Playing in the Snow

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We are having another Boy!!

Cute clips

The other day Henry picked up my cell phone and started having a conversation with his Dad, but his Daddy wasn't on the phone.  He just kept saying Dad and rambling on to him.  So I have been trying to catch another one of those cute moments.  He has a little keyboard he picks up and talks to sometimes.  Above is a video of him talking on his keyboard.  When I asked if he was talking to Daddy he left to find Daddy since he was in the other room.



Henry loves to play with Chris's tools.  Chris is not the biggest fan of it.  Yesterday Chris was working on fixing the dishwasher....YEAH!!!  Every time Chris walked out of the room Henry would grab his Daddy's drill and act like he was using it.  Sound effects and all.  When he would hear Daddy on the porch with the saw-zaw he would stop and go look out the window.  It was too cute not to record.  Chris even got a chuckle out of it when he watched the videos.

Hope you enjoy!!

All About Cloth

As many of you know we decided to go with the cloth diaper route and starting using them when Henry was about a month old.  Took the advice of my midwife and got into the swing of having Henry and breastfeeding before starting to use cloth.  I had done a lot of research and decided to go with diaper covers and prefolds.  It seemed to be the more traditional and cost effective way to do cloth.  This worked great until Henry got around 7 months.  He would kick and roll over and made it impossible to keep the prefold folded right.  At this point more research had to be done.  Then I discovered the Wee huggers Diaper cover which had flaps inside and the front and back so you could tuck your cloth diaper insert in.  Loved them!!!

In December Thirsties had some of their all in one pocket diapers on sale.  So Henry got some from my Dad for his Birthday.  Now I was in trouble.  These were so awesome I wanted more and found a good deal on a 5 pack of the BumGenius All In One.  I was hooked at this point.

Here are some pictures of each system I used:

Prefold:
Fold diaper in one of the many ways you can; I went with the newspaper fold.

Prefold with Weehugger:

All In One Pocket Diapers:
 

 The all in one systems run $17 and up for the most part per diaper.  I wanted more since I find them so much more convenient, so I ventured on to Ebay.  I found a bunch of different types (non-name brands) that were on there for around $4-$10 each.  Did a little research on one brand and decided to give them a try. I bought a bundle of 10 for $44.99 with shipping.  I have been using them for 2 weeks now and they are working great.  They are not as nice as the Bumgenius or the Thirsties brand ones I have, but for a 1/4 of the price well worth it.  We haven't had any blowouts or leaks and they are super cute.  I am giving them  a few more weeks and if I am still happy I plan to pick up a 20 pack for the new baby and Henry. Here are some pictures of them.

 Just in case you are wondering.  The cloth diapers come either in one size (around 7lbs-35lbs) or in a couple of different sizes (S,M,L) depending on brand.  The one size and some of the sized models have snaps that adjust to make the diaper smaller or bigger.  You can see these snaps in the pictures.

All In One pocket diapers make it so simple it is just like a disposable except when you are done you put it in a diaper pail and wash when time.

I do a load of diapers every other day.  It isn't as gross or as hard as some like to make it.  I have a pail specifically for the dirty diapers.  When I get a yucky poopy diaper I spray the diaper out in the toilet then put it in the diaper pail.   You can buy a diaper sprayer or you can make one of your own.  Chris didn't believe in spending $50+ in a sprayer system so he picked up the smallest hose he could and a garden hose sprayer and that is what I use.  It is set up in the bathroom beside the toilet.  Works great and was less then $20.  I found using Rockin Green Laundry detergent and their ammonia busting formula works best for us since we have very hard water (well water).

I would recommend every Mom and Dad out there to give cloth a try.  Not only is is better for the environment but it will also save you money.  I buy a box of disposable diapers every 2 to 2.5 months for night-time use; that is it.  You can use cloth during the evening too; Henry is a heavy night wetter so I use disposable for the long night hours.  There are night-time cloth systems, I just haven't researched them enough yet.  There is an initial investment in the cloth diapers, but it is a lot cheaper then cost of disposable diapers in the long run.

Plus cloth diaper systems have such cute designs/patterns :-)

Here are some cute pictures of Henry in some of his diapers at different ages.

I hope this information helps some Moms and Dads out there with some information on cloth diapering. 

Big News

Exciting news!!!

Henry is going to be a big brother.  Our new blessing will be here in December.  We are very excited and feeling very blessed.

Due date is 12/16 (Chris's B-Day).  Hopefully Henry won't have to share his Birthday on 12/20.  As Chris says we should just try to have all of our babies in December then they can have one birthday party.  I don't know how Henry will feel about that.

Thank you Lord God for this amazing gift.  You continue to bless us and we are so thankful.  We promise to raise this child to know you and worship you..as we do with Henry.  We are forever yours.  In Jesus precious name Amen!!

Here are some recent photos of Henry:

 After breakfast...trying to run away from getting a diaper change.

 Just being the adorable baby boy he is.

  This is his kitchen cabinet to play in.

 Cheese smile.

Corn on the cob

Henry tried corn on the cob for the first time yesterday.  It only took a few minutes for him to figure out how to eat it.

Tarri & Nancy Visit

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Easter

It was a great day.  Went to Church and celebrated Resurrection day.  Worship and services were awesome.  After services they had an Easter egg hunt for the kids.  After running errands we came home and relaxed.  Above are a couple pictures from before the Easter egg hunt; Henry and I were helping hide the eggs but Henry thought that meant pick up every egg Mommy put down.

Fun in the Sun

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