内容摘要：She adds, "Yes, I put cheese straws n a sterling silver bowl… always. Life is too short not to enjoy pretty things. Especially, when they're passed down from generation to generation."

She adds, "Yes, I put cheese straws n a sterling silver bowl… always. Life is too short not to enjoy pretty things. Especially, when they're passed down from generation to generation."

With babies sleeping up to 16 hours a day, their crib mattress becomes one of the most important nursery items to scrutinize., which has previously highlighted

, shares what parents need to know about crib mattresses and the chemicals they may be releasing.If you’ve ever opened a new product and been hit with a strong chemical smell, you’ve experienced off-gassing. In simple terms, off-gassing is the release of, airborne chemicals emitted as vapors from synthetic materials. That “new” smell is often a sign that your baby’s mattress (or any number of household items) is emitting potentially harmful toxins into the air.

And it doesn’t stop once the smell fades. Many materials continue to off-gas for weeks, months or even longer, releasing odorless fumes that can still impact indoor air quality. According to the recent CNN report, body heat and pressure—like your baby’s weight during sleep—can actually accelerate the release of these toxic gases.Some VOCs are relatively harmless. But others, like those found in common crib mattress additives like

, especially in children whose developing systems are more vulnerable to chemical exposure.

Conventional crib mattresses are one of the biggest sources ofJust take the energetic and

in this video, for instance. He has a lot to teach us about not ignoring the obvious things in life.When dogs play with their toys, they will sometimes lose them or get them stuck in odd places. Sometimes this requires their humans to intervene and retrieve the toy for them.

And at other times, our four-legged best friends can retrieve these toys themselves, with a little bit of tenacity and ingenuity.But sometimes, retrieving said toys is actually very simple, like the task itself is not even a challenge, because all it requires is walking through an open gate.