I Dream of Diapers

Security Blanket?

2008-03-25T21:25:00.000-07:00

so some kids have security blankets or teddy’s or some other snuggly thing...but not my boy...his security item is his hockey stick!! no joke it’s the first thing he says in the morning most days and he’d go to sleep with it if we’d let him. He takes it everywhere we go and has a fit if it has to stay in the truck. well today the unthinkable happened....

...We’d had a busy morning. We’d walked to the bank straight after breakfast (about a 40 min walk from our house) taken care of a few things and then stopped at a Starbucks for a treat before heading home. Oliver was getting tired and cranky from being in the stroller for so long so I slipped his hockey stick into the basket under the stroller and gave Ollie his sippy cup of milk as we headed back home. I had been in a super rush this morning so I wanted to take a leisurely walk back home. About 3/4 of the way home I went to get something out of the basket and then it hit me!! NO.HOCKEY.STICK! what?!? How could that be? If it had fallen out it would have hitten me on the feet or I would have stepped on it or something! I new it was replaceable but I just could not continue going home knowing his favorite thing in the world was just lying somewhere so I turned around and headed back just praying we’d actually find it, all the while checking the ditches for his stick. Finally we came around a corner and across the intersection (and about 100 meters from the Starbucks) was his hockey stick just lying on the sidewalk. Those lights could not change fast enough!!! I’m not sure if he even realizes it was lost but boy did it give me a scare.

some random facts about me

2008-03-15T16:54:00.000-07:00

ok so I've been tagged by Tanya and I am supposed to share some random facts about myself....you ready for this ;]

I L.O.V.E breakfast food...especially for dinner. If I could only chose one meal to ever go out to eat it would definately be breakfast.
when I have to pack to go away somewhere I always sketch out the outfits I'm going to take rather then making a list...I don't know why I do this but I have since I was very little. I have sketchbooks full of these little doodles. It's so funny to look back and see what I once thought was 'cool'.
whenever it rains I get a really strong urge to go for a run....i just need to follow through once in a while ;]
I love to indulge in a trashy celeb. gossip magazine every now and then....((blush))
if it has cheese in it...I'll eat it! ;]
I'm TERRIFIED of snakes! they make me cry! even in a cage at the zoo I feel like I'm going to pass out when I get near them.

ok I'm suppose to tag people now but I don't even know if anyone reads this so if you do and you feel like doing this just comment and let me know so I can read it :]

yummy orange cupcake goodness

2008-03-14T20:54:00.000-07:00

*sorry for those of you that also read my myspace blog*

I’ve been wanting to post about some yummy cupcakes I made a few weeks ago but I couldn’t find the necessary cables to upload my pics...BUT...today I found them and uploaded about 80 photos to my pc so I thought I’d share with you my yummy orange cupcakes.

I started by whisking 3 eggs + an extra yoke together with milk

then because I didn’t have any vanilla (we’ve just moved and haven’t fully restocked our pantry) I grated the zest of one orange, added it to the egg & milk mixture along with about 2 tsp of fresh orange juice

then I creamed the butter and sugar together in my mixer,then added the flour, (forgetting the baking powder and salt but I didn’t realize that until later)

so I preheated my oven, filled all the cups with batter, and had just slipped them into the oven when I realized that after I had taken a phone call I had forgotten to add the baking powder and salt. In a panic I called my sister but she reassured my they should be ok...

...and boy was she right!!

can you see the little flecks of orange zest? They were soooo yummy

ok here is the recipe if an of you feel inspired

3/4 cup butter
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 tsp baking powder
2 cups flour
1/4 tsp salt
3 large eggs +1 extra yoke
3/4 cup milk
2 tsp fresh squeezed orange juice
the zest of one orange

in a bowl cream together butter and sugar. in a separate bowl sift together the flour, baking powder, and salt. in another bowl whisk together the eggs, milk, orange juice and zest. next you want to add the flour mixture and the egg mixture to the butter and sugar making sure to start and end with the flour, alternating back and fourth. preheat oven to 350 degrees. line cupcake pan with papers and spoon batter in. now I can’t remember how long these baked for but I believe it was between 20-30 min. just make sure to keep and eye on them and check them with a toothpick. it makes a dozen cupcakes. Happy baking :]

long time no blog!

2008-02-16T12:27:00.001-08:00

I can't believe it's been so long since I updated here! I'll try to get back on track and post a little more frequently. We've had alot on our plates so far this new year...but hopefully in a couple weeks things will settle down and go back to normal. we are moving at the end of this month so I can't make any promises until then ;)
I've found a new love....ok well not totally new but it's my current passion...CUPCAKES...I really love to bake, which is funny because I'm not a very "housewifey" kind of wife, but I can't wait to get settled into our new place and always have something baking or hot and fresh. I love the simplicity and earthiness (is that a word?) of baking from scratch. There really is nothing more beautiful then batter waiting to be turned into a cupcake, cake, or anything really. Anyways I should run as we have alot of packing to do and less and less time each day to do it. check back soon for another post though ;)

Merry Christmas

2007-12-23T18:32:00.000-08:00

I just wanted to wish everyone a very merry Christmas! I hope it is filled with warmth and joy.

Just so I don't forget

2007-12-12T11:46:00.000-08:00

I'm posting my thankful Thursday post today. I've been really thankful for the little moments in the day when my ds and I can just run and play and be carefree for a while. We've been getting snow off and on for the last week or so (with more to come) and the two of us spent the morning outside on Monday playing. He's at such a fun age right now (he'll be 18 months a couple days after Christmas) Everything is such an adventure and he focuses whole-heartedly on every new experience. I've come to love the fact that the same traits that make him stubborn and mischievous and somewhat "difficult" at times also make him determined and adventurous and outgoing. I feel like during these little moments together I get to see a glimps at who he is going to become.

