In May of 2013 Stuart and I welcomed a beautiful baby girl into the world. Isla. What a spunky little this she was and is!! She is my mini me and a very independent, loving, and very strong willed child!! We started cloth diapering her from about a week old, but never at night. Why mention that you might ask, well that would be because she has finally potty trained!!! Praise the maker!!!! Now we only have one child in cloth diapers!
Yes, you read that correctly...only one in cloth diapers. In January 2016 we welcomed a little boy into our family! Henry! Henry is our third and last baby. He weighed 10.1 pounds at birth and was 22 1/2 inches long. He was and is a big baby. While this sometimes makes me sad, we know this is best for our family. I'm not going to lie, there are times when the thought that my body will never house another human being makes me incredibly sad. But enough about that.
We made the jump to cloth diapering full time, meaning not just during the day but at night as well. It hasn't been as stressful as I thought it would be. So for all those nay sayers, I now laugh at you. We have spent approximately $1,000 on diapers. That's it!!! So for three children for five years we have spent $1,000. Not to mention that Henry will be using them for probably another 1 to 2 years. So if you are thinking of cloth diapering I say go for it.
Now for a little bit about our oldest. Sophia started Kindergarten this year. We still can not believe we have kindergartener. She is really enjoying school and making friends. She will start Girl Scouts soon, which she and I are very excited about. I was in Girl Scouts and loved it so I'm hoping she will too.
Stuart and I are doing well. We found out about two years ago that Stuart has a medical condition called clinically isolated syndrome that affects his nerves and muscles. We are coping well with it. It sucks really bad for Stu when it gets really hot, so you know about 9 months out of the year down here in Florida. We are still in our same house, but maybe one day we will get a slightly bigger house. I'm still a stay at home mom. I finished all the prerequisites for the nursing program but decided that nursing was not for me. I didn't like the schedule. I didn't like the thought of spending holidays away from my family and children. I give MAD props to nurses and doctors who do. Once Henry is in school I will go back and finish my Education degree. So that is everything new with us. I will leave you all with pictures of the family.
