Diaper Sites

We've really enjoyed using cloth diapers on Emmett so far. They've changed so much since my mom's day and now it seems they don't have to be any different tan disposables except that you wash them instead. Looking into them, it seems like they'd be super expensive to start out.... and they can be but depending on what style you decide to go with (yep, there's more than one option now) but they can also be really cheap. Regardless of what CD you would decide to use, in the end you will save money.

Did you Know???

The average money spent disposable diapering a baby from birth to potty-training is somewhere around $1900!!!!


Even buying the most expensive cloth diaper won't cost you that much AND you can use them on more than one kid!!!!


CRAZY!!!!!

Okay, so I started this pt just to put up a few of my favorite sites in case anyone was interested, but I digressed just a bit :O)

Anyway......

Here's a site that explains all the different kinds:

http://www.diaperjungle.com/cloth-diaper-types.html


My favorite good quality really inexpensive one size:

http://theluvyourbaby.com/


An online store I enjoy:

http://www.kellyscloset.com/


Discounted Clearance Diapers:

http://clothdiaperclearance.com/index.php


A used cloth diaper forum (do you research not always much cheaper. cloth diapers have high resell if you take care of them!!!!):

http://www.diaperswappers.com//


Want to check a diaper's review???

http://www.diaperpin.com/home.asp


Want to be super cheap and make your own? Really not that hard!!!

http://www.zany-zebra.com/free-cloth-diaper-patterns.shtml

Happy Diapering!!!!!

~olive

New Clothes

Emmett's outgrown most of his 3-6 clothes so it was time to pull the 6-9 month clothes out of the closet. So this is the week of new clothes!!!! I'm taking pics of just a few of my favorites (though there are way too many cute ones to post (some are a little big but better than too small!!!!)Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday


Thursday

Friday

2 Month Check Up

Emmett had his two month check-up, which he cried at almost the entire time!!! Poor guy :O(

It was 3:45 in the afternoon (nap time), we had already run errands before heading to his appt. He was, thankfully, well behaved in the waiting area (him and another little boy were smiling it out :O) and while we weighed him but once he was laying on the table with just his diaper the tears started to flow. If you've heard him, he has a mighty howl.

On the bright side, I couldn't tell much of a difference between 'the shots' cry and the present crying (if we want a glass half full approach :O)


His stats were good though: 15.5 lbs , 25.5 inches long.... I couldn't hear the head size.

I can't read the little chart thing to tell you what that is in comparison but we're going to go that it's pretty safe to say big and healthy :O)


~Olive

Garage Sale JackPot

I hit the jackpot thanks to a tip from Iva. Yes, jackpots now = garage sale find of the century for Emmett's future clothing needs. I can't stand paying full price (on sale is sometimes even hard to swallow!) for his clothes because he hardly wears them... or he poops all over them. Both of these reasons deem NEW clothes unnecessary (except in some church clothes situations :O)
We had a garage sale last weekend and Iva stopped by saying there was a lady who had twins... sizes newborn to 18ish month up... that had lots of clothes if I was interested. Were there ever a lot of clothes!!!! I left with everything in a garbage bag .. you heard me- Garbage Bag!!!! I was on cloud nine.... not only were the items like 25 to 50 cents a piece but they were in GREAT condition. ahhhh.... I feel good just thinking about it. Anyway... :O) Here's pics of the stash.

8 wheels

We are now a 2 car family again. It feels good if not a little expensive. We found a manual... yes, a manual which makes it POPEYE'S car... on craigslist. It's amazing how many things I realize that I had to turn down going to before because I didn't have a vehicle. I'm so excited.... anyone hearing the Johnny Cash song, 'I've Been Everywhere'?

Emmett Update

9 Weeks

He's getting big fast! Recently, I've noticed his frustration at not being able to grab things. Oh, he's trying but he hasn't gotten it figured out yet. He's really alert and focused though so I thought we should try this little attachment to the green bouncer. Unfortunately it just made him mad because he couldn't get to it..... maybe someday he'll enjoy it :O)

I was reading in this baby update thing online about how at 9 weeks they should be able to sit slightly reclined and now is a good time to try out swings and bouncers.... I just had to laugh. Other babies are just getting in them, I can hardly put the tray down anymore he's getting so long!!!! We even take a little umbrella stroller out for strolls! Be that as it may, he still loves his swing and takes a 3 to 4 hour nap just about every morning in it!!!

Tummy Time. Something I haven't really done yet because he's always been able to lift up his head. He's been enjoying using his feet recently to push himself up and 'stand' without not much help from us so I decided maybe I should give him a little tummy time to encourage the crawling first (don't really want him to skip that one). Anyway, it didn't go well (my fault) I put a fuzzy/satin blanket down on hardwood. If he wasn't sliding around on it, he was shoving it in his mouth... I have to rethink my blanket choice next time :O)

~Olive

2 Month Photos

Mother's Day Present

So being my first official Mother's Day of an 8 week old brought a little bit of new emotions for me. It was sort of the 'wow, I'm a mom now' kind of thing. And seeing as how my little man is only 8 weeks, I wasn't really expecting a handcrafted card with colorful scribbles on it by any means. So when my son kutzed all over my side of the bed early Sunday morning as we were getting ready for church, I gratefully kissed his chubby cheek and said thank you for the thoughtful Mother's Day gift that only he could give.
He surprised me though with the gift of a wonderful night of uninterrupted rest as he slept 8.5 hours Sunday night just for his mommy on Mother's Day. What a son :O)