-I am specifically writing this post because people have expressed concern over whether I'm okay, since it's been almost a week. This is sweet... and funny. I guess if you write a big rant and then don't have anything else to say for 6 days, people might get concerned.
-This morning I was so incredibly productive simply because I actually wrote down a To Do list. I rarely do that, I usually just keep things in my head. But man, I should really write things down more often. My living room looks fantastic! The hardwood floors are gleaming, I actually moved furniture away from the walls to wash underneath the couches, and I rearranged the layout! I'm loving it in there, now.
-It's great that I got so much done this morning, but now I'm exhausted and contracting like crazy. I need to sit down for the rest of the day, otherwise I'm going to give birth to this baby 8 weeks early.
-We are in the middle of a wave of cool, rainy weather. A huge difference from our 100% humidity, feels like 120 degrees everyday, no rain weather we've been having this summer. I am definitely not complaining, as I love having the windows open and being able to walk out my door without feeling like I'm hitting a brick wall (am I the only one who feels that way when leaving the air conditioned house and entering the insanely hot, humid weather?)
-The downside of this cool weather is that our pool went from 86 degrees to 76 degrees in less than a week. And that was with a solar cover on it 24/7.
-I wrote a 30 week pregnancy update 2 weeks ago... and I never posted it.
-We finally landed 99% on a name for the baby (Noah's name was only ever 99% too, until he was born... I just can't decide 100% until the baby comes out). It's the same name we've been pretty sure we would use ever since I got pregnant. I had several dreams in my first trimester where I gave birth to a baby boy and named him this. However, I kept waiting for something else to come along, something that I would love as much as I loved the name Noah. Nothing has come, though, and my husband is obsessed with this name, so I finally decided to just embrace it. I'm sure I will start to love it as much as I love the name 'Noah'. There isn't another name I like more than this name, so we're going with it.
-Sorry, we're not sharing the actual name:)
-I am renewing my obsession with cloth diapers in preparation for this little nugget's arrival. I found the renewal to be necessary considering Noah has been potty trained for 3 months now. This means I am spending some more money. My stash is seriously out of control already, but I just keep searching to find the best system for us. That means many different diapers for many different situations.
-Don't believe me that my stash is out of control? I have:
58 pocket diapers
60 fitted diapers
24 diaper covers
10 wool covers
141 inserts and doublers (many of these are hemp or Flip inserts, so they make up their own diapers)
60 prefolds and flats
45 fleece liners
-Granted, not all of these diapers fit all throughout the baby's life, nor do I like all of them. I have a lot of newborn diapers, and I have a lot of diapers that won't fit a newborn. That's a big reason why my numbers are so high. Take the pocket diapers, for instance. Of those 58 diapers, 9 of them will only fit a newborn up to about 4 or 5 months old (I don't make small children), 3 of them will only fit a toddler, 10 of them I'm not a big fan of so I rarely used them, 10 of them I really hated and never used... really there are only 10 that I fully enjoyed and used in each rotation between washes.
-Yes, I am buying some more. I want to finally buy some bumGenius 4.0 pockets, a bumGenius Elemental and a Freetime (those will be my first forays into AIOs), and I'm going to buy 3 more Flip covers, since I love them. There are sales going on on both those brands right now, so I'm going to take advantage. I'm also going to buy some more Thirsties hemp inserts because they're so flippin' absorbent. Last thing I want is a super soaker leaking out of all his diapers.
-I should really just write a cloth diaper post, updating what is going on in that situation. But who knows if/when I'll get around to that.
-I could probably add a lot more bullets to this post, but it's time to put Noah down for his nap. Hopefully I have assured you all that I am perfectly fine:)