Winter Wonderland

2007-12-04T08:14:00.000-08:00

"Oh the weather outside is frightful but the fire is so delightful, since we've no place to go..."

We had our first real taste of winter weather this weekend. I just love this time of year when you can go to bed at night and everything is drab and tired looking from the long seasons before and then wake up in the morning to a fresh white blanket covering everything. I just love the snow and everything about this time of year.....this is except the endless rain that we get up here in the pacific northwest.

We had a beautiful 2 days of snow only to wake up to rain yesterday morning. If you can believe it ALL the snow is gone (other then a few small piles left behind by the plows) we went for a drive around town yesterday and the flooding has already began and yet it continues to rain and rain. Oh well they are calling for more snow in a couple weekends so there is still hope for a white Christmas here ;) although it's been years since we've had one.

Honestly I can't even remember the last time there was snow on Christmas day. I know this post has really nothing to do with cloth diapering or even parenting at all but I just couldn't pass up an opportunity to share the beauty of this season.

"...Let it snow, let it snow, let it SNOW!"

This Thursday...

2007-11-29T22:13:00.000-08:00

I'm really thankful for the small amounts of alone time I get once my ds is asleep. He's been a nightmare this week to get to sleep (like taking a couple hours to get to sleep at night despite him being soooooo tired) As frustrating as it is it really makes me apreciate every moment I get to myself. Sorry this isn't longer but I'm basking in some quietness while my ds sleeps and my dh is out playing some hockey. =)

Just what I was afraid of

2007-11-28T16:01:00.000-08:00

I've been eying this print for quite some time but always decided against it for fear that it would be too girly. when I first found SOSdiapers they would sell out immediately and were really hard to acquire. I managed to snag one and it's been our favorite diaper ever since we got it. when I noticed this print up and available I decided to just go for it...maybe I'd luck out and there wouldn't be that much of the pink on mine. I ordered it and then patiently waited and waited (it actually got here quite quickly considering it was a semi-custom mail tends to be slower this time of year.

Well I got home to find a package sitting, waiting for me in the front hall and excitedly ripped it open only to find that the front of the diaper is mainly pic :( I was disappointed because I love this fabric and have been really wanting to get it for a while now. So now I have a dilemma....do I sell it and maybe get something else a little more boyish or do I hang onto it in a hopes that I have a little girl to put it on soon. I think I'm leaning to the latter only because I just really would hate to sell it and we are planning on TTC in Feb/March so I'll be starting a newborn stash soon enough anyways ;) If we don't have a girl next I can always sell it then I guess. I'm still trying to decide....

a little late oops

2007-11-24T00:29:00.000-08:00

so I just realized I missed my thankful Thursday which is actually quite ironic given that it was the American Thanksgiving on Thursday....*blush*.....so anyways I've been really thankful for the good weather we've been having this week. One of my ds' favorite things to do is go for a walk outside which is really hard to do when it's rainy and miserable (which it is more often then not here during the fall/winter/spring ;)) This week, however, has been an unbelievable beautiful week weather wise and I've really enjoyed the chance to get out during the day. I always enjoy getting out with ds and just walking and listening to him chatter away. It's always so refreshing to get a little glimps at how exciting things are to him. I'm consistantly amazed by the way he soaks it all in.

Loving our Luxe

2007-11-22T00:03:00.000-08:00

I was pleasantly surprised on Monday to get both my snap press (HOORAY!) and my Luxe cover in the mail. I was totally blown away that I got the Luxe that quickly seeing as how I bought it Thursday night and we don't have mail service on Saturdays here. anyways I tried the Luxe on right away and I love it. We got the s/m (I had second thoughts and almost also ordered a m/l) and it is actually almost too big, but because it is so stretchy it still fits great with tons of room to grow into it. I can't get over the softness of it and how beautiful it is. I actually am so scared to use it and ruin it but we used it today and I just love it so much that I'm just gonna have to get more *hehe*
I was also sooo excited to finally get the snap press. It only actually took a week to get here but I've been wanting one for so long now that I feel like I was waiting forever. I haven't had a chance to play with it at all yet but I think I'm gonna have a lot of fun with it. I've already been thinking what I can possibly add snaps to for fun. Oh and to top off the speedy shipping I got a bunch of extras thrown in with my order so that was another nice surprise.

one thing I've learned

2007-11-18T20:03:00.000-08:00

...is that I really do not enjoy dying fabric. I should have known this because I took a fibre arts course in college and I didn't like it then either....sometimes I'm a slow learner. I dyed some stuff a few weeks ago, including a few prefolds. It's not that I didn't like the colours or how they turned out...I can't really explain why I don't like dying stuff I just don't ever wanna do it again haha. Oh well at least I gave it a try and now I know. Funny thing is I'm sure I'll try it again at some point and probably have the same reaction.

OH MY! I think I'm gonna throw up

2007-11-16T21:08:00.000-08:00

WOW! I had my first hyena cart stalking experience yesterday and let me tell you it is not for the faint of heart LOL. I was sitting there hitting refresh over and over and over and over......all of a sudden I realize I'm seconds from the stocking and my heart starts pounding and I can hear the blood pumping in my ears. I hit refresh and it was seriously only 2 seconds after the stocking and half the stuff was gone....including what I wanted...I tried another size and it was there....Oh MAN I'm totally shaking as I hit the BIN button........and then I get a message that it is no longer available *doh* nothing like a surge of excitement to make you feel like throwing up haha. I was disappointed but I cheered myself up by buying some wool interlock.

