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Chocolate...chocolate...chocolate. Need I say MORE?

This recipe sounds lovely and it's ONLY 74 calories.

NESQUIK Ice Pops

10 MIN

Ingredients:
Fat Free or 2% Evaporated Milk
NESTLÉ NESQUIK Chocolate or Strawberry Syrup

Tools required:
Pitcher, plastic ice pop molds

Step 1:
Stir together 1 can (385 ml) Evaporated Milk and 1/3 cup (75 ml) NESQUIK Syrup; pour into plastic ice pop molds and put plastic in place.

Step 2:
Freeze 4 hours or until firm.

Step 3:
Let stand at room temperature 15 to 20 minutes before serving.

Makes 8 Nesquik Ice Pops

Nutritional Information per serving:74 calories, 4.1 g Protein, 14 g Carbohydrates, 14% RDI for Calcium.

Tip: You can substitute 1½ cups (375 ml) milk for the evaporated milk.

C-panty - the after Cesarean Underwear

Sometimes you come across an idea and think it's GENIOUS. (One of them happens to be SPANX. They ROCK!).

While we haven't tried this product yet, we think it would be very helpful for all Moms-to-be who have a C-section.

http://www.cpanty.com/

According to their website..
C-Panty uses a compression and silicone panel localized to the incision area in order to minimize scar formation, promote comfort and provide incision area body shaping and compression. Silicone, commonly used in burn and other post-surgical rehab, helps retain surface moisture in the incision area. Compression discourages swelling, assists in organizing collagen formation and provides support to the area. These techniques, often called scar management, also help to address the pain, itching, discomfort and scar volume during recovery.

Let us know if you have any other neat products that we can talk about!
leslie@diaperdisco.com

Happy Father's Day!

Sometimes celebration days - like Father's Day - can be kind of stressful. Getting the right gift for "Dad" can sometimes be a scramble to figure out what to do.....

This year, we'll start Father's Day with a little Scavenger Hunt. Hopefully "Daddy" will find the card next to his pillow (or it may be stuck to his forehead in the morning). A little note from our son will be enclosed with a little poem to his next clue.

We've hidden a few items around the house (a magazine on Football and a "coupon" for a free car wash) and will be cooking a big, hearty breakfast (bacon and eggs).

In my opinion, holidays/celebration aren't about the gifts. It's about spending time with people you love. People often say..."Life is too short"....All the more reason to slow it down and remember to capture moments for our Rolodex of memories.

Happy Father's Day to all the great Dads out there!
Leslie

We WISH....

We have to admit...One of life's wonderful guilty pleasures is reading magazines.
Do we NEED them? Nope. Do we LOVE them. Yep.

Magazines that have lots of little useful tidbits and pretty pictures are always the best.

One of our favourite magazines is Wish. It's like having four neat little magazines combined into one. The Editors seem to "get" that there aren't enough hours in a day to get everything done. It's like they suggest things to simplify our lives.

We saw this really neat and simple recipe on their website and thought we'd pass it along....

Raspberry & Strawberry Granita

Ingredients (Serves 6)

3/4	cup sugar
1	cup water
1	cup lemon juice
1	cup strawberry juice
1	pint fresh raspberries, crushed with a fork

Instructions

1. Combine sugar, water and juices in a saucepan and cook over medium heat, stirring until sugar is dissolved.
2. Remove from heat and let cool.
3. Pour into a shallow pan, add crushed raspberries and stir.
4. Place in freezer for one hour.
5. Remove from freezer and fork the crystals that have formed around the edges into the rest of the juice. Continue to do this at intervals for another hour, forking the slush to break it up as it freezes. The result is fine shards of ice. Serving Tip: Put serving bowls or glasses in the freezer in the afternoon. A frosted glass will help keep the granita cold.

Nutritional information

Nutrients per serving: 151 calories, 0 g fat, 1 g protein, 40 g carbohydrates, 2 g fibre. Excellent source of vitamin C.

http://www.wish.ca/food/recipe/154/

Going green.

A little tidbit of info we thought you might want to know....

Our Web host (www.hostpapa.com) is a Canadian company and also considered "green". HostPapa uses 100% green renewable energy by having purchased "green energy tags" or certificates from a certified green energy supplier.

While I don't always live a "green" lifestyle, I am a lot more conscious about the future of our planet. I suppose every little bit helps!

Leslie

Our listing on Mount Sinai Hospital's Event Calendar

The Diaper Disco is now listed on the Mount Sinai Hospital's Event Calendar!
http://www.mshfoundation.ca/NetCommunity/Page.aspx?&pid=415&srcid=415.

Diaper Disco launch

Diaper Disco has been officially launched!

We're delighted with the positive response we've received and thank you for all your support.

We're also absolutely THRILLED to be partnered with Mount Sinai Hospital's Valentine Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). Leslie spent three (long) weeks in this unit when she had her son (who was a mere 3.2 lbs at 31 weeks gestation).

Being in a hospital, you realize how vulnerable you feel and just how dependent you are on the knowledge and expertise of qualified medical staff. Words can't even begin to express our gratitude for all their wonderful care.

We believe that nurses and doctors are truly heros and we thank you!!