obsessed cloth diapering mama

My Head Hurts

2011-08-13T20:26:00.001-07:00

Wow if someone would have told me how hard being a Mom of 3 was I probably would have never believed them. Why is it that being a Mom 24/7 makes you feel like you are failing every day?

I have No time..I mean NO time. I am always behind on Laundry,Housework,Summer Reading sight words with my 6 year old,everything.

Everyone tells me that I need to go out and do something for myself, and I did go see a play with one of my dear friends .. We stayed out pretty late and ya know what I am still recovering from being out. I am more sleep deprived,I am behind on laundry and the grocery shopping day was off. I am Constantly trying to catch up,it was fun going out ,but was it worth it? All the stress when I get back home?

My life is not about me or my needs ..It does not matter if I enjoy what I am eating for Dinner or weather or not I even sit down for a meal. I am just barely making it every day . It does not matter what I want to do,it's what needs to be done and what my children Need. I go take my children to places that they will have fun at (Kids Museum,Zoo,) even if it means total chaos. Life right not is not about me enjoying a leisurely walk through the Zoo looking at the animals and reading their stats..Its making it through the Zoo ..making sure everyone one eats and stays hydrated then loading up all the gear and un -loading.

do NOT get me wrong I would not change having 3 Kids for the world...just tell me when will this get easier? Thank You for reading my vent and keep me in your prayers ,because I am barely treading water right now!

Happy 9 Month's to my Princess Rowan

2011-07-12T20:12:00.000-07:00

Princess Ro Ro it is so hard for me to believe that you are 9 months old already. It really goes by so fast. You are my last Baby..I am treasuring every little thing.

I ordered you a wall sticker for above your closet Door. It says that:

"you are a beautiful dream come true"

I always dreamed of having a Little Girl. I knew in my heart that God would bless me with a Daughter.

I feel Complete

I feel Blessed

I feel Grateful

You are a little Angel and you are trying to crawl and Rolling all over the place.

You say Mama,and DaDa

You blow Raspberries and Clap your hands when prompted

You love to eat and sit in your High chair

Your Brothers Love to make you Laugh

Your laugh is so contagious

You have a raspy little voice...everyone cannot wait to see what this will sound like when you start really talking.

You are Loved so very much..

As you grow up Princess..... I will tell you about all the Angels that kissed you upon your face and gave you your Birthmark. Remember Rowan I Love you so very much.......You are my Beautiful Dream Come True!

wordless wednesday

2011-06-15T11:28:00.001-07:00

Where have I been? What's been going on?

2011-06-06T02:00:00.000-07:00

Well once again I have been ignoring my Blog and tending to my family. I know I am doing the right thing and putting my time where it need to be,but part of me would Love to have time to blog.

Monkey boy Graduated from Kindergarten and will be starting 1st grade .Wow Time Flys. He will be starting Sports Camp this Summer and we signed him up for Boy Scouts..

Princess has only had 1 treatment on her port wine Stain and we plan to do another one sometime after the 4th of July. She has taken forever to heal completely. She is getting so big ..She will be 8 Months on June 13... Where does the Time go? She is Rolling all over the place. I wonder if She will ever crawl,or just go strait to walking?

Lil Worm is in his terrific 2's....He is still climbing on everything and this kid has no fear..He can Climb up on to the top of his Brothers Bunk bed with out a ladder...He's a Little Spider man...Keeps this Mama so busy.

Wile I have been away from my Blog we all had a virus and then we went to Disney World..(Go Ahead call me crazy taking a 6 year old a 25 month old and a 6 Month old to Disney) It was crazy. We had fun,but that was soon interrupted when Little Worm had a Febrile Seizure and ended up in the emergency room in Florida. That was the scariest thing that has ever Happened to one of my Children and Me. I will blog about that later (hopefully) Then we got home and all recovered from the vacation and wouldn't ya know it we all got sick again. Little Worm had Croup..That's not fun either. Monkey boy just got a cold and Princess is still on antibiotic for a Double Ear infection. I pray that we will be done with the Sickies for this Summer.

So anyway I do not know how all you Mamas do it? Raise a Family and still have time to blog..Wish I could get better at keeping my blog, Most Days I do not even sit down to eat Breakfast or Lunch..It is so busy around here,and by the time everyone is asleep my Mommy Brain no Longer works to think to write:(

Hope to post again soon:)

I Hate The Virus!

2011-03-31T05:24:00.000-07:00

Why is it always the Middle of the night for the 102.6 Temp? My Poor Lil Worm is sick with some sort of Virus that has to run it's coarse. That's What the pediatrician Said. Of coarse I would like it if my Children never got sick,but why is it almost always a Virus. You may not agree with me,but I would much rather take some sort of Antibiotic and see my child on the road to recovery in 2 days than..... Nothing with days of prolonged vomiting and fevers.

Anyway Hope He is over this Quickly and that No-one else in the Family gets it!

And A Little Boy Turned 2

2011-03-28T21:52:00.000-07:00

It's Hard to Believe that my 2ND son turned 2 Feb 28Th. Of coarse I am late with His Birthday Post. I just cannot seam to find any time to Blog.

Anyway Little Worm Had a Great Birthday Party . It was very small and just Family and......It was Perfect.

Some Little Things that I Always want to Remember about you at 2 Are:

The way you Hug and pat people on their back:)

The way you Drag around your Blue Blanket and rub it on your Lips when you are Sleepy:)

The way you Dance and Jump when we watch Raffi:)

The way your eyes light up when Brother gets home from School:)

The way you try to share with your Baby Sister and tickle her Feet:)

The way you sit on my Lap and Listen to your Favorite Books at Bed Time

Peekaboo Animals,and The I Love You Bear Book:)

The way you say BUZZZ and WOOOODY...Toy Story is your Favorite right now:)

The way you Love going Bye Bye,but hate being in your Stroller:)

Mommy Loves you so very Much Little Worm you are turning into the cutest Little Boy and I am so Happy that your my Son:)

Princess RoRo

2011-03-06T05:30:00.000-08:00

With Princess's type of Birthmark (Port wine Stain) there is a chance that one could have Sturge Weber Syndrome.

When you have Sturge Weber you have a Birthmark on your Brain as well as your face. We were referred to a Neurologist and he wanted Her to have a MRI to be absolutely sure she did not have a Birthmark on her Brain. If one has the Birthmark on your Brain it can cause seizures.

Well This past Tuesday was her apt downtown at a Children's Hospital for a MRI. She could not have any Breast Milk past 3:00 am. So I set my alarm clock and woke her up to feed her at 2:45.

My Husband was the one to take her to her apt. We had no one to watch the other 2 Boys and since we Both could not be there. He was the Man for the job. I am so not good in these situations. He is much better.

My Husband and my Daughter left the house at 5:45 am to get to the Hospital by their 7 am apt. I was texting my Husband the entire time.

At 9:00 am He texted me the "He could use a beer" of coarse he did not have one just just how stressed it was for the Hospital to give her the Anesthesia . I guess it took many tried for them to get a good vein.

When everything was said and done my Husband had to give her a Bottle before they could leave..(good thing she takes the bottle like a champ)

When She came home the Hospital said that She would Probably sleep for about 5 hours strait.

She Pretty much did. I just Held her as Much as I could and was so Happy that She was Home and that in a few short Days we would have closure on weather or not She had Sturge Weber Syndrome.

Wednesday came and went and we still had not herd the Results, so on Thursday Morning I called the Neurologist Nurse and left Her a message basically saying that If it was your Daughter you would want to know as soon as possible. Wouldn't ya know they called us back with in 20 Min and told us the GREAT news that She does Not have her Birthmark on her Brain!

I am eternally Grateful for this answered Prayer and Now we can begin laser treatments to diminish Princess RoRo's Birthmark...Her 1st Laser surgery is scheduled for March 11 and Both my Husband and I will be there with Her!

Wordless Wednesday!

2011-02-23T07:53:00.001-08:00

Little Worm wanted to wear his baby Legs all Morning Long!

Lil Worm and the Purple Crayon!

2011-02-18T06:29:00.000-08:00

Lil worm has found a new Love.... Coloring. I actually tape the paper to my table because he cannot keep the book from rolling around on him. He is going to be 2 at on Feb 28Th. I cannot believe how fast he has grown! It's fun to see him start to like Crayons and PlayDoh.

He is also wearing his older Brothers Dumbo PJ's. I hope Princess Ro Ro can wear them too! They are one of MY favorite pairs. Am I the only one who gets all nostalgic over a hand me down pair of PJ's?

Wordless Wednesday!

2011-02-16T04:45:00.000-08:00

Sometimes all you need is a little Fluffy Dust!!

2011-02-15T04:22:00.000-08:00

Princess has out grown out of a lot of her Newborn stash and I am trying to add more one size pockets to her stash. Sometimes all you need is New Fluff to make you fall in Love with Cloth Diapering Again.

Let me be honest with you 2 in Cloth Diapers was a lot more Laundry than I ever anticipated. I actually took a Cloth Diaper Break because I was so overwhelmed with everything. However I feel that there are so many benefits to Cloth Diapering that I could never stop for good. Look at these colors Princess got 2 Fuzzi Bunz in Crushed Berries and Cotton Candy. I also picked up a Lavender Thirsties Duo size 2 Diaper Cover (this is my favorite Brand of cover). Happy to say that both my Babies are Rockin the Cloth!

Happy Valentine's Day

2011-02-14T03:47:00.000-08:00

On Valentine's Day I always give my Children a little gift from Mommy and Daddy because I tell them "It's I LOVE You Day" I am excited for my Monkey Boy and Little Worm to wake up and see their little gifts. Who wouldn't want to start the day opening a gift?

Monkey Boy got a Mario Shirt that he was begging me for about 3 weeks ago from Target and I did not buy it for him on that day,and Lil Worm got a Mr Potato Head!

Baby girl got a Valentine's day outfit on Clearance for 7 dollars from Babies R Us, I figured that was a great price for a 1 day Outfit!!

Enjoy your I Love You Day with your Family Everyone!

Port Wine stain Birthmark

2011-02-10T13:11:00.000-08:00

Being a Mom is so difficult sometimes. You love your Children more than they will ever know and you have to take care of them every second of the day. They drain you mentally ,physically and emotionally.

