Rolling Over

I finally saw Jace roll onto his tummy this past weekend. James said he did it the previous weekend, and the daycare ladies said he did it a few days before that, but this was the first time I saw him. And I had to see it on the video monitor! He did it during the night. I heard him stirring a little so I woke up and was watching him and he just rolled onto his tummy! So proud of my big guy! He's been able to roll onto his back for a while now (since about 7 weeks) and we've been wondering when he'd ever roll the other way. He doesn't do either very much but at least we know he can!

Corn Maze

Today, Stephanie, Dawn, and I took Matthew, Avaree, and Jace to Conner's A-maize-ing Acres. We all had a great time navigating the corn maze (we made it through!) and the boys were great! Avaree got to play in corn and on a big mountain of hay. She also did the pedal carts and the tube slide. We were all bummed we didn't get to go on the hayride but we waited about 45 minutes and then got tired of waiting!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

      

Picnic in the Park

This past Sunday, we went to the park for a picnic. It was a nice relaxing afternoon! Avaree enjoyed playing and Jace loved being outside.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Almost) Sitting Up

Last Saturday I sat Jace up just to see what he would do. The little guy was able to balance himself and sit up for a little bit before falling over and he's getting better and better!

 

 

1st Field Trip

Avaree had her first field trip yesterday. They were away from school all day long going to different places around town learning about their community. They went to the Courthouse, the Post Office, the public library, Winn-Dixie, and a park. She had a blast and was so excited about going to the Courthouse. I was able to take part of my lunch break and go visit with them while they were there. Avaree's teacher said she kept telling EVERYONE she saw that her Mama works here! I snapped a few pictures when I went to see them.

 

 

 

Cloth Diaper Review: Part 3

I didn't realize how long it had been since my last cloth diaper post. Since then, we've sold things we didn't like or use and used that money to buy new ones. I'll post about our current stash after I wash this weekend.

More diaper reviews...
Bumgenius 3.0 One-Size

 We started out with only one of these and loved it, so when Cotton Babies had an awesome seconds sale, we grabbed several more! I bought 6 of their seconds and they were perfect! We've only had a problem with one of them, I just need to replace the elastic in one of the legs. These diapers are great, they fit 7-35 pounds. They come with both a newborn insert and a one size insert. We use the one size insert snapped down to the small setting, and we have the diaper snapped to the medium setting. These fit great and work very well. We've never had a leak! These are so easy to use and are usually our "go-to" diaper.

Bumgenius 4.0 One-Size

[this picture is with an added hemp insert for nighttime]

Cotton Babies discontinued the 3.0 and came out with a new improved diaper. We LOVE the 4.0s! These come in hook and loop (velcro) and snaps. We have 3 of the snap versions. We haven't tried the hook and loop in this new diaper yet, but I've heard it's better than the 3.0. These are the only diapers we use at night (with a hemp insert added) and we've never leaked. Once we started using cloth at night (it's been a while now), Jace has never woken up with wet jammies and a wet sheet again! He leaked out of disposables every single night. These diapers fit a little larger than the 3.0s. The range on these is 7-35+ pounds. Jace is currently in the small setting on these (medium at night because of the extra absorbency). I love the snaps on these and they look great. These also come with 2 inserts.

Happy Heinys One Size

We only have 2 of these and they work well so far. They fit 8-35 pounds and come in snaps or aplix (velcro), we only have snaps. One of the things I like about these is that they come in lots of colors and prints. These come with a small and a large insert.

Flip One Size Cover & Stay Dry Insert

These are one of our favorites. The covers fit 7-35 pounds and only come in snaps. The insert just lays in the cover and when it's wet, you just pull it out (or flip it out!) and replace it with another one. You can use the same cover over and over again until it gets dirty, we've gone all day with just using 2 covers. I really like these when we're out and about because they take up less room in the diaper bag. They also have organic inserts (which we haven't tried) and disposable inserts. I like the disposable ones, and I've only used them when we're out for the day.

Smartipants

These fit 7-35 pounds and only come in snaps. They are sleeve diapers, so you don't have to pull the insert out before washing; it comes out on its own in the wash. I'm liking these more now that Jace is getting bigger. He is on the medium setting.

Against the Law

Jace was laying on the floor this afternoon and Avaree was reading to him. Apparently Jace was messing with her and she didn't like it.
Avaree: Jace, you're not supposed to scratch Big Sister, I'm trying to read to you. Don't hit me. [whining now] You're pulling my hair.  [A few minutes later....] That's it, I'm not reading to you anymore. You slapped me, pulled my hair, scratched me, and pulled my hair again. That's against the law!