Last night the boys attended their first 4-H meeting as Cloverbuds.
I am excited for them to be 4-H members as I have such fond memories of it growing up. I also think it has a lot of great development opportunities in their future and has a strong focus on community and other life lessons I hope they find valuable. I hope they continue to be as excited about it as they were yesterday!
They planted tomato seeds in small plants to grow and water. They are sitting on our kitchen window sill to get sun and easy watering for them to sprout!
Thursday, April 11, 2013
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
Leprechauns
A week or so before St. Patrick's Day, Caleb came home from school talking non-stop about Leprechauns.
Little did I know Leprechauns’ come to your house on St. Patrick’s Day, make mischief and leave money.
For the next week or so, Caleb looked at everything for things the Leprechauns did.
Things that had moved to new homes six months ago were suddenly noticed and the leprechaun was blamed. Messes there were made my little boys quickly were blamed on the leprechaun.
Suddenly the house was full of ideas for building leprechaun traps!
Every morning we were checking for leprechauns or evidence of leprechaun mischief.
I ordered a couple of St. Patrick’s Day books about leprechauns, we learned about the folk tales of leprechauns and what mischief and messes they make.
St. Patrick’s Day did come and while Caden and Caleb were away staying at their Aunt Tanda and Uncle Arts house, the leprechauns came and made a BIG mess!
Little did I know Leprechauns’ come to your house on St. Patrick’s Day, make mischief and leave money.
For the next week or so, Caleb looked at everything for things the Leprechauns did.
Things that had moved to new homes six months ago were suddenly noticed and the leprechaun was blamed. Messes there were made my little boys quickly were blamed on the leprechaun.
Suddenly the house was full of ideas for building leprechaun traps!
Every morning we were checking for leprechauns or evidence of leprechaun mischief.
I ordered a couple of St. Patrick’s Day books about leprechauns, we learned about the folk tales of leprechauns and what mischief and messes they make.
St. Patrick’s Day did come and while Caden and Caleb were away staying at their Aunt Tanda and Uncle Arts house, the leprechauns came and made a BIG mess!
Elinore was a cute little baby for her very first St. Patrick's Day too.
Tuesday, April 09, 2013
Swinging
The Easter Bunny brought Elinore a swing for the backyard swingset this year.
She loves it!
We loved the change to get outside and enjoy the spring weather this past weekend too!
Monday, April 08, 2013
Cloth Diapering
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Almost two months ago now, we started cloth diapering full time. This far in, Keith and I are both happy with the change and no longer even like disposables the very few times we've had to put her back in one.
I was quite anxious about getting started and felt like I was a bit under prepared to start, but once I committed, I dove right in and picked it up along the way. I'm fortunate to have a couple good friends who also cloth diapers. I used them as resources to help me get started and have reached out to them a few times since we got started too when I've had questions.
I wanted to consider cloth diapering before Elinore was born, but Keith was very against it. I wasn't willing to try it without his support. By the time Elinore was about 5 months old, Keith was ready to switch to generic diapers of lesser quality to save money, which I wasn't against, until I realized I didn't like using those diapers at all once we tried it!
That was my gateway to bring up cloth diapering again, and this time, he jumped right on board!
We started researching what brand and style of diaper we wanted to use. We decided we want to use BumGenius diapers and started scouring eBay for used diapers. Keith did most of the eBay work finding diapers, bidding, checking with me if I thought they were alright. Keith got a bit over excited maybe in his purchasing, but we ended with 44 used diapers from eBay. Four of the diapers were Fuzzibunz. About a half dozen were all-in-one elementals and the rest are 4.0s from BubGenius. Excluding one diaper, they are all snap closure, which I’m certainly a fan of. I’m not crazy about the Velcro one we have, and it’s harder to maintain the Velcro and annoying in the wash!
We thought we were going to prefer the all-in-ones the most, but it turns out the 4.0s are our favorites! I don't mind the stuffing them with the inserts, and they are easier to use and clean and they dry faster in the dryer once they're washed. We like all of our BumGenius over the Fuzzibunz.
