Bum genius! 4.0

I love our BG 3.0 but the velcro is terrible. We don't use it often because it's way to easy for B to take off on her own. I got excited when I found out they adjusted the rise on the new 4.0 and added snaps. I am definitely a snaps girl! At first I thought I'd hate them but my kids are pretty patient during diaper changes so taking a few extra seconds to snap them is no biggie for us. I got my 4.0 in the mail today and once I get some pictures of the fit on both kids, I'll post them. I tried it out on J and it fits wonderfully on the medium snap setting. He is roughly 16lbs and 26in. We have a hard time using cloth on him because every diaper cuts into his chubby thighs, it doesn't seem to bother him but I don't like it. The bum genius never leaves any marks and the elastic is really soft. I am really impressed by it, I ordered another one!

Pics will come shortly :)

Birth Story

Jax was born on April 22, 2010 at 1:12 PM weighing 7lbs 10oz and 21in long. I was 39 weeks exactly! Around 550am thursday morning I woke up and my water broke. I instantly starting having contractions but they werent very strong. Patrick had already headed to work for the day so I called and told him what was going on and that I'd call him when its time to go to the hospital. So I get up and decide to do some very last minute cleaning, did dishes and laundry until B woke up then I got her ready to go to my friends house. At 730am I called Patrick back and told him to come home since he was 2hrs away I wanted to make sure we made it to the hospital in time. The contractions were still really mild and not timeable at all so I figured we had plenty of time. He got home around 10 and we had some errands to run before heading to the hospital. We finally got to there at 1150am and the nurse started the jacuzzi tub for me. At this point my contractions were 2 min apart and painful but I was laughing and joking around in between them so they werent THAT bad. I was only able to sit in the tub for about 15 min before the contractions became unbearable. I called the nurse and requested the epidural, contractions at this point were 1 min apart. They checked me and I was dialated to a 7. Within minutes I started yelling at Patrick to call the nurse because I felt like I had to push and he was like "No, they just checked you and you were only a 7" I started freaking out and finally I hit the nurses button while trying so hard not to push him out without my midwife there. They checked me at 1pm and I was fully dialated, my midwife rushed in and 12 minutes later he was born. I wasnt able to get the epidural because it went so fast and holy crap that was some horrible pain. I was really wanting a natural med-free birth but I honestly didnt think I'd actually HAVE one lol. I am so glad I did it though. He is doing great and growing really fast. He was back up to his birth weight at 6 days old and now at 15 days old he weighs around 9lbs.

Finally!

My review for Kawaii cloth diapers! I've been so busy lately, nesting like crazy, doing tons of laundry and basically rearranging my entire house I completely forgot about my blog. I bought these diapers myself and wanted to post a little review for anyone interested in them. We've been using them for a little over 2 weeks and so far so good. First let me tell you about B, she is an 18 month old 28lb 33-34in toddler with chubby thighs and a small waist. So far shes been very easy to cloth and every diaper we have tried has fit her really well. The kawaii's are one size and come in either snap or velcro closure. I bought 4 snaps and 6 velcro. They are pockets so they come with 2 microfiber inserts each. B is on the medium size setting when only stuffed with 1 insert, at night she is on the largest setting stuffed with 2 inserts. They have a PUL outer with suedecloth inner to wick away moisture.






I do have a few minor complaints... I like to stuff them right out of the dryer so they are ready to go when B needs to be changed. These make that difficult because the inserts shift a lot. I'll stuff them and put them in the changing table but when I take one out the insert bunches up and I have to re-adjust it before putting it on. Like I said, very minor. The best thing is the velcro is holding up amazingly well despite being washed every night.

We have had 2 leaks so far and both were 100% my fault! Both times I left them on for to long. B isnt much of a super soaker and can go about 2 1/2 hours without being changed, sometimes longer. Over night I stuff with 2 inserts and that gets her through 12-13 hours with no problems.

http://theluvyourbaby.com/ is the website and the lady who sells them is very quick to respond if you have any questions.

I'm no professional reviewer ;). I plan on putting them on J when hes born in the next few weeks and taking pics. Just hoping to help some mommas out!

I'm so bad

I'm so bad at keeping this blog up to date. I want to make some changes so I actually have things to write about. I'm going to start doing some reviews on cloth diapers, hopefully I can help some new cloth moms out. I just got 10 Kawaii diapers in the mail today and I'm so excited to test them out! They are in the washer right now and when they are done I will take pictures and post about them. I also ordered 1 KatyDid OneSize diaper though I'm not sure when I'll actually recieve it. When I get it I'll definitely do a review! I really do hope I can help some people out, cloth is SO much fun but super overwhelming.

So for future reviews I'm going to do the bumGenius 3.0 one size, Kawaii one size, KatyDid onesize. I also plan on getting some Rumparooz and the bumGenius organic one size. I'm ready to start reviewing. Who knew cloth diapers could be so exciting?

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.