it's almost time!

For Taylor's first time Trick or Treating! I don't know if he's excited. Or even if he knows he should be. But I am. We had his pictures done at Olan Mills a couple weeks ago. Here is me NOT plugging Olan Mills. Bleh. They've really gone downhill. So, out of 38 pictures, about 10 of them were overexposed and crap, most of the rest included one of us in the side of the picture trying to get Taylor to look happy, and a FEW came out cute.

So, here's a couple. You can see why I'm not thrilled in several of them.

Yes, that's a cell phone, yes, I know he needs a haircut and FYI, he's a skunk.

One. Uno. Un

Well, after hearing from everyone over the last month that I'm having AT LEAST 2 babies, my feelings were confirmed this morning. Please pay close attention....THERE IS ONLY ONE BABY! Which is good. Since I was ready to pack my stuff and leave in the event of multiples. After the babies came home, of course. :)

So, here "she" is:





I have absolutely no clue why they are posting sideways, so turn yer heads cuz I'm too lazy to fix them.

"She" has a strong heartbeat and is measuring 8w6d, which is 1 day short of what my LMP indicates. According to those measurements, "she" is due 5/27/09. EXACTLY 1 month before Taylor turns 2!

And it begins...

So, I've heard it a million times. "Things happen faster the second time around." I dismiss it and go on about life. Until I notice this:

The picture on the left is from 14 Weeks pregnant with Taylor. The picture on the right: 8 WEEKS this time around.

Dear God. They were not lying. So, just an FYI, ladies. When someone tells you that "things happen faster the second time around", believe them. They're not lying.

gDiaper Update

A word of advice: if your kid pees more than, say, a normal kid...gDiapers may not be for you.

Upon waking up the morning of his first gDiaper night, Taylor was covered in pee. Ew. So, I did some research. What do you know? You're supposed to double it at night. That makes sense. So, keep in mind that Taylor sleeps for 11-13 hours a night. Yes, we love it. Yes, we worked hard to get there. So, on the second night, I doubled the liners. Now, picture a small child trying to walk with a pillow in his britches. Ha! Luckily, he goes to bed shortly after bath/jammie time anyways, so there wasn't much time for walking, er, I mean wobbling anyways.

I held out hope that the next morning would be clean and dry and we would be able to continue in the world of gDiapers and their cutesy covers. Nope. Soaked. Oh, and poopy. I'm happy to say that it happened to be Daddy's day to get up with Taylor. hehe

So, not only did he wake up covered in pee AGAIN, but apparently, the convenient and still sanitary process of gDiaper disposal turns into a disgusting mess when there are 2 liners to contend with. Daddy was not happy.

So, there's our update. We are no longer using gDiapers and I will more than likely be listing the pack of refils on eBay or Craigslist soon. Would it be wrong to continue to use the covers over a regular sposie? I sure do like them.