.....And then I got an email....and there were going to be more stocked (hooray!!)....sometime that evening or later that day. I get that rush again but try not to sit glued to the computer all night. Thankfully I just happened to be on when I noticed that it was stocking and kept refreshing hoping to snag what I had wanted.....and I did so now a natural vanilla Luxe pull-on soaker is coming to me!!!!! ok can you tell I'm excited ;) I new they were hard to get but I really had no idea it was that crazy

I'm Thankful...

2007-11-15T13:42:00.000-08:00

I've decided to post every Thursday about something I've been particularly thankful for over the week just as a way to stay grounded and not caught up in an attitude of dissatisfaction. I find it really easy to get caught up in always wanting more then I have or just not being satisfied with where we are in life and I just thought this wound be a great way to remind myself of lucky I really am ;)

We had a chance on the weekend to get down to Vancouver and go to Granville island where there is and awesome children's market and a public market. It was such a beautiful day, we got easy parking (which usually is not the case) and we had a great look around. The leaves were crisp and brightly coloured and the sun was out yet the air was really fresh and cool. It just made me so grateful to live where I do. On any given day you have the potential to head to the beach or into the mountains for a hike or skiing/snowboarding or into the city for great shopping or out into the country to a lake or for a picnic. how can you tell I love the pacific northwest? ;) anyways I just wanted to also share this pic from our day downtown

the last of the fluffy mail

2007-11-13T22:43:00.000-08:00

I was so excited to get see that we got our package from Baby Hope's Cloth Diapers. I could barely wait to rip into the envelope. Not only was it fast shipping it was free shipping, and she sent a hand written thank-you note and a free velour wipe. I'm very impressed and will definitely have to order from her again. Our Baby Beehinds arrived today and omigoodness!! I cannot get over the softness. I know it probably wont stay this soft but I'm really loving it. It looks like there will be lots of room for my ds to grow into it, and I love the snap in doublers. I've never had this feature on any of our other diapers but I think it's a great idea. Check back for stash pics soon ;)

oh and to add to my excitement I got a notice that my snap press shipped today! YAY!!!! now this package is one I'm going to have a very, VERY hard time being patient for.

YAY!!

2007-11-09T14:29:00.000-08:00

I just ordered a snap press *gulp* I'm so so SO excited about this!!! It's something I've wanted to do for months now and I've just decided to bite the bullet =) This does mean no more diaper buying though (I snuck in one more SOSdiaper last night before going cold turkey ;)) I can't wait to get sewing, sewing, sewing and then hopefully selling, selling, selling!! Just had to share my excitement =)

Fluffy Week

2007-11-07T22:56:00.000-08:00

It's been a good week mail wise here. Out of the 4 packages I'm expecting I've gotten 3 of them. On Monday I got another HHOS in the colour butter, and then today I got some PUL and Aplix and then the sling rings I was waiting on. I'm gonna have to order the fabric I think because all my local shops either a) don't carry the type of fabric I want until spring/summer or b) carry it but not in the colour I'm looking for *sigh* Oh well, hopefully I'll be able to find it online. Anyways this is just a short little update. I've got one more diaper coming and then I'll have to do stash pics again.

someone stop me!

2007-10-30T00:02:00.000-07:00

I shouldn't be left alone with money to spend =) a friend told me about Baby Hope's Cloth Diapers (thanks Tanya ;)) and I just couldn't pass on the free shipping so I ordered a Baby Beehind Bamboo onesize. YAY! this is a diaper I've bee dying to try so I cannot wait for it to get here. it just shipped today so I have a while but still this is something I'm really looking forward to getting. I got it in the blue if anyone cares ;) once that gets here that's it for me. I have to make the rest of my diapers. I'll have to take some stash pics once everything is here. And can you believe I already can't find one of the snappis I just got *sigh* I swear I need a tracking device for those things.
Well dh had the day of today so we went hunting for fabric...specifically grey chambray for the ringsling I'm making, and it turns out that all the local stores don't carry chambray...at least not the grey color. I'm not impressed. I guess I'll have to look for it online which isn't really an issue as long as it doesn't cost too much in shipping.
That's pretty much it from here other them I'm still working out some kinks with my testers...I'm a little frustrated but I'm gonna just go at it tomorrow and hopefully get it sorted out....otherwise I'm going to plan "B"
Anyways I'll leave you with a babywearing pic from our trip to the pumpkin patch this weekend

2007-10-23T23:57:00.000-07:00

well I didn't get any mail today, although I'm not really expecting any until early next week. I still always hope that I'll be surprised though. I'm currently waiting on three packages

a butter yellow HHOS from For the Monster
some PUL and some aplix from VeryBaby
some large black aluminum sling rings from Slingrings

I have a pair of silver slingrings but I haven't seen them since we moved the beginning of July and I really want to make a ringsling like this or if I feel fancy maybe even this ;)

I also started my testers this week. I'm so excited I just need to dye them and finish them up and then I can mail them. HOORAY!!! also my dh offered to buy me a snap press so I just have to decide what would be better, the snap press now or more fabric and then wait to get the snap press. I hate making decisions! but at least this is a fun one ;) anyways that is all that is really new here. I'll post some picks of my finished products later.

oh and just to update on our Moshi...I had pretty much decided to sell it. Not really because I didn't like it but I just was unsure....anyways I wore it for a little bit tonight and wouldn't you know it I am really starting to like it. it's starting to soften up just enough that it is getting really comfy. I'm a fan and I'm definately not selling now.

