Ode to Betsy Ross.... and baby.

Yes, it's true. I have become a little obsessed with making these:

The above is my "revised" pattern for my Jacie - because the pattern I was using wouldn't stay snug on her tiny, little bottom. I think calling her mouse is an "over" statement.

I have opened up my own ETSY shop online in hopes that other mommies are looking for cute cloth diapers. So far, no bites. But it's only been a couple days....so, we will see!

Baby J: It is SO hard to believe that in 7-9 weeks, we will have our final addition to the Lamson clan! I am a bag of mixed emotions...excitement - another little babe to love so much, sadness - my baby girl won't be the baby anymore. I have been exhausted lately - which is to be expected.... but for reasons like Juliana and Jack have been getting up between 6 and 6:30 EVERY morning. I am a little nervous about NOT getting sleep and taking care of four little baby cubs but I am looking forward to that special bonding time between me and my baby boy or girl in the quiet of the night - just the two of us.

I have been in this "saving money" kick - thus the cloth diapers. We pretty much have everything we need for this baby - gear, clothes, diapers, food - courtesy of mom. The only thing we might need is a new pack n' play - should this little babe be a boy and a car seat for Jacie - being that she still fits in her infant rear- facing seat....kind of. We are also looking at cord blood banking - we have been researching and it is something we feel strongly about having - especially since you never know. Poppy, I know you might want to read about it: www.cordblood.com - :)

My favorite guy took this on Wednesday. Here is me and baby.

(30 and a half weeks.)

Martha Stewart...Eat Your Heart Out!!

Some may call me a hippy. Some most definitely call me nuts.

The Lamsons have gone green to save some green. That's right folks, we are going all natural. Cloth diapers made from the hands of mommy - with love of course!

This is something we have been researching for a LONG time - especially since we will soon have three in diapers (which might get a little pricey.) So I found some helpful resources in making my own diapers and so far....well, take a look!

Here is Jack and his new training pants.

And my Jacie girl, sporting her new diaper. (Yes, its a little big on her, but we made it so she could grow into it!)

So far it has been a huge success. Yes, we have to change the kiddos more often and have an extra load of laundry to do...but at least we don't have to run out and buy diapers!!! Yay for saving moolah!!!

A little visit from you know who...

Losing teeth as a kid, for me, was always kind of traumatic and exciting at the same time. Traumatic because...."mom, this tooth is hanging by a thread here, and I am kind of scared to pull it out..."Exciting because the tooth fairy always left the moolah under my pillow.

When Juliana was born - lots of things flashed through my mind. Lack of sleep, crawling, walking, boo-boos, talking, starting Kindergarten and losing her baby teeth. And she did just that.

Last Thursday, Jeremiah and I had rehearsal for praise band - and it is also night one (out of two) of me being home by myself. Well, when we got home, the kiddos ran upstairs to brush their teeth before bed and after 30 seconds of brushing, I hear an "uh-oh mom" come from Juliana. Her loose tooth was now a dangling tooth. So, we gave it a little tug and out she came.

I explained to her that the tooth fairy comes at night while she is asleep and picks up her tooth for her "tooth collection" back in "Toothville". Of course I got questions about what the tooth fairy does with the teeth, how does she get in our house, etc. My answers being she builds houses in her village and she uses her magic tooth wand to unlock our door.

We left the tooth fairy a letter - with tooth in a ziploc baggie, just to make sure she got everything. Juliana woke up the next morning to a letter from the tooth fairy and a dollar in quarters and dimes - which was all the tooth fairy could get together in that short amount of time. :)

When Juliana came into our room to show us what the tooth fairy had left her, she found another copy of the letter by the printer from the tooth fairy - total accident on the tooth fairy's part. SO glad she didn't ask any questions!!