Sometimes.
Thursday, August 13, 2009
Benches and fathering
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Sunday, July 19, 2009
Saturday, July 18, 2009
Monday, June 8, 2009
Naps? Naps!
Thursday, April 2, 2009
Toys!
Saturday, March 21, 2009
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Woo spring break woo
And now we have some free time! Midterms week was heck for keeping the house clean, so this week we're working to fix that and then some.
With any luck, we'll be able to use all the rooms in our house again!
Thursday, February 26, 2009
And now for something
...completely different!
So before Naomi got here, Daniel and I talked about a lot of things, as most parents-to-be do. Some things we had an easy time deciding, and other things were, of course, more of a sticking point.
For example, I was dead-set on cloth diapering, if only to prevent another contribution to nasty little poop-bombs taking up so much space in our landfills (and eventually leaking into our groundwater--ew!). He, however, was initially of the mind that there was just *no* way he'd be able to handle it. There'd be pins, and a big mess of fabric to somehow fold and wad up to absorb all the yuck, and then we'd have to wash them! I did a ton of research, and there's plenty of options these days. It took me a bit to convince him, and even longer to convince our parents, that cloth diapers these days can be a lot easier than they used to be.
To start with, forget pins! There's a nifty invention, called a Snappi, that's basically like a 3-way rubber pin, without the sharp pointy bits. Prefolds (the large squares that you fold into triangles to tuck up/pin) come in the traditional cotton, as well as bamboo and hemp. And those gigantic plastic covers that never really held anything in are a thing of the past! PUL, short for polyurethane laminate, has a soft knit fabric on one side and a flexible layer of waterproofing painted on the other; when sewn with a bit of elastic, you get a little fitted pair of undies that go on just as easily as a diaper or pants, but no mess!
But that might still be too much for some people, and understandably so. Since Daniel wanted something even closer to a disposable diaper, we opted for a pocket-diaper, though we briefly considered all-in-ones. All-in-ones have an outer layer of PUL, a middle layer of absorbent fabric, and an inner layer of wicking fabric to help pull the moisture from the baby's skin. With a pocket diaper, there is an outer waterproof layer of PUL, and an inner layer of some kind of soft wicking fabric, with a slit to insert a liner (which soaks up the moisture and locks it in). Many pocket diapers have the pocket opening in the back, which makes plenty of sense until you realize that that's where most of the poop will be and that you're going to get pretty dirty removing the liner. We found these diapers on Etsy, and the seller, MonkeySnugglesDiaper (known in the real world as Renee), is very friendly, helpful, and great at getting things to you fast! Machine washable, dryer friendly (on the lowest heat setting, don't ruin the waterproofing!), and easy to use. We've got one pretty happy kiddo in these, and they appear to have her seal of approval:
More regarding some of our other non-mainstream baby-care choices later!
So before Naomi got here, Daniel and I talked about a lot of things, as most parents-to-be do. Some things we had an easy time deciding, and other things were, of course, more of a sticking point.
For example, I was dead-set on cloth diapering, if only to prevent another contribution to nasty little poop-bombs taking up so much space in our landfills (and eventually leaking into our groundwater--ew!). He, however, was initially of the mind that there was just *no* way he'd be able to handle it. There'd be pins, and a big mess of fabric to somehow fold and wad up to absorb all the yuck, and then we'd have to wash them! I did a ton of research, and there's plenty of options these days. It took me a bit to convince him, and even longer to convince our parents, that cloth diapers these days can be a lot easier than they used to be.
To start with, forget pins! There's a nifty invention, called a Snappi, that's basically like a 3-way rubber pin, without the sharp pointy bits. Prefolds (the large squares that you fold into triangles to tuck up/pin) come in the traditional cotton, as well as bamboo and hemp. And those gigantic plastic covers that never really held anything in are a thing of the past! PUL, short for polyurethane laminate, has a soft knit fabric on one side and a flexible layer of waterproofing painted on the other; when sewn with a bit of elastic, you get a little fitted pair of undies that go on just as easily as a diaper or pants, but no mess!