M is for mail day

2007-10-23T00:51:00.000-07:00

I was very excited to get our babylegs in the mail this afternoon. Honestly I'm so used to waiting for things from the states that I really wasn't expecting them anytime this week. I really love the colourway we got. It's called Scandia and I totally love it!!! Anyways just wanted to share a pic of my ds wearing them

a little carried away

2007-10-20T22:07:00.000-07:00

ok well I'm inlove with our Happy Heiny's one-size diaper!!! I'm really, really impressed with how dry he was this morning even though he had completely soaker 2 microfleece inserts and with how well he slept last night. I have to admit that my ds is a horrible sleeper, I mean terrible!! But for the first time in quite a few nights (maybe even weeks) he slept a good solid 6.5-7 hrs and then another 4.5 or so before he woke up. This is huge for me!!! I think I can count on one hand the number of times he has slept through the night :( Anyways I'm totally side-tracking here. The first thing I did this morning after I had changed my ds was order another HH OS =) I started dreaming about having a lovely stash of pockets all the colours of the rainbow and quickly realized that if I wanted that many pockets I'd be broke faster then I can blink ;) So then I went to verybaby and ordered some PUL in ocean, celery, and light brown and some aplix (I already have some microfleece) so that I can just make my own pockets, haha, after that I promised dh that I wouldn't buy anything else for a while. Hopefully they turn out because then I can justify buying more colours ;)

Fluffy Mail

2007-10-19T14:35:00.000-07:00

I got my first pocket diaper today!!! It's the new Happy Heiny's one-size diaper in the cow hide print and it's really cute, although the only PUL I've ever seen IRL are bummis covers which are so thick and soft so I was suprised at how thin the PUL on this is but it is really soft and the print is soooo cute. I'm really impressed with the size range on this too. It's a newer one so there is the extra row of snaps for the newborn setting and O fits it on the small setting and the tabs are touching/almost overlapping. so there is still 2 rise settings and alot of room in the waist for him to grow into. I think this is gonna be our nighttime diaper. I'm so used to him in pf/fitteds in wool or coverless at home so this HH does give him quite a booty LOL. We've only tryed it on but I'll let you know more after he's worn it tonight. Sorry I don't have pics yet but I'll try to post some soon

a little taste

2007-10-19T11:04:00.000-07:00

I got other fabric last night as well but this is just a little sampling of the "pretty" fabrics I picked out. I also have other prints that I've collected into my stash but these were all neatly folded and accessible so I thought I would share =)

I took the plunge!!!

2007-10-19T00:11:00.000-07:00

*yikes* I'm having a little panic attack here....so nothing new really ;) I've been working out ideas for my buisness for months now and I finally just decided to jump in and get some fabric and just go for it already. I have to say I'm actually really nervous about this and even though I'm also super excited somehow buying the fabrics and stuff just means I actually have to do it now. No more just saying I'm going to and then finding reasons why I can't. I just have to keep telling myself "you can do this, you can do this"

MOSHI

2007-10-17T13:31:00.000-07:00

HOORAY!!!! it finally arrived! I haven't had much of a chance to really wear it so I don't really have a review yet. but I just wanted to get a pic of it up seeing as how I said I would ;) it's not the greatest but we are planning on going to the pumpkin patch this weekend as long as it it not raining here so I'll have some better pics then.
I also ordered some babylegs today in the scandia print because I just thought they were too cute not to get =) hopefully I won't have to wait as long for them

it's all in the 'Gnome'

2007-10-16T09:19:00.000-07:00

I have an awesome book out out of the library right now called nature babies which has lots of fun organinc knitting and craft/toy ideas. Anyways while O was down for his nap yesturday I made him this

He seemed to love it right away and way happily carrying it around =) it's a little smaller then the pattern called for but I didn't realize I was suppose to enlarge it until I was trying to tie the knot hands. Needless to say this gnome is now without hands but I'll have to make some adjustments next time

Good news!!!!

2007-10-16T01:12:00.001-07:00

I got a package notice in the mail today saying that I had a parcel that would be available for pick-up at the PO tomorrow! YAY!!!! I'm assuming it's finally our Moshi and I cannot wait to try it out. I feel like a kid on Christmas. And I can't express what great timing this is because we have just started incorporating a nice walk where I wear my ds down to sleep for the night. He get's soooo excited when he sees me getting out our mei tai =) It's really helped him fall asleep a little earlier and it's saved my sanity a bit.....now if only I could get him to stay asleep.....but I suppose that will come too. I'll be sure to post pics and a review of the Moshi once I have it.

I have been tagged...

2007-10-11T13:10:00.000-07:00

...by my good friend Jill in her blog today. so here it goes ;)

Jobs I have Had:

christmas relief at an accesories store in our mall (like claires but I don't even remember the name
I worked at a fabric store: the first two times I was just part time, the last (and final) time I was a supervisor
I worked at American Eagle and was everything from a sales associate to a cashier, to stockperson, to visal merchandising, to assistant manager
I briefly worked at a thrift store one summer for college tuition credits
I was a seamstress for a lady who designed and produced dance costumes, as well as some bridal/grad stuff in the off season
now I'm a mom :)

Places I have lived:

Clearwater
Walnut Grove
Sexsmith (I lived with Jill for a year here :))
Langley
Aldergrove

Food I Love:

anything with cheese ;)
mexican
sushi

Places I'd Rather be:

almost anywhere!! I really need to go on another vacation soon
great britain or europe somewhere
a nice sandy beach
starbucks LOL

