Gummies, Crafts, Cloth Diapering and Schedules

...It's been about a week since my last post...and so much has happened...my darling daughter turned 11 years old!!!  I can't believe she is growing up so fast!!!  My husband got a job doing some contract work which is a blessing until he secures a more desirable and permanent position...either where he is currently or elsewhere...whatever offer is most beneficial and lucrative is what I am sure he will take...so we are very thankful for this opportunity...I am going absolutely bonkers with all things related to the baby...researching everything and anything just so that I will be prepared and have everything I want and need as well as register for whatever other items that we'd desire to have...it is truly so much fun to be nesting and shopping for the baby before their arrival!

...I've ordered some different brands of cloth diapers so that I can see them first hand and as suggested by many veteran cloth diaperers...not every diaper will suit every mom or baby so it's good to experiment...a great site that I have referenced and where I ordered my very first order of cloth diapers was from a site called Nicki's Diapers and I ordered 4 kinds of diapers:

Best Bottom One Size Diapers
Bum Genius! 4.0 One Size Diapers
Fuzzi Bunz One Size Diapers
Tweedle Bugs One Size Diapers

After researching ALOT and speaking to friends and other moms on blogs and chat boards, I felt that these brands would be easy to use and also offered me the most benefit for what I wanted.  There are also a few other brands that I am also interested in and will eventually order more when I get some money to feed this new-found addiction and fascination of mine, lol.  Two other brands that have tweaked my interest are Dinkle Dooz and Simply Cloth Diapers. 

The cloth diapers of 2011 certainly aren't the ones that your grandma used to use, although many still use and love the traditional, tried and true chinese prefold diapers of yesterday.  They are the most affordable and the actual cloth diapers can be used to do so much after your baby is all grown up!  You can refurbish the cloth prefolds and use them to do housecleaning, cleaning up spills...they are super absorbent and offer a multitude of uses all over your home.

Please don't hesitate to suggest some of your favorite cloth diapers as well if you're already a Cloth Diapering Diva!  I am a total newbie and am very excited and am all about all things GREEN and ECO-FRIENDLY and am always looking for ways to reduce, reuse and recycle!

...Aside from my new found love of cloth diapering, I was also able to research Wool Dryer Balls which I will blog about in my next posts.  I ordered a set from Etsy.com and will update once I've used them and will clue you in on what they are and what they do if you don't already know about them!

...I also managed to stay on the phone for about 40 minutes on Friday to schedule every single one of my future OB appointments all the way up til the day of my scheduled due date, lol.  I am so happy to know when my appointments are and am so excited to move forward in my doctor's visits and to just get jolly-o big w/my preggo belly!

...Since doing my research on everything, I also came across some great tutorials on youtube to learn how to make my own nursing pads and cloth baby wipes which I know I will definitely take my hand at trying to do...it's a great way to get crafty w/my daughter as well as make my own items that I will use and not have to purchase...and who knows, maybe I will turn it all into a side business??? Hmm...might be an interesting idea...lol.

I've also discovered....well..actually...realized that I have  a severe addiction to all things related to gummy candies...I LOVE LOVE LOVE gummy bears!  Especially the Haribo brand...and am always noshing on them throughout the day....so much that I may just turn into a gummy bear or maybe I'll start poo-ing them lol....(sorry for that, but seriously, it's pretty intense how much I love them, lol) and I also love other gummy candies like gummy peach rings, sour patch kids...all of them...lol.  I don't crave chocolate or any other candies...although I will confess it seems that I am craving the fruity kinds of candy...jolly ranchers and actual fruit...with Vanessa, I used to always want chocolate and all things related to chocolate and ice-cream...and she definitely does love chocolate lol....so maybe this baby will want all things related to gummies and fruit???  Who knows!?  It's just so interesting how pregnancies are truly different from one to the next and that there really isn't any rhyme or reason to the whole process.

Anyways,  I digress....I am just blabbing away and I'm sure y'all have better things to do than to read my blog lol...it's a heatwave in Philly this week...all 90s...I have a few phone interviews to do, some domestic goddess duties to tend to...Vanessa will be having a girly sleepover with 2 of her school friends on Friday and I have a bunch of correspondence and paperwork related to the condo rental and other things to finish up too...it's great to have my energy back and I definitely plan on taking advantage of it while I can before I start to slow down again!

Thanks for catching up with me!  Until the next post, have a great week everyone!!!

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