Upper Canada Mall Nursing Room

Upper Canada Mall is absolutely awesome for strolling around with a baby. The aisles are wide, the mall itself is not busy, the babies r us has HUGE selection (Better than the Richmond Hill store in my opinion) and there are three nursing rooms just on the second level! The only down side is that the mall elevator is kind of hard to locate...we walked pass it twice before actually finding it! (But you can always use the elevators in the department stores)

There is a nursing room in the food court on the second level, as well as one in the children's play area (outside babies r us) and of course Babies R Us has their own mother's room as well.

The mall's nursing rooms are both equipped with a TV...the sound is on very low so you can't really hear it..but the light itself is enough distraction for my baby... so if you have a fuzzy eater like me...it may be tough to get them to focus on feeding...other than that, the rooms are spacious and well equipped =)

Cute G-Diaper!

This diaper cover is absolutely adorable! 1000 likes!!!

Richmond Hill Babies R Us.....yikes!!!

I've been meaning to blog about this for a while already....but didn't really know where to begin...the truth is...this place is horrible!! Given that this is one of the bigger Babies R Us store in the area...you'd think that they would invest a bit more in the facilities for the moms who are spending there! But no....their nursing chair is old, dirty and falling apart, their change table is covered with dust...and stains that looks like poop...I wouldn't even dare to put my change pad on there! The worst part is that there is a toilet in the same room (with out a door for partition) and there is no air vent! I've been in this room twice and every time it smells awful! The diaper disposal bin was full and dirty diapers where literally hanging out of it...I was there in December and when I check the cleaning log behind the door...it was last cleaned in October! YIKES! Never going back there again~~ Better to stay in the car!!!

Sears Baby Room - Yorkdale

Speaking of busy nursing rooms, Yorkdale Mall has to be the busiest of them all! And since their regular nursing room is open to men and women....you really don't have much privacy there. If you don't mind a bit of a walk, head over to the second level of Sears and you'll find this private nursing room across from their regular women's washroom. 

Sears Baby Room - Markville

If you are sick and tired of how busy some nursing rooms can be, why not head over to Sear's Baby Room? Sears have put a great deal of emphasis on their baby department and every one of them has a nursing room with changing table! It's usually private and traffic is very light!  These pics are from the baby room in Markville Mall!

OXO baby food storage containers

Are you all about homemade and organic baby foods like I am? Making your own baby food may seem like a lot of work at first, but if you have the right tools, it's actually not that bad! The OXO baby food storage container is another 'tool' that has become an essential in my kitchen! I've researched on a few common baby food storage containers out there; many of them are only a fraction of the price of these OXO ones...but after reading some reviews on the cheaper containers (many have said that they are made of really REALLY thin plastics and won't last long and/or gives freezer burns), I've decided to give the OXO brand a try. After all, they have been making high quality kitchen utensils for a while~ their "baby line" should have at least the same quality guarantee as their regular product line?! 

What I like most about these containers is that the lids are very secure, there is a rubber ring around the top to keep the "freshness" in! (Kind of like the glass containers we've been using at home) It is easy to take apart for cleaning (I just throw them into the dishwasher), and comes with a tray to securely hold the containers in place! They are made of BPA free No.5 plastics (one of the safer type) and are very durable!

The only con I have for this product is the price...however, I've had them for 3 months now and after extensive use, they are still at "almost new" condition! As my baby is eating more, I'll have to go back to the store and get the 4oz set -_-'

Oh...and for labelling...I just use a piece of tape and stick it to the lid...nothing fancy =P

http://www.oxo.com/p-1096-baby-blockstrade-freezer-storage-containers-2-ounce-set.aspx