My Daughter was born with a Large birthmark on her face. This type of Birthmark is called a Port wine Stain. From what I am learning about this type of Birthmark is that it developed in the 1st trimester of my pregnancy and there is nothing I did to cause it. It can come with complications such as Glaucoma or Serge Weber Syndrome. Glaucoma can lead to blindness and Serge Weber Syndrome causes seizures. So far with our Daughter it is just a Port Wine Stain Birthmark. I pray quite often that it will continue to be "just a birthmark"

We have already been to a pediatric optometrist,a neurologist and a pediatric dermatologist. We have been told to get a MRI scan done to rule out the serge Weber syndrome. They will have to put my baby under anaesthetic to do this. We are being referred to another pediatric eye Dr. because the Neurologist we saw recommended a Better one.

The Pediatric dermatologist has informed us that we can go ahead and do Laser Surgery to reduce the redness of her Birthmark. It will never fully disappear,but it will diminish drastically with a series of these procedures.

What am I feeling?

Overwhelmed ,Sadness, Confusion over everything..........Angry and Hurt that my precious Baby has to go through all of this, Concerned in my head about weather or not we are making the best possible decision for her and the rest of her life.

I will continue to Pray for answers and peace in my heart.... as I know that God gave ME this Gorgeous Little Girl whom I Love so very much.

Wordless Wednesday

2011-02-09T04:01:00.000-08:00

Mommy son Date Night!!

2011-02-08T06:51:00.000-08:00

I have 3 Children and my oldest son is 6 years old. There is a 4 year difference between him and his Brother and Baby Girl is almost 4 months. I find that I am very busy with the little ones all day long and sometimes feel that I do not have time during the day to spend as much quality time with him as I would like. This is why we do "Date Night". I left the babies home with Daddy and took my Son Bumper Bowling with my Girlfriend and her Son. We had a Blast ate Pizza and spent some great quality one -on -one time together. We have done many things together on our "Dates". Movies, Ice cream&the park, Paint your own pottery are just some of our dates. I hope my oldest son realizes how Important he is to me and how Much these Date Nights are as much for Me as it is For Him!

Blizzard of 2011

2011-02-03T05:38:00.000-08:00

On Tuesday night Chicago and the Suburbs Surrounding got hit with a Huge Blizzard. Some People are saying 18 inches of Snow. On Tuesday Night my Husband left work at 2:30 pm and what normally takes him a 1hr to get home took him 4.5 hrs. I was happy to have him home and safe. Nobody went to work on Wednesday and Monkey Boy is on his 2ND snow Day home from School. I got a much needed nap in on Wednesday,but my Husband is back at work today so no more naps for me. The Boys had a Blast playing in the Fresh Snow on Wednesday Morning. Little Worm is almost 2 and this was his 1st time in Lots of snow. He was super upset when it was time to come in. Poor Little Guy!!

Trying to Escape !

2011-01-27T13:57:00.000-08:00

Trying to get out of the House in Winter with 3 small Children is alot harder than one might think. Sometimes I just get Stir Crazy and want to window shop especially in January. I took this picture when I was trying to get to Babies R Us to use some Great Coupons that I had.

Anyway the Sun the Stars and the Moon were in alignment and I somehow had Both my 23 Month old and the 3 month old sleeping at the same time..... and I was able to get a shower in so I thought it would be a good opportunity to get out.

After I got myself ready I started to pack. I just prepared everything on the table so after all the Little's woke up we could eat and go.

What I packed :

1 bottle of expressed Breast Milk

1Sippy cup of Juice

1Big Boy cup of Juice

1 Bottled water for me

1 Burp Cloth

4 Diapers (2 diapers for each)

countleess # of wipes

1 complete outfit change for Baby Girl

1 shirt change for Baby Boy

2 snacks( Mini Marshmallows work wonders)

1 wallet,keys

1 Bunting

2 winter Coats

3 hats

2 sets of gloves

After I got everything ready I looked at my Kitchen tabe and decided to take a picture.....Because Someday I will miss all of this and I want to remember all of the chaos involved in order to get out of the house with 3 young kids:)

It's Been Busy!

2011-01-27T04:53:00.000-08:00

I feel Kinda bad that I have been to busy to Blog. Kinda being the most Important word. You see I have been living life :) Enjoying my new Baby Girl, and all that comes with adjusting to a family of 5. Princess was born on Oct 13. I had my 3rd C- Section. We came home to Halloween,Thanksgiving ,Christmas and New Years. It has been so busy !

In the 3 short Months she has been part of our Family I have had Bronchitis and the entire Family except Princess got a Stomach bug. Princess Ro Ro had her 1st Ear Infection.

We have had countless Dr apt's for our family. Well check visits as well as Specialist apt's for Princess Ro Ro's Port Wine Stain Birthmark.

I have missed Blogging, but as some of you might understand once you have been gone for so long it's kinda hard to get back in the swing of things. Well I'm back and ready to keep making bloggy friends on this Wonderful Journey of Motherhood.

Wordless Wednesday

2011-01-26T04:48:00.001-08:00

Kind Of A funny Cloth Diapering Story

2010-12-02T04:03:00.000-08:00

When I was in the Hospital with Princess we were using the disposable diapers they provided for us. The Nurses need to keep track of have many #1 and #2 she was doing. They would ask me and most of the time I replied that she did #2(Breastfeed),but not sure if she did #1. Finally a Nurse looked at me...Like I was Crazy and told me that if the Baby wets the Pampers have a line in the front that changes color on the outside. I laughed so hard, and told her that I use Cloth at home and am not use to all this high-tech disposables!

A Princess was Born!

2010-12-01T03:00:00.000-08:00

The Morning of Oct 13. 2010 I had a Non Stress Test apt because My Dr was out of town on vacation and my Little Girl tried to escape at 27 weeks and 34 so I was under close watch. I was exactly 39 weeks to the day. If my Dr was in town he would have scheduled my repeat C-Section for that Morning, but I was suppose to wait til Oct 18 when he would be back. I got to my apt and it took a very long time for the baby to move. The ultrasound tech gave me apple juice and had me lay in all different positions to get Princess to move. She finally moved at 1 min to spare or she would have failed my Non stress test. Being so close to failing she sent me upstairs to be put on the Monitors. I sat on the monitors for about a hour was having some contractions so the Nurse sent me to labor and delivery floor to be monitored on their machines. The Nurse there took my blood and said since I was not contracting regularly and was not dilated they were going to send me home. She took me off the machine,but told me to wait till she had the results of the Blood work. Just then it happened my contractions were coming closer and were getting stronger. I turned on the news channel. They have the time posted at the bottom corner so I could time the contractions myself. They were coming every 7 to 8 min. I called the Nurse and told her to put me back on the Machine. I told her as soon as she took me off they started coming regularly. To her Surprise I was contacting regularly. She called the on on-call Dr and updated him. She was told to watch me for at least a hour and see if I would start to dilate. I informed her that I have NEVER dilated with my 2 previous Births and that They had to give me medicine with my 1st to get me to dilate even though my water broke hours earlier. None the less she said If I was not contracting that they would prob send me home. Well Hours went by and my contractions were awful. She checked my and I was not dilated. (humm ... told ya lady) They finally decided to do my Emergency C-Section. It's Kinda funny now that all 3 of my children were Born by on-call Dr's ,and Every Birth has been some sort of emergency.

This C- Section was the worst one ever. You think in you head that I've had 2 C-sections I should be a old pro at this. Even though baby girl was Head down at every check up ultrasound from20weeks, to 27 weeks to 34 weeks (when I had ultrasounds) She decided at 39 weeks it was a good time for her to be Breach. Wile they were trying to get her out I felt such pressure in my chest I felt like I could not Breath. they had to give my oxygen and even though I'm sure it helped ,I could not stop coughing these little coughs. The anesthesiologist keep telling me not to cough,but It could not be controlled. I keep Looking at my Husband and asking him if everything was OK because it was taking so long for them to get her out. He was rubbing my hand telling me that everything was fine and he was staying calm,but I'm sure was nervous himself. When They finally got her out she was not Breathing on her own and my Husband said she looked very blue. After a few minutes they got her to Breath and my Princess Rowan was Born. They took her to the Nursery and my Husband went with her wile they finished up my surgery. We decided to have my tubes tied wile they were preforming the C- section. Everyone says "you know when you are done" and let me tell you that is true. I felt done, and am 1000% Happy with my decision to have my tubes tied.

With my past C-Sections when I was in the recovery room I have always fallen asleep after my surgery's. This time I was wide awake. My Husband came to check in on me. I asked him how the Baby was doing and he said she was doing great. I asked him to show me some pictures and he said "O you want to see pictures" I was like ya..It was pretty strange of him . He left me and said he was going to take some pictures. When he came back he told me before he shows me the pictures I needed to know that she was born with a pretty big birthmark. I asked him where . He replied on her face. He told me that the Dr's told him her type of birthmark is called a Port Wine Stain,and there are surgeries they can do now to remove it. I then saw pictures of my Beautiful Baby Girl. She was Born at 9.5 lbs and 21 inches long at 9:58 pm.

I was unable to see her when I got in my room because she was under observation in the nursery for 6 hours after her Birth because of the Breach Birth and not breathing on her own right away. When they finally Brought my Baby girl to me I snuggled her so close and was Instantly in Love with this little girl. To Tell you the Truth I noticed her Birthmark,and was saddened that it was on her face,but felt so much love for her that it did not even matter. She is my little girlfriend and I am truly blessed to have her in my life and a part of our Family.

My Cold Cup of Coffee!!

2010-11-08T06:52:00.000-08:00

OK fellow bloggy friends...I seriously Miss blogging,but let me just say that this transition from 2 Kids to 3...(two that are 2 and under) has me trying hard to keep my head above water. I have so many Pictures and a Birth story to write of my Baby Girl. I just hope you will all still be there when I finally decide to blog and not try to catch a Nap. For now I am going to try to enjoy my cold cup of coffee!!

Introducing....

2010-10-20T21:06:00.000-07:00

Princess Rowan

Oct.13 2010

9:58 pm

9lbs 5 oz

Birth Story Soon!!!

