6 months and a lot has changed....

Wow....

I can not believe that I have not posted anything in the past 6 months.  So much has been going on and I just never could find the time to sit down and update my blog.  Well, I'm going to update you on everything that we have been doing the past few months so get comfy....

Homemade baby food making didn't last long at all.  I think when I began that process, Ethan was pretty much over pureed foods.  We tried it for about 3 weeks and he just wasn't having it.  I gave up on pureeing his food and just started giving him regular food.  Once that happened, he became the pickest eater.  He wouldn't have anything to do with veggies and still won't to this day.  I've tried everything from hiding them in his food to even putting them right in front of him.  Nothing worked....  Now I am giving him the V8 fusion juice and considering making him smoothies with hidden veggies.  Other then that, he only eats a handful of foods which includes, blueberry waffles, french toast, bananas, apples, watermelon, grapes, nuggets, quesadillas, and turkey franks.  I've tried giving him other foods to eat but he just throws everything else on the floor.

His birthday didn't go as well as I had hoped.  Not only was Josh out of town for a school and unable to come home for the weekend but poor lil man ended up running a fever on his birthday.  We still had his birthday party on his birthday because we had people come from out of town.  The party was only 2 hours and I'm glad I didn't go any longer.  He was super cranky and understandably so.  He did get to skype with his daddy while he opened his presents and tore into his smash cake.  So, it ended up turning out ok.  It would have been a lot better if Josh had been there but that's the army for you.

Cloth diapering is our next big update.  I had brought the idea of cloth diapering back in Oct. and Josh was totally against it so I dropped it.  While Josh was away for school, he actually started considering it because his buddy that he was in school with told him that his family does it and it was well worth it.  After that, I spent a couple weeks researching it and right around Ethan's birthday, we started buying diapers for our "stash."  We didn't start using them on Ethan until the middle of May because I wanted to make sure I had enough to completely over.  I can honestly say that I am cloth diaper obsessed.  I never knew how many people actually cloth diaper nowadays and and different they are from "back in the day."  I defiantly wouldn't go back to disposeable diapers now.

*drying in the natural sunlight...

*freshly cleaned and ready to put away for the next day...

Of course, there is another reason we finally decided to make the switch.  In October, we will have two kids in diapers at the same time.  That's right everyone, we are expecting our 2nd bundle of joy in mid October.  We found out about 2 weeks after Josh left for school in February that we were pregnant. 

I am currently 5 1/2 months along with our baby girl!!!!  Yes, that's right, we are having a lil girl.  I was so excited when we found out that she was a girl.  However, I must say that this pregnancy is nothing like Ethan's.  The morning sickness was about the same but I have had no energy the entire pregnancy.  So, it has been a bit rough especially having to take care an extemely energetic toddler.  But I wouldn't change it for the world.

So, that is what we have been up to the past few months.  I'm hoping to get back into blogging and keep everyone updated but we will see.

Until next time....

Adventures in baby food making begins....

Well, let me start off by saying that I hope everyone had a great new year's and that your new year has gotten off to a good start!  The start of our new year comes with big decisions (finances being the biggest) and many adventures to look forward to.  With all of our holiday shopping and travelling over, we can now start to "buckle down" on our finances.  I know this is going to be very difficult at first but I'm hoping that with the small changes comes the big rewards.  Hopefully sooner rather then later, but we all know how that goes. 

Speaking of traveling, we just got back today from visiting my mom and a couple of my very best friends, whom I haven't seen in FOREVER.  We only went for a couple days because once you have a baby your schedule revolves around them.  And it turns out that anytime we take Ethan to an unfamiliar place, his sleep habits change drastically and mommy and daddy end up paying for it.  I have circles under my eyes that make me look like the walking dead.  HAHA!!!  All in all, our trip went really well and I was SO happy to get to see everyone.

While we were away, a package arrived carrying the infamous "BABY BULLET"!!!!  If you have no idea what I am talking about, I will fill you in.  I know everyone has probably seen the infomercials about the magic bullet, the mini blender.  Well, the recently came out with one that is directed towards babies.  Supposedly helping in the process of baby food making.  With new year bringing new changes, one being our finances, I wanted to try my hand at making my own baby food instead of buying the jarred food that sits on the store shelf for however long.  I will admit that up until now, Ethan has been eating the jarred food only because the thought of making baby food just seemed too complicated and time-consuming.  But I have also heard that it can save you a lot of money in the long run.  So, I jumped on the band-wagon and purchased the "BABY BULLET".  I researched like 5 different gadgets that helped with making baby food and there were a couple other that practically did the whole process for you but cost way too much for our wallet at this time.  So, I decided to go with the mini blender and just suck it up and steam the veggies myself. 

Today was the first time using the blender and, I must say, I am quite proud of myself.  It turns out that once you get the hang of making baby food, it is actually not that bad.  Ethan had avocados for the first time today and he seemed to like it.  I'm sure mixing them with bananas is what sold him on it but I like to think he enjoyed the avocado regardless.  I also made butternut squash mixed with bananas and by itself with a little cinnamon sprinkled in.  So far it has gone pretty well and I'm excited to continue to do it.  I know that I'm not going to be able to use the mini blender that long, seeing as Ethan is almost 10 months old but I'm happy that I went ahead and bought it and tried my hand at making his food rather then buying it jarred from a store. 

I will keep you posted on how our adventures in baby food making go and of course everything else.  Again, Happy New Year!!!!

Until next time...