I was so eager to try out my new diaper, i mean Kaylee's new diaper that i made for her......whatever, you know what i mean.
I put it on her and it fit pretty well. It is definitely not the fit that i had envisioned, but it fit. You know how i have told you before that i am sort kinda potty training her (more like saving diapers). Well she told me she had to go so off went the diaper and on the potty she went. After she did her business i put the cloth diaper back on her. About 10 minutes later she told me she had to go, but it was soon apparent that she was telling me she already went in her diaper. She cues the same way when she has to go or when she is telling me she just went, for this reason alone i wish that she was already talking! It was kinda a good thing that she went in the diaper cause i got to see how it would hold up. The layer of the diaper that touches the skin is made out of bamboo fabric. And i was very pleased to see that the bamboo wicked the moisture right away from her skin. Her little bottom was almost dry, and i could see the moisture creeping through the fabric (for lack of a better description). I was happy that all of the liquid was contained inside the diaper and none was on her clothes (or anywhere else for that matter). I washed the diaper that night, afterall it is the ONLY one she has. I dried it in the dryer on high for about 45 minutes, it was still not dry so i hung it up in the laundry room over night. When i woke up the next morning it was still wet! I hung it out in the sun and it dried really quickly. Then i put it on her for another "test run." She was really doing good telling me when she had to go to the bathroom so i hardly remembered it was on her. Then it was naptime! I totally forgot that it was on her and i didnt put the insert in that i had made. Needless to say she soaked through the diaper at naptime. There will definitely need to be some adjustments made if she is ever going to wear them to bed.
i have been working on my next 4 diapers since completing that one and i have officially stopped because there is something worng with my sewing machine. I have to bring it in tomorrow to have someone look at it for me. Hopefully it will be a quick fix, and not too expensive either. I am eager to get back to completing more diapers.
Thursday, April 24, 2008
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Prototype
Some of you already know tht I have begun venturing into the world of cloth diapers. And man has cloth diapering changed! Yes, I want to try them for the rest of Kaylee's diaper days and for subsequent children (NO! I'm not pregnant!). So after looking at the price of purchasing cloth diapers, I decided to try my hand at making them myself. Keep in mind I have never sewn anything.....NOTHING!
For the past few months I have been gathering my supplies, pattern ideas, and info/ tips about sewing cloth diapers. I got my first sewing machine at a friend's 2nd hand store, I bought a few pieces of remenant fabric, cut up some old clothes laying around the house, and gathered some from my mom who was kind enough to donate some to my cause.
Finally after many many weeks I have completed my first one. I was pretty proud of myself! Marcus said "it looks better than I thought, not because you made it, but it looks more finished than something made at home." I didnt know if i should take that as a compliment or not. But either way i am so pleased with my creation.
It really did not take much to actually put the diaper together, but there are many things that i will be changing for future diapers. And I am sure I will figure out more ways to "adjust" them as I go. I will keep you updated on my diaper sewing.
I will tell you tomorrow about Kaylee's 1st experience with cloth.
For the past few months I have been gathering my supplies, pattern ideas, and info/ tips about sewing cloth diapers. I got my first sewing machine at a friend's 2nd hand store, I bought a few pieces of remenant fabric, cut up some old clothes laying around the house, and gathered some from my mom who was kind enough to donate some to my cause.
Finally after many many weeks I have completed my first one. I was pretty proud of myself! Marcus said "it looks better than I thought, not because you made it, but it looks more finished than something made at home." I didnt know if i should take that as a compliment or not. But either way i am so pleased with my creation.
It really did not take much to actually put the diaper together, but there are many things that i will be changing for future diapers. And I am sure I will figure out more ways to "adjust" them as I go. I will keep you updated on my diaper sewing.
I will tell you tomorrow about Kaylee's 1st experience with cloth.
here are some pictures, tell me what you think
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
March for Babies
Come walk with us!
When: Saturday, April 26th
Where: Shelby Farms
Who: The WHOLE Family
What: March for Babies -5 mile walk
Did you know that. . . Among the 60 largest cities in America, Memphis recorded the highest rate of infant mortality in 2005. At 14 infant deaths per 1,000 births, this is twice the national average. Last year, 1 out of 8 babies were born prematurely making it the leading cause of newborn death and many disabilities. March for Babies (formerly WalkAmerica) is the largest fundraising event for the March of Dimes.