Movies I Love:

You've got mail
Pride and Prejudice (the old A&E version)
Sense and Sensibility
Sleepless in Seattle
When Harry Met Sally
....there are a ton more but these are the ones I can watch over and over

TV Shows I Watch:

Seinfeld
Friends
Mad About You
the CSI's

Books I Love:

ok I definately don't read as much as I should.....I don't really have any books that I love

People I'm Tagging:

Tanya
Amy

one of my favourite things

2007-10-09T11:43:00.000-07:00

fresh from the dryer

I'm not sure what it is but there is someting about a basket of freshly washed diapers that just makes me smile. I actually really enjoy folding and putting away the diapers. I know I'm not the only on ;) what is it about them?

i heart babywearing

2007-10-08T20:39:00.000-07:00

my son has been going through a particularly trying time right now. He is only napping once a day now, and it is a struggle to get him down, his night sleeping is fretful and restless and in short little intervals all night long....needless to say I'm incredibly sleep deprived with a little boy that is not only fussy and tired all day but he's really testing us right now to figure out his boundaries, he's teething some molars, and I think he is frustrated because he's not really talking a lot yet; he has quite a few words he know and even more he understands but he just can't always express what he wants which leads to fits on his side and lots of hair-pulling on mine ;) anyways I wanted to get out for a walk this evening to work of some of the many turkey dinners I indulged in this weekend (gotta love thanksgiving for that) so I strapped my ds into our mei tai on my back and headed out for a brisk walk around the neighborhood with my mom and about half way through our walk he was out. I managed to get home, get upstairs into his room, get him untied and off my back (with help from my mom) and into bed) all at 7:40 pm!!!!! WOW!!! that is sooooo early for him. I'm hoping he has a good night and stays asleep for me. I'm thinking I may have to make this walk a nightly routine now. Not only will it be nice to get him in bed a little earlier it'll be nice for my waistline too ;)

a little better

2007-10-05T02:48:00.000-07:00

well the diaper rash seems to be getting a little better finally. I say better only because the flaming red scalded look has pretty much gone but there are now a couple raw patches....they aren't very big but still look awful. I'm really thinking it might be a yeast infection. he's never had one so I don't really know, I'll have to look into it tomorrow. It's thanksgiving here this weekend so I don't think I'd be able to get him in before monday. Hopefully it's not a yeast infection and he just keeps getting better. I've discovered that we really love burt's bees diaper ointment. I've tried a ton of different creams and that on is the only one that has seemed to make a difference...I'm gonna have to go and get some more tomorrow.

On a side note I did some uploading to my flickr account if any of you are interested. I didn't add anything to my cding set but I did add a couple new sets. there is a link in my sidebar to our stash pics or you can check out my pics here

I broke down...

2007-10-04T11:16:00.000-07:00

...and ordered 2 snappis and a happy heiny's one-size diaper in the cow print =) I'm so excited to finally try HH. I figured that I "needed" to get it seeing as how we are switching to cloth full time (yikes) I have to admit that I am really nervous. I've liked the security of going back to sposies if I'm tired of sick or whatever. I actually had him in cloth last night but he was soaked by about 20 to 6 this morning and he was in a reg. ubcpf with and infant ubcpf trifolded in the center and a mother-ease stay dry liner on top with a bsww covering it all, can you say ginormous booty, LOL.
I'm actually thinking about starting to potty-train. I'd always thought that it was best to wait until they were showing signs of readiness and were farely verbal but I recently took a book called Diaper free before 3 by Jill M. Lekovic. I haven't had a chance to read much of it but what I have read makes perfect sense. I think we may have to go potty shopping this weekend. I just wish I had read the book about 6 months ago.

well...

2007-10-03T18:41:00.001-07:00

it looks like I should save up some money and work out a nighttime diapering system....my ds has the worst bleeding diaper rash :'( he spent a week in sposies because he was having such horrible diarrhea I just couldn't keep up with the laundry...he was fine, not even the slightest rash. As soon as the diarrhea cleared up he was back in cloth. Then he was in sposies for a day or so because it was the weekend and I was doing laundry (we are out alot on weekends so he is often in sposies, especially sundays because we have my dh's hockey really early and then go straight to church so it's a long morning) Anyways, he started to get a bad diaper rash so I had him back in cloth and it cleared right up....well today was laundry day again so he's been in a sposie again and when I changed him last his whole bottom looked scalded and he was bleeding in quite a few places....my poor little guy....he was so upset that he just cried and cried all afternoon even though we both tried to dstract him and cheer him up. He's now asleep on our bed at 6:49 pm which is so unlike him as he's just started only napping once a day in the last few weeks.
He's had this before when he was just new and that is why we started cloth in the first place (and discovered that he can't use Pampers because they always give him a rash) but now I don't know, is it possible that his stomach acid is out of wack from his bout of diarrhea? then we did it clear up when he was in cloth? could it be a yeast infection? He's also teething (he just cut his first molar on the weekend) so could that be it? I have no idea but I feel horrible for the poor guy. I guess I'll have to build up my stash a bit....oh darn I'm gonna have to shop ;)

#13-19

2007-10-03T14:10:00.000-07:00

ok I'm just adding a couple more to my 'List' ;)

