The Iced Tea incident of 2009 and top baby stuff

Well, yesterday I attempted making iced tea. I have done it before with success; however, yesterday I ended up in the ER with 2nd degree burns on my upper left thigh! How it happened... I boiled the water in my electric kettle and then went to pour the water into the pitcher with the tea bag in it. What I didn't know was that the pitcher was crystal and not tempered glass, I also didn't know that crystal explodes with that kind of heat. I quickly found those things out as I screamed and began to tear off my clothes with the burning water on them. This caused a chain reaction of Chad putting Jake on the floor (who promptly began screaming as well), Chad getting ice and my mom throwing water on me. Once things calmed down Chad got Jake and ran a cold bath. Mom put ice on my leg as I cried/shook from pain and then I sat in the cold tub for about an hour with little relief. That's when we went to the ER to find out that I had 2nd degree burns. DON'T PUT HOT WATER IN ANY TYPE OF GLASS!!! I'm ok now, just a little pain and a wrapped up leg. I go to my doctor tomorrow for an evaluation.

Ok onto a better note... My mom said that I should post my top 5 baby items that we have used. In no particular order here they are.

Our stroller, the Baby Trend Expedition. It's a jogging stroller that came with an infant car seat. It is awesome. We have taken it on a ton of walks and it's still doing great. It folds up well and fits in the trunk of my car.The Kiddopotamus sun shade. This is a UV protected stretchy thing that attaches to the stroller to add more coverage than the shade that is on the stroller. In sunny NC, I was tired of putting sunscreen on Jake every time I took a walk (which is almost everyday)...with the extra shade thing he is covered and can enjoy the stroller ride with no risk of sun burn!

The sleep sack. It's like a fleece sleeping bag/vest. It's basically a wearable blanket and Jake wears it every night over his jammies. He's all snuggly warm and sleeps right through the night.

The solid food feeder. It looks kinda like a pacifier, but instead of the silicone sucky part there is a mesh bag thing that you put raw fruit in and the baby can chew/gum it with no choking hazards. Jake loves cantaloupe in it.
Our high chair. I have blogged about it before. It has all the features of a full sized high chair, but it straps onto a regular dining chair. Such a space saver. Oh and it turns into a booster seat too.

So, that's it. I hope everyone has a great day!