Shots are Un-Fun

Today Jackson had his 2 month check-up (tomorrow is 2 months - can you BELIEVE it?!) which meant he had to get shots. So in preparation, I put him in this "Tough Guy" outfit so that he would feel tough.

{sidenote: before we left, I took out the "newborn insert" that 

was underneath his tushie - he's getting so big!}

"Mommy, I think YOU need to be wearing this..."

He did fine (I mean, he screamed bloody murder, but that's what I expected). 

Since we've been home, though, he has not been the happiest camper. 

Yeah, that's what he thinks about those shots.

Check back tomorrow for the official 2 month stats and photos! :)

Sarah Eats Salmon

Jason and I have been talking about eating more fish since it's so good for you. Now, I'm not a big seafood person, so this is a stretch for me. Anyway, I saw a recipe for the "best way to cook salmon" on Pinterest that looked easy enough. So last night I made it and it turned out perfect!!

Salmon, asparagus, sweet potatoes, and rolls.

It was a seriously good meal. 

Add salmon to the rotation!

Swaddle Me No More

Last night, after several unsuccessful attempts to get Jackson to fall asleep, I decided that maybe his "I love to be swaddled" attitude was really my "I want him to love to be swaddled" attitude. He was FOREVER trying to get those wiggly little arms out of anything I put him in. 

So I put him in a sleep 'n play and covered him lightly with a blanket, and sure enough - he slept for FIVE HOURS!!!!

Jack laying on the couch this morning after a long, lovely night of sleep.

Yeee-haw for sleep!!! Here's hoping it happens again tonight! :)

Changing Table Jack

Baby Jack just hanging out on the changing table.

I am CRAZY about this precious child the Lord has given me.

Today I Decided to be Superwoman

Today I decided to be Superwoman. My son is not yet 2 months old (though he is 8 weeks today!!), and I decided to go to a movie.

Like a movie movie.

At the theater.

With my son.

And no one else.

Crazy? Yes.

Did it turn out okay? Yes!

I saw The Help today, BY MYSELF (okay, not exactly by myself since Jack was there). I got tickets to the 12pm show, got a cherry coke and a popcorn, carried said drink and popcorn along with a carseat (3 hands, anyone?) to the already dark theater, set my precious son down and watched with joy as he fell asleep immediately.

Well, he slept through the previews, at least.

When he woke up and started to fuss a little, I got him out of the seat, and walked down to the hallway area where you come in and we stood there and bounced around for oh... 45 minutes? :) Yes, I am insane.

But then he fell asleep again in my arms and I went back to my seat and enjoyed the rest of the movie with the most handsome little angel in my lap.

The movie was FANTASTIC!!! I loved the book and I loved the movie.

So THAT, my friends, is how I decided to be Superwoman today.

Will I do it again?  Eh...probably not.

The end.

Jack zonked out at home after the movie.

Wordless Wednesday: Bumbo

Not quite sure what to think of the Bumbo :)

(and not quite ready to use it...)

Diaper Duty

Well, my friends, we are in our 4th week of cloth diapering!! On July 28th, I put Jack in his first cloth diaper (CD), a blue snap front BumGenius 4.0 one-size diaper. At first I didn't put him in them at night because I was afraid they would leak, but after a few days of CD-ing during the day, we made the switch to full time! 

Our stash started out with 6 BGs - 4 snaps and 2 velcros, which I quickly learned was not enough. I was changing 8-10 diapers a day so 6 diapers went pretty fast. So then we added some Flip diapers to the mix! Jananna was raving about them in this post, so I thought I would give them a try. They are FABULOUS! (I will let her explain how they work.) So I ordered 4 covers and 6 stay-dry inserts, which brings us to a total of 12 diaper changes.

This was our beautiful, colorful stash at that point. I've made one more order because the BumGenius diapers were on sale, so I added 6 more BGs (2 snaps, 4 velcro) and 6 more inserts for the Flip covers I already had. NOW we're talking. This totals up to 24 total diaper changes which amounts to a load of laundry every other day. I can definitely see myself getting more of either of these types of diapers - we are REALLY loving them! 

Not that you can see the diaper very well, but here's my little man in a Flip diaper yesterday.

What are your thoughts on cloth diapering? Are they different than what you thought they were? Is it something you think you would do, or do you think I'm crazy? :)

Check out my post about CD-ing at home!