No, we haven't fallen off the face of the planet! ;) Things have just been extremely busy around here! Since my last update, LOTS has happened!
Kaiden is now not only toddling, he's practically running everywhere! He loves reading, and is constantly bringing me books to read to him. Today, I think I read "It's not easy being big" about 10 times! His vocabulary is expanding, and he understands pretty much anything you say to him. He loves the Christmas tree, and now that he's pulled off all the ornaments withing reach, he anxiously waits every day for me to turn on the tree lights. When I turn them on, he'll just sit there for a minute chattering about and to the tree, and exclaiming about the pretty lights. He's gotten to be such a big boy in the past few months, he looks so grown up now! Looking at old pictures makes me miss those baby days.
Next Monday Nate and I celebrate our 4 year anniversary! I'm not sure what, if anything, we'll be doing, from the sounds of the weather we'll be spending the day shoveling! Today was his last day of class! Believe it or not, he will *finally* be graduating college!
In October, a couple other ladies and myself founded a rat/small animal rescue! We've already been inundated with rats needing new homes, mostly due to a large rescue situation from up north. Unknown to us, almost every female from that rescue was pregnant, and we wound up with over 120 rats including all the pups! We still have a lot of rats available, so be sure to check us out and spread the word! I'm in charge of running the store, which is a lot of work, but also fun at the same time. Mainely Rat Rescue, for anyone interested!
And if running a store while chasing after a toddler wasn't enough, I've been busing sewing lately as well! I'm doing trades with a couple mamas I know from online message boards. I'm making a bunch of diapers for them, and LOVING how they're coming out! One of the mom's has girls, so it's really fun being able to sew girly things for once. Here is a preview of a couple of the diapers I've just done.
In other news, we finally got a "real" couch!! Nice full size couch, complete with matching storage ottoman! It was a wonderful early Christmas gift from Nate's mom Trish. :)
Winter has come early here for once! We've already had one storm with a foot of snowfall, a couple smaller ones as well. Tomorrow into Friday we're getting another 2-4", then Sunday we're supposed to be getting a big ol' nor'easter! I think, for the first time I can remember in recent history, we will actually be having a white Christmas!
Thursday, December 13, 2007
We're still alive...
Wednesday, May 16, 2007
Pulled the sewing machine back out...
I finally blew the dust of the sewing machine and got back to work! Since Kaiden is crawling, and I only have two pair of babylegs, I really needed to make some more. They work great for keeping his knees from getting dirty or banged up when he's cruising around. Also keeps his legs warm while being able to show off his adorable diapers!
These homemade babylegs were created from a pair of tights. I was able to get two pair of babylegs out of them, though I'm only showing off one pair! The other didn't come out so nice, but is still plenty functional. The ankle cuffs are a tad too wide, but otherwise these fit him well. Great news for those thunder thighs!
I also have a diaper I started tonight. It's from the Fatty Cakes pattern, and is a fitted diaper. The outer is a cotton woven print, hemp french terry internal soaker, and a cotton velour inner. I still need to add the snaps, the external soaker, and sew the back closed. I'll have pics for you when I'm done, as well as a sneak peek of the rest of the future fitteds stash! In the meantime, here's a peek at the dipe-in-progress. Enjoy!
Sunday, March 4, 2007
Talk about a big stash...
I decided to take stock of all my diapers the other day. I won't say out loud how many I have, but you're free to count them up if you dare. ;) What I have, with the exception of a few he'll be outgrowing soon, are all dipes that should fit him right through potty training. Even with a stash this big, I've still saved several hundred dollars compared to just a year of using disposables! Go cloth!
First up, all my fitted diapers. These are diapers that require some sort of cover over them, either wool, fleece or other form of waterproof cover. My personal favorite with fitted dipes is a wool cover. Breathable, low maintenance, and best of all, cute!
Left: Four large OC Dream-Eze, marigold and grass colors
Middle: Eight natural colored large OC Dream-Eze
Right: (back) Two tie-dyed XL older style OC Dream-Eze; (front) Two large tie-dyed OV Dream-Eze
Middle: (back to front) Medium Sweet Dreams, Medium sherpa side-snapping Very Baby, one-size OV Muttaqin, Medium First Class Baby, Medium OV Hidden Pearl Creations
Right: (back to front) Large Happy Hempy, five semi-fitted Green Acre Designs, 4 large, 1 medium.
Next up is my prefold stash. Some find these diapers too much work, but they're an awesome choice, and great to have on hand even if you don't plan on using them. I have a dozen each in premium, regular, and preemie size indian prefolds, and eight infant size chinese prefolds. Also shown are a dozen birdseye flats.
Middle-left: Six Happy Heinys pockets, 4 medium, 2 large (cow & football prints, forest, black, light blue, celery)
Right: Two Haute Pockets (glass and grass), three Pocket Change (lapice, grass, red)
Far-right: (top to bottom) OS Muttaqin AIO, Grinch print Bumkins AIO, fleece Robin's Fanny Fluff AIO
Next are the non-wool covers. I mostly use these with the prefolds.
Left: Four Bummis Super Whisper Wraps (2 jungle, 1 froggy, 1 star baby)
Right: (top to bottom) butter Swaddlebees fleece wrap, two WonderWraps (grass and marigold)
Left: (top to bottom) Diamond in the Fluff soaker, BJM/Kozy Designs soaker, New Life Woolens soaker
Middle: homemade recycled wool longies and soaker
Right: Aristocrat soaker, Babyology soaker and longies
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