Finally!

This is now her preferred method of transportation.  Unless she wants to go somewhere REALLY FAST.  We are all so excited for her.  She is excited about it, too.

She walks

The Peach has finally figured out the walking trick and is is just tickled pink about it.  My husband and I decided that she was just simply choosing NOT to walk because she has been able to for the past month or so.  Now she can wear more dresses and her knees won't be black!



 In the background you will also get to her one of her brothers screeching like a bird. It's your lucky day! In the background you will also get to her one of her brothers screeching like a bird.  It's your lucky day!

They're Gone!

Back in March, I wrote a post about switching back to cloth diapers.  I had 178 diapers remaining.  The last diaper of that stash was used on Sunday.  It took me 67 days to go through those.  On average, I used 2.65 diapers per day.  I would say, on any given day, we go through about 6 diapers.  So, during those 67 days, while using the cloth diaper stash, I DIDN'T use about 224 disposable diapers.  That is almost $70, if my math is right of course.

I was always aware of the savings, since the cloth diapers have paid for themselves a long time ago.  I guess what I needed to be reminded of most was how simple cloth diapers are to use.  Mission accomplished.

It's Broken

Well, the Pediatric Orthopedic doctor confirmed her little wrist fracture.  I was secretly hoping that she wouldn't have to be in a cast since she has a "stable fracture."  However, since she is not a steady walker and her risk of falling is high, she got a pretty pink cast to wear.  When they were putting it on I had the option of either having her elbow tied up or her thumb tied up.  Both are crummy, but I figured that having her elbow in a cast would make it difficult for her to crawl.  Her brothers often comment on her permanent "thumbs up" situation.

The good news is that she only has to wear it for three weeks and it hasn't slowed her down one bit.  The bad news is that bath time is becoming a bear and the "finger jam" she gets on her cast hand is starting to gross me out.

Learning how to walk is a dangerous sport!

Isn't that the cutest tiny pink cast you have ever seen?  The Peach broke her wrist on April 27th.  She was practicing her walking skills and, while she was tumbling, tried to break her fall.  At first we were annoyed with all of the dramatic crying.  She tends to drag out her crying as long as possible as it is, but goodness gracious she was carrying on and on.  When she was calm, she went to crawl and started sobbing again.  That was when we suspected that something might be wrong.  


The good news is that she only has to wear it for three weeks and it hasn't slowed her down one bit.  The bad news is that bath time is becoming a bear and the "finger jam" that she gets on her cast hand is starting to gross me out.

I guess we have our chickens to thank

For our wild tomato plant.

My husband thinks this is about the coolest thing he has ever seen.

Oops!

The Peach has been experimenting with walking lately.  Yesterday, she was trying out her new skills and fell.  I didn't see the incident, but I certainly heard her reaction.  She wailed for about 20 minutes.  This happened right before we left to take the boys to school.  By the time we got to my mom's house, she was a much happier kiddo.  However, as soon as she started to crawl, she started crying again.  To make a long story short, the x-rays at Urgent Care show a possible fracture.  We follow up with the Pediatric Orthopedic guy tomorrow.  I hope that all is well and she can lose the cast.  It isn't slowing her down one bit, but I am getting tired of digging food out of there.