Adventures.

We had a weekend packed full of fun adventures.  We started the weekend with a trip to gymnastics.  Cavan has been wanting to see the kids play at gymnastics and luckily he was able to take the morning off.  Leah, Aubrey, and Brayden had a blast.  I couldn't believe how confident and active Brayden was.  At his age, Leah was shy, clingy, and more interested in me than anything.  Brayden couldn't have cared less where we were.  He had so much fun playing with the other kids, climbing on the big blocks, and hanging from the bars.  He was so much fun to watch.  Leah had an amazing time.  She spent almost the entire time in the bouncy house slide.  She was out of breath and sweaty by the time we had to go home.

I always pack Leah a lunch in her owl lunch box for the car ride home.  She always looks forward to using it, and it's a nice distraction to get her out of gymnastics and into the car.  Brayden ate some dolphin and whale crackers, and once we got home they both fell right asleep.  It was so much fun!

We also enjoyed the park yesterday.  Leah is so agile, and I can't believe how big she is getting.  She loves slides, and spends almost the entire time going down them.  She isn't fond of the swings, never has been.  Brayden enjoyed crawling up the gym for the first time, and standing by the tractor.  He's going to be walking in no time!

Enjoy the pictures!!

Wiggles then Giggles

I started a new blog... sad, I know!  But here it is!!  PLEASE become a follower of my new blog!  I can't wait to start a new chapter in our lives!!

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hmm.

Apparently I ran out of picture space on my blog.. I never knew that was even possible.  There may be some changes in the near future.  This is all I could upload tonight.. good thing it's ADORABLE!

Vday

Leah was very much into Valentine's Day this year.  She had so much fun making cards, goodies, and fun little gifts.  I try to include her in everything, although it's not nearly as easy as it is by myself.  She just gets so much joy from "helping", I can't resist.

Leah's idea of "helping"

On another note... Leah is obsessed with looking at herself in a mirror, I guess I would be too if I were as cute as her.  It is quite funny and she often finds herself tripping over something while walking around the house with a mirror in hand.  And Brayden.... well, he's just plain cute!

sludge.

Ok... I admit...

-I used a thesaurus for my title... I couldn't think of another word for buggers, snot, or runny noses... so.. sludge.  Sound gross?  Yep!  It sure is.  Both kids have the sludge and I sort of do too.  yuck.

-I broke our toilet paper holder.  Well.. actually, I broke the wall... with my behind.  I bent down to hug Leah in the bathroom and sat right on the toilet paper roll.  In my defense, it wasn't put in very well.  haha, sorry hunny.

-I gave my daughter a green drink.  She loved it... I loved it that she loved it!

Best overnight cloth diaper solution. ever.

I have been cloth diapering for two years now, and for 5 months, I have been cloth diapering 2 kids.  Let me tell you, it's a lot of laundry, but so worth it.  I have had many trial and errors while cloth diapering, mostly with the dreaded night diaper.  It took me forever to find a diaper that actually stayed leak free for an entire 12 hours (sometimes longer!).  I thought I had the perfect solution, until we started waking up to a wet girl every morning. We not only had to change her, but her sheets every day too.  I was starting to question my love for cloth diapers all together.  I was so fed up with my poor girl crying every morning because she was wet.  My last straw was when my 5 month old son started sleeping on his tummy.  He starting leaking too!  Oh. My. Goodness.  What do I do??

Let's back track a couple of months... My great friend told me about this new diaper she found, Ragababe.  I thought it looked nice, but I was not going to try another "new brand diaper that wasn't going to be any different than all the other diapers I have already tried".  She kept pushing, and I kept refusing.  One day, right before Christmas, I received a package in the mail.  She sent me my own Ragababe Medium AIO diaper.  It was cute, yes, and well made, yes... but this is not going to be a solution for me.  I washed it, tried it on Brayden (4 months at the time), and it was too big.  Oh well.  Well, Leah (23 months at the time) woke up for the 5th night in a row wet.  I told my husband we would try the Ragababe (even though it was probably too small, not absorbent enough, and would most definitely leak).

My husband went to get her in the morning, and I anxiously waited downstairs to see how the diaper trial went.  He came down and said, "Wow.  Babe, that little red diaper not only lasted all night, but she pooped BIG time this morning, and didn't leak!!".  What?!?!?  Really???  I then ordered more of the Ragababes and haven't had a single leak since.  They fit, they're trim, they're super absorbent, they're adorable, and I want more!

Not only is this diaper great, but the customer service of the Ragababe Team is amazing.  They have such a huge fan following (my fellow Raga-addicts), they actually had to close the shop after being open for 15 minutes because they were maxed out with their orders.  These diapers are truly amazing.  I cannot wait to order more.

Oh, one more thing... they have the softest, most amazing wipes I have ever tried.  It's like you are wiping your baby's bottom with a sheet of butter.  They are so soft!  I want more of those too, and a blanket... ohh goodness.  I just love my Rags.

So.. here's what I do...

One of Brayden's Medium AIO diapers, we put an extra insert in the pocket for night time (I need to get a few Ragababe doublers, but this works for now)

One of Leah's Large AIO diapers with the same insert for night time.

My precious little man showing off his Rags. (He weighs 15.5# at 5 months old)

 Leah not too thrilled about showing off her diaper... but she loves them!

 Size Large at 24lbs and 24 months.

Classic Ragababe picture

 Leah tonight showing her Ragabootie.

My two precious babies.

These diapers are the best.  Check them out on facebook for updates on when they are reopening and join the Ragababe Family... it's awesome!  Leave me a comment if you love Ragababe or even if you have questions!!