Stuffssss.

So, I have made the jump and decided to cloth diaper.

$0.31 per diaper.(We use Pampers.)

42 diapers per week.

Equals out to $13.00 a week on diapers. 

And $57.66 a month. 

That's just for Aaralyn.

The new baby will be going through about 98 diapers a week..

That means $27.00 a week on diapers and $117 a month.

$175 a month on diapers!!!

So far, I have spent about $300 on cloth diapers. 

This includes 16 NB diapers and around 45 One Size diapers. 

At this point, I have enough diapers to get through potty training without buying anything else. (I do plan on buying some more NB diapers, so say I have spent $350.) Even with spending $350- I am saving soooo much! In three months I have completely paid for the cost of the diapers. Plus, I can sell them when I am done and make some more money back. 

Her is SOME of my stash. I don't have pictures of all of them yet. 

Aside from the cloth diapers, I've also been working on getting everything that we need for the baby. 

As of right now we have the crib, mattress, bedding, extra blankets, boppy, extra boppy covers, car seat, pack n play, car seat cover, and some clothes. Really all I have left to buy is the swing, a ring sling, and some more clothes and socks. 

And, some of the kids.

(For some reason the pictures of Paige are extremely blurry, so I'm not adding them. I don't know what happened when I saved them to my computer.)

**WEEKLY SURVEY**

~WEEK 24~ (On Wednesday)

How big is the baby? The size of a foot-long hotdog!!!!  (12 inches [from head to heel] and 1 pound 5 ounces!!)

Weight Gain: Still down 1 pound at this point.

 Gender: BOY!

Maternity Clothes? Yes.

Sleep?  Ugh. Was great, but I've been getting leg cramps.

Symptoms: Headaches here and there also sore boobs!

Best Moment of the Week? Feeling baby move a lot more.

Food Cravings/Aversions:  Always hungry for some sweets!

Movement: Yes!!!

What I miss? Nothing really.

What I'm Looking forward to? My belly getting better as well as baby's kicks getting stronger.

Happy or moody: Eh. Depends on the hour

24 WEEKS MEANS THAT BABY BOY IS VIABLE OUTSIDE OF THE WOMB.

 

23 Weeks

**WEEKLY SURVEY**

~WEEK 23~ (On Wednesday)

How big is the baby? The size of a pomegranate!!!!  (11.4 inches [from head to heel] and ONE WHOLE POUND!!)

Weight Gain: Not sure. I was up 2 pounds at my appointment last week.

 Gender: BOY!

Maternity Clothes? Yes.

Sleep?  Great.

Symptoms: Headaches here and there also sore boobs!

Best Moment of the Week? Feeling baby move a lot more.

Food Cravings/Aversions:  Always hungry for some sweets!

Movement: Yes!!!

What I miss? Nothing really.

What I'm Looking forward to? My belly getting better as well as baby's kicks getting stronger.

Happy or moody: Eh. Depends on the hour

 

Hair cuts.

A few weeks ago, Kayelynn and I got hair cuts. 

I got about 7 inches off the back of mine, plus bangs. 

Kayelnn got about 4 or 5 inches off of hers! 

Here is my hair before.

And after.

Kayelynn's before.

And after.

Kayelynn loves her hair cut and so do Brian and I. 

Love, love, love it!!

22 weeks.

**WEEKLY SURVEY**

~WEEK 22~ (On Wednesday)

How big is the baby? The size of a spaghetti squash!!!!  (11 inches [from head to heel] and ONE WHOLE POUND!!)

Weight Gain: Not sure. I was up 2 pounds at my appointment last week.

 Gender: BOY!

Maternity Clothes? Yes.

Sleep?  Great.

Symptoms: Headaches here and there also sore boobs!

Best Moment of the Week? Feeling baby move a lot. The kids also got to see my belly move, and they thought it was amazing. Lol. 

Food Cravings/Aversions:  Always hungry for some sweets!

Movement: Yes!!!

What I miss? Nothing really.

What I'm Looking forward to? My belly getting better as well as baby's kicks getting stronger.

Happy or moody: Eh. Depends on the hour

 

I am so excited to start buying stuff!! 

I haven't looked at stuff much though. I looked online once but I would rather look in person! Lol.

Baby MIGHT have a name. Maybe. :)

Of course everyone will find out when he is born. :)

 

21 weeks.

**WEEKLY SURVEY**

~WEEK 21~ (On Wednesday)

How big is the baby? The size of a carrot!!!!  (10.5 inches [from head to heel] and 10.5 ounces!!)

Weight Gain: Not sure. I was up 2 pounds at my appointment last week.

 Gender: BOY!

Maternity Clothes? Yes.

Sleep?  Great.

Symptoms: Headaches here and there.

Best Moment of the Week? Feeling baby move a lot..

Food Cravings/Aversions:  Eh. No cravings yet.

Movement: Yes!!!

What I miss? Nothing really.

What I'm Looking forward to? My belly getting better as well as baby's kicks getting stronger.

Happy or moody: Eh. Depends on the hour

 

Bought a few baby boy clothing items. It's really hard to find things right now, since baby will be born when it's getting colder out. I did find a few things on clearance that will be weather-appropriate. 

Other than that, we're waiting a little while longer to buy the other stuff.

We need everything aside from the crib.

I have a play-pin from Aaralyn, but it's grey and pink. So, I'm going to sell that and put the money towards a boy-themed one. And I definitely need one because I am not going to be able to go up and down the steps all day everyday after giving birth. Lol. So I'll need something for him to sleep in down stairs.

We also need a swing, bouncer (I was to get one of the swings that also turns into a bouncer if I can find one we like,) Bedding, Car seat, Kayelynn car seat so we can accomplish three-across in my third row, and a bunch of other stuff.

Hopefully when they start setting clothes out for the new school year they will also set out some winter items. I don't want to wait until last minute to get him clothes! 

I've also been buying diapers occasionally. Hoping that in the next 4 months I can build up a nice little stock! Just don't know what to do about NB diapers because Aaralyn wore NB until she was over a month old. I went through 250 NB diapers and then had to buy more. Kayelynn was the same way. Bleh.