~~Baby BeeHind bamboo~~

practice does make perfect

2007-10-03T13:34:00.000-07:00

It looks as though I have a black hole in our room that swallows up snappis and other rather useful items. I've given up looking for our snappi. Some day I'll order another one but in the mean time I've been getting alot of pinning practice. the first few times the diaper was hanging of my poor ds. He kept stopping to look at it like "what is going on here?" Well I'm managing to get them alot tighter and I thing I may actuallt prefer pinning our embellished pre-fitteds. The bottom claw never really grabbed the print fabric anyways and I can get a snugger shorter rise with only one pin so it's just as fast, if not faster, then a snappi. anyways just wanted to share our experience ;) Oh and here's a pick of our first pin job for a laugh

latest project

2007-10-03T13:27:00.000-07:00

Well this was something I was working on last week but I didn't have the pics uploaded to the computer that I usually blog from. Anyways, I bought a second-hand wool sweater and chopped it up to make a pair of pull-on soakers for my ds. they turned out alright...there are a few things I'll change about the pattern before I'd try them again. Also I need to felt them a bit more because they are too big. her is a pic of O in it for the first time (he was helping his grandma reorganize the cupboard so please excuse the mess ;)

gives me hope

2007-10-03T13:15:00.000-07:00

another Mama that ordered her Moshi at the same time as I did just got hers today so I'm so excited!!!! I've given up hope that it will get here this week (stupid Canadian post) but still I am just so anxious for it to get here already =)

my 'wanting to try list'

2007-10-01T23:34:00.000-07:00

so I've really had very little exposure to CD's other then pf's motherease/sandy's and an SOSdiaper and I was just thinking the other night about the diapers that are on my 'want to try someday list' can you believe I've never even seen a pocket diaper IRL? crazy. Anyways I am always making mental lists and then when I get a little extra fun money I can never remember what it was I had wanted so I'm gonna write my list down here so I can come back to it ;)

Little Beetle diapers and covers (velcro and pull-on)
~~Happy Heiny's one-size in the cowprint (I'm not even sure if I can get this yet so if anyone know's I'd love to know too ;))~~
Luxe soaker
WCW soaker
goodmama fitted
Kissaluvs (but I want the newborn to go with the KL0's first =))
speaking of nb diapes I wanna try the swaddlebees nb organic velours next time too
swaddlebees cotton terry fitted
thirsties covers
sugar peas windpro fleece covers
Llamajammas
crankypants

pk well that is a little longer then I expected and I'm pretty sure I've missed a couple things too haha.

well I should try to get some sleep I guess. My ds has been getting up earlier then usual so I've been lacking in the sleep dept. lately.

restless

2007-09-27T23:56:00.000-07:00

ok well I had to change my layout up again! I'm a changaholic when it comes to my blogs/myspace/forum siggies. I just can't help myself =)

a little update

2007-09-27T23:34:00.000-07:00

I've been patiently waiting for our Moshi since the beginning of the month (she was closed for 2 weeks around when I bought it soI did know that I wouldn't get it right away) and I finally heard back from her that it was shipped today. HOORAY!!! she said I should get it by the weekend (which means tomorrow) but I'm not going to get my hopes up....I'm all too familiar with the slowness of the Canadian postal system. I'm secrettly hoping that it does come tomorrow. I've already started planning where I want to use it thise weekend haha.

Feeling Inspired

2007-09-25T01:50:00.000-07:00

lately all I've been wanting to do is make stuff. A couple days ago I made a flat and a prefold out of some cotton fleece I have. I'm still snappiless so I haven't really got to try either of them but my first impressions are that I love the pf but think I'd like flats out of something thinner.

flat diaper (28"x28")

prefold (2x4x2, 15"x15")

then today I went to a thrift store looking for wool sweaters to turn into soakers and longies, I did manage to find a sweater (only one though) and also found wooden knitting needles and the knitting gauge that I've been wanting. I was soooo excited!! even better is that I got it all for $2.75 (the sweater was $2.00) so I felted the sweater up a bit and have started to take it apart, and I have also made up a pattern for the soaker so hopefully I'll whip up that soaker and a pair of longies tomorrow while O is napping.

Also on my list of things to do is embellishing some of our pf's and maybe make a couple pouches and maybe a ringsling. I'd also like to make another fitted diaper and maybe make the outer fabric a print. Oh and now I am totally lusting after this fabric for something for O. I saw someone make the cutest coat out of it and I think a diaper would be adorable out of it as well. I'm on an owl kick right now and love anything that has owls or other "o" thing. I'm also wanting to make a corduroy soft structured carrier but I'll have to hunt for the perfect fabric for that. well I should go get some sleep because I know my ds will be waking me up nice and early tomorrow ;)

the simple things

2007-09-21T00:51:00.000-07:00

It's funny how becoming a parent has made the simplest things into some of the most exciting things. I don't know if it's just getting older (like being excited about getting a coffee maker or a set of pots for christmas) or if it's just the fact that we think our babies are the smartest, cutest, most interesting babies to ever be born ;) for example, since our snappi is MIA I decided I was gonna give our pins a try. I've always been terrified of stabbing O in the stomach or worse, but it was really easy. I can see how with a little practice I could get a really snug fit. I still love my snappi more though and you can bet as soon as I get some paypal I'm order a few spare pairs. even so I was on a little high knowing I had accomplished pinning his pf on and was only slightly dismayed when he got explosive poop all over our beloved interlock soaker *yikes* luckily it washed right out and all is forgotten.

on another note I've decided to give flats a try. I have some cotton fleece that I cut one out of today, all I have to do is serge around it and it's ready to go. And while I was doing that I also cut out a prefold to practice for when I do the bamboo ones, leaving enough to make at least one more fitted. Hopefully I'll get a chance to work on those tomorrow and maybe a fleece pouch while I'm at it.

