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My Day in Pictures

I have not been blogging because, well, I’m emotionally drained right now AND all I would be writing about is weaning and how much my breasts hurt (holy hell!).  I am ready to be done with this – not to be done with nursing Matthew, but to be done with the weaning process.  I do not like it one bit (but who does, right?!  HA!)!

I did organize my frozen milk stash and that brought me much delight and comfort because it involved 1) organizing and 2) a spreadsheet.  If all else fails, nothing calms my nerves like a complicated spreadsheet that only I understand  😉

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Cloth is EASY!

We’re on day 2 of cloth diapering and I am finding that I truly forgot how easy it is!  I feel a bit more at peace when I put them on Matthew – as if I’m doing him a favor.  I have no idea if he prefers them or not, but I like to believe he does.

We’re not going to be doing this 100% of the time.  We’ll be using a disposable diaper at night, and I’ll keep disposables in my diaper bag to use when we’re out.  I just don’t see the point in lugging cloth diapers around with me given that Matthew doesn’t usually require a diaper change when we’re out and about, and he is rather impatient with diaper changes and the cloth do take a little longer due to the snaps.  We have not noticed him getting more upset in the cloth when he’s wet – we’re not needing to change him any more often in cloth than we were in disposables, so that’s good!

Washing the diapers isn’t a big deal – but the thought I had about letting it go a few days since we have so many isn’t going to work.  Even after spraying out the dirty diapers, they still smell and I can’t stand the idea of them sitting dirty in the diaper pail.  I’m washing a load right now and there are only 5 or 6 diapers in there – and that’s OK.  Washing them isn’t the hard part – stuffing and organizing them takes the time.  If I only have 6-10 to do each time – that’s just not an issue!

Matthew’s shorts just fit over them.  Whew!  We do have a pair that I know won’t fit, and on the days he wears those, he can use disposables.  They’re cute and they have embroidered marlins on them, and I’m not willing to put them away yet.  😉


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Matthew’s First Birthday Planning Guide

(This was a page on my blog so that I could keep updating it as I worked through it, but now that Matthew’s birthday is over, I am making it a post.)

Matthew’s First Birthday Task and To-Do List:

1. Cupcake toppers – buy on Etsy? – Found tulle pom poms and will order – DONE

2. Design and make mobile/chandelier – DONE (will be put above cake on table)

3. Party Hats – Buy and then add animals? – NOT DOING

4. Design cake – DONE

5. Make cake topper – #1 and a big dear and a bird on the 1 – DONE

6. Order cake bunting and border poms from Etsy – DONE (got it done in the colors we’re using – not red, white and blue!!)

7. Design and create weights to hold down balloons – DONE

8. Order birthday shirt from Etsy – DONE

9. Order birthday hat from Etsy – DONE (did different color scheme)

10. Design and create Birthday Banner – DONE

  

11. Order cupcakes and cakes – DONE (I ordered 60 cupcakes for the kids, a two-tier adults-only cake (one tier orange mimosa and the other strawberry daiquiri), and a mini cake all for Matthew!)

12. Get invitations photographed and designed by White Linen Photography – DONE
  

13. Send invitations – DONE

14. Buy plates, utensils, table cloths, etc. – DONE (teal plates, green forks, brown napkins, orange cups)

15. Order balloons – DONE (ordered them today at party store – they will fill them up and I will pick them up 2 hours before party.  Easy Peasy!  Three bouquets of 3 balloons, 2 bouquets of 7 baloons)

16. Order Matthew’s presents! – DONE (we are not going crazy because he’ll get so many toys as gifts at the party.  He’s getting two “big” things from us.  Well… and I may did order one of these – checking on delivery times.  I’ve wanted one of these for his room since before he was born!)

17. Rent inflatable bounce house if it’s not too late – DONE

18. Check out paper lanterns for deck – NOT DOING

19. Make decorative pom poms – DONE (I have done them for the entry, but may do more for the mantle)

   

20. Make centerpiece sticks – DONE

Inspiration:

Finished products:

 

 

21. Favors – DONE – Sparklers for big kids, bubbles for little kids?  Talked to B.  We will have sparklers, glow sticks, and bubbles.  Each will be wrapped in a different tissue paper color and we will have a sign next to them explaining what each color of wrapping means, so parents can pick the appropriate favor.  They will all be in a basket at the door.

22. Glue letters and animals on banner – DONE

23. Buy groceries (beverages, ice cream, other food?) – DONE  We will have pulled pork sandwiches, artichoke dip, grilled chicken fingers for kids, nuts, white wine, bubbly, fruit infused iced water, beer, soda, juice boxes)

24. Clean house and get everything in place! – DONE

25. Make Forest Friend Garland for somewhere – NOT DOING


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Birthday Cake Photos

One of Brian’s coworkers took photos of our cake table and mentioned them tonight, so of course I asked her to send them my way since I didn’t take a single one!  There were two other settings of cupcakes, but this gives you an idea of it.  She took the photos as we blew out Matthew’s candle.  That was so fun!

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(Almost) Wordless Wednesday

New Toys! Of all his gifts, his favorite (by far) is his set of “Number Bugs” given to him by my cousin. He loves them – and loves their little “bug jar” container even more! (Notice his “Baby Sam” (boy version of Stella) in the photo – I just had to get him his own baby to love. So far, he loves giving Sam the binky – and then taking it away to give to Mommy!)