Potty Training

So I guess we have officially started potty training B. I have been sitting her on the toilet for a few weeks but she started getting scared of it. I didn't want to force her so I stopped and bought her a little potty, much better. She loves to sit on it. I've done little research, I am really just winging it. She's been running around nakey a lot and we've already had a few accidents but honestly, I think it has helped her become more aware of what she is doing. She took a shower with me and I let her run around while I got dressed, she started peeing on the floor, I picked her up the second I saw her and sat her on the toilet. I figured she would freak out but she didn't. She continued to potty and got really excited! When she was done she tried flushing. I was a little shocked, I don't think I give her enough credit. She is a really smart little girl, I didn't think she understood what to do but she's proven me wrong! And when she was done she had to run and tell daddy, she was so proud of herself.

It's funny because the past few days she's been saying "P I!" we thought she was just babbling but I've come to realize she is really saying "I Pee!", she also lets us know when she poos lol. Wouldn't it be lovely if she was out of diapers by 2? I plan on using cloth with little man so if B continues the way she is, we will definitely save money each month. Diapers are expensive!

Easy burp cloths

A friend of mine is having a baby shower on Saturday, since we are really tight on money right now I dug through my piles upon piles of fabric trying to figure out something I could make her. I decided to make her some burp cloths! I wish I would've had some of these when B was little since she was quite the spitter, we just used recieving blankets and while they're good for little spit ups they didn't hold much. These are super super easy to make and are adorable so I thought I'd give a little tutorial on what I did. Remember, I am a beginner. I still can't sew in a straight line and it is very apparent in the photos, I need practice :P.

Materials -
Scrap fabric, I used fat quarters and could make 2 burp cloths out of 1 fat quarter
Gerber cloth diapers, I got the 3ply kind from walmart
Iron
Scissors
Sewing machine

First thing I did was wash all of the fabric and the burp cloths in hot water. This only took about 40 min, they dried really quick!


My supplies


What I did was a laid my fabric on the cloth diaper and matched up the fabric to the thick center. I didnt do measurments because it looked like after I washed the diapers they all shrunk to weird sizes and the center portion looked like it was smaller at the top then at the bottom. Anyways, I cut the fabric about an inch bigger then the center strip of the diaper.


I folded the sides of the fabric under to hide the unfinished edge, then pinned it in place.


And started to sew! I used a straight stitch for this burp cloth but if I had to do it over again I'd use a small zig zag, only because the zig zag is easier for me to control and keep straight, for whatever reason. When I use a straight stitch I always end up going all over the place lol.


Here is the finished project! I sewed the sides down first then did the top and bottom. Super easy right?


See the wonky lines? hahah how terrible! In my defense, I made this in about 10 min while trying to keep a toddler from knocking over my ironing board. It't not like she has a million toys to play with or anything. I guess the ironing board is just that interesting. But the the lines dont have to be straight, I mean, the thing is just going to be puked on!


Here are a few more I made. I'm addicted! These are super cheap to make also. The closest Joanns is over an hour away so I have to stick with my walmart fabric. I discovered a little section that is nothing but fat quarters. They range from $1-1.47 I didnt see any more expensive then that. The cloth diapers were like $11 for 12. I also have a ton of fabric scraps left over from other projects that I could use. I think I'm going to make my little man some with soft flannel.

Wow so I almost forgot I had a blog! Things have been super busy around here. We are trying to prepare for the baby but since Patrick has been laid off since December there isn't a lot that we can do. B has been going through some serious mood swings. I think shes getting sick, she's been running a low grade fever for the past 2 days and she's super clingy. Poor baby! Another reason I've been MIA is because we got internet through verizon wireless and we can only use a certain amount of megabytes each month. So far this month we've used up most of it so I'm trying to limit my time I spend on the computer so I don't go over and get charged an insane amount. I'm trying to work on another tutorial, a more detailed one but its been hard! I haven't been able to spend much time playing in my Photoshop either.

The baby is doing great. He's extremely active like, non stop movement. I can't believe how fast these past 3 months have gone. I only have 11 weeks left! I can't wait to meet him :) But we still dont have a name picked out. Well I have a name picked but we haven't agreed on it yet. Hopefully we get it figured out before he's born. I've gotta get my little cranky daughter in bed. Maybe I'll remember that I have a blog and start posting again lol.