The Great Cloth Diaper Dilema

Pampers, Pre-folds, and Poopies, oh my!

So back on July 18th Andrew and I attended a Cloth Diaper 101 class at a local natural baby products store. I know some people think us crazy, but we have been tossing around the idea of using cloth diapers ever since we saw friends in CA use them and saw the advancements in the cloth diaper technology. I mean they look and work just like disposable diapers, except for the whole having to spray the poo into the toilet and then wash them. After an hour class, Andrew and I have gone retro and decided to use the traditional Chinese pre-folds. Pre-folds are what you imagine when you think of cloth diapers; however, now there are no more safety pins and the covers are cut and close like regular disposable diapers. The biggest selling point: the fact that we can spend $300 bucks on diapers that will last not only through our first child, but through the rest of our children. At first it'll be like learning to drive a stick-shift, but soon we'll be changing those diapers one-handed, while talking on the cell phone, sipping some coffee, and down shifting...or something to that effect.

Pregnacy Stats: 29 weeks
Mood: I'm a little nervous to start back at work tomorrow. Resting and eating at will has been nice.
Health: I suffered my first bought of heart burn ever in life and I did not like it. I started taking a Zantac in the evening and I've been doing great ever since.
Food: I'm craving more sweets lately, but I try to be good and satisfy those desires with fruit instead of store-bought cookie dough (yes, it's pasteurized)
Energy: If I sit down I lose the will to stand back up. But I don't know if that's a pregnancy thing.

29 Weeks Pregnant


We got our baby furniture in and have started to get Charlotte's room ready. Here are a few pictures of our progress.



I'll finish painting the bottom of the walls on Saturday. Then it's up to daddy Andrew to put up the chair rail and crown molding.

The Pregnancy Paradox

So every once in a while I open up my pregnancy books (instead of my music books) and check out what's happening with our little girl. Today I was surprised to discover that 27 weeks marks the beginning of my 3rd trimester. What?! Where did the 2nd trimester go? Pregnancy really is a paradox. How can time fly and stand still at the same time? My due date seems so far off, but at the same time, I know it's just around the corner. It's so very surreal! I think the trick is to keep busy so time seems to fly by. Andrew and I each have our own way of staying busy, which you can see by the photos below.

Pregnancy Stats: 27 Weeks
Mood: I'm feeling a peace that only God can provide.
Health: No complaints unless I forget to eat.
Food: Trying to eat 90-100 grams of protein a day & 5-7 servings of fruits and veggies...is carrot cake a vegetable?
Energy: What's that again?

Summer began with me moving my office to our bonus room. Andrew captured my progress and, um, procrastination.



Here is the final result of my office transformation. The next room on our list is the nursery. We're waiting on the furniture before we begin.



While I was in Sacramento Andrew began a 1,000 piece Mickey Mouse Mosaic puzzle. Each puzzle piece has an image from a Disney movie that creates the overall picture of Mickey Mouse.

A section from Mickey's eye


The completed puzzle...now back in its box. So sad...