As if that were not enough to make you wanna come out and walk with us how about this...
- Because right now, premature birth touches half a million babies and their families every year
- Because babies born too soon are more likely to die, or have lifelong disabilities
- Because 120,000 babies are born with serious birth defects every year
- Because nearly 4,000 premature babies each year will not live to celebrate their first birthday
- Because every baby deserves someone in their corner
those born healthy and
those that need help to survive and thrive.
Come walk in honor of all the babies in your life!
Hope to see you there!
If you need more detailed info let me know.
If you will be able to come out on Saturday give me a call.
Friday, April 18, 2008
A Day at the Park
Like I said last night, I took Kaylee to the Park in Collierville yesterday. And judging by the way she went down to bed last night we might just be making more trips to the park. She was so worn out after all of her fun that she passed out (I think she was in bed at 5:45).
I cant wait for the water park to open, I am sure she will have a blast with that!
I have added a small slideshow of the pictures from yesterday, but when I look back at them it does not make me remember all the fun we had. I mean I hate being the one with the camera, I want to be there playing with her, not taking pictures. I like to take pictures but then i am never in the pictures (obviously). I would love a little picture fairy to follow us around and take pictures of the whole family together. so anyways, there are a few pictures that i snapped while trying to do too many things at once. i think her favorite part is the swing. Expecially when Oomba pushes her REALLY high! She also just enjoys walking around and talking to herself. But her most favoritest part is definitely the other children. she tries to keep up with the older, faster kids (not a chance with those chubby thighs getting in the way) and the ones that she can get close to she goes up to them and says "HI." Then she tries to 'pet' them and say "eeeaasy girl." That is how we have taught her to be nice to Tahoe so I guess she assumes that goes for people too. Either way she just loves other children, it is really funny to watch
Enjoy the pictures and HAPPY FRIDAY!!!
I cant wait for the water park to open, I am sure she will have a blast with that!
I have added a small slideshow of the pictures from yesterday, but when I look back at them it does not make me remember all the fun we had. I mean I hate being the one with the camera, I want to be there playing with her, not taking pictures. I like to take pictures but then i am never in the pictures (obviously). I would love a little picture fairy to follow us around and take pictures of the whole family together. so anyways, there are a few pictures that i snapped while trying to do too many things at once. i think her favorite part is the swing. Expecially when Oomba pushes her REALLY high! She also just enjoys walking around and talking to herself. But her most favoritest part is definitely the other children. she tries to keep up with the older, faster kids (not a chance with those chubby thighs getting in the way) and the ones that she can get close to she goes up to them and says "HI." Then she tries to 'pet' them and say "eeeaasy girl." That is how we have taught her to be nice to Tahoe so I guess she assumes that goes for people too. Either way she just loves other children, it is really funny to watch
Enjoy the pictures and HAPPY FRIDAY!!!
Thursday, April 17, 2008
Oomba's Apple
Today I took Kaylee to the park in Collierville to eat lunch and play on the playground. Oomma and Oomba (AKA my parents) joined us for the afternoon too. Almost everyone knows how much my little darling LOVES to eat. So after she finished her ginormous (yes Marcus it is a word i looked it up! see for yourself) lunch we played one the playground, i'll tell you more about that tomorrow. So when it was time for our first play break Oomba decided to eat the apple he had packed for himself......BIG MISTAKE! he should have thought to pack his little "monkey butt" an apple too. Needless to say she devoured his whole apple. She would have eaten the core and the seeds if he would have let her. She sure does love her Oomba, i am not quite sure why, cause all he does is pick on her, annoy her, and tease her.
The Biggest Loser
I think for the past 3 seasons I missed like the first 75% of the show, but each year i somehow manage to stumble upon the last 3-4 shows. And each year i dont know why i missed the beginning of the season, and i regret having NOT TiVo'd them. I get so into this show, I really do love it! The way they can transform so many peoples bodies and minds, it is awesome. I mean to lose that kind of weight in that kind of time is truely amazing and all without surgery or drugs.
