What a day

At about 10:15 this morning I realized I was a living stereotype. I had sweet potatoes on my shorts (from dinner last night, no less) and oatmeal in my hair. Breakfast dishes were still on the table. Tabby's high chair and tray were coated in a nice even layer of oatmeal. There was a half folded load of laundry in the living room. The kid had refused to take a morning nap. Instead she was in her bedroom, systematically pulling all of the toys and books she could reach off of her shelf and flinging them around the room. And I wasn't stopping her, because at least she was quiet.

Things did eventually get cleaned up, including me (luckily Robyn came for her weekly visit today and distracted the babe for awhile.) Tabby continued to fight naps like a champ the rest of the day. She finally passed out from sheer exhaustion just after 5, then woke up crabbier than ever 40 minutes later. She's been having tummy issues and a fever for the past few days, so on top of not sleeping she's been cranky and clingy. She's also been extra wired, which may be a side effect from her antibiotic.  Awesome! She fought bedtime valiantly, but I have emerged as the victor. I need a drink. Or some ice cream.

She's crafty

I'm in full on arts and crafts mode lately. It started because I bought a couple of new diapers (we use cloth diapers for Tabby, in case anyone reading this doesn't know that) and I decided I really liked that style of diaper. In my internet roamings I came across a tutorial for converting some diapers I already had into this new style. So I went for it. And it was awesome! I was a little intimidated by having to sew elastic, but it was actually pretty easy. That has now led me to other projects, and the benefit is that this is stuff I'll totally use. That and I already have the majority of the materials I'm using.

In this picture, in case you're interested, are two of my projects. The blue patterned fabric is a couple of bags for storing dirty diapers when we're out and about. I've been using plastic grocery bags, but these I can just dump in the wash with the diapers. Plus they're way cuter. The white diaper looking things in the picture are diapers. They started out as flat diapers that you have to fold onto the kid, and now they're shaped and have elastic so they're easier and faster to put on. They also keep poop on better so it's slightly less gross to change. It's kind of ridiculous how excited I am about this.