38 weeks :)

2010-10-05T08:11:00.000-07:00

Last night at around 4pm I was not feeling well. My feet and hands were swollen and My Lips and eyes felt like they were burning. My in laws brought over a blood Pressure Monitor and I have been checking it at home whenever I have not been feeling well. My blood pressure was 150 over 90. and my Pulse was 110. Maybe am more sensitive to my symptoms because I had my Little Worm at 36 weeks, and ANY Symptoms freak me out,but I decided to call my Dr. I went in to the Hospital to get monitored and have peace of mind. They said everything was fine and I will be going back to my Ob on Thur Morning. My Ob. Is leaving for a Vacation on Oct 9 . I am not happy about him going on vacation:( I am not sure when he is coming back or when he is planing on scheduling my repeat C-section. Hopefully on Thur Morning I will have some answers.

Well even though I was on my way to the hospital we still have 2 small children at home and a night time to-do list. My husband took over:) He took both Children to Monkey Boy's soccer practice. Entertaining Little Worm for over a hour outside all wile Monkey Boy practiced. Then he went one step further an took them both to get Pizza for Dinner. This was the 1st time he took both of them out to eat by himself. When I can home from the hospital both boys were in bed. He told me to remind him Never to take both of them to a Pizza Buffet by himself ever again. He said the kids behaved,but that a buffet style restaurant was way more then he could handle. First of all the High chairs that they have at the restaurant have wheels on them and when my Husband got up to grab some pizza Little Worm decided to pull himself to other tables nearby. Then he got up to try to get himself a drink and Little worm grabbed A cup off the table and spilled red H-C all over himself and the floor. My Husband was exhausted and said that the kids ate great,but he is not even sure if he finished a slice of pizza. I loved hearing this story and laughed so hard that he got a little glimpse of my life:)

37 Weeks and 3 days:)

2010-10-01T18:26:00.001-07:00

Seriously Folks it's not Twins just one Baby!! Why do I look so huge in Pictures??? Monkey Boy took this photo! Remember he is 5 ! I am hanging in there and cannot wait to meet my Daughter. This Pregnancy has been the hardest on me. Baby Girl has actually Bruised my Pelvic Bone and every time the O.B goes to measure me I cringe and say Ouchhh!! I guess it's because she is so low she is rubbing up against the bone. I googled it and it happens in like 10% of pregnancy's..Lucky me!! It makes it so hard to walk or even put a pillow between my legs at night:( I know it will all be worth it when I see my Beautiful Healthy Baby ! I am now starting to swell in my feet and hands. My Blood Pressure was a little high this past week 140 over 90 so they are keeping a eye on that. I am having my 3rd C-section and as long as I do not go into labor on my own they generally take the Baby out at 39 weeks witch will be Oct 13. So Looks like in 12 days or less She will be here:)

36 Weeks:)

2010-09-22T01:21:00.000-07:00

I am 36 weeks with Baby #3..I am at my Dr.'s Goal for me:) I have gone into Preterm Labor 2 times so far. Once at 27 weeks.(told to quit working and take it easy)Once at 34 weeks. Both times resulted in drugs to stop the contractions and 2 over night stays in the Hospital. I delivered my Little Worm at 36 weeks on the day and his Lungs were not developed. His Birth was so scary. He did not come home with me. Everyone says that Girls develop faster in the Womb than Boys,and that her Lungs are Probably developed. Either was I would Love for her to stay in a few more weeks at least. I feel HUGE. I am at the point of the Pregnancy where none of my Maternity Shirts fit ..They ride up on my Stomach all day long and annoy me. I have Lots of Pressure in my Groin and it literally hurts to walk to the Bathroom. Also Lately I am starving almost all day long...I have noticed that I am eating alot of food.....Like I cannot get enough food .. Anyone else feel like that before they delivered? Basically I am hanging in there trying to do as little as Possible in order for Baby Girl to develop as much as she can in the Womb. I want to Bring her Home with me when I go home! I go to the O.B. Tomorrow Night.....I wonder what he will say??? A Picture will come as soon as I can get someone to take one for me:)

Sneak Peak

2010-09-10T01:00:00.000-07:00

We Live in a 3 Bedroom House. When we found out we were expecting our 3rd Baby naturally we realized that someone would eventually start sharing a bedroom. As I have written before Lil Worm was a Awful Sleeper until about 14 Months. No Joke! He just turned 18 Months at the end of last month and is FINALLY sleeping through the night every night! I prayed so hard to God to please let him learn how to sleep. We were real nervous about putting the 2 boys together. My Husband even suggested that maybe we should just put a crib in a corner of our room and let someone sleep there. That was going to be our game plan until we found out that Baby #3 is a GIRL. You see how can I pass up planing a Baby Girl Nursery! I thought since the Boys will eventually be sharing a room might as well Transition my Lil Worm now Before his New Baby Sister gets here. So far so good ...Lil Worm is sleeping GREAT in his Brothers Room. Better than either one of us expected!! We have Finally started making Baby Girls Nursery. There is some Furniture on order and we are still waiting on lots of things to get it complete,but it's starting to come together. I thought everyone might enjoy a Sneak Peak! This Nursery would have not been possible with out the generosity of Baby Girl's Grandmother Lyn who gifted her ultimate Baby Girl Nursery. I am so Thankful to have a Baby girl Nursery of my dreams and cannot wait for my Little Girl to be able to enjoy her sweet room.

How Do You Oreo?

2010-09-07T07:57:00.000-07:00

Little Worm Recently had his Very First Oreo:) He Loved It! Funny How One Cookie can make such a mess:)

33 Weeks

2010-09-04T08:36:00.000-07:00

Wow I am currently 33 weeks and I am Wondering when Little Girl is going to come. You see my Lil Worm was Born at 36 weeks. I have already been in the Hospital at 28 weeks with Premature Labor that they stopped. Thank Goodness!! I told my O.B. that it was my Goal to make it to 38 weeks and he informed me that it's His goal for me to get to 36. ( I still think it's strange for a Dr to say that) I have contractions almost every single day. Sometimes they are mild last night they were awful. I was having contractions every 2 Min for about 14 min then when I finally went upstairs and laid down they subsided. My Dr only wants me to call him if I have 10 Contractions in a hour for 2 hours. Well If they would have kept up strong like that I probably would have called him within the 1st hour. So far today I feel good:) I am taking it extremely easy doing nothing more than what I have to. Monkey Boy took a picture of me before he left for Kindergarden this Morning. I am a short person only about 5"2 so I think she has nowhere to go but out... I actually do not feel as big as I look if that makes any sense?

Today A Piece Of My Heart Drove Away On A School Bus...

2010-08-24T18:57:00.000-07:00

Today was Monkey Boys 1st Full Day Of Kindergarten. He was so excited to take the Bus. I was so Nervous. We got ready for School and walked down to the Bus Stop. He was the only Kindergartner at the stop. Most of the Kids were in 2nd through 4th grade. He kept telling me this is so weird,he seamed to have a nervous energy about him. He told one of the older boys about his Bat Man Folder..."with the Joker on it". The older Boy was less than impressed,and I just thought it was cute he was making small talk. The Bus came and Monkey Boy got on. The Bus Driver was great and she was taking attendance and had the Kindergartners sit in the front seats. I could only take One Picture for as soon as I clicked the Button the tears began to flow and I did not want him to see me cry. The Bus Driver informed me that they would probably be late at Pick up time due to all their extra checking and getting to know the kids. Well they were 20 min late at pick up time and I got a little scared about where his Bus was. When he finally got home Monkey Boy jumped off the Bus with a Huge Smile on his face saying how cool Kindergarten was. I'm glad I survived this Milestone,but why is it so hard to Let them Grow ?

Wordless Wednesday

2010-08-18T06:32:00.001-07:00

Stitches

2010-08-14T18:31:00.001-07:00

Today was a Emotional day ..It all started this Morning when my MIL came over to take Monkey Boy Swimming. She also brought over a Huge Bag of School Clothes for Monkey Boy. My Husband was loading the Morning dishes in the Dishwasher and Lil Worm was trying to climb into the dishwasher. She was trying to show me the clothes ,so I put Little Worm in the Living Room and is a open floor space to the Kitchen except we have a Baby Gate to keep him out of the Kitchen. I can see him at all times. All of a sudden I hear a loud Thud. I rush over the Baby gate and see my Lil Worm covered in blood from his Nose. He somehow fell into the Bottom of the staircase Banister. I use to have Foam on there when he was first learning how to walk,but since he has gotten older and teething he decided it was more fun to eat the Foam. I removed the Foam because it was becoming a choking hazard,and I felt that he was better at walking and it was not necessary in that spot anymore. He was screaming so loud. My Husband and I took a look at it and Knew he needed to go to the Emergency Room. My Mil stayed with Monkey boy and eventually took him to the pool. My Husband and I went to the Emergency Room. I was so glad that my husband was with me. Being 8 Months Pregnant I was a emotional wreak. They had to restrain him and he needed 5 stitches in his Nostril. I could not take my Baby crying so hard. A cry that is so Different from anything I have ever experienced with him. My Husband stayed in the room with our Baby and I walked down to the Emergency Room Bathroom where I could still hear him cry ...It seamed like it took forever. I almost threw up in the Bathroom I was so sick to my Stomach. When it was over I held my baby so tight and kissed him until he calmed down from the whole experience. When we got home I went to Babies R Us and purchased some more foam to cover the Banister,and a new toy for my Little Boy. He is doing well and the stitches will be out on Wed,but boy my 1st Son has never needed stitches and this was so scary. Being a Mom is so much harder than I could ever imagine.

Wordless Wednesday

2010-08-11T07:31:00.000-07:00

Summer Colds

2010-08-09T10:09:00.000-07:00

Seriously who was I to think that I could get through a entire Summer without anyone in our Family getting sick. It started with Monkey Boy last week. He had a Runny nose and a Temp of 100. It never turned into anything more for him and I was glad that he was getting over it. Well It hit both me and Lil Worm last night. We Both have temps around 100. I have a sore throat and a stuffy nose. Little Worms is a complete mess because of the cold he was fighting sleep all night long...... until I finally dove around my Neighborhood at 2 in the morning to put him in a deep sleep.. I slept from 3am to 7 am when he got up for the day. I already put him down for a nap at 9.30 this morning and I slept on the couch wile Monkey Boy played around me . I hope this cold passes quickly for both of us. Is Hard being 8 Months Pregnant on Modified Bed rest and still being a Mom.

