BumGenius 3.0

BumGenius is right! This week we are transitioning from disposable to cloth diapers. These are not your mom's cloth diapers. No safety pins. No folding. Just super effective, good for the environment quality. Last week Mason had blow out diapers while wearing disposables in the care of Team Grandma 3 days in a row. Over the weekend with Mom and Dad... blow outs contained! (Side note: this time last year I had only heard the term "blow out" in reference to car tires.) The diapers are a bit bulky right now but he will grow into them. They have been incredibly easy to care for and wash, and the microfiber inserts can hold an ENTIRE night's worth of pee-- we're talking 10 hours here people. (Refer back to the Before and After: Excitement post and consider that not long ago that last comment would have help absolutely zero meaning to me.)

Happy Mothers Day!

Mommy DOES rule! Thank you to Melanie for that adorable onesie. It made me smile to dress Mason in it today. Of course, having learned from my St. Patrick's Day experience, I did have a back up outfit just in case. My first Mothers Day began with my favorite thing, waking up with Tage and Mason and getting to be lazy in bed making faces and smiling at each other.

Mason and I walked to church with Grandma Dee and Grandpa Jack. I was given this gift of See's chocolates for being the mother in the congregation that service who had been a mother the least amount of time. The fact that we were at the early service-- where walkers out number strollers 10 to 1 was in my favor. Tage made breakfast and the two boys took naps while I relaxed and caught up on nearly 3 weeks worth of emails. It was silent in the house for at least 2 and a half hours. Ahhh...

Turns out the back up outfit wasn't necessary (thanks to the cloth diapers-- more to come on that later!) I still had to show it off though. Ever since Heather's post on reverse applique I have been wanting to try it and this was the perfect excuse. Although it's not my best work, it was cute nonetheless. The onesie was too small to use my sewing machine on so I ended up having to hand stitch the design. Some mothers might spend an extra half hour cleaning up the house, some might just take a nap. Me? I take that half hour and use it to craft something.

Isn't he too young to be making that face when I kiss him?

Our final stop of the day, Grandma Pete's house, to visit her after her surgery. Mason was in a playful mood and had a great time staring at Grandma's colorful blouse.

It was a perfect Mothers Day. Thank you so much for all of the calls, text, cards, and wishes. I am so loved!

Saturday Smile

You can't tell, but the smile is on the other end of the camera. How sweet are my boys?

Impressions-- They're here!

Remember this post nearly three months ago? The finished product arrived last week and is hanging in Mason's room. I should put his foot up to that print now and see how much bigger those monster feet have already gotten!

Back by Popular Demand

Okay not really, but back nonetheless. First let me thank Tage for being so incredibly helpful and supportive the last two weeks, even when I was (to put it very nicely) not so nice during a very stressful and emotional time. Second, let me explain the last of Tage's posts.

My brother, Jared, has a thing for the English language, spelling, and grammar. It drives him nuts when something is misspelled, a word is used incorrectly, or there is missing punctuation. Tage, on the other hand (as you may have noticed from his posts), is not quite the stickler for those details. When Jared was young he was afraid of kittens (oh, what I wouldn't give to have the picture of him clutching one of our grandma's tiny kittens surrounded by a sea of thick wool blanket). He was also afraid of turkeys (I believe he was chased by some one time.) As a little tribute to Jared, Tage searched for a picture of a kitten and a turkey and that photo is what he found. Leave it to Tage to write that hilarious comment on it though.

Now that that has been explained, here was the real reason for my post tonight. Tage started work today! I didn't want to say anything sooner so as not to jinx it, but he is working for a property management company in Folsom. It is not his dream job, but it's something. Mason is in the hands of Team Grandma, comprised of my mom "Sony", Tage's mom "Grandma Dee", and Deanna "Nanna" during the week now and has done well so far. He was a little mad at me today when I got home but during bath time warmed up again. We are trying to keep things as routine as possible.

Tage did an amazing job with Mason during these last two weeks and has gotten to know his coos and cues very well. They have definitely bonded. Saturday morning while cleaning the house I discovered Tage's secret to surviving the long days with Mason, and it is made of silicone.

There are ear plugs in the window sill in the kitchen.

There are ear plugs at the head of the bed (only one here, Tage threw the other one at me and it got lost in the covers somewhere. Ewww.)

There are ear plugs next to the rocking chair.

There are even ear plugs in the office downstairs.

Whatever it takes, right?

Dear Jared

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Saturday Smile

Saturday mornings we usually have the opportunity to lay around in bed and be lazy. This morning Mason was up and wanting to play at 5am but we coaxed him with some snuggling to at least lay there quietly until 6:30am. Then it was play time... and picture time!

You have to have at least one cute naked baby picture, right?Mason and Tage were both good sports.