Wow, it has been so long!

I'm back!! Ever is bigger, better, and talking more!

In just over a month we will be celebrating Ever's 2nd birthday! I cannot believe she is almost 2. These past couple years have flown by with lots of ups and downs. Our little pumpkin is saying more and more everyday. She is starting to put two and three words together. Most recently she is saying "Bye, see you." How cute is that?! I am in awe at how much she has grown up. A toddler now walking, talking, and trying to dress herself. ::tear:: She is no longer a baby. I'm keeping this short but here are a few pictures and videos to catch you up if you aren't friends with me on FB.

So Many New Things

My Ever is sick. She has a cough. Friday I had just fed her so I went to burp her when she coughed so bad she projectile vomited. Eww! It got on me and her. I'm sure this won't be the last time.

She is doing so many new things lately it is hard for me to remember them all. So here we go....

She has two teeth coming in on the bottom. They are actually poking all the way through now. 

As of yesterday she has another coming through on the top!!

She started solid food last week. Tuesday I started her on brown rice cereal which I made. 

She wasn't too sure what to think of it. 

 

This past weekend I gave her avocado. I  think she liked it better than the rice cereal.

 

 She also rolled over from her stomach to her back and Alec caught it on video. I'm almost sure she has been doing this at the daycare but this was our first time witnessing it.

She loves reaching for any and every thing she can. She has also started reaching for me or daddy when we go to pick her up. The b sound is her new favorite noise to make. When she goes to sleep she say aaaaaa over and over in an attempt to keep herself awake I think. Lol it is quite cute.

So I can't wait to see what is next. We are heading out of town this weekend for Ever's first camping trip. Technically it is her second because I was pregnant with her last time we went. We will be staying in the infield of the Talladega Super Speedway!  Should be a fun weekend.

Ragababe purchasing

Ragababe Diapers seem to be the new hot thing in the cloth diaper world. These diapers are made in the USA by a WAHM (work at home mom). She only stocks the diapers online Mondays starting at 10 am CDT  until sold out, which for the east coast where I live is 11am. In order to score one of these hot commodities you have to be quick with the refreshing and clicking or else you lose out. 

All images come from Ragababe.com

So I tried my first go at it. Here is how it went...

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I'm pretty tech savvy so I thought no sweat, I can score one of these dipes.

I opened two windows (one for each design of diaper I wanted). When stocking began, around 11am, I started refreshing my page. I'm going for the Aqua AIO. I REALLY wanted that color. While diapers are in stock the text for that diaper is yellow. When it is out of stock it changes back to black. So I'm refreshing the page like a crazy person for 20 minutes when all the sudden there is a drop down menu. I jump on the chance to choose my size (medium is the only option) and select the overlap strip because my baby has a skinny waist. The next screen I have already lost my diaper from my shopping cart!! How is this possible? So back to refreshing like a crazy person... After a few more minutes I happen across the coveted dropdown menu again.I skip the overlap strip this time in order to save time and not lose another diaper. I get to the information page and fill out my info then realize I have a login already so I login. All this time I still have my diaper!! Yay! Maybe I did it right this time...So I switch to the other screen (Daisy AIO) and start refreshing like a lunatic. Not long after this the text turns to black which means that ALL the diapers have been sold now. Whew!!! That was the most intense 40 minutes I've experienced since giving birth. So I go to checkout and realize that I have lost my second diaper from my shopping cart!!! (((Insert expletives here)))

So lesson learned. BE QUICK AND CHECK OUT ALL THE WAY.

So I am bummed about losing two diapers I almost had. I jumped over to the FB page and got on the overflow list for each diaper. I may still have a chance at getting one this way but where is the fun in that. lol

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So here are my tips for newbies....

Depending on the size available this text
will be in yellow instead of black while
diapers are still in stock.

1. When you go to the Ragababe website during purchasing time (Mondays between 11am EST)  go ahead and LOGIN. 
2. Open a window for each diaper you want to purchase. You have to go to the actual page for the diaper that is being stocked. This information will be posted on the main page. Once stocking time hits start refreshing the page. You can do this by pressing the F5 button on the keyboard. 
3. You will know that stocking has begun because the size being stocked will be in yellow instead of black. You will need to watch for the dropdown box to appear at the bottom of the page. The picture below is what it looks like before the dropdown box appears. 
4. Once you see the dropdown box you have to be quick in choosing the size and clicking the add to cart button. Then be sure you CHECKOUT QUICKLY!! (I lost two diapers because I didn't check out quick enough) 
5. If you want to try and get another diaper I think you can switch over to the other screen and refresh it quick then the dropdown box should appear so you can add it to the cart also. Then CHECKOUT QUICKLY. I haven't tried this yet so I am not sure it works. 





This text changes to a dropdown menu when the diapers
are stocked. Be quick with the checkout or you will lose it.



Check out Ragababe's FB page for insider info.


For more help you can join the FB group RagaChat


Or you can join the RagaMarket FB group for trading and buying used. 

Cloth Diapering

After doing lots and lots of research online I decided I wanted to cloth diaper my baby. She is now 3 months old and I think I'm finally ready to start using our cloth diapers. I have been using the disposable diapers I got from my baby shower for her and from when I was pregnant with Brinley so I had lots of disposables to go through.

I have slowly been collecting diapers for a few months now. I have pocket diapers, hybrid diapers, and some AIO (All in ones). There are many new terms when you decide to learn about cd (cloth diapers). Learning the lingo takes time. It is also hard to pick the diaper you want to use without actually being able to see them and test them out.

Luckily I have found some really good deals while shopping around. For example I picked up two packs of 5 brand new Kushies AIOs for $2 a pack at a yard sale. These retail for $50 a pack!!  I have come across some buy one get one free offers on Flips hybrid diaper system that is still going on. I also was able to snag some EUC (Excellent Used Condition) pocket diapers for cheap.

So far my favorites are the GroVias which are a hybrid diaper meaning that the absorbant layer is laid inside the diaper shell instead of stuffed inside. These means that you can just reuse the outer shell a few times as long as it doesn't get soiled. Check out this purple one on Ever to the left and below.

All of the cloth diapers I have purchased are one size so they are meant to be able to wear from birth into toddler hood. If I had it to do over again I probably would have bought more that were smaller for when she was a newborn they fit her better. 

I'm excited to finally be able to start using them. There are so many cute designs like this one below. This was the first cloth diaper I purchased. It actually came in a set of two. The other diaper is a jean based design and both have rainbows on them for my rainbow baby!! I LOVE them!

 


One last deal I came across was this set of 5 "Happy Flute" brand minky diapers. They are missing hip snaps which I think I can fix but we will see when I get them. I was able to snag these plus 10 inserts for $52! Minky diapers are soft and furry and the colors look great! BTW the rainbow diaper above is also a minky diaper. I purchased these diapers from Sew is Your Baby. She has lots of really cute designs. Go check out her store if you have a minute. She also sells baby legs and diaper pants that cover the cloth diapers.

Watch out for more pictures of Ever rocking her new cloth diapers!!