Robby's First Haircut

We had originally planned to wait until Robby was at least a year old before we gave him his first haircut.  But about a month ago, we realized how ratty he was looking.  His hair would go over his collar in the back and look like a mullet.  So we decided to go ahead and do it today.  Daddy was the barber and Robby was an excellent customer!

Some before shots:

During:

After:

My handsome little man!

Cloth Wipes

I've mentioned on here before that we cloth diaper.  Well, recently, I decided to cross over in to the cloth wipe territory as well.  It just made more sense to me.  When you change a disposable diaper with a disposable wipe, you just put it all together and toss it.  When you use a cloth diaper with a disposable wipe, you have to separate it (doesn't sound that complicated, but those few seconds could be a lot with an incredibly wiggly, half naked boy!).  When you use a cloth diaper and a cloth wipe, you put it all together and toss it in the bag.  At first, while I was just experimenting, I used baby washcloths as well as a few of Robby's old receiving blankets from the hospital that I cut up.

The problem with those were they weren't the softest on his bum and they were a bit thin for my liking.  There are specific cloth wipes that can be purchased, but I didn't want to spend $12-20 for 10 wipes.  I talked to my mom to see if she could make some for me.  She just got some flannel fabric and cut them into 7 1/2 inch squares, doubled them with wrong sides together, and stitched around the edges to make 7 inch squares.

I put the wipes in a pop-up wipe container that I used before.  In order for them to pop up correctly, I fold them a certain way.  Here is a picture-by-picture of what I do:

 Lay two wipes together, overlapping halfway over.

 Fold the bottom wipe over the half that is overlapped.

 Top with the next wipe, overlapping halfway. (I'm almost as good with directions as I am with recipes, huh?! :-)

 You end up with a stack like this.  There are about 15 wipes wipes here.

 Here are the "ingredients" for the solution I use, as well as the wipes and the container.

You will need:

2 cups water

2 Tbsp baby wash

2-4 drops tea tree oil

Mix all together in the bowl.  Pour over wipes in the container or put in a spray bottle to spray on the wipe each time you change a diaper.

 Set the wipes in the container (I can't tell you how excited I was when these fit PERFECTLY in the container!)

 I pour about half of the solution on top, press down to get the middle wipes wet, then flip the stack over and pour the rest on what was on the bottom.  

 If the middle wipes aren't getting wet, you can lift up to expose the middle wipes and pour some solution, then press down.

Close the the first part of the lid, lift the first wipe through, and close the top.  They come out just like disposable wipes!

If you don't want to use cloth wipes but you do want to make your own wipes, you can use a roll of thick, deluxe paper towels.  Just cut the roll in half with a sharp, cerated knife, then pull the cardboard tube out.  At this point you can either put them in the container like that and pour the solution over them or you could tear each one apart and fold like I did the cloth wipes, put in the container and pour the solution over them.  I considered doing this but I really wanted something that will not cost us anything at all.  The baby wash is something we already have and the tea tree oil was given to us.  The oil will last a long time, as I only use a few drops (it is a natural cleaner and astringent so it keeps the wipes from mildewing while in the container).  This container of wipes lasts 3-4 days (I don't always wipe him for wet diapers).  I hope this helps anyone out there thinking of making the change to either cloth wipes or homemade disposable wipes!

Too Precious!

On Tuesday, while I was feeding Robby his breakfast and we were watching the news, they shared this video.  Robby stopped eating and just watched the video and got the biggest grin on his face!  I couldn't figure out what was more precious: the old couple (complete with the sweet booty pats) or Robby's reaction!

I hope it makes you smile as well!

Wordless Wednesday: Sleep Runner?

20 Weeks

Pregnancy Highlights

How far along: 20 weeks

Size of baby: 7 inches, 11oz (about the size of a banana)

Maternity Clothes: Yes! Although, I think I'm about to outgrow my maternity jeans!  I'm trying to get things to work as long as I can!  Thankfully, it is beginning to cool off a tad here, so I can pull of wearing cardigans and things over shirts.

Movement: Yes, many precious kicks and rolls!

Sleep: I'm sleeping better, thank goodness!

Symptoms: Just the usual aches and pains, but other than that, not many symptoms.

Food cravings/aversions:  This past week I've really been wanting cheetos.  At one point I was craving a juicy steak, but that wasn't in our "no eating out" budget.  As long as my cravings stay on the cheap side, I'm ok!  Haha!

What I am looking forward to: We are hoping to have a 3D/4D ultrasound done in several weeks, like we did with Robby.  I can't wait to see what he looks like then, because Robby looked just like his 3D ultrasound pictures!  It will be fun to get an idea of what to expect.  I often wonder if he will look just like Robby (I have a feeling that he will) or look completely different.  I can't wait to be able to take pictures of Charlie and compare them to pictures of Robby at that age.  It's going to be so fun having two boys!!

Baby Steps!

A New Place to Sit

We knew the time was coming when Robby would no longer be able to use his bumbo seat. I feel that using it from a month and a half until 9 months was some pretty good use of it! This week he's been leaning over the side, trying to flip himself out of it when he was ready to be out, so the time was definitely now! I had been researching our options, knowing that I didn't want a traditional highchair. There are quite a few booster seat combos out there but I decided on the Fisher Price Deluxe Booster Seat. It will work great with our table once he no longer uses the tray. And for now, it's perfect to just pull the chair away from the table, attach the tray and feed him in it like it is a regular highchair. Robby got very excited when we put him in it and didn't act anxious to get out of it when he was done with his cheerios! So I think we have a winner!

We set up in the living room because we were watching football!

Robby and Annie both checking it out!

I think he approves!

Pretty content!

I was in the way of the game!

Works perfectly!