A Happy Moment!!

Finally, a picture of them both smiling together at the same time. With two kids, it's so hard to get a picture when there both cooperating at the same time. But, when they do, they make my heart melt.

Three months

Where has the time gone? I'm officially three months old. After being spoiled for three weeks by 8 hour nightly sleeping stretches, Evan has decided to take another growth spurt. He is giggling, smiling, drooling (lots of it), making lots of baby sounds, and holding his head up without assistance. He is growing up all to quickly. He isn't showing much sign of rolling anytime soon, but it could be that he throws too big of a screaming fit on the ground and gets held instead of having adequate floor time to learn to roll. Oh well, I'm getting my workout as I make multiple laps around the house, so is Dad. Greg wonders when the night will come when he and Evan can just sit on the couch and rest. I look forward to Greg getting home everyday. As for the issue of Evan not sleeping, I can only hope that good sleeping patterns will soon appear, but as for now he'll just remain in his pack-in-play next to the bed waking his mother every four hours for food. (Evan's weight: 13 pounds)

Easter 2009!!!

Even though we were away from family, we were blessed to spend Easter with the Gabbard family. Brooklyn put carrots in the yard to entice the Easter bunny to leave her a wonderful gift. She also was quite excited to see what the bunny would give her brother on his first Easter. Brooklyn was early to rise and off she ran to the living room to see what was left. She was thrilled with her basket of candies and movies, plus Evan's new rattles. We spent the afternoon eating and drinking wonderful treats at the Gabbards' home. It was a great day. We're so blessed to have the family we have. Happy Easter to all.

Cloth Diapering!!!

Over the past few months, I have been on a mission or should I say obsession to figure out this whole cloth diapering thing. When I became pregnant I ran into a women at my nephews' doctor appointment and she had this very strange, but cute cloth diaper on her little girl. I was instantly intrigued. I began asking her questions about the diaper and I went home to do research. I was very hesitant at the idea, but once my little one came, I started the whole process. I absolutely love cloth diapering. I feel like I'm being green, as well as not throwing my money away on useless disposables. So, I'm on a mission to figure out what diapers are the best, most cost effective, user-friendly, most absorbent, and best all around diaper. Call me a dork, but I need something to focus my attention on as I stay home all day changing diapers, at least the diapers I'm changing are cute and practical.

The Sprinkler In April!!!

We woke up this morning to a beautiful day. The sun was shinning, it felt more like a summer morning than a spring day. Brooklyn instantly began begging every five minutes for the sprinkler to be brought out. I kept telling her no because I wasn't sure what everyone would be thinking if a five year old little girl was running through a sprinkler at 10am in the morning, plus the last thing I want were little ones with colds. After some hesitation and the arrival of noon, I figured that too much fun was passing her by, so on her suit went along with much needed sunscreen, and she played for hours in the sprinkler. Of course, the water was cold, so you can imagine how dramatic she was with each dart through the water, but she seemed to manage by taking breaks to warm up under the sun. Evan even enjoyed the sun today, I put on his colorful swim trunks, and he just sat in the shade in his bouncy seat smiling at his sister as she ran by with shrieks of joy. It's not everyday in April that you get to take the sprinkler out of the box for the entire day.

Computer Illiterate

I have always considered myself pretty computer savvy, but after trying to figure out the world of blogging; I realize there is nothing savvy about me and my Internet skills. Since, I just started using cloth diapers, I have become very obsessed with reading everything I can. I really enjoy the the "cloth whisperer" website, and I just want to know how to blog and use their site efficiently. So, I'm on a mission to conquer my new found interest, even if I'm left with lots of frustration. I seem to wonder what is happening to me; am I getting old and out of touch with the new technology? The answer is yes, I am getting older and out of touch. I will figure it out, but as for twittering I'll leave that to conquer for another day.