What I Love About You ~ 17 weeks

I Love...

• SOOOOO much about you. I am really having one of my majorly in love with you weeks!
• your enormous smiles and giggles that you give out so often now.
• the way you squirm and giggle when you are tickled in just the right spot.
• your new thumb sucking habit. I know I may not always love this, but for now it is absolutely adorable...

• your stylin clothes, I am not much of a girly-girl myself, but I do enjoy dressing you up way more than I thought I would!

• your little drooly, bubbly lips. Even though you have to wear a bib sometimes now to not get your shirt soaked.

• your ability to rebound quickly. Right before this pic of you and K was taken, he had fallen on you - pretty hard- and you screamed louder than ever. I was really worried he had hurt you badly. But nope, after some initial screams for a minute, you were back to your happy self and ready for "I'm so sorry, I didn't mean to" snuggles from your bro!

• how cute you look in your saucer ;). You are beginning to enjoy it and reach for the toys a bit. Mostly you like looking around at your new view!

• just being with you. I love every moment with you. You never stress me at all, I always want to see you, hold you, snuggle you--anything. I am so incredibly in love with you.

• how you have grown. Looking back at all of these weekly shots just brings me so much joy. You've only been in my life for 17 weeks and you have changed me forever. I look forward to our life together sweet Ladybug.

I'm a Juicing Momma!!!

When I began cloth diapering, I thought I was nuts, now I can't imagine not doing it. When I began reading my friend Jill's book- Breaking Free ~ Truths for Healthy Living, and began to explore the idea of juicing, I thought I was a little nuts too. Anyone who really knows me is probably still thinking I am a bit nuts.

Nuts or not, I decided to give it a try, I went out and bought the juicer Jill recommended (which I LOVE), I made a big trip to Trader Joe's and stocked our fridge with TONS of veggies and fruits. I made a commitment to juice every day for at least 30 days.

I am very happy to say I have juiced every day for 10 days so far!!!! Honestly, I think I will probably juice for a very long time, I am in LOVE!!!! How else can you be sure to eat at least this amount of healthy veggies, and be sure your kiddos are getting them too???
I will be writing more posts about juicing from here on out, to share what works and what doesn't. I am truly so glad to have found this new addition to my life and diet.

Here's the juicing books I have so far, to continue to learn and juice!!!

Stay tuned for my next post to see what my boys are thinking of all this juicing!!!!

What I Love About You ~ 16 weeks

I Love...

• your precious giggles.
• the way you can entertain yourself with just your hands.
• your little piggies...

• the way your hair swirls on the top of your head...

• your big wide mouthed grins...

• the little bubbles that come out of your adorable plump lips...

• how wonderful you were this past week while I did tons of housework and ministry work. You were SO easy!!!
• seeing you reunite with your big brothers when they got home yesterday after a week away!
• the way the top of your head smells.
• the way you grab my shirt and hold it with your tiny hand when you nurse.
• how sweet you are with your brand new Tiny Bit blankee that your Nanee made for you. You bundle it all up in your hands, play with the tags, and even chew on it!
• the way you look when I catch you sucking your thumb...although I hope it's not a habit forming!
• seeing your cheerful face when you wake up from sleeping!

What I Love About You ~ 15 weeks

I Love...

• how cute you look trying to roll over. You can't quite make it on your own, but oh how you are trying now...

• with Mommy's little push...
• that you got to meet many family members while on vacation! You met your Great Aunt Pat, Mommy's cousin Stephanie and her 4 kids, and also many family members on your Daddy's side of the family. Here's Mommy's family...

• how sweet you look sleeping in Baba's arms......and in Pop Pop's arms...

• how cute you are when you cry. I rarely see it, so I am actually glad I have a photo of it! You stick that little lip out and just beg for sympathy-and you get it!!!

• how adorable you are watching tv with Daddy...

• how sweet it was to see you grab and hold your papi for the first time...

• how cute you look in your other bathing suit...

• how snuggly and loving you are.
• your first giggles a few days ago when Nanee tickled you.
• hearing Nanee get you talking. Somehow she can keep you talking longer than anyone else, even me!
• seeing you in the arms of your loving family (Nana, Aunt Tracey, Uncle Jack, and your cousins)
• your wonderful, awesome, amazing sleep routine! You go 9-11 hours for the first night stretch and then 1-3 after that!!! Then you talk happily in your bed most mornings!! AND you nap well, or if you don't you handle it fine!!!! Completely different than your brothers were!!!

I love you little ladybug!!!!

What I Love About You ~ 14 weeks

I Love:

• your eyes-I will probably say this every week-they are SO incredible!!!
• your new giggles ;) you are so funny and crack yourself up!
• your teeny tiny bit of fuzzy new hair.
• your many, many outfit changes per day...just cuz they are cute.
• your easy going nature.
• how sweet you look in your sunglasses...

• how much fun it is to see your extended family love all over you...

• just being your mommy.

Ladybug, you are growing up so fast, and I am loving every moment. I can't imagine life without you. Thank you for bringing so much joy to so many people. I love you.

Knickernappies One Size Diaper Review

Here's Ladybug in her Knickernappies One Size Side Snapping Pocket Diaper in Brown...

