by | March 19, 2011

Diapers – Worth their own Post

(this is the second post today – see below for pics of the kids!)

Anybody like cloth diapers? Especially the cute one-size variety like bumGenius?

I just purchased some diapers that are FAR BELOW the standard cost, are made by a mom, purchases support a deserving charity that provides care for disabled children, hospice for children, and which responds to special cases, like helping to pay for needed surgeries.

Shipping was supposed to be 2-6 weeks, but I got my diapers in just one week. Shipping was FREE because I bought 12 diapers. They sent a complimentary wet bag. Super cute. All of them are super cute. They look and feel well made with clean, strong stitching. Maggie wore one of the two girl diapers I bought today and it fit well. The rise is a little taller than a bumGenius, so I snapped it down one to make it a bit smaller. The waist fit fine for my skinny girl, thankfully! The inserts are not especially thick.

My adorable haul for James – cost only $71.88 for twelve diapers and 8 inserts with no shipping charges.


I can’t wait to see my James in his cute fuzzy diapers!

Here’s where you can find the diapers: “Assunta Store”
Here’s the charity that it supports: “Little Flower Projects“

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by | March 19, 2011

Chicks, Park and Daughters

Here are the girls, both in their purple chairs reading books right by the bookshelf. Cute. I love to watch how Maggie imitates Anna and how Anna teaches and protects Maggie.

Have I already mentioned that the chicks have princess names now? Seems fitting for a bunch of female chicks. Hmm. And they are being named by a little princess adoree. So “Red” is now “Belle.” Belle is very scruffy and unbecoming right now. Please forgive the bad hair day…. month.

This is, of course, Snow White!

Big Stripes is Sleeping Beauty…. because somebody needed to be sleeping beauty.

And the little dusty colored one is…. not easy to guess: Cinderella!

Maggie loves to make her CHEEEeeeeeeese face when I take her picture.

Four princesses on a roost. There’s probably a dumb joke that could go with this but… I don’t really think it’s worth the effort.

Reading a book before bedtime:

Loving playing with Papa:

Silly cheese:

We went to the park in some sunshine this afternoon! It’s been too long! It felt so good. The camera battery died or I would have gotten better pictures, but here’s what I got with my first few shots.

My pretty big girl.

The personality of the girls was so very evident as we played. Anna ran and danced, spun and sang, arms out and hair blowing in the wind. Our dreamer. Maggie, bless her little risky soul, CLIMBED THE LADDER THAT ANNA JUST LEARNED TO CLIMB AT 3 YEARS OLD. We held our hands under her arms and she made it on her own 4 out of 6 times. She loved it. We were happy to leave and have our hearts strained like that any more.

Saying “cheese” when she should be paying attention:

All the way up!

Of note: Anna is a singer. Maggie is just learning to sing! They are cute to hear together. Anna making up songs. Maggie randomly chiming in with her sing-song voice.

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by | March 14, 2011

Adoption, Chicks, Roosters and big girls

First, an adoption update. OUR DOSSIER IS BEING TRANSLATED IN EASTERN EUROPE AT THIS TIME! Yay! I updated the timeline for our current stage in the “Adopting James” link on the sidebar. It looks like we will have the green light to buy tickets by the last week of April if all goes well! What else is exciting is that my parents know a family in James’ country and they have connected us with a pastor in the same city as James and we hope he will be able to find a way for us to stay with a family instead of in a hotel. Now, hotels are comfortable and not stressful. But it’s one of the few chances we’ll have to visit the country of James’ roots and we want to know as much about the place, people and culture as we can, so we can tell him about it. So I hope that works out!

On to chicks and roosters. Here’s a picture of our four cute chicks sleeping together the other day:

We have lovingly called one of the black chicks “spot” because of the spot on her forehead. We looked it up. A spot means she is a he. A rooster! AHHHH!! Luckily, the store said we could take Spot back and trade him for something that lays eggs and doesn’t crow all day. Whew!

Bye-bye spot! Here is a picture of their new home. Brian put together some plywood that is old towel sized. They love it. The box in there shows how big their old home was.

Here are some pictures, courtesy of Anna:

The feeder:

The waterer:

The 60 watt bulb (the 100 watt was too hot):

Where they live (for the next 6 weeks):

See how little the ameracauna chick (Spot replacement) is! I hadn’t realized how much our chicks had grown already:

Stuff on the table… yep!

Mom doing Bible study… good job mom!

And lastly, a couple self portraits:

Painted toenails!

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by | March 13, 2011

I Can Dream, Can’t I?

And:
Bumbleride Indie 2010 Stroller

And probably my favorite:
Valco Baby Tri Mode EX Twin Stroller (holds up to four kids with add-ons)

Don’t choke when you see the prices. And yes, the snack trays that are on my must-have list are purchased separately. No really, I choked for you. You don’t need to google the prices. I can dream, can’t I?

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by | March 9, 2011

Differences

Similarities: Pajamas, hair, build, color, age
Differences: It’s one of Anna’s first times on a kitchen chair
She talks!!! (Maggie is a grunt and yell and growler and hardly makes talking sounds. We affectionately call her our little dinosaur.)

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