Wordless Wednesday

2010-08-04T05:53:00.000-07:00

Please Stop Growing so Fast!!

2010-08-02T10:33:00.000-07:00

In just 21 short days my oldest Son will be starting his 1st day of Kindergarten. I can barely stand it. I had to drop off his School Physical at the office today and was so emotional. I'm sure all the Pregnancy Hormones are not helping the situation any. His first day will be on Aug 23 . It is a orientation day and meet the Teacher ..... I get to go with him. How will I keep it together and not scare him by turning into a blubbery mess? Also What am I going to do when he steps on that School Bus the next day. Just thinking about it hurts. In just 5 short years I went from

This:

To This: Please Stop Growing so fast Mommy cannot take it!!!

My Newborn Cloth Diaper Stash Thus Far

2010-07-29T09:10:00.000-07:00

As Most of you know We are expecting our Little Baby Girl to arrive this October. (Hopefully not any sooner) Well as soon as I found out that we were expecting Baby #3 I started to think about what I would need in order to Cloth Diaper her from the start. I Started Cloth Diapering Lil Worm when he was 3 Months old. I started mostly with Bum Genius one size that a good Friend of mine gave me as a welcome gift for Lil worm. I Currently have Lots of One size Pocket Diapers and Baby Girl will be able to share them with her Brother as soon as they start to fit . (witch is normally around 10 lbs) Of Coarse I will need to buy fer some Girly Print Pockets of her very own,but I can add that to my stash little by little. I decided to go mostly with Prefolds and Covers for the Newborn stage. I Purchased my Un Bleached Prefolds from Cotton Babies. A wile ago they were on sale and I got a Dozen Preemie Prefolds for $0.60 each. I also Bought a Dozen infant size Prefolds for $1.20 each. I Purchased 3 Bummies Super Brites in the Newborn size in Green,Yellow and PINK:) I Purchased a Bummis Super Whisper wrap in the Flowers Print. I purchased 2 Cutey Baby all in 2 diapers from a Local Diaper shop near my house. I could not pass up how cute they were. Also I purchased a WAHM Diaper Cover in pink with Ruffles on the Back from the same shop. I Purchased a Pale Pink Newborn Diaper Cover from a Shop on Etsy called Swaddle In Cloth. It looks to be made real well. Lastly I purchased a Lavender Wool Shorties from the Etsy shop called Bunny Tails cloth Diapers by the Cloth Diaper mommy. These are Super Tiny and are so cute. They are sized Preemie /Newborn and I think will fit great when she 1st comes home. Also I have Purchased a Pink and Purple Snappi,but I forgot to get a Picture of them. I am contemplating getting a couple Rumparooz Lil Joeys because they are so stinkin cute, but I have heard mixed reviews on them so I have not ordered any yet. Tell me is there anything you would recommend I add to my Newborn stash?

Wordless Wednesday

2010-07-28T07:10:00.001-07:00

Seconds sale:)

2010-07-26T09:25:00.000-07:00

The Natural Baby Company is having a Huge Seconds Sale ...They Just posted the Seconds at 10 A.M. mst. I picked up 2 Grow Baby Shell Sets for 10 dollars each. I thought I would let people know about this great deal...Happy Fluff Shopping:)

28 Weeks & Contractions

2010-07-23T02:00:00.000-07:00

Well I have been in a Better mood lately. Thank you to everyone for your Understanding and Well Wishes. I had my Husband take a picture of me 3 Days ago. Wow I look Huge even in black...LOL... I went out to Dinner with My Cousin in law. We went to the Olive Garden. Yum yum Yum!

On Tuesday Morning I woke up and the shorts that I wore to bed were pretty Damp.(warning this will contain alot of information) I thought maybe my water was leaking. I put on a Pantyliner and went about my day. I took my Older son to Summer Camp and Lil Worm and I went to Target and Babies R Us to run errands. About a Hour and a half after I first put on that Pantyliner I went to the Bathroom. The Liner was completely wet. I started to get concerned, but continued with my errands (after all I am a Busy Mom) and then picked up Monkey Boy from Summer Camp. I headed home and made everyone Lunch. On the way Home in the car I started to feel contractions. I put Lil Worm in his Crib for a nap and decided to text my Husband at Work. I told him I felt like I was leaking Something and I was starting to have Contractions. I told him I felt like I should probably call the DR. However I did not want to make a mountain out of a molehill so I wanted his opinion. He told me to call. I called and they told me to go the the emergency room. I was very nervous and the Contractions were getting much worse. The Nurse was great and she tested me with the paper to see if my water was leaking. I cannot remember the name of the paper ,but if you are leaking amniotic Fluid the paper will turn blue. The paper remained the normal color,however when she ran the paper on my Pantyliner it did turn Blue. I am 28 weeks with my 3rd Baby and my 2ND Baby was born at 36 weeks. I went into early Labor with him and they could not stop it. His Lungs were not developed and it was very scary at Even 36 weeks. I do not want to go into Labor at 28 weeks. They sent me down to have a Ultrasound to see how much Fluid the Baby Had. The Baby had plenty of Fluid,but everyone was wondering what was I leaking and why was I still having strong contractions about every 3to 4 min. My Dr came to the Hospital and did a internal exam to see if I had a small tear or something. I did not. Thank Goodness!! It turns out that I have a Bacteria Infection witch can cause the uterine wall to contract. I just got over a Bladder Infection and that left everything venerable to get other infections. In the Hospital they gave me Procardia to stop the Contractions witch made my Heart race and feel like it was coming out of my chest. I stayed overnight to be Monitored and went home with a prescription antibiotic . I was told to stop teaching Dance. I asked him If I could pick up my 1 year old and walk up and down stairs. He told me yes I can,but I need to go home and be extremely Lazy Just the Bare Minimum to get buy. So have any of you experienced something like this ? Did you Deliver Early? Did the infection come back after the antibiotics? Would love to read some similar situations.

Depression During Pregnancy

2010-07-09T11:02:00.000-07:00

I had postpartum depression with my first son. It was a awful experience that still saddens me to this day. I wish I could have enjoyed those first few weeks of my sons life,but instead felt a sensation of uncontrollable anxiety and sadness. I soon went on medication and stayed on it for over a year. I was nervous about getting Depression again when pregnant with my second son. I was well prepared to watch and look at myself often to try to catch 1st signs of it creeping into my life. I knew that I would want to get on medication right away, because the lows of the depression are so low that I never want to experience that again. I never had postpartum depression with my second Son. It never happened. Maybe it is because I breastfeed him exclusively till he was 6 Months old? (they say it produces good hormones in your brain) I never had to take medication or have the sadness enter my life. I am currently 26 weeks pregnant with Baby #3. The Ultrasound said that this Baby is a Little Girl and I have always wanted a Little Girl so I am excited about that. However I have been battling some depression during Pregnancy this time around. It makes me nervous that it could turn into something else. I feel like I should be over the moon Happy right now ,but I am not. I have lost interest in many things. I Normally love to scrapbook and I have no desire to do that. I normally Love Blogging ,but have no desire to Blog about my life. I also take lots of pictures of my children ,and I have not had the desire to break out the camera. This poor Baby only has like 1 Belly Picture. I have no desire to try to get together with my friends and plan something to do. I am kinda just living. I am exhausted most of the day ,but when bedtime rolls around I am wide awake. I am hoping that this passes. I have never dealt with Depression During Pregnancy before. I am taking care of myself and just trying to get through this one day at a time. I will talk to someone if it gets worse. Right now I am hoping that all the Hormones in my body will level out and I will feel better in a week or so and that this is just a bad Funk. I almost do not even want to blog about this....maybe part of me is a little embarrassed letting people know about my life, but this is is what is going on with me in my life right now .

4 th of July Weekend

2010-07-05T11:05:00.001-07:00

Wow what a Busy weekend we have had. On Friday I took the kids to a parade. It was Monkey Boy's First Parade ever that he could remember. He had such a great time picking up candy on the streets and watching the Clowns and dogs walk in the Parade. My Girlfriends Daughter was in the Parade with her Brownie Troop so it was fun to see her throwing candy and waving to Monkey Boy. Then On Saturday we had a BBQ with the entire Family at my In-Laws House. The food was delish. They have a Huge inflatable Water Slide that they bought a few years back and set it up every year at their 4Th of July Party. Both the Boys had so much fun playing with their cousins in the water. I on the other had am exhausted. Being 7 Months Pregnant and chasing after a one year old in the water did this Mommy in. My Husband and I drove separately so I could leave with the Baby early and get him in bed as close to his bedtime as possible. Yesterday we went to the pool that my In-Laws belong to let the kids swim. We had a great time at the pool and then went to another BBQ at our Cousins house. It's so awesome to be invited to do so many fun activities,yet so hard to keep up with everything when you are pregnant. I am a little aggravated with myself because I took no pictures:( I was so Busy chasing after a one year old I totally forgot up until I wrote this post that i have no Pictures to go with the 4Th. That being said I think it's O.K. because we were living in the moment and everyone had a Blast:)

Thirsties Duo Wrap With Snaps

2010-06-24T13:32:00.000-07:00

Everyone pretty much knows that I have a obsession with Cloth Diapers. I kinda have no control over myself when I see a cute Print or New brand I want to try. I almost always can justify a new Cloth Diaper purchase. Now that I am expecting our third baby,and will have 2 in Diapers,it's kinda easy for me to keep adding more to my stash. I recently purchased the Thirsties Duo Wrap with Snaps in the Blackbird print. I love this cover. The print is so cute:)Lil Worm is sporting this cover over a Prefold. It has extra leg gussets for complete leakage control. I am so glad I did not purchase this print when it first came out. You see at first Thirsties only had this print in the Velcro. Wile I do still use some Velcro diapers in my stash, I am trying hard to only by Snaps now. My opinion is that the snaps wash up better,and always look new.

Wordless Wednesday

2010-06-23T08:57:00.001-07:00

Motherhood Saturday Night Style

2010-06-19T19:20:00.000-07:00

So It's Saturday Night and my Husband went out with some Friends. I put the Baby in his crib to go to bed. He was Fussing alot so I decided to bring him back downstairs. To my Surprise his Diaper came sliding off of him from under his Pajamas. (Yes it was Cloth ) It was covered in poop. (Yuck) He stepped in it and it was all over his leg. So off to Bath #2 for the night we went. When I got done with the Bath and Bedtime routine for the 2nd time I came downstairs to Monkey Boy Covered head to toe in Popsicle juice. He told me that his Push Up must of had a hole in it. So I had to change his Pajamas(I hope I can get the red stain out) . That my Friends is Motherhood Saturday Night Style.

