My Review of Nature Babycare Diapers 30 Ct - Size 4

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Nature Babycare Diapers 30 Ct - Size 4

WOW--no blowouts!

Mom of two under 2 Pike County, PA 6/27/2009

 

5 5

Pros: Highly Absorbent, No poop blow-outs, Snug Fit

Cons: Stiff

Best Uses: Infants

Describe Yourself: Parent of Two or More Children

My 6 month old daughter was leaking through her cloth diapers at night, so we had been using Pampers. Unfortunately, every SINGLE time she pooped, the Pampers leaked. So gross. I decided to give Nature Babycare a try. AMAZING! Highly absorbent, and absolutely no poop blowouts (the leg gussets contain the mess while not being too tight). I'm thrilled that this chlorine-free, biodegradable diaper is comparable in performance to even the most expensive brand of traditional disposable diapers. From now on, when my baby's not in cloth, she'll be in Nature Babycare!

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End of Intermission.

In some ways, our short stay here in Jersey has been sort of like the intermission in the Beatles' movie Help!



Here's a brief wrap-up of what's been going on with us during the past few weeks:

1. We sold our house! In other words, we've officially been homeless for two weeks now. Let me tell you, it was a weird experience closing on a house via overnight mail!

2. We bought a minivan. But when you see me driving around in a 2009 grey-blue Honda Odyssey wih leather seats and power everything, don't write me off as the average soccer mom. According to Matt, our kids will never, EVER, play soccer. :-)

3. Staying up late, sleeping in late. We may not be healthy, wealthy, or wise, but we sure are rested and quite happy!

4. Abbie has finally grown out of her bedtime separation anxiety. Now when we put her to bed, we sing a few songs, pray, then tuck her in and say goodnight. And she goes right to sleep! Relief.

So our intermission will come to an end on Sunday when we caravan up to Dingmans Ferry to move into the parsonage. Woot!

How is this possible?

My little baby is 6 months old. Well, more like 6 months and one week old at this point. And she's sitting up! How in the world did six months go by like blur?

Day trippin'

Matt and I took a day trip to Lanchaster county, PA today. We were mostly going to check out a non-toxic Strobel mattress that represented too big of an investment to make blindly (and the closest showroom happened to be 3 hours away), but we decided to take the kids and make a day of it. We had such a great time as a family! We ate a big lunch, went to the model train museum, and did some shopping before we even went to check out the mattress. Abbie absolutely loved the horse-drawn buggies. We even saw a horse and buggy going through an ATM drive-through. Odd. Matt splurged and bought me an antique drawing table which I am enthralled with! And I was pleasantly surprised with how well the girls did without naps. Awesome, refreshing day.

Pastures new

Have you heard the song Pastures New by Nicklecreek? If you have, then you'll know how I'm feeling about moving away from Kentucky, to New Jersey, and ultimately to Eastern PA. The song is wistful, sad, and hopeful at the same time. And that pretty much sums up the mixture of feelings I've been experiencing this past week. I turned in my last assignment of the semester on Tuesday night (well, actually more like 1am Wednesday morning), celebrated a make-shift birthday for Abbie and Matt on Wednesday, then started intensive house-packing on Thursday when my Mom arrived. Matt's parents came in on Friday afternoon, right after I got my tattoo finished (pictures to follow...eventually!) and right before our open house when our friends stopped by to wish us well. More packing Friday night, graduation events on Saturday, more packing, church this morning, final packing, then Matt, his dad, and my mom hit the road around 1:30. Matt's mom, the girls, and I are spending our last night at Asbury Inn, and we'll fly back to Jersey tomorrow afternoon. Needless to say, I haven't had very much down-time to rest, much less process my thoughts and feelings about ending this phase of our lives and beginning the next. So, while I'm sitting in the dark listening to Bella's Lullaby (from the Twilight soundtrack) on repeat in an attempt to get Abbie to finally fall asleep, I'll do one of my favorite things: make a list :-)

Things I'll miss about Kentucky:
the big sky, and especially the amazing sunsets
our church. our small group. our Sunday school class, and all our church friends
Ryan, Aura, and their awesome kids
my professors and classmates who have taught me SO much
Christmas in Wilmore
our first home, where Karis was born
the many odd and goofy "Kentucky Moments" (my favorite was a homemade bumper sticker on a rusty pick-up truck that said "I'm the only hell my mama ever raised." Classic.
seeing tractors and the occasional horse driving/trotting down our street
my friends from school
Ale-8-1

Things I'm looking forward to about PA:
waking up to singing birds
making new friends
being closer to all 4 parents
being closer to the city
seeing our backyard in the fall and winter
moving into a new home
Abbie's Goodnight Moon room
seeing Matt grow into his calling as a minister of the Gospel

I am so thankful that the Lord brought us to Wilmore to begin our life together as a married couple and to start our family. Although we've experienced some extremely lean times, we've lacked for nothing. We've made friends who have loved us and cared for us and our kids, and who have taught us how to really BE friends, even though we knew that our time here was short. The Lord has truly provided for us in every way, which had helped me to trust Him even more.

The church I grew up in had a message in big gold Gothic letters painted on a panel across the ceiling. It said "He Goeth Before." I know that's true for us as we rest in Jersey for the next month, and then as we move to PA to start our ministry. Praise be to the Lord for His faithfulness. How can I repay the Lord for all His goodness to me?

Abbie's birthday!

A few pictures from today's events for your enjoyment!


Breakfast in bed with Daddy

"I'm TWO!"

First ever haircut--before...

...during...

...after!

Abbie's cake, decorated lovingly by Aunt Aura, Jesse, and Caleb...

...which she inhaled :-)

Isn't she lovely?

Isn't she beautiful?

Painted nails!

First ice cream cone


Happy birthday, sissy!

Tattoo: phase one

Last night I endured about two and a half hours of being stuck thousands upon thousands of times with a needle injecting ink into my dermis! Ha--that sounds so dramatic. I was actually pretty surprised with how little the process hurt; the only time I had to employ my labor relaxation skills was when Elli was doing the initial outline toward to top of my shoulder. Other than that all I felt was a mild stinging sensation and as long as I was talking or someone was talking to me, I was distracted enough not to feel any pain at all. Fortunately my best friend Pamm came with me and provided much comic relief. If you're at all interested in learning how tattoos actually work, check this out.

So at long last, here it is!



I am VERY pleased with how it came out. I have an appointment in two weeks to have the artist add color; I have to wait until my skin heals from the first phase. She could have done it all at the same time, but the shop closed before she could start with the color.