Banana Puffs

It has been a big week for Kalvin! He FINALLY got a tooth! He's been working on them for a few months! I thought he got both of the bottom ones at the same time but upon further inspection it looks like it's only one :( The other will be coming soon I'm sure!

He's also figured out how to be more mobile. (Eeek!) He doesn't really crawl yet but with his rolling, reaching and scooting skills he can pretty much get anything on the floor he wants. I think the baby-proofing is going to be happening very soon around here! The other day I found a ladybug in his chubby fingers. GROSS!

Now that he's feeling better, he has been trying to eat some food again. This morning I gave him a little snack of banana puffs. He's not a huge fan...but I really enjoy watching him eat them! Check out the pictures below!!

He has one in his mouth...that's why his lips are sealed shut!

HAHA! The puffs start to dissolve as soon as they get a tiny bit wet. This means they stick really well to his face and fingers. It makes it hard to throw them down or spit them out!

I love watching him try to pick them up! Even if they have absolutely no nutritional value...they are at least helping him with his fine motor skills, right?

Vera likes banana puffs too!!


(I swear...Kalvin doesnt spend all day in the Exer-saucer like it may appear from the pictures!!!)

The skinny on my new jeans!

Well...we did a little shopping yesterday and I ended up NOT buying the traditional "mom" jeans like I wanted! I bought SKINNY jeans! It's not what I thought I was going to get but once I had them on and they were so comfortable, I couldn't resist the growing trend!

They were way more flattering then I ever would have guessed! I was actually worried I looked TOO skinny...like a daddy long-legs! EEK!

The girl at the store was giving me lots of pointers on how to wear them which was awesome! She said in the summer they make great Capri's with the cuff rolled up. I'm so excited about this new clothing adventure I'm taking! (I'm sure in a few years I'll regret this...but really...what trends don't we later regret?!?!)

I ended up getting these bad boys at the Buckle...They are Big Star Jeans... BEST. BRAND. EVER! I'd suggest everyone go try a pair! You'll be surprised too how comfortable and flattering they are!!

Kalvin's first time using this mesh thingy

Kalvin has turned on the underlining feature and I can't figure out how to turn it off... sorry!! His little hands are so grabby lately!

I'm posting later than normal because I had a coffee date this morning with my dear friend Melissa and her lovely daughter Annabelle. Then we decided to stroll through Target where I bought a two-pack of mesh food feeders for Kalvin.

As soon as I got home I wanted to try it out!! Kalvin has not been a very good eater so I'm willing to try anything to get him more interested in foods.

I put some fresh banana hunks inside and closed up the top. (The underlining turned itself off!! whoo hoo!)

I put Kalvin in his seat so he could go to town with his new food holder.

At first he thought it was a toy which was kind of fun and different.


Then he got a taste and realized it was bananas! I had fooled him!! He wasn't so thrilled anymore!


Then he threw it on the ground...




I guess we all know what he thought of this thing! I'll keep trying different approaches and foods. Eventually he'll like food, right??

Another Product I Love:

Well...It's Wednesday again so I'm going to share another product I love!

FUZZI BUNZ DIAPERS!

For us, using cloth diapers just made sense! Since I'm staying home with Kalvin, I have time to wash these bad-boys! Also, we live in the country and don't get garbage pickup. We recycle everything we can and burn paper and other trash in a big barrel. Disposable diapers aren't recyclable or burnable. What were we supposed to do with them?!?! Besides...cloth diapers are so cute on Kalvin's chubby legs!

Cloth diapers have come so far since the days of plastic pants and leaky gauze-like cloth!

It's much more expensive up front (obviously!) but can save so much long term! Especially when used for multiple children (which is way we bought them right away...so we could start saving right away!)

Kalvin in his first fuzzi bunz diaper at 6 weeks old. (I used a different brand cloth diaper until then...I wasn't a big fan of the other ones!)

He thinks they are soooo comfortable :)

We even took some of his 6 month pictures with his cute diaper showing!


I'm so happy we decided to use cloth diapers!! This was a great post to get a few more cute nudey pictures of Kalvin in :) hehe! Love his chubby little self!

There is so much to learn about cloth diapers! In fact, I spent much of my pregnancy reading up on the subject! Here's the link: http://www.fuzzibunz.com/

Fresh Water and Dirty Little Fingers...

I finally did what I should have done LONG ago and bought a Brita water pitcher! Since moving into this house last March, we've been buying jugs of water. I was pregnant at the time and nervous about drinking nasty water out of an old well. I use the water for cooking but I've NEVER even tried it out of the tap.

Just an FYI...Brita has a deal going on until the end of the month where these are 'Buy one, Get one free'. Whoo hoo! Even though we don't need two pitchers, we'll definitely need that extra filter in a few months!!

The other night while I was doing dishes, I gave Kalvin one of my pots to bang on to keep him entertained. He was so excited and used his little hand to pound!

...and his little mouth had to try it :)

This was the aftermath of that fun :)

(It's super hard to get a picture of moving fingers!!!)

In other news...Dan stayed home from work today to hang out with Kalvin and I!! WHOO HOO! He's been working super long hours at his 2 jobs so we're excited for him to relax a bit! He's still in bed sleeping which we're also happy about because he's been running on like 5 hours of sleep a night for a few weeks. It's supposed to be semi-warm today too...I think this will be a good day!

Happy Friday!!!!!

The Moby Wrap!

The Moby wrap is WONDERFUL! It's basically just a super long piece of cotton fabric that you wrap around yourself and stick the baby in. It seems really overwhelming at first but after a few times watching a YouTube video on how to put it on...you'll be a pro!

When Kalvin was about a month old, this is the only way he'd nap! This continued for a few months! This was a true life saver (and back saver!!!) I was able to continue on with my day while he napped. I'd do laundry, dishes, and even vacuum! We even brought him with shopping the day after Thanksgiving at 4:00am! He just hung out all day next to me!

If someone asks for an opinion on what baby things were helpful, I ALWAYS suggest this thing! Now that I'm able to get Kalvin to nap in a bed, I don't wear this thing as much as I should. You can hold children up to 35 lbs in it!!!

I got it back out of the closet a few days ago and I was correct...Kalvin still loved it!! Enjoy the pics I took of him this morning! We're in a very good, smiley mood today :)

I decided that every Wednesday I'm going to post about a product I love and couldn't live without. It may be boring for you...haha...but it will be nice for me to document and look back at later.

Also, an update on Vera...She's been pretty nutso the last few days! I think she's getting stir crazy from the super cold weather ( I don't blame her! I am too!!!) This morning she was scooting her butt across the floor. I'm hoping she feels OK! It did look pretty funny though!

Here's the link if you're interested in learning more about the Moby Wrap. http://www.mobywrap.com