I've been neglecting my knitting though. I just don't have the drive. I don't know if it's because I think the soaker I'm working on is going to be too small or if it's just that I would rather have more interlock but I'm just not in the mood to knit. I'm wanting to recycle some sweaters into soakers and longies though. I need to get to a thriftstore sometime and pic some up. I've also been researching wool interlock and found what seems like a good source I just need to find out if they'll ship to me up here in the great white north :)

I've been hoping to get an online store up and running by the end of October but I may have to push it back to the middle of November. Either way I'm really looking forward to it, and I'm feeling really inspired.

ok well I could probably go on and on but I should take advantage of the fact that my ds is sleeping and get some sleep of my own.

OH NO!!

2007-09-19T23:43:00.000-07:00

I can't find my snappi!!! yes I only have one at the moment...I keep meaning to order some more but then I forget until I can't find the one I have. I'm sure it's not lost but I've looked everywhere for it with no luck yet. And on another note my poor ds has had diarrhea since Sunday so we've been using disposables a little more this week. One thing I can say is that they definately do NOT hold the poop in like cloth does. I had to wash the padding and straps of our highchair and spray down my son with the shower this morning because of an "explosion" It's been an interesting week to say the least. Hopefully our snappi will show up in our mound of laundry I need to do and I also hope my ds will start feeling better :(

Can't Wait!

2007-09-11T22:06:00.000-07:00

I'm going to be making some bamboo pf for a friend and I am soo excited!!! One, because I can't wait to feel some bamboo fabric IRL and Two because it's something I haven't tried before and I love making new things. Have I mentioned I'm excited because I really am ;) ok well that is pretty much all I have to say tonight. this blog is boring even me!! I'll try to think of more exciting thing to write about I promise LOL.

new things for a new season

2007-09-07T11:54:00.000-07:00

I'm really caught up in the spirit of fall this past week (my new layout is a tribute to that). I'm already busy planning our weekends and fun things to do with Oliver. I really want to get to the pumpkin patch or apple orchard, maybe get on a hay ride, I also want to get out for a lot of day hikes in the changing leaves and maybe get up to the fish hatchery to see the salmon spawning....I have a feeling this fall is going to fly by just as fast as this summer did. Somewhere in all of this I've got a list of knitting and sewing that I want to fit in, like working on the size range for my diaper pattern (and maybe perfecting the design a bit) and finishing a few knitting projects I've started so that I can start a bunch more. Can a person have to many hobbies? if that's possible then I'm right on the edge I think. I keep telling myself that I'll start painting again soon and that I will get around to finishing all my scrapbooking ;) I think half the fun of hobbies is planning the next project....at least for me it is.

we've also reacently found the wool love here. The Thumbelina Diaper cover that we had so patiently been waiting for finally arrived...and wouldn't you know it it came the first mail day we were gone on holidays. I'm just so glad that it made it safe and sound and that it works so well for us. Thank-you, thank-you, thank-you Tanya

well now that the wating for that is over I can start waiting for my Moshi carrier to arrive. I'm super excited for it to arrive. (alot of my fall plans involve the use of this beautiful carrier) I'll have to post pics as soon as I get it. I got the pretty bird print which I am so inlove with. this is my first soft structured carrier and I've been waiting a long time to get one....I've already got a list of others to add to my collection including and Ergo and a Beco (or two ;) ) I think I'm just as passionate about babywearing as I am about cloth diapering, maybe even more. well I suppose I should stop for today. I've got a million things to do, the first being som laundry :)

progress

2007-08-22T12:04:00.001-07:00

well I haven't been on to update in a while but I haven't really had much to talk about I guess. I'm still slowly working on my first soaker....I'm a little over half done now. one thing I can say about knitting is that it is a craft of patience....something I'm gonna have to get more of if I ever wanna finnish a project. I haven't done any sewing lately either. I guess I've just been enjoying my summer and trying to keep up with my ds who has recently taken up walking (and sometimes running) I'm off on vacation to the beautiful Oregon Coast in 3 days so hopefully I'll come back refreshed and inspired for some new projects.....either way I'm sure that we are gonna have a fabulous time there ;)

OK let's give it a whirl!!!

2007-08-07T14:12:00.000-07:00

I've started my first soaker!!! HOORAY!! I'm so proud of myself, I even made changes to the pattern like making it a little smaller and using stockinette stitch instead of garter...these are somewhat simple changes but this is my first project to I'm pretty stoked. anyway I'm using a free vintage pattern I found online so it's knitted flat instead of in the round but I was having a hard time finding the right size of circular needles locally and was too impatient to wait so I figure these are my practice and then the next ones I do will be in the round...anyways here is how far I am so far (it's hard to get the time to knit with a busy 1-year-old but hopefully I'll continue to get faster)

(the colour is a much deeper earthier orange then it looks here, it's called Paprika so that gives you an idea)

Busy week

2007-07-31T08:41:00.000-07:00

I've been busy last week and over the weekend teaching myself to crochet and then yesturday I taught myself to knit. I'm super stoked to try making shorties or a soaker or something. it was actually fairly easy and I'm totally hooked (no pun intended :)) anyways just wanted to share some pics of my progress this far.

