Daily Life

Since having Benjamin, I've been amazed at how little I seem to be able to get done during the day! I've been trying really hard this week to stay on task and accomplish my to-do list! I've done pretty good! I've been able to get my housework done as well as finish up a few other projects! I've had a bit of a setback today, as both sinks were clogged, which left me unable to do any laundry. Fortunately, they've been fixed, so hopefully I'll be able to get back on track!

Mail

It's so fun to receive mail, especially when you're not expecting it!
We received a package in the mail today, from Seth's aunt. She sent these lovely things for Benjamin. What a blessing!
The little clown rattle reminds me of some dolls that I used to play with at my grandma's house when I was younger!

Thumbs are great!

Benjamin just started sucking his thumb...it's not only really cute, but it has been a big help. He can calm himself down so much quicker now, and he's been taking longer naps since he started sucking it, which has been good for me!

On to the cloth adventure...

Having run out of my gift supply of disposables a couple of weeks ago, I've started using cloth diapers now. It's amazing how our trash output has slowed! I decided to use cloth wipes as well. I took some fabric I already had, cut it into squares, and serged around the edges. It only took me a couple of hours to make 50 wipes, so I have a good supply. I saved a wipes container, which I put my cloth wipes in, along with a bottle that has slightly soapy water in it. This way, I can just squirt some water onto the wipe, and I'm good to go! So far I've been happy with cloth diapering!

When the price is right...

I was out shopping for a baby gift today, and was browsing the clearance racks when I found toddler jackets on clearance for $2.24! I bought 6 of them, one of each size from 18 months up to 5T. I'll put these away and they'll come in handy as Benjamin grows! I got all 6 of them for well under the original price of 2! I was very happy with that find! =)

Storage

With a one-bedroom apartment, an already full dresser and no room for another, we had to get a little creative with how we store Benjamin's things.

Can I just say I love Ikea?

We got two basket-drawer organizers, which fit perfectly on either side of the bookshelf. I took advantage of my love of baskets and got a few to hang on the wall, as well as one for the floor to hold blankets.



My mother-in-law came up with the great idea to drill a hole in his bathtub and put a string through it so it could hang. It works perfectly!



I am hoping to eventually store things under his crib, but the sides are so low that it's difficult to find boxes that will fit, but I'm on the lookout!

We could fit one more under-the-bed storage container under our bed, so I got one to hold the clothes he's outgrown.

So far these solutions are working!

Hoh Rain Forest

Seth had Monday off from work, so we decided to go on an adventure and visit the Hoh Rain Forest, since neither of us had been there. It ended up being quite a long trip - we left at 8:30 in the morning and didn't get home until 11 at night, but it was fun! Benjamin did really well - he just slept in the car all day, and he still slept at night when we got home!

The rain forest was pretty cool, although we didn't get to go all the way in - the road was closed about halfway in. But we enjoyed what we could!