Excuses Excuses

2010-06-18T08:57:00.000-07:00

Well Friends ...I would love to have a good excuse for where I have been ,but I really don't. My Summer has been so busy with the kids and this pregnancy that at the end of the day I have not found that much time to Blog. I am still reading Posts in the Morning, but have not found the peacefulness in this house of 2 Boys to Blog. We have been so busy almost every day doing outside activities. These Boys of mine are exhausting to keep up with. LOL I just recently went to my Ob. Because I was having a lot of pressure down there and was afraid that I might be having early signs of Labor. Good new is that it is not Early Labor. The Bad news is that it's a Bladder Infection. I have never had one being Pregnant before and boy does it hurt. The Ob put me on a antibiotic and I am starting to feel better.

I have also been busy shopping for this Baby Girl to Be . I will be posting a few of the cute things I have found for her soon:)

Today I am off to buy Fathers Day gifts and run errands. Happy Friday to all!!!

Super Mommy Forgot Her Cape!!

2010-06-08T18:46:00.000-07:00

Have you ever had "One Of Those Days"?? I'm sure my Pregnancy Hormones have something to do with it,but man today was a ruff one. Today started out rainy and wet. So there was no going to the park,or walks, or pool. We were stuck inside:( After Lil Worms afternoon nap I decided to go to Target to get some shopping done and to break up my day. Monkey Boy was awful running away from me and overall not listening. Lil Worm wanted out of the cart. Being that he is 14 Months that was not going to happen. It was so chaotic in there I even forget to use my $5.00 Coupon I had. I put everyone in the car and drove home. I put Lil Worm in his Playpen and ran some Toiletries upstairs. All of a sudden I hear him crying. I run downstairs and ask Monkey Boy "Why is he crying" . He responds" I don't Know" .. I ask Him again. Then he tells me "I jumped in the playpen and jumped on top of him" He is 5 years old and well aware that he is Not allowed in the playpen. I normally pride myself in having LOTS of patience with my Son,but I lost it. Out of Frustration that Lil Worm might possibly be really hurt and the way he acted in the store earlier . I yelled at him and told him to go to his room. I felt awful after I yelled at him and was crying to myself because I did yell. My Husband soon came home from work. He walked in and told me to not look at him like that. He turned around to hang up his keys and I just Burst into tears. I told him that I was mad at myself for yelling at Monkey boy and I sent him to his room. My Husband told me he would go talk to him. He came downstairs after talking to him and then told me that "I need to get a Handel on these situations,because we have another one coming,and I should be able to take care of this. Well this is not what I wanted to hear. I wanted some sympathy. I wanted him to tell me that it's O.K to have bad days, and that every day isn't perfect. Most of all I wanted him to tell me that I am doing a great job with our kids. I then told him I had to escape. He rolled his eyes at me. I told Him I would be back in time to put everyone to bed. It was 6:00 and I was home be 7:45. I got in my car and cried a little more at the fact that My Husband could not understand the situation,and the fact that I could not get him to understand. I went and got a Pedicure. I needed to have a relaxing moment all to myself. I feel better ,and Hope that the rest of the week will be easier.

IT'S A.......

2010-05-30T17:00:00.000-07:00

Yesterday I went for my 20 Week Ultrasound. I Had a real nice Ultrasound Tech:) She was so Friendly. I told her that I would like to know the Sex of the Baby. She continued to do the Ultrasound..... there is so many things that they need to measure and check . She informed me that everything that she needed to look for she found,and all looked good:) When the time came the Baby did show us and......It's A Girl!!! I started crying and asked the lady if she was positive there was nothing hiding. lol. So watch out World this Mama of 2 Boy's has ordered her first Pink Diaper Cover and some Baby Girl Headbands with Giant Bows!!!

Monkey Boy Graduated From Preschool:)

2010-05-27T05:50:00.000-07:00

Yesterday was my First Son's Last day of Preschool. The night before I was very excited at the idea that we would not have wake up and get ready and go to school anymore. I needed a break from the everyday routine of School. That was all I was thinking about. Then in the Morning I was brushing my sons hair and I just started to cry. It hit me all of a sudden that this was the last time he would be in Preschool and how Kindergarten is just months away. As I was brushing his hair I thought to myself that pretty soon he will be able to brush his own hair and will not need me as much. All Signs of him growing up flashed before my eyes. I stopped crying and continued with my routine. We got in the car and started to drive to school. On the way to my sons Preschool there is a High School who wouldn't you know it was having their Graduation day too. I saw High School Students in their Caps and Gowns out my window and crying spell #2 came about. All I could think of is that before I know it he will be graduating from High School. I never understood people when they told me that it goes bye so fast. I was just dealing with a Colicky Acid reflux baby who I would give anything to have grow faster and sleep. We reached School and I had my Camera in hand I was taking pictures everywhere. I really wanted to freeze this moment ......I took Pictures by his cubbie, in his classroom ,by a tree. Seriously lots of Pictures did not even turn out good because I was taking too many. After I dropped him off I stepped out of the school and cried again. This time I cried about a half hour. My First Born was attending his Last Day of Preschool and There was nothing I could do to stop it. He was Growing up before my eyes ! I composed myself before pick up and watched him sing a few songs with his classmates before everyone ate snacks. I did not cry when he was singing his songs,but just felt a sense of accomplishment for him. So here we go,Summer will be over soon and Kindergarten awaits.

Getting Motivated!!

2010-05-25T10:37:00.000-07:00

Do you ever find it hard to get motivated to do your everyday tasks? Sometimes I think it could be because of the pregnancy. Or because it's gloomy looking outside. Other times I wonder if I am just being lazy. Today is one of those days where I should be doing some laundry, or cleaning up the play room ,or vacuuming.......but I cannot seem to get started. I love it when I get so motivated to clean that the entire house gets attacked and looks so great for all of 24 hours. Tell me do you have any secrets to get yourself motivated to do mundane tasks??

Mommy's have Birthday's Too:)

2010-05-23T07:28:00.000-07:00

It has been a crazy week this past week ,very busy like it always is. On Wednesday it was my Birthday. My Husband was out of town on Business and I had my usual Wednesday routine to do. When Monkey Boy woke up I told him it was my Birthday. He was very serious and asked me if He was invited to my Birthday Party?? I told him that Mommy is not having a Birthday Party. He looked super sad and told me "But You Have to Have a Cake" . How sweet !! I told him I would go to the store when he was in school and get everything we needed to make Cupcakes. It was a typical Mommy Birthday filled with pickups,drop-offs,laundry,cleaning and of coarse Baking Birthday Cupcakes:)

Bum Wear :)

2010-05-21T11:59:00.000-07:00

I recently Purchased 2 new cloth Diapers to add to my stash (you can NEVER have to many right?) LOL. The brand of this diaper is called Bum Wear. I Purchased a super cute Dino Print,and Green Bees. I am a huge Sucker for cute prints. I have been using this diaper in my rotation over a Month now. I have Never had a Leak or a Blow out in this Diaper:) This makes this Diaper a Winner in my book:) When you purchase this Diaper you have the option of adding hip snaps or not. I purchased mine with Hip Snaps. My Lil Worm is about 24 lbs at 14 Months . However the Hip Snaps do not work for him and his Chunky Thigh's. Since this is a One size fits all Diaper the Hip snaps would probably be great for Newborns or Skinny Babies.

Bubbles

2010-05-18T12:16:00.000-07:00

Monkey Boy got a huge bubble wand from the Easter Bunny. The Weather was super Nice and we decided it was time to try it out. It made lots and lots of Bubbles for Lil Worm to chase. Lil Worm actually said the word Bubble too:) What fun I had watching my 2 Boys enjoy this time at the park with lots and lots of Bubbles.

Monkey Boy Vs. The Fly

2010-05-14T01:23:00.000-07:00

There was a house fly flying around our House for a couple of days. It really wasn't bothering anyone. I just let it be. Fast Forward 1 day later when I am folding laundry . Monkey boy runs in the Laundry room caring his foam sword. He shows me the very tip of his sword. He asks me if I know what is on his Sword. I saw nothing but faint pink line on the tip. He told me it was "Fly Blood" . He was so proud that he killed they housefly with the tip of his sword. I laughed so hard. He was as proud of killing that Fly as a warrior would be if they won a huge Battle. I'm telling you it's never boring or dull in this house :)

Almost Wordless

2010-05-12T03:00:00.000-07:00

His Future's So Bright.... He's Gotta Wear Shades:)

Better Late than Never:)

2010-05-10T19:12:00.000-07:00

I have been wanting to post about my Mother's Day. As usual life gets in the way of blogging. My Mother's day started when I picked up Monkey Boy from School on Friday afternoon. He gave me a potted plant. He painted the pot, and planted the flower inside. The card said "If Mom's were Flowers I would pick you." I loved it:) On Sunday I got to sleep in till 8:30 . It's Funny to say sleep in til 8:30 to me........ because before I had Children I would consider Sleeping in waking up at noon. My Husband made a huge Breakfast. Pancakes, Eggs, Bacon. Yummy:) Then he cleaned up the Kitchen:) We went to the Mall by our house because my MIL gave me a gift card to Motherhood Maternity,so I had to go shop. We came home and Hubby made dinner and cleaned up after again. Over all it was a relaxed and enjoyable Mother's day :) Hope you enjoyed your Mother's Day Too.

A Conversation with Monkey Boy

2010-05-07T05:45:00.000-07:00

Monkey Boy: Mom can I Marry You?

Me: I am already Married to Daddy

Monkey Boy : I am going to Marry you and I will get you a nice ring and we will eat cake.

Me: Mommy's Can not Marry their sons

Monkey Boy: (almost in tears) But I LOVE you!!

Me: O.K Buddy We will get Married when you are older. I love you too!!

If only he will always want to Marry me.....

Why do you Blog?

