In light of Alrik's birth, I'm making my Sunday Surf quick & dirty.

Welcome to the Sunday Surf! Here are some of the best links I've read this past week.

We're going out for a celebratory pizza. Not really because it's Father's Day, just mostly because we're hungry and like that. But I'll still take this opportunity to express my joy at sharing parenting with my partner.

And now, completely unrelated, on to the links…

Upcoming carnivals:

Two fabulous opportunities to write in community with other natural parents!

• The Freedom of Cloth Carnival from Natural Parents Network:
  

  As the Natural Parents Network works to compile your articles into a cloth diapering resource, we’re excited to announce that we will also be hosting a week long cloth diapering carnival. The Freedom of Cloth Carnival is scheduled over the week of July 4th (July 3-9) to celebrate the beauty of finding independence from unnecessary waste through the use of cloth diapers, as well as to support independent, mama-run businesses. … You are welcome to participate on just one day, or join us all week long.

  See the post for details on daily themes and submitting articles.

• 2nd Annual Carnival of Gentle Discipline from Baby Dust Diaries:
  

  Last year’s Carnival of Gentle Discipline was a wonderful success. Our participants posts were read widely and helped spread the word that there IS another way to parent that is non punitive. This year, let’s do it again! The 2nd Annual Carnival of Gentle Discipline will take place June 27 through July 1.

  See the post for details on how to submit original and previously published articles.

From Natural Parents Network:

• Mindful Children
• Featured Blogger: Julia
• Newborn in Nature
• Celebrating Birthdays at School – Without Treats!
• Infant Massage Basics

Giveaways!

• $100 Walgreens gift card from BlogHer {6.30; US}


photo credit: Yuliya at www.SheSuggests.com

• NPN: Mama’s Felt Cafe $25 GC for Felt Food {6.26; US/Can}

• Momma Jorje: pStyle for those of us who otherwise have been cheated out of peeing standing up (go check it out!) {6.24; US/Can}

You can find more shared items during the week at my public Google Reader recommendations feed.

Check out Authentic Parenting, Baby Dust Diaries, Navelgazing, Momma Jorje, I Thought I Knew Mama, Enjoy Birth, A Domesticated Woman's Adventures (various), Fabulous Mama Chronicles, Kelly Hogaboom (Fridays), The Parent Vortex (weekends), Ichigo Means Strawberry, TouchstoneZ, Hippie Housewife (Saturdays), Multiple Musings, Motherhood Moments, Mama and Baby Love, and A Little Bit of All of It for more Sunday Surfing! (If you also participate in a regular link list, whether on Sunday or not, let me know and I'll add your link.)

Feel free to add your recommendations in the comments. Happy reading!