This season was BY FAR my favorite! Partly because i felt like i knew the contestants, but mostly because a GIRL WON!!! Ali is the first FEMALE winner of the biggest loser and she lost a total of 47.86% of her body weight. That is AWESOME!
I will hopefully remember to set my TiVo for next season!
This season was BY FAR my favorite! Partly because i felt like i knew the contestants, but mostly because a GIRL WON!!! Ali is the first FEMALE winner of the biggest loser and she lost a total of 47.86% of her body weight. That is AWESOME!
As Jillian says " GIRL POWER! "
I will hopefully remember to set my TiVo for next season!
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Its a whole new world
Kaylee has learned how to climb up on the couch by herself!
Need I say more?
Just add falling off the couch to my list of things to look forward to.
she thinks she is so cool when she gets up there and finds the strategically hidden remotes and phones we USED to have hidden behind the couch. she sits down in the corner of the couch where i usually sit and pretends like she is talking on the phone. the conversation goes something like this, "Allo! allo oomba (which is grandpa) la ga la, allo." And a few other babble words that I cant even figure out how to translate. That is pretty much the extent of the conversation.
Looks like we are going to have to find a new hiding place for all of our electronic devices that she loves so dearly.
Need I say more?
Just add falling off the couch to my list of things to look forward to.
she thinks she is so cool when she gets up there and finds the strategically hidden remotes and phones we USED to have hidden behind the couch. she sits down in the corner of the couch where i usually sit and pretends like she is talking on the phone. the conversation goes something like this, "Allo! allo oomba (which is grandpa) la ga la, allo." And a few other babble words that I cant even figure out how to translate. That is pretty much the extent of the conversation.
Looks like we are going to have to find a new hiding place for all of our electronic devices that she loves so dearly.
Monday, April 14, 2008
How I know I am getting old
I always knew that it would happen but i didnt think that it would be so soon!
I had my alumni weekend for the University of Memphis this past weekend, and let me just tell you about the events. So Friday night was the "alumni game." i was terrified of getting hurt in a stupid friendly game and then having to hobble around taking care of Kaylee. I took all the precautions to NOT get injured....i went for 4 jogs in the 2 months leading up to the game (like that really helped) i got my rickety ol ankles taped (in fear of tearing more ligaments), and i spent about 5 minutes stretching before going onto the field (stretching what i dont know, cause there sure arent any muscles left in these legs).
All I can say is someone was definitely looking out for me when the organizers decided to have a few small sided games instead of one game on the big field. Are you kidding me? i could not have played on a big field to save my life, and expecially not against the current team (that is what has happened in the past, the old out of shape alumni play the current team. how fair is that?) So we all get to the turf room and gear up for the big event, we (all the old alumni) were laughing and joking about how out of shape we all are, i think i was the only one NOT joking. They told us that we were going to play 5 games each 4 minutes long. i thought to myself "4 MINUTES, AWESOME, I can handle that!" Let me just say that 1 minute into the FIRST game i thought that i was going to have to go to the hospital. This is the best way for me to describe my experience. My mind knew what it wanted my body to do but i think that my legs were glued to the turf, i couldnt move, i felt like my legs weighed 100 pounds each. and when i tried to pass the ball it definitely did not go where i had intended it to go. i honestly think that i spent more of the 4 minutes on the turf than i did standing on my feet. i guess it was good that we could all laugh about how ridiculously silly i looked out there! even Kaylee, one time when i went after a ball that was near her on the sideline i looked up at her and she was even laughing at me too!
i got through the 1st game, THANK GOD, and then moved on to the 2nd. That one got a little better, by which i mean my legs were actually moving a little bit, i was able to stand on my feet the entire game, and a few of my passes actually hit the target. I think i might have even scored that game too. Then comes the 3rd and most memorable game. I was so winded by this point i was playing what my coaches used to call "kick ball" (its when you are too tired to do anything so you just kick the ball whenever it comes to you) anyways the ball came to me in the center of the field and i saw a small chance to score so i just kicked it as hard as i could towards the goal, and from out of no where a player from the other team deflects the ball and as it is coming back towards me at 90 MPH i tried to move but couldnt and it hits me smack in the middle of my face. it hurt so bad, all i could think was i have been hit with MANY balls and why does this one hurt so bad? then brooks (my coach and the current coach) comes over to check on me and says "you alright?" i said "yeah" then he laughes and says "hahaha, that just makes you feel young again!" and i thought to myself if that is what it takes to feel young again i am perfectly content with getting old. i finished the rest of the games and to my suprise i was actually able to walk under my own power back to the truck. I thought for sure that i would be on the couch for the rest of the weekend, but it really wasnt that bad the next few days i was a bit sore but not bad. When i was playing all my sports i ALWAYS said to myself that i would never be out of shape and undisciplined, i guess thought that i would just magically stay strong, limber and in shape.......the saying is true "if you dont use it, you lose it!"