this is my first coffe cozy, crocheted in the round

my second attempt at a cozy, I crocheted this to look like ribbing and added the scallop on the top edge

my knitting so far, I've got knitting and purling down (I think I may find purling slightly easier)

our stash

2007-07-26T09:38:00.000-07:00

I finally got everything together to take a stash pic so here's some gratuitous shots of our current stash ;) I'm hoping to most if not all of the larger prefolds I have into prefitteds as I'm not a huge fan of prefolds...I think that's why I keep taking "breaks"....ok anyways on with the pics

our fitteds (top to bottom: cotton fleece fitted made by me, 3 prefitteds made by me, SOSdiaper-one onf my favs, small Sandy's, 3 motherease one-size)

our whole stash (not including covers)

our fitteds :)

fitteds and covers (left to right: back row-motherease, sandy's, cotton fleece fitted mbm; middle row-3 prefitteds mbm, SOSdiaper; front row-white BSWW, froggy print BSWW, white bummis super snap)

all our fitteds & covers in a basket

I've got a beautiful orange and yellow Thumbelina pull-on interlock cover coming still and if wool turns out to be ok for O then I'm dying to try some Luxe yoga shorts and soakers, and then some crankypants and maybe even give knitting a few pairs myself a try. who knew something that covers a bum could be so fun.

our stash a few months ago

2007-07-25T08:39:00.000-07:00

so I started back up CDing a few months back after taking a break for quite a while (about 6 months) anyways I thought it would be fun to see where my stash was at and then compare it to my current stash once I get those pics up.

our stash- consisting of about a dozen infant prefold, 3 motherease one-size, and 3 bummis covers all nicely stored in a wicker basket

3 motherease one-size fitteds; they are great now that he is bigger...they didn't really work when hew was 6 lbs ;)

3 bummis covers...i think it's time to branch out

hooray for crochet

2007-07-25T08:25:00.000-07:00

I couldn't sleep again last night so I taught myself how to crochet...I already new the basic concept but I totally understand what I'm doing now. Alright so I've only mastered single crochet so far but I;m still pretty proud ;) Here's what I've got so far

single crochet; 100% cotton yarn

Super Stoked...not Soaked

2007-07-24T23:35:00.000-07:00

I had a chance to really test out the diaper I made the other day and I was pleasantly suprised with how absorbent it turned out considering how trim it is. Usually my ds will soak right through his MEOS or his SOSdiaper but he had barely soaked through the doubler that I made to go in it thinking it was need for it to be absorbant enough but would cut down on the drying time. anyways I'm sort of rambling now :) the diaper itself was damp at most. I'm super happy with that I was so worried that I'd screw it up somehow. I'm already planning now on ways to perfect it even more or dying it and so on. ok well I think this is enough rambling on for tonight. I'm sitting here typing away on my laptop while my poor dh tries to get some sleep. I'll post our stash pics tomorrow (unless I get caught up doing something fun ;)

waiting and waiting

2007-07-24T23:14:00.000-07:00

Patience has never really been one of my virtues. I like things to be instant, learn new things and instantly be great at them, plan out a new sewing project and instantly be finished, I'm not good at the waiting. it has now been 2 weeks since my new cover was mailed and it hasn't arrived yet. I'm not really surprised to be honest, because Canadian post is less then reliable went it comes to the length of time it can take. I once waited 5 weeks from a parcel from UT. Even so I had really hoped that it would have made it here yesterday. I'm so, SO excited to give wool a try. I'm also dying to learn to knit and I don't even know if wool will work for ds. I went to the library today and took out some books and a DVD on knitting to try to teach myself....just what I need another hobby to keep me up at night ;)

dreaming of diapers

2007-07-23T13:06:00.000-07:00

ok well this pic is kind of darker then I like but it's the only one I have right now. I drafted up a pattern and sewed up a sample of a fitted the other night. over all I'm pretty pleased with it although I'm still trying to work out the whole trimness vs. absorbency thing but that's just gonna be a matter of trial and error I guess. the edges were just serged on this and I'd love to try one that is turned and top stitched next and possibly with a cotton print but still able to be snappi'd....so many things to play around with, and too many ideas floating around. I've been up at night thinking through diapers the past few nights....man I think I need a coffee just typing about it....Oh I'm also waiting on a beautiful wool Thumbelina pull-on cover from a friend (it's our first experience with wool so I've got my fingers crossed that it works out for us) I'm hoping it'll be here tomorrow as it didn't come again today. :( hopefully I can post pics of our stash once it arrives as well.

A couple more

2007-07-20T18:22:00.000-07:00

ok so I caught the prefold fitted bug and made a couple more...I was planning on making some changes to the pattern but jumped right in before I really thought about it....no big deal I'll just have to try again. Anyways they also turned out great! I'm really happy with the prints I chose (another Heather Ross print and a Hawiian print) I just can't get over how trim these are. ok what more can I really say...on with the pics

my first fitted prefold

2007-07-20T13:03:00.001-07:00

I got up when Jeff left for work the other morning to take advantage of Oliver still being asleep and managed to try sewing a prefold into a fitted. it turned out so much better then I expected (although I'm still planning on making a few changes next time) I love the print that I used for this one. it's by Heather Ross and it has VW bus' all over it (I've always, ALWAYS wanted to do a big roadtrip in one) so I thought it was perfect for my first one.

It was good enough for me...

2007-07-20T11:35:00.000-07:00

I remember thinking as a little girl that when I had kids of my own that I would definitely cloth diaper them...I was cloth diapered so it must be the best thing to do right?....it's funny what you believe as a child. I was a headstrong girl with very definite ideas of what i did and didn't want in life. Somehow in the twenty years or so between that little girl and a expectant mama I lost that same conviction for cloth diapers...I remember thinking you must be crazy to choose to cloth diaper if you didn't have to! Little did I know that about a month after my precious boy arrived I'd be sucked into the addiction that is cloth diapering. I have to admit there have been a few false starts and breaks along the way but I have to admit there is nothing cuter then a cloth diapered bottom.