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Unemployment!!!!

This is the first day of the rest of you non job life. I was going to say working but you will definitely be working. It is amazing how the days will go by without even thinking when you have been nursing and putting a baby to sleep all day. Plus just sitting there and staring at her cuteness. There will be a lot of this pretty soon....

Well maybe not as cute but pretty close. Try to keep yourself busy until the baby comes. If you just sit around and wait then it will feel like forever even when it is only like a week or so. I can't wait to see you and baby S. 

40 days... and counting!

Hi Kim! I have 40 more days, until this little girl comes into our lives. (Hoping that she comes exactly on her due date, of course!) I thought I'd show how huge she's getting.

I look back on those other pictures I've posted and they make me laugh. Oh, if only I were that size again! Nothing sounds better than sleeping on my stomach!

Anyhow, are you coming to visit soon? Keep me posted!

Loves!

A trip

I just wanted to take a trip down memory lane. Remember these?

In case you were wondering. The first one is from the cabin we went to while in I.F. The second is Disneyland. I realized that the only pics I have of when we were in I.F. are those ones of the cabin. Do you have others? Anywho, I was just thinking about you and so I just wanted to post. Canada is pretty alright so far. I would love to talk with you though. You need to get skype so we can chat. Hurry up because I need my Misty fix :) Ok well let me know. I miss you. Loves

Warm Lentil Salad

Ok Kim, here's the recipe...

Ingredients

• 1 cup green lentils, rinsed
• kosher salt and black pepper
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
• 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
• 1/4 red onion, chopped
• 1/2 cup chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
• 1 bunch arugula, torn (about 4 cups)

Directions

1. Bring 4 cups water to a boil. Add the lentils and 1 teaspoon salt and simmer, stirring occasionally, until tender, 20 to 25 minutes. Drain.
2. In a large bowl, combine the vinegar, mustard, onion, parsley, 2 tablespoons of oil, and ¼ teaspoon each salt and pepper.
3. Add the lentils and arugula to the vinaigrette and toss to combine.

It's from Real Simple and they suggest serving it with Salmon... which we've done and it's delicious!

Let me know if you make it and how it turns out. :)

This is it

This is the lotion I was telling you about for stretch marks.

It is called Palmers. I have seen it at Target but I am sure lots of places have it. They would for sure have it at a health food store like Whole Foods. 

Getting bigger!!

I thought I'd post some pictures of my enlarging belly. It's funny because I thought I was getting HUGE and then I took this picture:

I think that was at 15 weeks.


I need to post a newer one because it's been about 3 weeks since this one.

Anyway, thanks for the advice on all the baby stuff. I am really considering cloth diapers. It doesn't seem like it would be that much different... except for doing more laundry. And I think we'd end up saving a lot of money.

You need to post some pictures of Baby Jane and let us see how darn cute she is!! I love how much she smiles. She is one happy baby!

Diapers

Ok before I start, I was just looking at the pic that is at the top of the blog. I am as far along in that pic as you are now. How funny. So I am going to give you the links to some different diaper websites that Rachel gave me a long time ago.  The diapers that I bought from her are these
http://www.mother-ease.com/cloth-diapers/SandysDiapers
with these covers
http://www.mother-ease.com/cloth-diapers/AirFlowCovers
The situation with these diapers is that if you have about 24 then you will have to wash them every other day. If you have 36-40 or so then every three days. Now you only need a couple of covers. I have three of the air flow ones and they are all I use. I love them. So only 3-4 covers is all you probably need. You can get liners if you want but most of what I have are just fleece squares that Rachel cut out of a piece of fabric.  The liners here are nice for night time when they will wear the diapers for longer periods of time.

So Rachel told me that she has a friend that has used just about every kind of diaper and really loves the all-in-one cloth diaper.
http://www.softbums.com/
Here are some videos that show how to use them. They look cool and I might consider these.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUK3pNY9T8Q
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNMCzpb38Is

There are a couple of other things that you will need along with all the diapers. First is a wet bag. Now you can get these in two sizes. I have 2 big ones and 2 small ones that I use. The small ones are for your diaper bag when you are out and about.
http://www.happytushies.com/category_s/36.htm
http://www.clothdiaper.com/PRODUCTS/Diaper-Pails-Accessories/Planet-Wise-Hanging-Wet-Dry-Bags
http://www.clothdiaper.com/PRODUCTS/Diaper-Pails-Accessories/Planet-Wise-Wet-Dry-Bag

The last thing you will need is a mini shower. This hooks up to your toilet and you use it to spray the poopie diapers off.
http://www.clothdiaper.com/PRODUCTS/Diaper-Pails-Accessories/Mini-Shower-Diaper-Cleaner
Jeff and I have actually talked about putting a utility sink in our laundry room so that we could have warm water for some of them. But that is in the future.
Now when you look at all of this you might be overwhelmed with the cost. As I said before, if you price out disposables for 2 + years then you will end up spending less. I guarantee. Some people will argue with this but I really believe it. I really like using them. They are a little more work but so worth it. Well I think that is all. If you have any more questions just let me know. Also, there are a lot websites with cloth diapers if you just google it. You can also look on craigslist for them. If a person has only used them for one child then they will still last a couple of kids for you and would be worth it. Just an idea.