2010-05-06T02:00:00.000-07:00

I was first introduced to the world of Blogging through a friend of a friend. She had a Mommy blog. I thought she was crazy. Why would someone want to share their daily life with the world? Then something weird happened I started to read her blog every time she posted. Then I started to read other Mommy blogs out there and they became a escape from the everyday Mommy life. I thought to myself this would be a great way to document my everyday life so my children could read it when they get older. I also like the connections and friendships I have found through my readers . Then I thought about what to name my blog. This is a tuff one. When I started my blog at the end of July last year I had just started cloth diapering Lil Worm. I kinda was obsessed with cloth diapers and new prints so that is how I came up with my title. Wile I still love Cloth Diapers, that is just one small thing in my life. I often wonder if this title scares people away from reading my blog? I blog about so much more than just Cloth Diapers. So Ladies my question to you is Why did you start your blog? Was is hard for you come up with a name for your Blog??

Hay Big Brother I Want To Play Dress Up Too:)

2010-05-04T22:20:00.000-07:00

17 Weeks

2010-05-03T05:00:00.000-07:00

So i am currently 17 weeks pregnant with Baby#3. We have found out the sex with both of our Boys. It's Funny because before I actually became Pregnant I felt strongly that I would never find out the sex of a baby in utero. I believed that there are few good surprises in life,and this should be one of them. I never understood why people would find out. Then the day came when I was Pregnant with Monkey Boy , and the ultrasound lady asked me "Do you want to know the sex?" I said yes. I wanted to know. I wanted a Boy Nursery or a Girl Nursery. I felt like I would bond with the Baby inside of Better If I could name it before it came out. The Ultrasound Tech told us it was a Boy. Boy I was Surprised. I could have bet my life on the fact that Baby #1 was a Girl. Then when I was Pregnant with Baby #2 we found out that he was a Boy. Once again I thought he was a Girl. The Pregnancy's were so Different. I Never Threw up with Baby#1. I threw up with Baby #2. Now as we are getting closer to finding out the sex of Baby #3. Once again a totally different Pregnancy compared to the first 2. I feel like it's a Boy. I have been Nauseous every single Morning with this one and Threw up today. I Think it's a boy,because I feel that that is what we make. LOL . That is my only reason why I think it's a boy. Who Knows?? I know God Does. So did you find out the sex of your Baby(s). Were you right? Please Excuse the Picture. (I wanted to add one) Monkey Boy is in preschool & Lil Worm is only 1 he would eat the Camera:) I always forget it ask my Husband to take one when he gets home from work, because I am busy doing Mom things, you know,Dinner and Bath and Bed.

Pay it Forward

2010-04-29T03:00:00.000-07:00

I recently decided to do a "Pay It Forward " with Mary Anne from MaMa Smiles Blog. Her blog is so enjoyable to read. The package that she sent me was awesome. It included A reusable snack bag, Colored Pencils for Monkey Boy ,and a handmade baby bear for Lil Worm. Lil Worm LOVES this bear. It is just the right size for his little hands. The rules on the Pay it Forward game is simple. If you receive a gift you have to then give a gift. Well I am not a very crafty person,but I would Love to send you a little surprise in the mail for your family. It will not be handmade, but will be fun. So who ever is the 1st person to leave a comment will get a little care package in the mail. Please leave me your email address so I can contact you. Then all you have to do is keep the "Pay It Forward" going.

Where Have I Been???

2010-04-26T18:54:00.000-07:00

Where have I Been? I have been so busy and crazy with life. I am a Dance Teacher and I teach about 20 classes a week. I work at 3 locations . This Year I have 4 dance recitals! I have about 150 students total. This past weekend I finished 1 recital. It went great:) Recital season is so insane. I love teaching dance.. It allows me to be home with my Children every single day. So beside teaching dance, I still have to do all the Mommy things that we moms do! Ya know the Laundry, Cleaning, Cooking, Playing ect. Sometimes I wonder why I blog when I feel like I am loosing Readers because I cannot keep up with posting every day. Then I tell myself that it's O.K . I am creating this Blog for my Children to read when they are older. Hopefully when they are Adults they will realize that their Mom did a lot and tried her best:)

That's What Lil Boys Are Made Of

2010-04-20T10:14:00.000-07:00

Monkey Boy had his very first T-Ball Game yesterday. It was so cute to see him excited to play baseball. If you have never watched 4 and 5 year old's play T-ball then you are missing out. It was so funny:) As soon as someone would hit the ball ,the entire outfield would run for the ball. They would then proceed to jump on one another like a little mosh pit in attempts at getting the ball. Where we signed him up they do not keep score. There are no Winners or Losers. They just play the game and had fun. I Never thought I would have a Boy. I do not like sports or watching them on T.V. I am truly blessed that I get to experience The joys of parenting a Boy:)

Time for a 1st Hair Cut !

2010-04-14T05:00:00.000-07:00

AFTER

Is it just me. Am I the only one who gets a little teared up at the thought of cutting of my sons baby hair. Lil Worm was due for his 1st haircut. I could not put it off any longer. His hair was hanging down in his eyes. I took him to a place called Cool Cuts for kids. They have little cars and airplanes for the kids to sit in with a seat belt while they watch a movie to keep them distracted. Lil Worm did very well . I do not know how the Hairstylist can cut a baby's hair. I would be so nervous with how much they move all over the place.

BEFORE

Gen -Y

2010-04-11T14:07:00.000-07:00

I am a giant sucker for cute Cloth Diaper prints. I recently found Gen-y wile playing around one night on the computer. They have the most adorable Diaper covers with snaps. I immediately fell in love with the Retro cowboy print and the Owl print. I ordered these 2 covers and received them in the mail rather quickly. I prepped them and was eager to try them out. I usually use prefolds with a Snappi underneath it. I have been using these covers for about a month now and am still in love with them. They have held up amazingly in the wash. I have probably washed them a total of 8 times and I still have no fading on the prints. I love the fact that they are snaps so they do not cause any Velcro snakes in my machine:) Seriously how cute is this Retro Cowboy Print:)

Pregnancy Cravings??

2010-04-09T13:50:00.000-07:00

Cravings during pregnancy are so weird. I have been all over the place with my cravings and food aversions. I remember with my 1st pregnancy In the beginning I was craving Orange Juice. I could not get enough of the stuff. I probably drank a Gallon every 2 days. Then as time went on I craved Rice Crispy treats,Strawberries, Chinese Food,Pickles, and Steak. When I was pregnant with baby #2 I craved milk , Bagels and cream cheese and plain Mac Donald's Cheeseburgers. Also I found it strange that the entire time I was pregnant with baby#2 I could not look at or eat grilled chicken. Now I am pregnant with baby #3 and even though I am just entering my 2ND trimester I have craved Ice Tea and Ice Mocha's. Now I have been making my own Ice tea at home with decaffeinated tea,but I have given into the Iced Mocha's. So tell me what kind of crazy things did you eat or not eat when your were pregnant???

Sick, Sick and more Sick

2010-04-06T06:33:00.000-07:00

Well I am sick. I think I have a Sinus Infection. I am going to call by O.B. Doctor this morning as soon as they open. I also am running a small temperature. I hate being sick and trying to take care of a household. This seams worse because I am Pregnant. So not sure what they can give me or what I feel comfortable taking wile pregnant. I have thrown up water this morning. Wow I Hope this passes quickly.

The Bunny was Here:)

2010-04-03T20:56:00.000-07:00

I love Easter:) Call me a huge dork,but I love making up my children's Easter baskets. When Monkey boy was born I ordered him a Basket with him name on it from Lillian Vernan. Last year I tried to order one for Lil Worm,but they were on back order. This Year I ordered early and now Lil Worm has his own basket with his name on it too. Every year I fill it with items that Monkey boy would like. I "try" not to put a lot of candy in the basket,but it's hard when I see something that I know he likes:) This year Monkey boy is getting Bubbles, cotton candy,bubble gum, a Pez Dispenser in the shape of a Bunny,Phineas and Feb D.S. Game(he asked the Bunny at the mall for this)and a Chocolate Bunny. Lil Worm is getting a Little Tykes toy piano,Organic Sesame Street snacks, a snack cup, a Rubber Duck,toy keys, and Binky's. I so wanted to go the the Cloth Diaper store and get him a new diaper,but I have not have any extra time :( When we wake up in the morning we will open our baskets and find the eggs all over the house. Then we will head out to Grandma and PaPa's house for Easter Dinner. Hope you have a Great Easter:)

Lil Worm's 1st Birthday Party.

2010-04-01T03:00:00.000-07:00

Lil Worms 1st Birthday Party was a Huge Success. We had his Party at our house,and invited about 20 adults and 10 children. Too my Surprise everyone I invited could come. This made for a crowded house. My house is not that big and it was Pretty Claustrophobic, but still a very enjoyable party. We served Homemade baked Mostocolli with garlic bread and salad. I kept the Party Moving. I did Lunch ,Cupcakes,&Presents all in a 2 hour window. I for one hate going to Birthday Party's or Showers that take over 4 hours because the people are moving to slow. We all have things that we need to accomplish before a Monday:) Lil Worm Looked so cute in his Birthday Pants. I purchased these on Etsy by a very talented Woman. Marmalade Baby is the name of her etsy store. These pants had so much details put into them. I got to pick out my own colors and she made them to my sons measurements. I am beyond thrilled with these Wool Longies! I will be getting his 1 year old Photo's done soon in these pants. Lil Worm Loved his 1st taste of a Cupcake. I loved watching him dig in to the yummy mess:)

I'm Back:)

2010-03-28T08:35:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone:) O how I have missed my blog. See I have been very busy. Are you ready for the exciting news? We are expecting baby #3 in October:) My Husband does not like telling anyone until after the 1st trimester passes. As most of you know that 1st trimester brings all kinds of symptoms. I have been extremely nauseous and exhausted. It has taken everything out of me just keeping up with the needs of a one year old, a five year old, and a house. I really have not even had the energy to blog. I would have loved to blog about what was going on in my life, but since we were not telling anyone my blog was put on hold. I'm back in the bloggy business,and look forward to sharing this pregnancy with all of you.

I'm Not Leaving All My Bloggy Friends:)

2010-03-16T07:33:00.000-07:00

I just wanted to update all my Bloggy friends that I am not leaving the blog world. I know it seams like I have abandoned my blog. I just have been very busy with a upcoming project that is taking all my extra time and energy. I will explain this as soon as I can. It's Big news and very good news:) Just has me very busy. I do hope to get back into the Bloggy World very soon ,and I hope you will all understand and still want to be my Bloggy Buddies.