As you can see it passes the all important *cute test* :-).

On to the part that really matters, here's what I like about this diaper:

• the color...one of the few offered in dark brown
• the snaps, our bumGenius dipes are velcro, and although they are more convenient during changes, I know they probably won't hold up for the years we will need these dipes
• it does not leak...always a plus! It comes with 2 inserts and I am only using one and we're fine (Ladybug is 13 weeks old).
• the inside is really soft.
• the insert is easier to yank out before throwing it into the dirty diaper pail (compared to our BG inserts)
  

What isn't all that great (although it's not that bad either)...

• the position of the snaps (opposite of how you put on most diapers), makes it a bit odd at first. I am getting used to it, but think it would be really hard with a squirmy baby (she is not squirmy).
• the insert is harder to get in than the bumGenius, but not a big problem.

Will I be buying more?

Maybe. But only for the color choice of brown. I am going to try out one more brown dipe (Monkey Doodlez), but it's a sized dipe so I am not sure I can justify buying a bunch of them. If I didn't already own 18 bumGenius dipes, I would definitely have a few more Knickernappies in my stash.

Our grand total of cloth diapers is now at 21, with a goal stopping point of 36. I will say 21 is enough though, I just want to have more to reduce wear and tear on them. I think I will still probably do laundry the way I am now which is every other or every 3 days. That's about all our line will hold, as I am hang drying now too!!!


Remember if you decide to order from Squishy Tushy, we both get credit! Be sure to mention my name! I continue to love ordering from Teresa!

Reviews coming up: bumGenius AIO Organic Snap, Fuzzibunz One Size Pocket, Monkey Doodlez-Micro Doodlez AIO.

What I Love About You ~ 13 weeks

I Love...

• your L-O-N-G, gorgeous eyelashes!!!!
• your inner thigh fat rolls, that I can only see when I change your diaper!!
• your beautiful and perfect sleeping abilities. You sleep all night, practically all morning and then whenever your want to throughout the day and you're always happy!
• how adorable you are in your bath, and how much you seem to like it (or at least you don't protest at all)...

• how easy you are for other people who take care of you...

• how cute you look with your bows stuck to your head...

• being a family of 5...

I LOVE YOU LADYBUG!!!!!!

How Could I Live Without It ~ Rechargable Batteries

OK, so I know this isn't the normal cute baby thing, but it makes all of the cute baby things work and saves us money!!!! I don't know how we would survive without our battery charger and multiple sets of rechargeable batteries!

This is the company I ordered ours from when Krash was a newborn...

I ordered this charger and a similar set to this:

We have used this same charger and these same batteries for over 3 years now!!!! They power all of our amazing baby gadgets (swing, bouncy seats, mobile, fish tank on the crib, etc.) and spent the years in between those items powering remote control cars, cd players and more big boy stuff!

We use them for so many things, I am about to place an additional order for this set of 8 more size D:

When I went to prepare my order today I was reminded how much I love having these and knew I needed to share this as one of my favorite baby products here!!! If you don't own your own set like this, I highly recommend making the investment, you won't regret it and it will save you SO much time, sanity, and MONEY!!!!

What I Love About You ~ 12 weeks

I Love...

• your BIG wide mouthed grins ;-).
• your chubby cheeks and the fat rolls on your thighs.
• the way your face lights up when I go to get you in the morning when you wake up.
• the way your hair sticks up on the top of your head.
• your amazing sleep schedule, which allows me at least 7 hours each night, and even up to 9 1/2 sometimes! Then 2-3 more after that--you are the bomb girl!!!
  
• how cute you looked in your bathing suit for the first time, even if you didn't swim

• your endless supply of adorable outfits, I still am putting you in things you have never worn before!

• how incredibly easy going you are-totally different than your big brothers were. You are such a blessing, thank you for being so simple!!!
• the way you have bonded with your biggest brother, seeing him interact with you is one of the highlights of each day...

you are looking at him in this shot...

Ladybug, you are AMAZING, we are SO in love with you!!!!

Ladybug Loot

Here's more Ladybug Loot to go and try to win...

Gro Baby Diaper ( I REALLY want to win this one!!!!), ends 7/20

Mod Mum Baby Sling, ends 7/20

Baby Steps Natural Feeding System, ends 7/17/09

Boon Feeding Products, ends 7/15/09

Ladybug Loot

Found some "Ladybug Loot" for you to try to win along with me...

Go try to win some gDiapers along with me, ends 7/10/09,

I really want this custom Bumbo Seat Cover, ends 7/7/09,

Here's one for a Bumkin Cloth Diaper and liners, ends 7/13/09,

Here you can try to win an organic outfit for your baby, ends 7/9/09,

Finally, here's one for 2 COOL things from All Modern Baby, ends 7/9/09!

Great bumGenius Info

If you're looking for more info about bumGenius diapers, here's a great post comparing all of the different types they offer.

I will be doing a post about my opinions on the AIO Organic Snap soon!!!

I also loved this post giving another mom's perspective on switching to cloth. I think it's different for everyone, but this mom sounds a lot like me in her paragraphs about why she switched and what her initial fears were before beginning (the smell, the laundry, etc.)

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