Remember my frustrations with Emily and my attempts to start potty training her? Well. I decided that I would wait until fall to try again. BUT the other day I put her on the toilet before a bath and she peed!! And she smiled right away and looked sooooo proud of herself!! We of course clapped and cheered like as if we'd won the lottery! haha...and Emily LOVED it. The next day I decided to keep on trying...and she peed every time. She TOTALLY got it...in one day!!! She knows the sign language sign for potty and does it every time that she goes on the toilet and every time she goes she grins from ear to ear and claps her hands with me! haha...it's adorable. AND she goes pee every time I put her on the toilet now. Yipee!! She definitely still has wet diapers, but a lot less now that I'm taking her to the bathroom regularly. But she loves going "potty!" haha. I'm so excited that she got it so quickly this time...here's to the start of potty training child #2!
Thursday, July 02, 2009
In ONE day!!
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Monday, June 29, 2009
Cloth Diaper With Bumkins! ~ GIVEAWAY!
I don't think it's news to anyone out there that we are HUGE cloth diapering fans around here. :) And since we're all big cloth diaper fans, I'm always on the lookout for cloth diapering products that will make the job even easier and more "do-able" than it already is. :) Bumkins recently added a few new cloth diaper products to their great shop, and they sent us a few to try out! Let's start with the thing that you MUST in order to get rid of those disposables....the cloth diaper itself! And Bumkins Finer Baby Products has a great cloth diaper to start with. They have a Contour Diaper which is made from 2 layers of super soft and comfy cotton or bamboo knit. It has a microfiber pad sewn between the layers, and it really does help with absorbtion. Although I am not normally a big fan of microfiber, I found that the contour diaper
worked surprisingly well! It has a great shape as well...different than any other cloth diapers we own. I also love the fact that there's no velcro and no snaps. I know...maybe I'm old fashioned, but I just prefered the pins...that is until I tried the Snappi!!! Bumkins also carries Snappi's - the most wonderful cloth diapering accessories I have ever found. Basically it's a stretchable fastner with strong plastic hooks on the ends which hook into the diapers and keep everything in place! We use our ALL the time now. It's safer, and very fast and easy to use. We are definitely "hooked" on the Snappi (ha!) :)
The final cloth diapering product that Bumkins so generously sent us was a pack of 100 Flushable Diaper Liners! If you're not a big fan of those messy diapers (which I will admit...the messy diapers probably ARE one of the worst parts of cloth diapering at times), then you've got to check out these flushable diaper liners. Definitely one of those "must haves" for an easy cloth diapering experience! Simply place the flushable liner in the diaper, fasten it up with that handy snappi, and away you go...until the mess happens!! Clean up is so quick and easy with the liners. Just pull the liner out of the diaper, put it in the toilet and flush. Voila! Done deal. :) 
WIN IT!
Bumkins wants to give one of you a contour diaper along with a pack of the flushable diaper liners! A perfect addition to your cloth diapering stash...or even perfect for someone just starting out! In order to get ONE entry head over to Bumkins Finer Baby Products and let me know what else you'd like to try.
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Pool Giggles
Here's a little video of Tate and Emily playing in the pool! They have so much fun together and as you can see Emily thinks Tate is just the funniest kid around and Emily is SO much braver in the water than Tate ever was...but now that he sees Emily loving the water all of a sudden he's much more brave too! :)
Love's Pursuit - CFBA Review
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Siri Mitchell graduated from the University of Washington with a business degree and worked in various levels of government. As a military spouse, she has lived all over the world, including in Paris and Tokyo. Siri enjoys observing and learning from different cultures. She is fluent in French and loves sushi. But she is also a member of a strange breed of people called novelists. When they’re listening to a sermon and taking notes, chances are, they’ve just had a great idea for a plot or a dialogue. If they nod in response to a really profound statement, they’re probably thinking, “Yes. Right. That’s exactly what my character needs to hear.” When they edit their manuscripts, they laugh at the funny parts. And cry at the sad parts. Sometimes they even talk to their characters.
Siri wrote 4 books and accumulated 153 rejections before signing with a publisher. In the process, she saw the bottoms of more pints of Ben & Jerry’s than she cares to admit. At various times she has vowed never to write another word again. Ever. She has gone on writing strikes and even stooped to threatening her manuscripts with the shredder.
A Constant Heart was her sixth novel. Two of her novels, Chateau of Echoes and The Cubicle Next Door were Christy Award finalists. She has been called one of the clearest, most original voices in the CBA.
ABOUT THE BOOK
In the small Puritan community of Stoneybrooke, Massachusetts, Susannah Phillips stands out both for her character and beauty. She wants only a simple life but soon finds herself pursued by the town's wealthiest bachelor and by a roguish military captain sent to protect them. One is not what he seems and one is more than he seems. In trying to discover true love's path, Susannah is helped by the most unlikely of allies, a wounded woman who lives invisible and ignored in their town. As the depth, passion, and sacrifice of love is revealed to Susannah, she begins to question the rules and regulations of her childhood faith. In a community where grace is unknown, what price will she pay for embracing love?
If you would like to read the first chapter of Love's Pursuit, go HERE
Sunday, June 28, 2009
Weekly Winners
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Wordless Wednesday - The Professionals...
Look at these 2 little chefs - I'm telling you, they are the best muffin batter mixers (and tasters! haha) around!!
Monday, June 22, 2009
One Down!
So, we've finally got one fully trained member of our household (besides the 2 adults that is! ha!). Yes, Tate is finally potty trained...fully. YAY!!!! I'm SO proud of him and am totally excited to not be using diapers at all with him anymore. He's been potty trained pee-wise for a loooooong time already, but poop. Now that's where the issue lay! But once we got that one down it seemed like everything else fell into place too. He stopped pooping and peeing in his diaper during naps and at night time and totally gets the fact that he's wearing underwear now and can't just pee whenever he likes. So he's 100% diaper free and wears undies during the day, naps, and night. YAY!!! I love it. Love it, love it, love it. And you can tell he's so proud of the fact that he doesn't have to wear diapers anymore either. Let's hear three cheers for Tate!!!!! :)
Sunday, June 21, 2009
Weekly Winners