Happy Birthday Lil Worm!

2010-02-28T16:53:00.000-08:00

Happy Birthday to you Lil Worm . It is so hard for me to believe that you are One. It seams like just yesterday I held you in my arms for the fist time. You had such tiny features and you looked at me and I was instantly in love. You are such a personality. You are a Snuggle Buddy,and a Mama's Boy. I wouldn't have it any other way. I am truly blessed to be your Mother. I enjoy watching you grow up before my eyes. Watching you experience the world through your Innocent baby eyes is pure enjoyment for me. At one years old you can take four independent steps. You say MaMa,DaDa, Uhh-O,&All Done! You finally sleep through the night. Mama Thanks you for that! Happy Birthday to my Baby Boy!

I Promise I Have A Good Excuse!

2010-02-22T23:52:00.000-08:00

Wow I have Been Gone for about a week. So Busy! I Promise I have a real good reason that I have been gone and will be sharing it with everyone real soon:) My Lil Worm is recovering from his Cold. It has been going on forever. No Fever Just Runny Nose and a Cough. This has him not sleeping through the night,thus I am not sleeping very well. I have been working my normal 20 hours a week. I also have been very busy with volunteering for Monkey Boys Preschool. Sometimes I wish I could say No,but I always offer to help with things. I am also busy Planing my Lil Worms 1st Birthday Party. That is Pretty Much what I have been up too! I am still here ! I hope to be able to have more time to do some more blogging real soon. How I love Blogging, and just wish I could make more time for it in my day:)

Nothin says.... I Love You !! Better Than .....

2010-02-14T16:52:00.001-08:00

A new Kitchen floor ! When we moved into this house we knew that we wanted to redo the Kitchen floor. Not only was it ugly,but it was so worn out with huge dents and scratches. I asked my Husband if he could have the floor done by Lil Worms 1st Birthday Party. His Party is on February 28. He replied Maybe. I was so Happy that on Valentines day he decided it was time to install the floor. We have most of the floor done. The Baseboards and trim will be done this weekend. It was a all day instillation. I am beyond Happy with they way it turned out. What a great Valentines day this one turned out to be!

I amaze myself

2010-02-13T04:31:00.000-08:00

I am often amazed at how well I can function when I get a total of 4 or 5 hours of interrupted sleep. Lil Worm has been sleeping through the night for like 2 months now. Meaning that I put him to bed around 7:30 and he sleeps til 6:30 or 7 . Yaaaa . Felt so good to be a normal sleeping human being again since his birth:) Now he is fighting a cold. Friday Night he was up at 8pm,12pm,3am,4am , and now we are awake for the day at 6am. Wow Its going to be one of those days where I need a lot of coffee. I start work today at 9:30 am need to leave by 8:30 am. Probably when he is ready for his 1st nap of the day. I teach dance to little girls age 3 -10 today. I hope I will get a nap in when I get home. Before I had kids there was now way I could even function with out 7 hours of strait sleep. Wow... it's funny how after you have kids your life changes in so many ways and how you can function with like 4 hours of total sleep.

Lil worm is Sick

2010-02-12T06:09:00.000-08:00

Lil Worm is not feeling so good. I am taking him to a Dr Apt later today to see whats going on. He has a wet sounding cough and a stuffy- runny nose. He has not developed a fever and he seems to be eating well. Sometimes It's so frustrating when your child gets sick . I have often taken my children to the Dr. at the 1st sign of a cold and the Dr has sent me home telling me to wait it out. I almost always am back in the office about 5 days later. Maybe because this is my 2nd baby I now wait a little bit and do not rush to a Dr apt as soon as I use too. (Unless we have real bad symptoms) I am now waiting for the office to open so I can call and make a apt. I really hope this awful cough will go away with some kind of prescription. I hate to see my Baby Sick. Hopefully this cold will be over soon.

Tongue Tied

2010-02-04T12:29:00.001-08:00

Lil Worm was born with a condition known as Tongue Tied. It is where the little flap of skin that is underneath your tongue is not long enough to fully stick out . This could cause feeding issues,and speech issues. My pediatrician refereed up to a E. N. T. Surgeon to correct this condition. I have been putting off going for quite some time now. I finally had to make the apt. The pediatrician thought it would be best to correct this before Lil Worm turned 1. I went to the apt by myself. My girlfriend was watching Monkey boy&my Husband could not take the time off of work. The procedure it self would consist of cutting the skin under the tongue to allow for proper tongue movement. When the E.N.T. looked at Lil Worms tongue he told me that his case of tongue tie was so minor that it was up to me weather or not I wanted it done. He said that in his opinion it was not medically necessary and would diffidently not cause feeding problems . He said it looked so slight that he didn't think it would cause speech problems either. He could not put it in writing ,but his tongue tie was very slight. It was one of the greatest days in my life. I was so happy to know that I did not have to put my son through that surgery.

UMMMM Cheese Please.

2010-02-01T20:33:00.000-08:00

Recently I gave Lil Worm some shredded Mozzarella cheese. I have not given it to him sooner because I feel he is a little lactose intolerant. However I decided it would be a good night to try. He Loved it! Could not get enough! However he was up a lot that night and had real loose stools the next day. I believe I am right on with the Lactose sensitive part. He had so much fun eating the Cheese too bad I will have to really Limit it in the Future.

The Baby Barricad

2010-02-01T20:26:00.002-08:00

We are shopping around for a large baby gate to keep Lil worm out of the Kitchen. The Opening is 63 inches. I am having a hard time picking out the perfect gate. Lil Worm is a fast little guy,but the Kitchen is off limits. Way to dangerous in there for him . Today he kept going in there wile we were in the living room so I barricaded the opening with many of his toys and a Kitchen chair. It works for now, but I really have to finalize my gate options and make a choice. Most Large opening baby gates are rather pricey and I do not want to regret my purchase. Anyone have a gate brand that they love?

Wordless Wednesday

2010-02-01T20:24:00.001-08:00

Old Mac Donald Had A Duck !!

2010-02-01T18:14:00.000-08:00

My Lil Worm loves his Rubber Duckie Toy. This is a non toxic bathtub Duck that is no longer in the Tub. Lately he has been using it like a pacifier. I think he actually likes it better than his Binky. This crazy little boy will take it everywhere with him.

What's For Dinner?

2010-01-28T05:00:00.000-08:00

Have you ever skipped going to the grocery store because you felt like you could make it another week, and did not feel like dragging 2 kids through the store. Then the end of the 2ND week rolls around and you realize there is really nothing to make for dinner. Today is one of those days. I use my crock pot ALOT. I work on Tuesday, Wednesday,and Thursdays night. When my Husband takes over the dinner and bedtime routine I try to have dinner made for him. Well it's Thursday and I do not have time to go the store and I hate spending money on take out. (especially if I'm not going to be there to enjoy it) Looks like I am going to throw Chicken Breasts,Onions,half of a green pepper and I have 1/4 a jar of Salsa in the crock pot and see what happens. He can serve it over rice. Hope he likes it. Hope Monkey boy eats it too.

Wordless Wednesday

2010-01-26T21:12:00.001-08:00

I have a Confession to make:

2010-01-25T05:00:00.000-08:00

I know it's crazy, but I love to do Laundry. Maybe that's why I love Cloth Diapering. I love the way the Laundry looks when it's done. All in perfect neat piles on my Laundry table. I do Laundry every day. At least 2 loads a day. I love the way the clean Laundry smells. I feel a sense of achievement when I can get a stain out of almost anything. The only time I do not like the Laundry is if I was sick and it gets backed up. Is this totally crazy? Tell me what chore do you actually like doing?

*****************************Baby Proofing

2010-01-21T05:00:00.000-08:00

As most of you know we recently moved in to a new house. Our old house was baby proofed for our 1st son Monkey boy. We had gates where we needed them. Padding on the Fireplace. Door knob covers on the doors. etc. Now in this new house and with Lil worm crawling we need to baby proof this one. What a huge pain this is not to mention the expense. I am in now need of a extra large walk through baby gate for wide spaces. I also need new padding to somehow cover up the staircase that Lil Worm has fell into the side off twice. Its amazing what danger these little babies can get into. I have some friends who say they never needed to baby proof their house. I do not get this! My two boys get into everything. Did you Baby Proof your house ?

Ask The Mommy's

2010-01-19T05:00:00.000-08:00

Normally Tuesday is my Whole house deep cleaning day. I like many Mommy's clean all day long,but on Tuesday I attack my house. Monkey boy goes to school on M,W,F Mornings. I am a Dance Teacher and teach 20 classes a week. On Tuesday I teach 2 classes when Daddy gets home from work. On Wed I teach 9 Classes ( I start at 1:30 and finish at 8:45) On Thursday I teach 3 classes after Daddy gets home. On Saturday I teach 6-8 classes. So I am a stay at home -working mom. Just wondering if you attach your house 1 day a week, or do you have a schedule? Like floors on Monday,Sheets on Tuesday etc. I like to do the deep Cleaning On Tuesday,because on Monday...lets be honest I am too lazy. Then after working on Wed I am too tired. I also like to enjoy my Fridays and do not want to deep clean on Friday. I feel like the weeks fly by and as soon as I clean my bathrooms its time to do it all over again. Tell me what works for you ?

Litewrap

2010-01-18T05:00:00.000-08:00

I love using Prefolds and Covers. Prefolds are real affordable and you can find so many cute covers. I own 2 lite wraps the Retro Print,and the Farm Print. I purchased these covers a wile ago ,but I am just now are getting to use them because in my opinion they run a bit big. Now that Lil Worm is 22 lbs he can actually fit into this . I like the fact that this cover has 2 hip snaps as well as Velcro. The snaps are a good idea if Lil worm ever decides that it is fun to take his diaper off. The fact that this cover is large means that you rarely have to tuck your diaper into the cover after you put it on. It pretty much covers the entire prefold . That can be real helpful for Daddy or other caregivers who forget to tuck in the prefold. At the Green Mountain Diapers store they sell this wrap for $8.00 . In my opinion this cover is well made and is a bargain at $8:00

Seriously???

