Heavy Metal

As new parents we find ourselves in strange territory. Was that a hungry cry or a "I dropped a load in my pants" cry? Do we wake her to feed her or do we let her sleep and catch some extra z's ourselves? Does the outfit she pooped in need to come off, or did the diaper hold? Is that her "pick-me-up" face or her "I'm trying to poop face?" Yes, a lot of this involves poop.

So with all these new things we're trying to figure out, it sure doesn't help that the major American toy manufacturers have decided to poison my child. Do a Google search for Lead, toys, recall and 3,918 stories pop up. Very comforting.

What's a parent to do? Well, we could whittle all of Zoey's toys by hand from organic, sterilized hickory. Somehow, the numerous college and graduate degrees Ellyn and I have didn't include whittling. Since whittling is out, these parents have decided to keep our child as safe as possible by rewarding retailers who actually care about their customers. Check out EBeanstalk.com and read what they're doing to ensure that their customers remain healthy. We love EBeanstalk for their creative and engaging toys. But we adore them for doing everything they can to keep our Sweet Pea safe.

You'd think in the year 2007 we wouldn't be left wondering what poisons are in our children's toys.