More Dayhome Pics

One of the positives of Nathan's dayhome is that they take lots of photos during the day.  She posts them every weekend on a secure site so that all of the parents can see them.  Here are a couple from last week:

Here he is petting one of their pet bulldogs, Mollie.  Both dogs are incredibly patient with the kids, and being bulldogs, are nearly indestructible.  Unfortunately Nathan doesn't realise that our cats aren't as tough and has tried to sit on Gary on a few occasions.

This was taken a couple of days after Nathan's most recent haircut.  I guess he got some of his lunch in his hair so, since they had to clean it up anyway, they had some fun with it.

Tomorrow they're off to a gymnastics class.  I'm sorry that I can't be there, but she promised to take lots of photos for me.

Random Photo

This photo came up as my wallpaper today.  I never really noticed it before.  Isn't it great?  His eyes are so bright and blue.  I think he was about 5 months old in this photo.

Newest & Last (?) Diaper

We just got our custom order from Rumpkinz the other day.



Funny thing is, when I put it on him his mood improved dramatically.

- Posted from my iPhone

Confession

I have a problem. When we decided to use cloth diapers one if the main reasons was cost. And we're very happy with our decision, but there's a hidden, secret cost to cloth diapering that no one tells you about.

Nathan's first cloth diapers were purchased used. I really loved the brand (Fuzzi Bunz) so as he started to outgrow the first batch I sought out more of the same used. And I found some. They were in good condition but some were older than others, so I bought a few new ones to add to my stash.

Then a friend of mine told me about Sun Baby diapers. She was placing an order for herself and asked if I wanted any (you can only order in lots, no single diapers). I saw this skull diaper and couldn't resist.



Then one day I realised that Nathan would probably outgrow his Fuzzi Bunz soon. I did find a few used in the next size up, but they weren't in the best condition. So I ordered 12 from Sunbaby. And I ordered a few more from Alva Baby too. Eventually I ordered a few more. Throw in a couple of custom made diapers that I had made, and that's a lot of diapers!




I could rationalize it - after all I have sold all of the diapers that he's outgrown and that money has more than paid for his new ones. But this is getting ridiculous!

So I'm trying to bring a little more pragmatism to our diapers. Nathan is only going to need them for about another year. All of the ones we have now are one-size, so he's not likely to outgrow them.

I am going to resist buying any more. It will be hard when I see new prints or if there's a sale. But resist I must!




- Posted from my iPhone

New Pastime

Our little daredevil has found a new pastime: climbing the stairs and sliding down on his belly. I guess we should be thankful that he goes feet first.

On the day that this video was taken he must have done it 50 times! No wonder he stays slim.

- Posted from my iPhone