I'm not sure how much money we're saving by going cloth. I know our water bill increased last month, which is probably a result of the increase laundry. I think we'll really benefit in savings if we use them for future Haynes babies too. :)
Friday, April 05, 2013
Spoiled
I cannot stand the use of the word spoiled. It never bothered me until Elinore arrived. Now I notice the word is thrown around frequently, usually directed at me. As in I'm spoiling Elinore.
This began very early on in Elinore's life, and I was frustrated. First and foremost because she was too young to be spoiled then. Her needs were met and I loved taking care of her.
Her needs are still met, and I still love taking care of her.
I put a lot of things off until Elinore was 6 months old. At 6 months we made quite a few changes to her routine and got into a new rhythm, which helped us out a lot. We used the cry it out method and she puts herself to sleep at night now in her own room in her own crib.
She's well fed and happy, and loves her mommy.
Excuse me for paying attention to her and meeting her needs when she cries. Last I checked knowing your child and their needs was a good thing.
Call it what you want, but I call it taking care of my kids.
I've toyed with the thought that we as society have made the word spoiled into something negative that doesn't necessarily need to be negative too, but I honestly can't come to terms with thinking when someone tell me I'm spoiling my kids that they mean that in a positive manner.
**Note: Generally when I get this comment it's because I turn to take care of her when she's crying or upset about something.
This began very early on in Elinore's life, and I was frustrated. First and foremost because she was too young to be spoiled then. Her needs were met and I loved taking care of her.
Her needs are still met, and I still love taking care of her.
I put a lot of things off until Elinore was 6 months old. At 6 months we made quite a few changes to her routine and got into a new rhythm, which helped us out a lot. We used the cry it out method and she puts herself to sleep at night now in her own room in her own crib.
She's well fed and happy, and loves her mommy.
Excuse me for paying attention to her and meeting her needs when she cries. Last I checked knowing your child and their needs was a good thing.
Call it what you want, but I call it taking care of my kids.
I've toyed with the thought that we as society have made the word spoiled into something negative that doesn't necessarily need to be negative too, but I honestly can't come to terms with thinking when someone tell me I'm spoiling my kids that they mean that in a positive manner.
**Note: Generally when I get this comment it's because I turn to take care of her when she's crying or upset about something.
Wednesday, April 03, 2013
Elinore - 9 Months Old
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Tuesday, April 02, 2013
Sleeping Attire
For the last couple weeks, Caden's been wearing pajamas when we tuck him in at night. Then I started noticing he was already dressed when I would go to wake him up in the morning. Although, waking him up in the morning is a very rare occasion because he is a very early riser. I thought he was getting up early in or in the middle of the night and getting dressed.
Then I started noticing then when I would check on him before I went to bed in the evenings he was already dressed.
One night last week or so, I had put them to bed and was in the living room outside their bedroom. I heard lots of noise and lights in their room and told them to get back in bed. That's when Caleb said: "I am in bed, Caden's up getting dressed for tomorrow!"
And now we know. Caden wears his pajamas for about 30 minutes, waits for us to put him to bed, get up, gets dressed and then goes back to bed. Then he wakes up dressed to leave.
Except for that one time, I tucked him in pajamas, checked on him before bed in his clothes, and woke him up in pajamas. I'm not sure what happened that day!
Then I started noticing then when I would check on him before I went to bed in the evenings he was already dressed.
One night last week or so, I had put them to bed and was in the living room outside their bedroom. I heard lots of noise and lights in their room and told them to get back in bed. That's when Caleb said: "I am in bed, Caden's up getting dressed for tomorrow!"
And now we know. Caden wears his pajamas for about 30 minutes, waits for us to put him to bed, get up, gets dressed and then goes back to bed. Then he wakes up dressed to leave.
Except for that one time, I tucked him in pajamas, checked on him before bed in his clothes, and woke him up in pajamas. I'm not sure what happened that day!
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