The mattresses for your crib and cradle came this afternoon. Then, this evening, your mother found an advertisement online for a changing table — for just $19.
We didn’t set out to make you an Earth-friendly baby, but that’s pretty much how things have turned out. The mattresses, provided by your Aunt Kelly, are made from organic cotton. The paint we used for your walls is nontoxic, organic and lead free (heck, you could probably drink the stuff.) Your mom made you drapes from a set of organic beechwood fiber sheets. Your crib is a hand-me-down from our friends Brent and Rebecca. The dresser and desk are both old items we’ve had around for years. And our “new” changing table has been used by at least one other family — and possibly several.
We’re not psychotic about it, but I like to think that our family is environmentally aware. We do our best to recycle, we’ve worked hard to make our home as energy efficient as possible, we xeriscape, we drive cars with low emissions and good gas milage.But we still have to think about most of this stuff.
I like to believe you won’t have to. By the time your footprints are big enough to make footprints, “living green,” may be no more than an afterthought.
In the meantime, we’ll try to make decisions on your behalf that are both healthy for you and for our Earth.
Love,
dad
2 comments:
Is xeriscape some sort of crazy landscaping?
Yes. It's landscaping using plants that don't use anymore water than in naturally provided in the area you live in. Ultimately, we plan to rip out our whole lawn and replace it with xeriscaped plants.
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