To cloth or not to cloth...

That is my question of the day...


I cloth diapered Leah for the 1st six months..until she grew out of them and I could not afford to replace them..I bought cheap cloth ones for her, and they leaked everywhere, I am not dealing with leaky diapers this time around..I either purchase good ones or nothing..

See, real quality cloth diapers cost a lot of money..to get a good stash built up (meaning not having to wash every day) would cost about $500...Granted, that's for the expensive ones, AIO..which means that the diapers do not need a waterproof cover, so basically the same as a disposable but not...

Money is going to be really tight come September, and not having to buy diapers every week would be ideal, but getting the money together to buy them is not going to happen..so I am not sure what to do...I can buy a few at a time here and there...but then there is the other problem...

My husband...

He will not use cloth..he will take a cloth one off, but replace it with a disposable...I had to have some on hand for him *loser* Seriously though, its really no different engineering wise...put on baby, velcro close...

So, I am thinking if I am not going to get the support why bother? I was the only one changing Leah so it did not bother me, I used them and washed them..but with Leah still in diapers and a newborn..changing babies will take up a lot of my day...and if Doug will not get on board it might be too much of a hassle..but I really want to try, if not to save money, at least keep a few diapers out of the landfill..

I'll let you know what I decide...


Have a great weekend...it is hot as hell here and I am dying with this heat...next time I get knocked up, I will plan it so that my months 8 & 9 will be sometime in Dec, Jan, Feb or March...

Splish Splash...

Just a quick post with a few pool videos....

I *think* comments can be left now, so please feel free to try....

Stumped....

It never really crossed my mind that I could have a boy, a son.....Doug always joked that I killed off all his boy sperm....now it looks like I might have let one through..

So, now I realize if Beebo is indeed a boy, I will need to change the title of my blog, its only fair....that's why I am stumped...

I'm not very creative, so I thought about just "The Mosher Kids"..well, thats taken *damn you*

I do not want something really long, my computer illiterate readers have a hard enough time with what I have now...as I still get the phone calls from the relatives..."whats the address of your computer thingy..again? *sigh*

So, I guess I will mull it over and see what I can come up with...


I've started nesting this week, well in the last few weeks really, but it is coming on strong now..and chasing after a toddler all day leaves very little time to get any real cleaning/organizing done..I am beginning to stress..a lot...plus, being almost 8 months pregnant limits what I can do..bending, lifting..etc

I've got a huge project list, but I hope if I plug at it a little each day I can get some stuff done..I am going to start cooking and freezing end of September, the last thing I want to worry about the 1st few weeks is meals....

If Beebo is a boy, that means I have a shitload of girl stuff I will need to get rid off...there are a few acquaintances that are due with babies..and I am waiting for both my sister in laws to spawn..so maybe they will use the girl stuff....but come on, I can't sit on it forever, lol...

I do have some pics and video to put on, they should be uploaded by tonight...

A few posts ago, I wrote that I no longer wanted to be pregnant...I take that back...I am blessed to be pregnant and all the crap that goes along with it, its worth it...my mom's co worker lost her baby a few weeks before delivery, so heartbreaking...I am thinking of her and her angel *hugs*

hotdog or hamburger?

Look to the corner right...

1st pics of Beebo

Leah called my tummy Beebo once so now we call the baby Beebo...

We still do not know the gender so I guess it will be a suprise, but Hallie said Beebo is a girl because she is cute!

Looking at his/her thumb

All scrunched up..no, there is no hole in his/her head

I said it must be a girl because it has a brain....hahaha

Cute little hand...

Only 14 more weeks until my due date....eeeeek!

Mea Cupla...

I've been horrible at updating the blog...I'm just lazy to be honest, but I am sure most of you know that hahaha...

I'm 25 weeks pregnant this week, and will soon be down in the double digits..I'll be happy to no longer be pregnant and it is beginning to take its toll on my body, I would not advise being pregnant for 2 years...ugh! The problem with just giving birth a year ago, is that all the pain and blood from labor is still fresh in my mind, I had 7 years to banish the horror from my first birth...
Hallie was a difficult labor, hours of pushing and ended up in the OR with forceps, recovery was minimal...Leah was an easy labor, 10-15 mins of pushing but she ripped me a new asshole (literally) and dealing with a 3rd degree tear is no picnic..I was not able to sit properly for 6 weeks..bad memories...

So please send me good labor vibes this time...



I've got a few more of Leah's birthday pics to share...she is just so darn cute I can't resist



Love this pic...daddy's girl..











Finally got Hallie in the pool this week...it was 5 years in the making



I would have gotten video, but I have been so clumsy I am certain the video camera would have landed in the water, then I would have had to drown myself before Doug found out


Hallie made an addition to our flowerbed by our front walkway...I'm sure the male guests will appreciate her

Another sweet face...

Little whale spout on the top of her head..her hair is finally growing..

yes, that is a microwave meal she is eating....I'm a horrible mother..

Doug and I are going to the states this weekend for some shopping, I will be leaving Leah for the 1st time, well for more than one day/night..I'm still breastfeeding, but I think that she is getting close to weaning, she now only wants to nurse through the night...I'm not ready to give up nursing, it is special time between me and Leah, I'm hoping that if I keep on nursing it will not be painful when I nurse the next one, those 1st few weeks are brutal on the boobies...

I have finally decided that if this baby is a boy, he will be named after an English King..which one will it be...

Henry/Harry

Edward

James

William

I just need to convince Doug, and that might be harder than giving birth..

Finally.....

We have a new video camera and it takes forever to upload the videos onto blogger..so it was impossible for me to get a few hours at once to organize them, so I did a little bit over the week and now they are finally done....the videos are in little seperate clips, there may be a way to make them all one long video but I have no fucking clue how to do that, I am lucky I got them converted and uploaded, so take what you can get...



Okay....big news!





My baby girl turned one!



I did not want to have a huge party, as it would have been too much work for me and when it becomes "work" I do not enjoy myself..so we kept it simple, invited some family and had hamburgers and hotdogs..etc..


The weather was so so, it was not sunny but it did not rain so I have to be happy with that...maybe next year it will be nicer.





Leah started her morning with her usual timmy tim bits breakfast...*joke* It was her bday so I indulged her...alot..











Leah making her grand entrance to her party.....






Leah playing with her guests....













Her cake.....and Hallie...











Banner Jenn made....
















Time to sing happy birthday....










More cake fun....

Effects of sugar....

Opening presents...

It was a great time, the food was good and I think everyone enjoyed themselves, least I hope so!