Saturday, April 30, 2011

I'm 8 months...so now what?!?

Taking pictures is getting tough! We have finally gotten to the point where Parker won't stay still for very long.

At 8 months...

weight: 18 lbs 11 oz
height: 28 inches
clothing size: 12 months

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...is starting to lose some of the baby rolls, he had a pretty good growth spurt, lengthwise, this month

...still NO teeth, though I will give him a toothbrush each morning so he can practice brushing hit it against the wall and play with it.

...Parker army crawls like crazy, everywhere! He tries to follow the kitties around.

...we had to lower his crib mattress because he is now pulling himself up in his crib.

...can stand a few seconds on his own.

...will scoot slowly around the coffee table.

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...can drink out of a straw! May not be that big of a deal, but I thought it was pretty cool.

...bangs toys together, he LOVES the noise he makes when he does this.

...says, "dada" and "mama" and definitely knows what he is saying.

...we recently realized(the past couple days)that Parker loves anything with wheels.

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...Parker is still not eating much in the way of solids. We have tried just about every flavor of everything, even what we are eating and still nothing. If he does eat solids it's usually bananas or mixed berries and maybe 3 or 4 tiny bites at each sitting. We have tried giving him thicker things and even solids like a cracker, but this boy has some MAJOR gag reflex.

...babbles like crazy.

...his hair is really starting to get thick and long!

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...started pulling at his hair when he's upset.

...loves when I show him pictures of other babies in some of the blogs I read. He will start talking to the monitor when he sees the pictures.

...has the best disposition, even when he is really sick he will find a way to smile and be happy.


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...loves to cuddle.

...likes to play his little piano.

...sings to himself all the time when he is playing in his room.

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...loves the swimming pool.

...does not like sunglasses, or his swimming boat floaty thingy.

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...loves to blow raspberries in the water.

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Friday, April 29, 2011

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Sunday, April 24, 2011

The Great Cloth Diaper Change 2011

Parker and I participated in the 1st annual cloth diaper change this past Saturday! Locations across the world also joined in on this event to not only bring awareness to cloth diapers, but also an attempt to go for a world record. We had a great time and met some wonderful people. It was nice to actually meet, in real life, other mama's that cloth diaper.

Location: Whole Foods-Chandler, Arizona
Date: April 23rd, 2011

I also made Parker's Horton shirt and Dr. Seuss diaper, AND a similar set is available for purchase on my ETSY page(link on the left of my page.)

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We also won some new fluff for our diaper stash! YAY, free fluff is awesome :)

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Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Wordless{ish} Wednesday: All that money spent on toys

It's amazing how much money we spend on cool toys for our little ones. We think that the louder, the flashier and the toy that sings the most number of songs would be the one's they are the most interested in. Boy were we wrong! We should realize that our little one's mimic us from early on. They want to be like us and to do the same things we do. So it makes sense that they want to play with the remote, cell phone, camera or play with the computer keyboard. They see us using these things all the time. In my case, it's fabric. When I need to get some things done, I don't reach for the toys I spent a lot of money on. I know that the easiest way to keep Parker entertained is letting him play with my scrap fabric box.

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Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Say yes to the dress!

Two of my very good friends (and Parker's godparents) are getting married! I was very ecstatic when they asked me to be their maid of honor. This past weekend, the bride to be and I went dress shopping. We did find THE dress, there was a wow factor, and there were tears, but I won't be posting any pictures of her dress till after the wedding in case of any spies her fiance' reading my blog.

I had so much fun, she is going to make an absolutely gorgeous bride and I'm so excited for their wedding. Here are some of the photos I can post.

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Waiting for the first dresses to arrive


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Pointing to her dressing room.


I thought it was funny that there were no mirrors inside of the dressing rooms. Apparently, too many of the brides saw a dress and didn't like how it looked and would never leave the dressing room. So, they removed all the mirrors so the brides MUST come out of the dressing room to see the dress.

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Another moment Parker won't be too happy about when he's older

Monday, April 18, 2011

Laundry Day

Edit: I almost forgot to add that my business sponsors The Paper Mama and she is hosting a giveaway for one of my items. Visit her blog for more details!

Parker decided to help me with laundry. I now have to actually schedule my laundry days. Our washer/dryer decided to quit working a few weeks ago and there are no plans in the works to have it fixed anytime soon. It was a crappy set up in the first place, but it was still better than having to drag all the laundry to the public facility.

The upside? Bigger load capacities!

The downside? I have to be really careful with how hot the water in the wash gets and how hot the dry cycle gets when I'm washing the cloth diapers. I have known friends to lose hundreds of dollars worth of diapers because the wash or dry cycle melted the waterproof fabric in the diapers.



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Parker helping me stuff and fold all the diapers.


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Mommy?!? This is the one I wanted to wear...


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Somehow he always gets his way, I can't resist those eyes.
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