Random Thoughts

* Ruby threw her last remaining broken pacifier away today! She got some Sesame Street stickers as a reward. Bedtime went okay. She asked for her paci and we reminded her that she is a big girl and doesn't need it. She cried for about 30 seconds and then went to sleep.

* My friend Rachel gave Ruby and Telia adorable dolls that her sister Melissa made. I will take some pictures and post them on here. Ruby is already attached to both of them and calls them Ruby (the bigger one) and Baby Telia (the smaller one). The Ruby doll had to leave us tonight because her arms were "sick" and Ms. Melissa had to fix them...she handled it pretty well.

* St. James Art fair was a lot of fun although I didn't really find anything that I wanted to buy. I did purchase a cute homemade ornament for Telia and we had a bunch of yummy food including a pumpkin roll and pumpkin pie ice cream. Mostly we had a wonderful time with our friends from the north Erik and Smith. Sorry, I forgot to take pictures.

* We have less than 5 weeks to our due date!

* I have been researching more in depth about cloth diapering and am thinking of upgrading my system. I started using the cloth diapers this week again with Ruby and tonight she threw a fit when we tried to put them on her...I am afraid the covers are too small and hurting her legs...especially since she kept telling me yesterday that her legs hurt when I would change her.

* Ruby is all about changing her babies diapers. Today she wanted to put a diaper on her bear and yesterday she kept telling me that Pooh Bear poo pooed.

* I am looking for a couple of cute matching outfits for Ruby and Telia to have. I also want a Big Sister/Little Sister shirt. I know, I am one of those cheesy mom's who thinks it is sweet when their kids match. I think I found some shirts on Etsy that are cute. Check out more stuff at the Lullaby Loft shop


* Speaking of Etsy...my friend, Kathleen, from college has a new Etsy Shop. Check out Kathleen Jean Photography by clicking on this This is my favorite picture that she has up.


* Brian and I have been taking the Financial Peace University class at church. It has really helped get both of us on the same page with our finances and is helping us be better stewards of our money.

that is all

Trying to Win Some Diapers

So, I am trying to win a few diapers and if I blog about the site then I have more of a chance. :)

I have started reading the Nature Moms Blog and today she had a great article about which diapers are the "greenest". You should check it out!

Thankful Thursdays

I have decided that every Thursday is going to be Thankful Thursdays.

We have been truly blessed this month with lots of hand me downs. We are thankful for our
new stove that my parents gave us when they got a newer one
new baby bows and magnets that the Wainrights gave us and didn't need anymore
new (for real new) awesome and fancy cloth diapers that the Lonnemans gave us! This was HUGE to us because now we will not need to buy anymore cloth diapers for Ruby or our future kids!

We were just talking last night how God provided all these things that we were needing/wanting without us even trying to find them. They really just fell in our laps!

What are you thankful for this week?

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It is so nice when little babies will sleep anywhere and everywhere. This is Ruby sleeping on my mom's shoulder at about 1 month. She has tiny little preemie clothes on here.

Cloth Diapers

The week we got back from Michigan we started putting Ruby in cloth diapers. I have actually been doing research on cloth diapers for about 3 months now...about the time when our free diapers ran out and I had to start buying diapers. Cost was definitely an issue but I also wanted to do my part to keep the world a little cleaner . So, after talking to a few friends and trying out some diapers we decided which ones we were going to use. For those of you that have never looked into cloth diapering, let me tell you, it is not as simple as it once was. There are many many different sizes, shapes, material, and accessories that go with them. I was pretty overwhelmed but decided to go with the kind that we tried out and also had a few friends recommendations for that specific kind. So far so good. We actually really like it. They are softer on little Ruby's bum and super easy to manage. Doing the laundry depends on how many diapers you have and how often your baby "goes." We wash our diapers about twice a week. We still put Ruby in disposables at night, at church, traveling, or out and about for a long time. The above pic's are Ruby in her diapers. The bright colors are actually the wraps or pants that go over the diapers. The below pictures are the actual diapers we use (Kissaluv Contours) and the snappis that we use to hold them together (no more pins). A lot of people who do cloth diapers also do cloth wipes but we haven't tackled that yet. Maybe that will be on my next to do list.

I know this is turning into a long post but I have one more thought. One thing that I have learned about myself since becoming a mother is that I often take a lot of pride in how I parent Ruby whether that be making homemade baby food, getting her on a schedule, or cloth diapering. I have realized that I am finding my worth in what I do at times rather than who I am in Christ. Realizing this doesn't make me stop doing what I am doing for Ruby but rather it has stopped me from thinking that I am some great person or some awesome mother because I do these things. I like to make baby food and I like to use cloth but I know that doesn't make a difference on an eternal scale.

Update on summer goals

Of course I couldn't write a blog without posting a picture of Ruby. Here she is watching the construction men on the roof of the house across the street.

Now is as good of a time as ever to re-visit some goals that I made in May. Here we go:

Go for walks at least 5 times a week Most weeks I am accomplishing this

Read a book all the way through The Vaccine Book by Dr. Sears (highly recommend)

Send more snail mail Done

Volunteer somewhere with my church In the process of signing up to work with kids

Cook More This one needs some work but it is so stinkin hot

Go to Michigan in June to see friends! Done

Send birthday cards on time (Tina, Heather, Alex, John III, Logan, Megan, Smith, Julie, and Dad) John and Logan's were on time

Spend more time with other new mom's slowly I am doing this. I have attended a friday mom's lunch group with some girls from church 2x now

Visit Sara and Oskar Fox in June! Done and was awesome

Keep my herbs alive the oregano and cilantro didn't make it. we still have basil, dill, sage, and mint

Take more pictures yep

Learn a little bit of sign language to start using with Ruby we are working on the signs for "more" "please" "dog" "drink" and "down"

Mayyybbbeee...just maybe switch to cloth diapers....maybe believe it or not we have officially made the switch! I will post more on this later.

Goals for this summer

I got this idea from my friend Kathleen's blog (thanks Kathleen). Here are some things I want to do this summer:

Go for walks at least 5 times a week

Read a book all the way through

Send more snail mail

Volunteer somewhere with my church

Cook More

Go to Michigan in June to see friends!

Send birthday cards on time (Tina, Heather, Alex, John III, Logan, Megan, Smith, Julie, and Dad)

Spend more time with other new mom's

Visit Sara and Oskar Fox in June!

Keep my herbs alive

Take more pictures

Learn a little bit of sign language to start using with Ruby

Mayyybbbeee...just maybe switch to cloth diapers....maybe


Okay, that is it for now. I will update later in the summer!