Plastic sux

Hubby and I aren't really compatible when it comes to the level of caution used with certain products.  I guess all Hubbies are like that because every time I talk to another Mommy it seems that she has the same sentiment. 

I went out to Earth Fare and bought a Sigg bottle for Little Man this week.  He loves it and giggles mischievously when he nears the bottom of his drink and then proceeds to tap the dregs out onto his tray.  Yes, I know (as of today) that Playtex Sipsters are BPA-free, but it has always bothered me a little that when I get them out of their package (which apparently one needs a PhD to get through in under 5 minutes) they have that chemical-y stink.  I'm sticking with Sigg.  It's much cuter, anyway!

Toys R Us announced today that they are going to phase out selling bottles that contain BPA. Hubby scoffed when I told him, mumbling something about the same overreaction occurring when Teflon started being used regularly.  As far as I know, though, people who have birds for pets are still cautious, and when you purchase Teflon coated pots and pans, you are still warned not to heat them on high.  I told him that I will be throwing all of Little Man's bottles out and we will have to start from scratch when Number 2 comes along.  Guess what?  He couldn't argue with me! 

So, the moral of the story is, the next time your Hubby insinuates that you are overreacting over a product warning, just wait a little while for the news to back up your claim, because, in the immortal words of Brian Williams, "If you wait long enough, a medical study will come out to validate your lifestyle anyway."