Trial Run

Last week we had the sheer joy and privilege of watching our three month old nephew for a few days!!! It was so much fun! I thought of it as a challenge and trial run for someday when we have a baby around. It was interesting to see how Allie reacted to having to share the attention. She did REALLY well! :) She was a big helper! She didn't want to leave him out of her sight.  He was napping a couple times and I tried to get her to come to another room to play with me, but she would always sneak away and go to wherever he was to be near him! :) I was very proud of her! :) I was also kind of proud of myself for keeping up with everything and taking care of two kids. :) I think I was pretty tired, but it was so worth it, and I'd do it again in a heartbeat! He was a fun little guy to have around for a few days. Daddy asked me on Sunday evening if I was nervous to have them both by myself during the day. I wasn't at all. It went very smoothly! Thanks for trusting us enough J and S to watch your sweet snuggle monkey. :)  As an extra bonus, I got the chance to try cloth diapering to see if I would like it. (My choice- she was going to leave me disposables and I asked for the cloth too. ) I got the full experience and I'm still not sure what I want to do. I kind of feel guilty for NOT cloth diapering because it saves so much $ and seems to be "easy" enough. I DID learn that I am a pocket diaper vs. a cover/prefold type person. I had myself convinced I could do either one, and after trying a cover and insert that you change just the insert, I had enough! :) Ha! I quickly went back to the pocket ones. I didn't have any trouble with them leaking or anything. I think the biggest thing is keeping them clean and knowing I'd need to wash them often.  In the same breath, disposables are SO easy- just use and toss! :)  Good thing I still have time to decide. :)