i have decided that before the next alumni game i am going to at least make a better attempt to get into shape. Damie, i am going to need some tips from you.
If anyone is interested, the University of Memphis girls are AWESOME! We are so excited about the upcoming season, if anyone wants to go to some games with us let us know. They have not put their 2008 schedule up on their website yet.
I had my alumni weekend for the University of Memphis this past weekend, and let me just tell you about the events. So Friday night was the "alumni game." i was terrified of getting hurt in a stupid friendly game and then having to hobble around taking care of Kaylee. I took all the precautions to NOT get injured....i went for 4 jogs in the 2 months leading up to the game (like that really helped) i got my rickety ol ankles taped (in fear of tearing more ligaments), and i spent about 5 minutes stretching before going onto the field (stretching what i dont know, cause there sure arent any muscles left in these legs).
All I can say is someone was definitely looking out for me when the organizers decided to have a few small sided games instead of one game on the big field. Are you kidding me? i could not have played on a big field to save my life, and expecially not against the current team (that is what has happened in the past, the old out of shape alumni play the current team. how fair is that?) So we all get to the turf room and gear up for the big event, we (all the old alumni) were laughing and joking about how out of shape we all are, i think i was the only one NOT joking. They told us that we were going to play 5 games each 4 minutes long. i thought to myself "4 MINUTES, AWESOME, I can handle that!" Let me just say that 1 minute into the FIRST game i thought that i was going to have to go to the hospital. This is the best way for me to describe my experience. My mind knew what it wanted my body to do but i think that my legs were glued to the turf, i couldnt move, i felt like my legs weighed 100 pounds each. and when i tried to pass the ball it definitely did not go where i had intended it to go. i honestly think that i spent more of the 4 minutes on the turf than i did standing on my feet. i guess it was good that we could all laugh about how ridiculously silly i looked out there! even Kaylee, one time when i went after a ball that was near her on the sideline i looked up at her and she was even laughing at me too!
i got through the 1st game, THANK GOD, and then moved on to the 2nd. That one got a little better, by which i mean my legs were actually moving a little bit, i was able to stand on my feet the entire game, and a few of my passes actually hit the target. I think i might have even scored that game too. Then comes the 3rd and most memorable game. I was so winded by this point i was playing what my coaches used to call "kick ball" (its when you are too tired to do anything so you just kick the ball whenever it comes to you) anyways the ball came to me in the center of the field and i saw a small chance to score so i just kicked it as hard as i could towards the goal, and from out of no where a player from the other team deflects the ball and as it is coming back towards me at 90 MPH i tried to move but couldnt and it hits me smack in the middle of my face. it hurt so bad, all i could think was i have been hit with MANY balls and why does this one hurt so bad? then brooks (my coach and the current coach) comes over to check on me and says "you alright?" i said "yeah" then he laughes and says "hahaha, that just makes you feel young again!" and i thought to myself if that is what it takes to feel young again i am perfectly content with getting old. i finished the rest of the games and to my suprise i was actually able to walk under my own power back to the truck. I thought for sure that i would be on the couch for the rest of the weekend, but it really wasnt that bad the next few days i was a bit sore but not bad. When i was playing all my sports i ALWAYS said to myself that i would never be out of shape and undisciplined, i guess thought that i would just magically stay strong, limber and in shape.......the saying is true "if you dont use it, you lose it!"
i have decided that before the next alumni game i am going to at least make a better attempt to get into shape. Damie, i am going to need some tips from you.
If anyone is interested, the University of Memphis girls are AWESOME! We are so excited about the upcoming season, if anyone wants to go to some games with us let us know. They have not put their 2008 schedule up on their website yet.
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