Showing posts with label Uncles. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Uncles. Show all posts
Saturday, December 17, 2011
Thursday, November 3, 2011
Upping His Game
Liam was a little put-off by Uncle Aaron's comment about his cute video from yesterday so he decided to up his game
And he is on the absolute verge of crawling on his hands and knees. I had my first morning of work and I came back to the babysitter and found he was this |---| close to crawling.
5 other points of interest:
1. There was a 4.0 earthquake yesterday that I completely didn't feel. It's officially my first earthquake and I was running (literally) like a crazy woman around town with the boys and didn't feel anything.
2. The wind here is insane right now. I think I quite like it
3. Charlie is developing a kiwi accent and it is actually making me a little sad. It is very subtle but unmistakable. He doesn't sound like Jason and me. Joanne - did you ever feel weird that the boys had a different accent from you?
4. The outdoor pool near us opened up last week. It's really just for lap swimming but I'm going tomorrow at lunchtime.
5. Liam is usually not a night pooper (Reference Sunday's post). Yay!!!
- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone
And he is on the absolute verge of crawling on his hands and knees. I had my first morning of work and I came back to the babysitter and found he was this |---| close to crawling.
5 other points of interest:
1. There was a 4.0 earthquake yesterday that I completely didn't feel. It's officially my first earthquake and I was running (literally) like a crazy woman around town with the boys and didn't feel anything.
2. The wind here is insane right now. I think I quite like it
3. Charlie is developing a kiwi accent and it is actually making me a little sad. It is very subtle but unmistakable. He doesn't sound like Jason and me. Joanne - did you ever feel weird that the boys had a different accent from you?
4. The outdoor pool near us opened up last week. It's really just for lap swimming but I'm going tomorrow at lunchtime.
5. Liam is usually not a night pooper (Reference Sunday's post). Yay!!!
- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone
Monday, October 24, 2011
Cloth Diapers and More Fun Stuff
I decided to cloth diaper when I was pregnant with Charlie and I'm so thankful I did. I started with over 30 BumGenius 3.0 velcro diapers when he was born. After 3 years, the velcro is starting to curl and lose its "stickiness". My sister Emily encouraged me to convert the diapers from velcro to snaps saying that it was a relatively easy process. My 3 goals for my past summer in Minnesota were 1.) Wedding Album 2.) Baby Book 3.) Cloth Diaper Conversion to Snaps. I successfully completed #1 and #2, but ran out of time for #3. I am happy to say that I have (pretty much) successfully conveted 24 diapers to snaps from velcro. I am one of the least crafty people I know (my sisters will attest to my Christmas tree ornaments made of walnuts on popsicle stick skiis - pretty lame gift for a 10-year old from her middle school sister). I've really improved my skills. At first each diaper would take about an hour and ended up looking like the first diaper below. Today I was able to finish each diaper in about 15 minutes and they really turned out nice.
All that being said, converting all of the diapers cost me about $50 and I'm sure they will last through Liam potty-training. I know I've saved a bunch of money by primarily using cloth, and they look so stinkin' cute in the colorful cloth diapers. It is also really fun to share cloth diapering with my sisters who are also doing it with their little guys. Speaking of potty training - Charlie went poopy on the potty twice today - making a point to do it "all by himself" (pooping, wiping, flushing, washing his hands). He was SO proud of himself!
Baby Judah - pic o' day:
It sounds like Baby Judah is extremely chill and peacefull (gets it from Maria for sure - ha, ha, just kidding Aaron!). I'm excited that I came up with his middle name "Aaron." I guess, Maria and Aaron would've eventually suggested it, but I would still like be able to claim it. Oh wow - I just want to hold that little guy so badly!!!
Health update - Liam and Charlie are finishing up their antibiotics and look MUCH better than last week. Charlie is itching to go to preschool - so I am hopeful he will be good to go tomorrow. Jason is still feeling a little residual cough/chest stuff - so please pray for him if you think of it.
Here is Liam and Jason skyping with Gran and Grandad:
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| The snaps are very unforgiving, in that it's very hard to remove them if you mess up. I just kept adding a snap to try to remedy my bad snaps... it was a mess! |
All that being said, converting all of the diapers cost me about $50 and I'm sure they will last through Liam potty-training. I know I've saved a bunch of money by primarily using cloth, and they look so stinkin' cute in the colorful cloth diapers. It is also really fun to share cloth diapering with my sisters who are also doing it with their little guys. Speaking of potty training - Charlie went poopy on the potty twice today - making a point to do it "all by himself" (pooping, wiping, flushing, washing his hands). He was SO proud of himself!
Baby Judah - pic o' day:
It sounds like Baby Judah is extremely chill and peacefull (gets it from Maria for sure - ha, ha, just kidding Aaron!). I'm excited that I came up with his middle name "Aaron." I guess, Maria and Aaron would've eventually suggested it, but I would still like be able to claim it. Oh wow - I just want to hold that little guy so badly!!!
Health update - Liam and Charlie are finishing up their antibiotics and look MUCH better than last week. Charlie is itching to go to preschool - so I am hopeful he will be good to go tomorrow. Jason is still feeling a little residual cough/chest stuff - so please pray for him if you think of it.
Here is Liam and Jason skyping with Gran and Grandad:
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