Just what I was afraid of

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....

Loving our Luxe

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.

the last of the fluffy mail

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!!

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

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!

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

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

1. a butter yellow HHOS from For the Monster
2. some PUL and some aplix from VeryBaby
3. 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

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

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

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

MOSHI

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

Good news!!!!

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 broke down...

...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.

gives me hope

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 =)

a little update

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.

new things for a new season

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 :)

waiting and waiting

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 ;)