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Tuesday, April 28, 2009
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Saturday, April 25, 2009
11 Weeks
It's been a while since I have been around here, since December 4th to be exact. How did it get to be the end of April?
It's been a bit of a busy year around here. My oldest child moved out to go to college, and we discovered that we were expecting again. I am now 11 weeks along and I think I am on the upswing from the nasty nausea that has been ever present for the last several weeks. I can't complain though - after suffering from hyperemesis during almost every one of my pregnancies, a little bit of nausea is just a minor bump in the road.
I did give up cloth diapering for the duration of my morning (ha!) sickness. Because even looking in a toilet is likely to make me add my stomach contents to it. But I am eager to get Lily out of those nasty, chemical laden things and back into some nice, soft, cloth diapers. She is going potty for me at least twice a day, so I think being able to feel her wetness may make her able to take the next step towards potty training. Or not, you never can tell...
As to the part about my oldest child moving out, that has been a wonderful boost in my parenting patience. Suddenly I was able to see that this stage (and every stage you can think of) does in fact end and they really do grow up and move on. When I had only little children and the little old lady in the grocery store would cluck at me to "Enjoy every minute, it flies so fast!" all I could think about before was that she must not remember how long a sleepless night or a toddler tantrum can feel! But now I have seen that it is true. Those sleepless night are long and tiring, those toddler tantrums can grate on our last nerve, but there really is a time when those have passed.
So, on one of those nights when Lily wakes up for the tenth time before 3am, I have just a little more patience to kiss her on the head and snuggle her close as I remember my oldest daughter who was once just this small and is now on her own. I am so grateful to my oldest for teaching me how to be a mom and for this gift of time she has unknowingly gifted me with as she has stretched her own wings.
Now I look at the mothers who have gone on before me and realize they were right. Time does fly. I just couldn't feel it while I was in the middle of it. When they said that "This too, shall pass." they meant even when it feels like mothering is so hard that you can't struggle through another day, one day you will wake up and it will be memory.
So for my part, I need to hold my children close while I can. I need to smile at them more, hug them more, sit on the floor a little more, and remember that one day there will be no more diaper laundry or toddler tantrums or tiny soft bodies to keep me warm at night. What a gift we have - this time with our children.
It's been a bit of a busy year around here. My oldest child moved out to go to college, and we discovered that we were expecting again. I am now 11 weeks along and I think I am on the upswing from the nasty nausea that has been ever present for the last several weeks. I can't complain though - after suffering from hyperemesis during almost every one of my pregnancies, a little bit of nausea is just a minor bump in the road.
I did give up cloth diapering for the duration of my morning (ha!) sickness. Because even looking in a toilet is likely to make me add my stomach contents to it. But I am eager to get Lily out of those nasty, chemical laden things and back into some nice, soft, cloth diapers. She is going potty for me at least twice a day, so I think being able to feel her wetness may make her able to take the next step towards potty training. Or not, you never can tell...
As to the part about my oldest child moving out, that has been a wonderful boost in my parenting patience. Suddenly I was able to see that this stage (and every stage you can think of) does in fact end and they really do grow up and move on. When I had only little children and the little old lady in the grocery store would cluck at me to "Enjoy every minute, it flies so fast!" all I could think about before was that she must not remember how long a sleepless night or a toddler tantrum can feel! But now I have seen that it is true. Those sleepless night are long and tiring, those toddler tantrums can grate on our last nerve, but there really is a time when those have passed.
So, on one of those nights when Lily wakes up for the tenth time before 3am, I have just a little more patience to kiss her on the head and snuggle her close as I remember my oldest daughter who was once just this small and is now on her own. I am so grateful to my oldest for teaching me how to be a mom and for this gift of time she has unknowingly gifted me with as she has stretched her own wings.
Now I look at the mothers who have gone on before me and realize they were right. Time does fly. I just couldn't feel it while I was in the middle of it. When they said that "This too, shall pass." they meant even when it feels like mothering is so hard that you can't struggle through another day, one day you will wake up and it will be memory.
So for my part, I need to hold my children close while I can. I need to smile at them more, hug them more, sit on the floor a little more, and remember that one day there will be no more diaper laundry or toddler tantrums or tiny soft bodies to keep me warm at night. What a gift we have - this time with our children.
Monday, April 6, 2009
bumGenius Limited Designs - just in time for Easter
Have you seen the Easter bumGenius diapers yet?!! When you get a moment, check out what this mama had to say about our newest bumGenius Limited product...
http://lilmouse.blogsite.org/2009/04/02/might-as-well-face-it-addicted-to-diapers/
I had to giggle when I read her blog post... she reflects the thoughts of so many of our customers who see these diapers for the first time in our retail store here in St. Louis.
Back in February, we took a unique, fun look at a diaper we know and love... that turned into a special batch of diapers designed for Easter gift giving. I love the results and think they are absolutely perfect for Easter baskets and oh, oh so fun for spring! So, we've made them available so you can have them in time for your baby's Easter basket or a happy spring outing with some little buddies.
Get yours here...
http://www.cottonbabies.com/index.php?cPath=135
Thursday, March 5, 2009
Twitter and Facebook
Since having Elsie, I've been introduced to and am absolutely loving Twitter and Facebook. We have some fun announcements coming both for Cotton Babies and for bumGenius.
If you use Twitter, be sure to follow the @cottonbabies and @bumgenius Tweets to be among the first to know!
If you're on Facebook, the bumGenius community can be found here: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1604205393&v=feed&viewas=1604205393#/pages/bumGenius/38922631639?ref=ts
The Cotton Babies Group for Facebook users can be found here:
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1604205393&v=feed&viewas=1604205393#/group.php?gid=35365474010&ref=ts
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
A new bumGenius tester is born...
Elsie Lillian Labit was born on February 13th at 7:18am, weighing 8 pounds even. She is healthy, beautiful and such a happy little girl. Please forgive my lack of initial updates. I'd planned to blog through the first bit of her life, but it hasn't happened between recovering from having a baby and just adjusting to life with a newborn at home.
Elsie has been in cloth diapers alternating with disposables as needed. I have about 16 newborn diaper changes and we're doing a load of diapers nearly every day right now. We can use the bumGenius One-Size diapers now (she is 7lb 7oz), but our favorites for this phase of life have been the bumGenius XS All-In-Ones. They just fit her tiny little bum perfectly. I've also really enjoyed a Hemp Babies Little Weed trifolded in a newborn Bummis cover. Indian prefolds with a Snappi and newborn Dappi Nylon Pants have also gone quite well. I have a few diapers left to try yet... Right now, she is wearing a bumGenius Extra Small All-In-One (Clementine). My favorite, favorite color is the Ribbit though. It is so silly cute on her little bum. The Cotton Babies staff has been teasing me mercilessly about having some pink diapers. So, we have one. She has one Zinnia bumGenius diaper and, yes, it is cute on her bum. =-)
So that is the newborn diaper update. I'd love to include photos with this post,but she hates diaper changes so I haven't had much luck getting good photos of her wearing the different diapers. As soon as she realizes that a dry bum is better than a wet bum... we should be able to start snapping some cute newborn baby photos.
I've had a unique opportunity to freely test a bunch of products that Cotton Babies carries for postpartum care and breastfeeding. I'm working on another post now with my review of those products and which ones were my favorites.
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