But that might still be too much for some people, and understandably so. Since Daniel wanted something even closer to a disposable diaper, we opted for a pocket-diaper, though we briefly considered all-in-ones. All-in-ones have an outer layer of PUL, a middle layer of absorbent fabric, and an inner layer of wicking fabric to help pull the moisture from the baby's skin. With a pocket diaper, there is an outer waterproof layer of PUL, and an inner layer of some kind of soft wicking fabric, with a slit to insert a liner (which soaks up the moisture and locks it in). Many pocket diapers have the pocket opening in the back, which makes plenty of sense until you realize that that's where most of the poop will be and that you're going to get pretty dirty removing the liner. We found these diapers on Etsy, and the seller, MonkeySnugglesDiaper (known in the real world as Renee), is very friendly, helpful, and great at getting things to you fast! Machine washable, dryer friendly (on the lowest heat setting, don't ruin the waterproofing!), and easy to use. We've got one pretty happy kiddo in these, and they appear to have her seal of approval:
More regarding some of our other non-mainstream baby-care choices later!
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Monday, February 9, 2009
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Rollin'
So Naomi figured out how to roll onto her side when she was about a month old. It was kind of cute, and let her look at other things, of course, so yay, but not necessarily worth mention. Just after she turned 2 months she flipped herself onto her tummy for the first time, but she didn't really get the hang of how to do it until nearly 3 months. But on Monday evening, she flipped onto her tummy, then slowly onto her other side, and finally over onto her back again. So far she can only go right, but we'll see how long that keeps her down.
Gotta go baby-proof the living room now....
Gotta go baby-proof the living room now....
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Re: Firsts
Here is the video Amanda mentioned in the last post. *WARNING* It's kind of loud in the middle. Check your speaker volume.
Just barely caught the end of it, then she noticed the camera. Our daughter has an impeccable sense of timing.
Monday, January 26, 2009
Firsts
She's getting so ridiculously tall. We're talking 6-9 month or 9 month size footies now to accommodate her long legs (6 month onesies, her body's only kinda long). Also, she can't seem to shake the same congestion thingee that's been plaguing Daniel and me. Poor kiddo--she can't blow her nose, of course, so the snot gets stuck in her tummy instead, and then she spits it up. Not that I blame her or anything, it's just too sad!
She's getting pretty decent at sitting, once you've put her upright. She's not half-bad at standing either--and she can do so with only hand support! Crazy. She practices walking with us now, as well as pushing up from her tummy, but she has yet to figure out how to roll from her tummy to her back, though she can get from her back to her tummy (and get stuck and cranky once she's there). I'm not sure, but I don't think this is the order it tells you in those silly baby development books. Oh well =)
The nifty thing, though, is that she figured out how to laugh today. Oh sure, there were giggles and gurgles before, but today was her first real laugh. I was tickling her after changing her diaper, and instead of the usual giggle-squeak she actually managed to laugh. Daniel heard it, too, and rushed in to see if we could get her to do it again, and she obliged us with the cutest noise she's made yet. Of course, when he pulled out his phone to get it on video, she was more interested in staring at the phone than making the appropriate noises for the camera. Better luck next time, huh?
She's getting pretty decent at sitting, once you've put her upright. She's not half-bad at standing either--and she can do so with only hand support! Crazy. She practices walking with us now, as well as pushing up from her tummy, but she has yet to figure out how to roll from her tummy to her back, though she can get from her back to her tummy (and get stuck and cranky once she's there). I'm not sure, but I don't think this is the order it tells you in those silly baby development books. Oh well =)
The nifty thing, though, is that she figured out how to laugh today. Oh sure, there were giggles and gurgles before, but today was her first real laugh. I was tickling her after changing her diaper, and instead of the usual giggle-squeak she actually managed to laugh. Daniel heard it, too, and rushed in to see if we could get her to do it again, and she obliged us with the cutest noise she's made yet. Of course, when he pulled out his phone to get it on video, she was more interested in staring at the phone than making the appropriate noises for the camera. Better luck next time, huh?
Sunday, January 11, 2009
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
Tree staring
Thursday, January 1, 2009
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