August Review

Let's do a rundown on August for the Ferrata Family:)

Jack is now 9 months old.  He can feed himself, pulls to standing, cruising furniture, crawls super fast and can clap when prompted.  Jack had is 9 month checkup and Dr. Fischer was very surprised how big he is.  Doesn't surprise me since when he was born they had to get him size 1 diapers.  Anyways, the Doc. said he was the size of a 15 month old based on his stats.  He weighed 24 lbs. 6oz. and that was during a week of illness.  He had diarrhea, fever and didn't eat so I imagine he should have weighed even more.  He was only 28 inches tall.  I will need to post some videos of this happy baby.  He is the best! 

Cole started preschool and loves it.  He never wants me to come get him:(.  I asked him on the first day of school what he wanted to be when he grew up and he said a Daddy:).  I'm glad he loves it and he is having  a blast.  He has grown up so fast.  Cole has turned into one pretty cool dude.  He also went on the tube all by himself at the lake.

Our old house is for rent again.  We went to the J.W. Marriott for a staycation and my sister and her family came down.  We also have been to the lake a few times.  We have been spoiled by seeing Blake and Kirsten a few times this summer.

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Awesome kid pool at the J.W.

Gage and Cole

J.W. @ the J.W.

Mr. Cool Cole

On the move

Tank is hyper

Really?  Can I please get a good 9 month picture?

Crazy!

What's this?

Stinky Face

Sick Jack

My chunk!

3 Year Checkup

Cole had his 3 year visit a week ago.  He weighs 35.5 lbs. (80th percentile) and 39 1/4 inches (86th percentile).  Dr. Fischer is still predicting over 6ft. tall.  We are excited about that!!!!  Big babies=Big boys.  Keep eating your veggies Cole:)

Cole is 3!

Over this past weekend, Cole turned 3!!!  We celebrated with a Dino-Mite theme, a small group of family and friends.  The day of Cole's party, he woke up and asked Doug to sing the happy birthday song to him.  Sooo cute!  We didn't even remind him but he just remembered that's what you do on birthdays.  On his birthday his friends took him to Build A Bear to build a dinosaur.  He named hi Dinosaur-Dinosaur.

Cole is a sweet and funny boy.  We are so blessed to have a healthy and happy child.  Praise God!

About Cole at age 3:
Favorite color is ORANGE!!!
Favorite food is ice cream.
Loves dinosaurs and robots.
Favorite show is Team Umizoomi.
Favorite movie is How To Train Your Dragon.
Favorite place ice cream shop aka Green Leaf Yogurt.
Best friend...all his friends:)
Hasn't worn a diaper for nap or bedtime in over a month.  Awesome Cole!

I remember his birth so well.  I will never forget our first moment as mother and child.  Melted my heart from the start.  We love you Cole!  Happy Birthday Big Boy!!!

7/22/2009

1 year

2 yrs. old

3 yrs. old

His friends and their new dinosaurs

Doug made his cake.

Cloth Diapering! Really???

Well, a few of you might think I'm nuts, but I have decided to go cloth on my babies.  Cloth diapers have come a long way with snaps, velcro, inserts, liners and adorable prints.  I have a few friends who have done cloth, but I had really never considered it.  Then, I realized how much money you spend on disposable diapers per child from birth through potty training -- roughly a little over $2,000.  The great thing about cloth (depending on the brand) is that you can get a full stash for about $400 and reuse them for all your kids. 

I toyed with the idea and bought a pair of Fuzzibunz when Cole was almost 2 years old.  They didn't fit well, left horrible red marks on him, and Doug wasn't too thrilled with the prospect of dealing with poopy cloth diapers.  Cole is now potty trained and only uses diapers for nighttime even though he normally wakes up dry.  So about two months ago, I started to educate myself and did research on the types and brands of cloth diapers.  My biggest challenge is that both of my boys are large for their age.  Jack is in the chunky category so I have bought different brands to see which best works for us.  I only buy "one-size" diapers which means that they adjust from about 8-35lbs.  So far, in my diaper stash I have Fuzzibunz One Size, BumGenius 4.0, Best Bottoms, Blueberry Deluxe, Itti Bitti Tutto, and Happy Heinys.  I strongly suggest trying a few different kinds before you invest in one brand.  I'm still doing my own personal reviews as to which one is my favorite, but I already have my top two.  I'll blog on that in a few weeks. 

At first I was a little overwhelmed and worried that I would back out, but now that I have taken the plunge...I LOVE it!!!  It's easy, NOT gross, saves money, doesn't take a lot of time, and they are so darn cute.  Here are a few pictures of the boys in their new diapers.

Decisions, Decisions

First batch of cloth diapers
Best Bottoms, Blueberry Deluxe, BumGenius 4.0, and Fuzzibunz

"Does this diaper make my butt look big?"

"No, your mom is crazy!!!!"

May

  May has been a very busy month for us.  Doug had a birthday and turned 35.  We even had a few date nights.  We also have seen a lot of friends and family which is also really nice.  It's getting really hot outside so I'm trying to do as much as possible before it's miserable here.  The mosquitoes are already nibbling on my sweet Cole and husband.  Here are some pics. to sum up the month.

Future Firemen?  Parker & Cole

Watching Cars 2

Cole and Kendall having a spit fight.  Let the flirting begin:)

Cole really did like all the attention.

Doug considers golf a kitchen pass.  So he got one for his b-day.

Pretending to fly Grandpa's airplane

The girls

The Crew at LBJ

The boys

The Sehlkes on the Pappy Pad

Fun day!

Sadie & Cole

The best family picture that Cole would allow.  You can see him in the background.  Happy Memorial Day!

Happy Birthday Doug!!!  Cole picked out the Batman and dinosaur balloon for him.

Date Night

The airplane