CD. BG OS. BNIP.

[Cloth Diapers]. [bumGenius OneSize]. [Brand New In Package].

I have learned so many new acronyms the past few days along with how many different types of cloth diapers there are. Prefolds, pockets, all in one's, fitted, one size, hybrid... It's like there is this secret society of moms who use cloth diapers and want to keep their secret knowledge from everyone else by using as many acronyms as possible. And you are only a part of this group if you can learn how to speak and decode the exuberant number of acronyms and put them together in a sentence that is coherent to other CD moms.

I have been looking all over for bumGenius! diapers, there are brand news one eBay, diapperswappers, craigslist... There are also some used ones. Not too sure how I feel about a used cloth diaper.

This past weekend we used our bumGenius! 3.0 pocket diapers and the new Flip system diapers (also by bumGenius!). I was so nervous for some reason, afraid I wouldn't be able to pull off a transition to cloth. I was wrong. We started on Saturday morning with the Flip system. The Flip is really cool; it is a cover that holds a microfiber insert. Changing the diaper is as easy as swapping out the insert for a clean, dry one. I can really see us using this type of cloth diaper on the weekends since they are so quick and easy. Our only hiccup was when we went to the commissary in the afternoon. When we were getting back in the car, I could smell that Kenley needed to be changed. I didn't have a clean cover/insert to use and had brought a disposable in case she needed a change. Thankfully (since I am a newbie and hadn't that it through yet) I had two plastic bags. The storing of the poop dipe in a plastic bag in the car while we drove home weirded Andrew out a bit but if that was the only "eww" part of the weekend than I think we can do this.

We made it through the first night nice and dry. The weekend was a success. Kenley has been using the disposables at daycare for now until I have enough of a stash to give to them to use. The past three days we are using the BG's at night only. I just bought a handful more so I think I am going on 10 BG's. Getting close to having enough to fully transition.

Doesn't she look adorable in her little bumGenius? Her expression makes me laugh though. Notice her legs are red. Not because her circulation is cut off but because Andrew likes to get in the tub with her and he always makes the water too hot. That's right Andrew, just called you out on the blog. Looooooove you.

Kenley's 1st birthday... party.

Baby Blake, who is quickly outgrowing the word baby, had his 1st birthday party last weekend. We all had a great time;

Kenley got to wear a party hat,

she played with some plastic spoons and paper napkins,

Blake got some cake

and there were lots of cute kids and fun toys to entertain them with. Good thinking, Hill's.

Blake got this super cool truck which he loved. Andrew (and the little boy in this picture) were a bit jealous. Happy 1st Birthday Blake!

better late than never!

Remember when I went to my friend Michelle's wedding? Yea, it was a month ago. I finally loaded the pictures from that camera to my macbook. I only use that camera every now and then, when I don't want to lug around my fancy camera. I digress. Michelle and Noel, now the Mercado's (!), had a beautiful fall wedding. The ceremony was great and I thought that the reception at the VB Convention center was fantastic! The ambiance, decor, flowers and food were all amazing. Nice work Michelle-pie. :)

The ballroom at the convention center had these really cool colors coming through the walls which cast this red/orange glow over the whole room. Loved that.

Alicia (in the back, hiding) is going to be so mad when she sees I posted this picture. She is so funny, she h-a-t-e-s having her picture taken. I like this picture though. So it stays. Ha.

And everyone looks cute. For those who don't know my lovely friends whom I met at CBP, in this picture is Michelle, Alicia, Kanchan and Lisa.

Look at this pur-dy bride. Congratulations again, Michelle and Noel! Hope you two have had a great start to your marriage!

a new phase. for a baby hiney.

This weekend marks the start of a diaper stage for Kenley. We are going to try out some new cloth diapers. Before we make the big switch, we are going to gradually ease in to it. Last week I purchased a couple BumGenius All-In-One diapers and the new BumGenius Flip system. I am washing them tonight and we will give them a go after we get home from work/baby school tomorrow.

Why am I switching, you ask? I wanted to start out with cloth diapers when Kenley was first born but Andrew didn't really jump on board with the idea. Now that we have the hang of baby-dom, I really thought it would be a great money saver since if we stick with it we can use them for the next baby too.

Wish us luck!

Kenley's First Thanksgiving

Kenley had a lovely 1st Thanksgiving, it was spent having some sweet potatoes and apples, watching the Dog Show, and hanging out with Grammy, Pap-Pap and Aunt Lauren.

Our first Thanksgiving as a family. Not really fond of this picture but it is the only one of all 3 of us before we ate.

Kenley loves to sit in her toy basket. She had a great time playing with Pap-Pap.

Aunt Lauren made a delish pie. Actually two pies. This one was my favorite.

Kenley has grown to love her little laughing elephant toy. It makes her smile and giggle every time we pull the string.

We had her 6 month pictures taken the Saturday after Thanksgiving and there were so many cute ones to choose from. Here are the ones we picked.

This is her serious baby school picture.

Wrinkle nose.

Being super cute.

On Sunday, we had Aunt Lauren and Grammy Hawk take some pictures of all three of us to see if we could get a decent shot to use as a Christmas card. We settled on one, which will not be unveiled here. There were some other nice ones of each of us with Kenley.

We also started putting up the Christmas decorations that weekend. Yesterday, Andrew, Kenley and I got our Christmas tree. We spent the day decorating and putting up the ornaments. Kenley got a new sock monkey from St. Nicholas Tag too!

Stay tuned for more pictures! I will hopefully have more opportunities to write and post this week.