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Cloth

I was just reading that there has been a recent push from disposable diaper manufacturers to appeal to mommy bloggers and offer up free samples and discounts because they know how influential we are. Here is a recent picture of Olivia wearing one of the new Blueberry Coveralls cloth diaper covers. We also own Fuzzibunz, Fuzzi Fannies, Bum Genius, Pocket Change, Happy Heiny, Rumparooz and unbleached Indian prefolds. There is something I like about each of them. I think my favorite diaper is the Bum Genius. I really like the AIO since it is the trimmest, but it takes way too long to dry. Aside from the all in one, I like the pocket One Size especially for overnight. We haven't had a leak yet. I love Fuzzibunz inserts and how the Pocket Change inserts come out on their own in the wash.

I would like to try more Rumparooz and the new Smartipants diaper which is very affordably priced. There are so many other great sounding brands. What's your favorite?

These are some shops that are great:
Cotton Babies
Moms Milk Boutique
Fuzzi Bunz Online
Mini Me Baby Gear
PinStripes and PolkaDots
Thanks Mama

Mystery Rabbit

Two days after we finished our garden, this bench/bunnies randomly showed up. While I was attaching the dog to his line, I glanced over at the garden and there they were.

I instantly assumed it was my mom's doing. She is a garbage picker. (which is not a bad thing) She's found a lot of awesome stuff that people have trashed. Kid's bikes with just a few scratches, like new toys, furniture... and she usually does her picking late in the evening. The rabbits showed up the morning after she had been at our place. I imagine on the way home she spotted it and then sneaked back and stuck it in after we went to bed. She swears she didn't do it.

Next I thought maybe my MIL had done it. She does a lot of garage sale/thrift store shopping and I could imagine her spotting it and thinking it was so cute and perfect for our newly completed garden. She could have easily dropped by early that morning while we were sleeping and quickly stuck it in. She denies having any part of it.

Personally I think my mom is the culprit but she swears she did not do it. Who ever did it, also watered our plants. I told Jake to put it in the garbage as I really don't get into that kind of cutesy stuff. I hate to throw it out without knowing where it came from (and it really is junk-the wood isn't together well) and hope I'm not hurting someones feelings but what else can I do?

Wordless Wednesday

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Smartipants Cloth Diapers Giveaway

Mama B: Product Buzz: Smartipants Cloth Diapers + Giveaway.

Click on the link above to stop by the Mama B blog for a chance to win a brand spankin' new Smartipants cloth diaper. I'd love to win one of these babies as they are supposed to be trimmer than other brands and contain a special leak guard. (not that cloth diapers really leak) Even if I don't win, I've been thinking of purchasing one to try since they are more affordably priced than some of the other brands out there.

E-I-E-I-O Part 3

Today was share day. It's a favorite of Jamie's as he looks forward to seeing Patsy the dog. Unfortunately, Patsy hasn't been at the farm the past three weeks.

Colors of the Rainbow

I need more! Olivia's cloth diapers are drying, so she's in disposables. I only have enough cloth to diaper her for a little over a day. Well, her disposable just leaked onto her clothes and the carpet. Irritating. (and why we are using cloth to begin with!) Cloth diapering is addictive. It's much like babywearing. I own 3 mei tais, a wrap, and a sling...but I want more. There are so many cool carriers. Well, in cloth diapering, there are a ton of awesome brands and styles out there! The only drawback is the initial cost. I try to buy the one size type so that I can use the same diaper regardless of her size-but $17-25 for a diaper is tough when you're watching your budget. So I just keep watching for sales and coupon codes and little by little I'll build up a stash. Hopefully I can phase the disposables out.

Sitting Pretty

See what this little monkey decided to do on my birthday? She is growing up so fast. It seems so much quicker than James. At two months she was flashing smiles, laughing and rolling from her back to front at 4 months, rolling front to back & back to front at 5 months and now at almost 6 months sitting. She is on the verge of crawling too! She's got all the separate actions, now she's just got to coordinate her efforts.

E-I-E-I-O Part 2

First-Jamie's bed is wet from stupid leaky diaper.
Second-he's freaking out because of his boo-boos.
Third-I had to wrestle him to get the non-stick pad that was stuck to his skinned knee and elbow off.
Fourth-He would NOT let me wash them.
Fifth-I had to wrestle him again to put a bandage with medicine on knee.
Sixth-Repeat 5th for elbow.

All while he is screaming bloody murder.

We haven't even had breakfast yet. I cannot wait to get out tonight without children.

E-I-E-I-O

Woohoo! We got our summer garden in this weekend. Last year we waited so long it was difficult to find any plants. Since we get a CSA Farm share, we didn't buy too much, but wanted a few extras and thought it would be a great learning experience for James.

We planted two husky tomatoes, one cherry tomato, some snap peas, lettuce, and a strawberry plant. My mom gave us some mint, yam, pumpkin, and gourd plants. We'll see what happens. I gave up on green peppers. The last two years they've been small and some bug likes to chew holes in them. I'd love to grow cucumbers but I don't like the beetle it attracts that kills everything else off.

We got our first farm share on Thursday. We got 2 lbs of asparagus, green onions, rhubarb, and a cob of popcorn. I've never cooked with rhubarb before and tomorrow I'm planning on baking rhubarb bread. I can't wait to try it!