I love cloth diapering!  The poopy diapers are disgusting, but other than that I love it.  We started doing it to save money, and then I found out how cute cloth diapers can be and I spent a bit too much.  I was honest with Josh every bit and he is keeping me accountable for every dipe I buy! LOL   I had my fun with cute (pricey) diapers and now I am back to my lovely prefolds. 

I don't mind the pinning but I also love turning my prefolds into fitteds because that has (so far) guaranteed no poop leakage. I need to trim the top a bit, but they work so great and are so easy to put on!



Below are the diapers I got in major trouble with - Goodmama's.  They are really thick and absorbant and work well at night for Lizzie with a doubler. I love how soft the material is - organic bamboo velour - and how they have snaps (velcro in the wash is so annoying!) But they are like $30 a piece...ouch!



In back in the same pic are my All in One diapers - I use these when we go out to church and stuff.  I have 7 and don't use them all, but they are nice to have around in a pinch!

Here is most of my stash::



The white diapers are my prefitteds and next to them are my homemade flannel fitted diapers.  Then you can see my homemade fleece pants. 

Josh and I did the calculations and cloth diapering the new baby in April will save us so much money!  Diapers around here are like $12 for a pack of 40. Josh figured that to equal roughly $3/day using disposables.  So if I spend $200 on cloth diapers now (and it will get me all the way to potty training) that is the same amount as I would spend using sposies in 3 months!  Definitely saving money. 

I am telling all my friends and family about this and hopefully they can help out buying so diapers. We are only doing prefolds and covers. I can add fun prints to the prefolds if I get bored :)

And good news!!  A wonderful friend of mine is making me some fitted diapers!  She loves to sew (even though she has never sewn a diaper) and is doing this as a gift for me.  I can't wait so show them off!

Lizzie woke up, gotta go!

Lizzie's favorite Christmas gifts were this singing pony and her baby doll that came with a stroller and carrier. 
She keeps getting cuter!  My sister tried picking "Aunt Bea" as her nickname, hoping little Lizzie could say it, but she can't!  For some reason the "ee" sound is difficult for her.  So I was joking and asked Lizzie to say "Aunt Bubba" and now that is what she calls her!  Oh my sister has sworn to get me back for this....but it won't last long. I will continue to try and reinforce "Aunt Bea" LOL

She has added yet a few more words to her vocabulary!  Now she can say "Ni Ni" for night time and "bubba" for Aunt bea or for bubbles.  She said a new one that I still don't know what it is.  It sounds like "yabbadabba"....  When she said it I tried to guess everything I could, but she gave up and played with her doll.  Oh, she can also say "Chhhh" for cheese!  So cute.  and "Joo" for juice. 

She is weaning even more, and getting pickier.  Tonight she asked to nurse "ie! Ie" (side).  So I offered her the right one and she pointed to the left one saying "ie, ie." I said, "This one first," to which she responeded, "no no, Ie, ie," and pointed to the left.  She isn't needlessly picky - the right one has all but dried up and the left one has a bit left in it still. 

PREGNANCY:
I have been bathing this little guy in prayer!  So far everything is great, but I worry sometimes.  I used to feel him kick higher up and pretty forcefully.  But as of Saturday, he became pretty lazy and has only kicked sporatically and really low in my pelvis.  I pray a lot about this cause that is exactly what Lizzie did and she was breech.  My Dr. said that I had no physical condition that would indicate a second breech birth, and I know there is plenty of time for him to turn.  Plus, at my last appointment 2 weeks ago, the midwife said he was head down.  He has probably turned since then and will (hopefully!) turn again. 

But yes, he is very low!  I don't feel any part of the baby above my belly button....wait, I just checked and I feel him a bit a half inch above or right at my belly button LOL  I am sitting differently now...but standing up he falls down pretty low.  I love to feel him kick and I pray that he is head down in the 3rd trimester so I can feel the jabs I never got to feel with Lizzie. 


ONE LAST AWESOME THING:
My husband is the best EVER!!  I don't remember telling him this but ever since I was a little girl I have wanted a doll house.  A real doll house, not a plastic fisher price one.  My friend had one we would play with and I loved the tiny furniture and dreamed of living in a house like that.  So my amazing carpenter of a husband is currently at the shop building me a 2ft deep X 3ft high three story doll house!  I can't wait to see it!  I am going funiture shopping tomorrow!  LOL  He said it closes fully, not like ones that are just open in the back.  And to think that every single detail is being crafted by his hands just for me - paint, shingles, siding - it makes me want to ask God what I did to deserve such a divine husband.  And to think I almost didn't want to marry him cause I was afraid of marraige....he is the best!

I hate going this long between posts!  Blogging is kind of therapeutic for me and serves as a great tool for a stroll down memory lane, so I have really missed my time on here. 

Thanksgiving was long and exhausting.  While I loved seeing relatives that I don't see nearly enough, I am glad to finally have a bit of time at home.  And I am sure Lizzie feels the same.  She came away from one of the meals with a terrible cold that was a generous gift from a cousin.  This led to a lack of sleep on both our parts....which led to exhaustion....and she is starting to get over it!  Last night she only woke up once - hooray!  Her appetite has been minimal, but she has eaten plenty of fruit and drank lots of juice and water which is exactly what her body needs. 

She is officially 18 months old!  I was worried about her vocabulary but that is starting to develop at its own rate. 
Her spoken words are:

• Dada
• Mamma (these two also can mean Mema and Grandad in context)
  
• Do (dog)
• buh bye
• Hi
• Choo Choo
  
• Mee Muh (Elmo)
• Iiiee (ice cream)
• Pie
• Yi Yi (other side - or nursing)
• No No 
• Ooohh (oatmeal)
• Muh (milk) but rarely
  

Her signs (she still signs most of the time)

• More
• Jesus (for one of her favorite songs "Jesus Loves Me")
• Love
• Owee (if she has an owee she points and tries to kiss it herself!)
• Mr. Sun (another favorite song)
• Wash face
• Be quiet
• One minute
• Shakes her head yes
  

Her first sentence was "dada buh bye?"  And I told her, "yes, daddy is at work. He will be back for lunch." At which she shook her head yes and went back to playing.  What a darling. 

It cracks me up that 4 of her 13 words she speaks relate to food! Her favorite thing in the whole world is to eat ice cream with her daddy.  I guess that is why she deems it neccessary enough to say. 

She still says "ahhh" and points to what she wants for a lot of things, but I know this too will end as she adds more words to her growing vocabulary. 

Weaning?  ha!  This little girl is not ready yet.  I am going to let her self-wean, which means I might be tandem nursing.   I have a very low supply right now so she mainly nurses to sleep now.  What frustrates me the most is when she is tired and asks to nurse but loses interest and won't sleep!  This means a longer nursing time.....but since I have so little milk it is easier for me to sing her to sleep after we nurse.  More on this later....it is late and I must sleep.

I hope it isn't this long between posts again!