2010-01-15T05:00:00.000-08:00

We have 1 1/2 bathrooms in this house. I was going to the Bathroom downstairs when to my surprise there was no toilet paper left. I asked Monkey Boy to run upstairs and get me a roll of toilet paper from underneath the sink in the upstairs bathroom. In a second he came back with one square of toilet paper ripped off. Seriously...I thought to myself... I told him that I needed a whole roll and this would not be enough. He told me that he would go get me another piece if I needed more. "It will be enough mama...You'll see" He told me. I told him to go get me more. Next he came down with a roll (Thank God) and a piece. This situation was so funny I just had to take a picture after the fact.

Mini Vacation

2010-01-12T08:05:00.000-08:00

Our Mini Vacation was so much fun. We left early on Friday morning and came home Sunday Night. The house my In Laws rented had a gorgeous view of the Galena trees covered with snow. I tried to get a good picture of the view,but a photo could not possibly capture it's beauty. When we got to the house on Friday Grandma took the kids swimming in a indoor pool and I stayed behind with Lil Worm and took a nap. Friday was my Husbands Birthday so we went out to dinner at a nice Italian Restaurant. The food was so delish! On Saturday we went to Chestnut Mountain Ski Resort and I watched my Monkey boy learn to Ski with his Daddy. Pure Bliss! I hung out with Lil Worm in the restaurant and lounge area until everyone was done then we went back to the rental house ate dinner and everyone went to bed early because skiing exhausted them out. ( I however can fall asleep anytime) so I enjoyed going to bed early also. On Sunday Morning the kids decided that they wanted to go swimming again. PaPa wanted to do some Sledding,but since the kids had so much fun swimming that's what they did. I again stayed home and Napped with Lil Worm. This Mini vacation was very relaxing for me. It was a much need get away, and I was extremely happy to have had my In-Laws invite us. As you get older in life you learn to not take things for granted. When people do nice things for my family and I often words cannot express how Thankful I am.

Wordless Wednesday

2010-01-12T05:28:00.000-08:00

***I LOVE to put them in matching clothes whenever I can

Econobum !

2010-01-10T05:00:00.000-08:00

I was super excited to have won this diaper from Cloth Diaper Talk . This is a Blog that goes with the Thanks Mama Cloth Diaper Store. This was the 1st Cloth diaper that I won. I have used this Diaper for over a month now and am still loving it. My favorite feature of this Diaper cover is that it has snaps. I am tired of Velcro and trying to slowly eliminate my stash from it. The Econobum individual comes with 1 cover and 1 prefold. I found the prefold to be very absorbent. The cover also has a lot of stretch to it witch is nice! You can find the Econobum at any number of cloth diaper stores, but at Thanks Mama you can find it for $9.95. A cloth Diaper for under 10 dollars is a great deal to me. ***this is my personal opinion of this cloth diaper, I won this diaper and no-one paid me to write about my opinion****

Snow Day!!!

2010-01-09T05:00:00.000-08:00

We had so much snow fall over night,and it's still coming down. I love taking Monkey boy out to play in the snow, but I did not want to bring Lil Worm out. (I do not think he would like it at all) I had to time this out perfectly. After Lil Worm was down for his nap we ate Lunch and Bundled out to enjoy the snow. I put the Baby Monitor right on the Window Ledge so I could see the lights if he woke up. Monkey boy and I tried to make a Snowman,but the snow as not wet enough. We did however have a good Snowball fight. I love playing in the Snow with my son. It's such a Blessing to be able to be home to do so. Next Year both boys will be big enough. looking forward to that. No Snow day is complete with out Hot Chocolate. Yummy!

A Cloth Diaper store only 10 min away !

2010-01-08T05:00:00.000-08:00

They just recently opened a Cloth Diaper store near my neighborhood. Anyone who Cloth Diapers knows that this is Huge ! Now When ever I want to feed my stash or just see products in person all I have to do is hop in the car and go. This could be real dangerous ! LOL Cloth Diapers are a addiction. With all the cute prints out there its had to resist. I made my 1st purchase at this store a week a go,when I went to just check it out. How I ended up purchasing adorable mocha and teal dotted Fuzzi Bunz is beyond me. The shops owner is a Mommy of Twin boys, and when she started Cloth Diapering. She decided to open a store. She is real nice to meet in person, and talked with me about alot of the brands. The store has a real cute name too! Cutie Poops and Bottoms. Not only does she carry cloth diapers,but organic baby food ,cute shoes,everything a mama could want.

Mini Vay-Kay

2010-01-07T13:25:00.000-08:00

My In Laws gave us a weekend in Galena Illinois as a Christmas Present this year. We are all going with extended family. They rented a house there and I hope Monkey boy will get to try his hand at skiing. I am busy packing the entire house for this 3 day weekend. They rented a crib for us. I wonder if my Lil Worm will sleep in it. We are only going for 3 days and 2 nights,but since I have not been anywhere since Monkey boy was 18 months I am really looking forward to this. I hope they have a big soaking tub. I want to take a relaxing bath. I cannot wait to see how Beautiful Galena is in the Winter.

Frustration !!!

2010-01-03T13:10:00.000-08:00

Let the new year begin. Ugg ! Do you ever get so aggravated and frustrated with your Husband over over petty things? Whenever I come home from a store my husband immediately starts panicking at the sight of how many grocery bags I have. Weather it be a grocery shopping trip, or a run to Babies R Us for things we need he cannot stand to see so many bags. He immediately starts looking through the bags to see what I purchased. He starts seeing dollar signs. Even If what I purchased was cost efficient. I myself cannot stand the fact that they put 3 things in a bag. This is just one of those things that frustrates my marriage. We have been together since we were 16 years old. We have been married for 6 years. I am now 32. You think I would be use to this. I guess I have to learn how to live with this since he will not change. Tell me what does your significant other do that drives you crazy?

What's Your New Year's Resolution?

2010-01-02T11:17:00.000-08:00

I hope everyone had a great New Years Eve and Day. We had some family and Friends over and the adults played the game Taboo. This is a fun game. Monkey boy's cousin slept over and Monkey boy stayed up way past 12:00 am . The longest he has ever ever stayed up. I always make a New Years resolution. Sometimes its hard coming up with one. My New Years Resolution this year is to have more Patience with everyone. People who are driving and going to slow. The lady in front of you at the grocery store who has like 3 price checks. My Children who sometimes do not get in the car as fast as I would like them too. I believe that if I try to remember to have patience in these situations I will be less stressed out and enjoy life more. Tell me do you make resolutions ? If you do...... what is it?

What do you use for Night Time ? ...A Cry Out For Help !

2009-12-30T05:00:00.000-08:00

I would really like to be able to Cloth Diaper Lil Worm at night again. When he was under 6 months old I used Bum Genius with 2 microfiber inserts and this did the trick for me. Then all of a sudden Lil worm started to leak right through those Diapers at night. I also thought he was waking up at night because he did not like being wet. I would change him and get him back to sleep. I do have disposable Diapers in the house in case we have a baby sitter or even Grandma who has a hard time with the cloth. I started to use them at night! Ugggg! I feel like I'm wasting so much money. I was tired of changing the crib sheets , Pajamas, & a new Diaper at 3 A.M. Anyone who does Cloth Diaper knows how annoying Disposable diapers are after you have tried Cloth. I would LOVE to know what has worked for your Heavy Wetters at night. Please Please Give me some ideas. I do not want to buy all sorts of covers if they are not going to work. Thanks Mama's for your advice!

Christmas Came.....And Then it Went...

2009-12-28T05:00:00.000-08:00

Is it just me or does it seem like Christmas went by real fast this year. I actually feel like the whole year is going by real fast. Christmas Eve we went to my In-laws house for a family get together. Monkey boy ran around their huge house like a crazy man. He had so much fun with his cousins playing video games and eating from the Chocolate fountain that Grandma and Pa Pa always set up every year. Lil worm was a good baby. I think he had a good time looking at everyone and exploring a new house on his hands and knees. It figured that when it was time to eat Dinner I had to take Lil worm in the back Bedroom and feed him and we took a nap together. I missed dinner, but I loved our peaceful moment together( and the much needed nap). When we woke up..... I ate dinner. It was yummy. We made it home by 10:30. We got everyone to bed just in time for Santa to make his way to our house. Monkey Boy woke up at 8 am on Christmas Morning. We opened all the Presents that Santa brought. Monkey boy got a guitar with flames on it, the Crayola Glow Dome, and real live fish. Santa brought Lil worm a toy telephone and a baby car that he can sit on. It was a great Christmas . I also got my Christmas wish. My wish was NOT to be in the emergency room on Christmas eve or day. (If you remember I was in the Emergency room on Halloween Eve and Thanksgiving Eve with Lil worm) Thank Goodness My wish came true and we all enjoyed Christmas.

Nothin's Better

2009-12-23T05:00:00.000-08:00

Than when you 10 month old falls and you are the one who can scoop him up....... and with one snuggle make it all better.

Than the way your Children smell and look after their bath right before bed.

Than Watching your Babies Sleep

Than being able to be the one who gets to experience all the 1st's. (Crawl,Word,Walk,Food,Tooth)

Than Seeing your Children's eyes Light up when they come down the stairs and Santa has left them lots of presents.

Than when your Son hugs you and tells you he wants to merry you.

Than being the recipient of the most precious gifts God could ever give you, your Children.

Than Walking into your Child's room after they have taken a nap and seeing their smile when they wake up.

Than being a Mom

Update

2009-12-22T08:04:00.000-08:00

Wow This Month has been crazy for me . We just moved into our new house the middle of November. After that we had Bronchitis, UN-Packing, Thanksgiving, More UN Packing, Flu, And now Lil worm is on antibiotics to take care of his Bronchitis. I feel a little torn because I have been so busy I have not been able to Blog as much as I would have liked in December. I try to do a lot of activities in the Month of December to keep up family traditions. It has been real hard to get stuff done when one of us is fighting some sort of cold. I recently got a new Lap Top from my Husband. (our old one would only work if you balanced a Fabreeze bottle on the power plug to keep it charged) A New Computer was a very welcomed gift. Since receiving this WE have not had time to transfer all our photos to the new computer. I don't know about you, but I really like adding photos to my post. I know this is putting a damper on my posts. I hope we can find time to do this. I want to Wish all who have taken the time to read my Posts A Very Merry Christmas. You have all made my Blogging experience a very Welcomed One. Thank You !