A type of mom that, frankly, I don't want to be. I think that home births are socially, ethically, and morally irresponsible and should be considered negligent parenting (yep, I just went there). To put your own life and your baby's life at risk so that you can control the surroundings is stupid. I would have died from bleeding out after Sydney was born if I hadn't been in the hospital, and I know a lady who's son died during a homebirth because he abrupted through, and this was after 4 successful home births. And having a hospital birth with an epidural doesn't make me any less of a mother. I enjoyed both of my birthing experiences and was pain free most of the time. Second, I don't cloth diaper because I don't enjoy doing laundry that much, but I do have lots of friends who cloth diaper and love it. My friends are totally cool about it and not pushy with it AT ALL, but some mom's are so mean to us Pampers lovers. It's like a cult! If cloth diapers had been more available when Sydney was a baby I would have done it, but I'm just not that into it. Third, I totally breastfeed my babies. I love nursing Savannah and plan on continuing for as long as she lets me. Just because I'm not into hippie granola parenting doesn't mean I don't breastfeed. As for baby wearing, I like it in the beginning when the baby hardly weighs anything, but come on people, why are you wearing your 18 months olds! Put the kid in a freakin' stroller and let him/her gain some independence! As for homeschooling...I'm not going to go there. It works for some people, but it's not for me. To sum it all up, there are those hippie moms and there are corporate moms, but I think the vast majority of us are somewhere in between. I paper diaper, I don't wear my babies, and they are safely delivered at a hospital. However, I do breastfeed and I do chose to make my own baby food. You could say that I am a "hospital birthing, breast feeding, stroller pushing, babyfood making, paper diaper loving, public school kind of mom." And no, I don't grow my own food in an organic garden and harvest it wearing 100% organic cotton mu-mu's or anything like that. I buy it in bulk at Costco and go from there. Stay tuned tomorrow for pics of the babyfood making process.

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