Huggies Overnites

Now that the Small Human is consistently sleeping like a champ every night, he's also soaking through his diaper, and subsequently his clothing. Obviously, changing his diaper in the middle of the night is NOT an option, so a solution was needed.

I have a handful of mommy friends with experience under their belts, whom I trust because they have never steered me wrong. One of these awesome women told me long ago, when I was pregnant with the then called "Blasto", that Huggies Overnites were the bomb diggity.

She was right. (Thanks, Tbone!)

We used one on Noah last night and he woke up dry (on the outside). Don't get me wrong, I still love, love, love Honest's diapers, but they just don't hold up overnight. We bought a box of 60 for $19 at the grocery store, which is not bad considering you only need to use one a day.

What they look like on the inside

Adorable design on the outside

I thought overnight diapers would be thicker and bulkier but I was mistaken! They are exactly the same size as our Honest ones (also size 4), but I guess they're just super duper absorbent. I am mildly concerned about what yucky chemicals are in them, so I'm going to investigate further.

Seriously though, they work great and he only uses one a day, so I think the dangers are pretty low. ;)

Fall Family Photo Shoot

Last week, the Wilsons were lucky enough to book a photo shoot with the fabulous Eliza of Eliza Truitt Photography! I have been bursting with anticipation to see the final product and I got to see them today!

I can't show you all of them because... spoilers! But I can certainly give you a sneak peek:

I love flying in the air photos!

Thank you so much, Eliza! This is her Facebook page, if you guys wanna check her out: ETP

Rain Day

We don't usually let the rain stop us from going out, but it sometimes makes me not want to use a stroller. The leaves and pine needles that stick to the wheels drive me crazy beans!

Monday was so rainy and dismal, it was proper rain and not the perpetual Seattle winter mist. As usual we had our mommy & baby class, so I ended up strapping Noah to me in the Ergobaby, grabbed my back-breakingly huge purse, an umbrella and left.

I'm really glad I brought an umbrella because it was pouring rain and my hair was really cute, but what's better is that Noah loved seeing the world through my clear umbrella.

If you have a baby that can still be worn in a carrier, buy a clear umbrella and go walking in the rain! It was so fun to watch him enjoy the world from a watery and blurry point of view. He was twisting, turning, laughing and trying to see everything, it was really adorable.

What do you do when you get home from a yucky rainy day? Crank up the heat and music and have a boots & diapers dance party of course!

We'll Be Home For Christmas

I think it's pretty safe to start getting excited about our trip back home to Toronto! We will be visiting for two whole weeks, and I am so excited I could pee my pants. I miss everyone so much, and I can't wait for everyone to meet Noah.

When I think about it, it's really weird to go over a year without seeing people you were used to seeing every day, or even once a month. Actually, this is getting depressing so let's not go there.

There are so many people to see that I'm a bit overwhelmed, but I don't care, it's going to be glorious. There are old friends to see, newlyweds, new babies, baby girls that are now big girls, and pregnant friends to revel with. Plus family, my wonderful wonderful family!

You would think that I'd be all packed by now but I'm not. I'm kinda daunted by it because of all the Christmas presents. I tried my best to only get small, light gifts, but a whole bunch of small, light gifts adds up to one very heavy suitcase. Also, I can't wrap anything yet can I? Maybe I'm making that up, but I feel like you're not supposed to wrap gifts when you cross the border.

I'm a teeny bit nervous about bringing a very active baby on a 4.5 hour plane ride, but I plan on him napping for a good chunk of that. I've also started to amass a bunch of entertaining new toys to bring on board, to keep him entertained in that way that only new toys can. You remember that feeling still right? Heck, I just got that feeling from my latest Sephora order.

Anyway, book your tickets to see the Wilsons now! It's a limited time engagement that is selling out fast. ;)

Are you ready for this guy, Toronto??

Small Human is 10 Months Old!

My baby man is ten months old today. It happened way too fast and he is growing like a weed (as he should). It has been the most taxing and glorious ten months of my life. Every day, I get to be the mommy to this hilarious baby human who is constantly learning and growing. I feel more alive than I ever have, which is weird, because it's attributed to the fact that I am more aware of our mortality now. Anyway, no morbid talk on beautiful Saturdays! You only get 940 Saturdays with your child from birth til college, so enjoy life, I say! (Thanks for that tidbit, Pinterest!)

Noah at 10 Months:

Favourite Food: Spinach, Apple & Rutabaga baby food, Beecher's cheese

Baby Tricks: walking, waving to people and occasionally saying "hi", saying "mama" and "dada" and "Tid"

Sleep: 11 hours a night on average, praise the lord

Favourite Activities: going for walks outside, picking up leaves and trying to eat them, splashing in the bath

What makes him laugh: rabbits, dogs, birds, zerberts and funny faces from momie & dada

Favourite toys: his learning walker, Crinkle Bear

Diaper size: 4

Clothing size: 9-12 month clothes, but 12 month socks and shoes

Dislikes: having his face wiped off, being told he can't do something

Naughty things: broke dada's Xbox. Luckily dada was able to fix it

Loves: to be snuggled by his mommy and daddy, especially when he's sleepy :)

"If I eat the evidence of being 10 months old, I stay 9 months, right?"

Fun Factoids

My friend Shelley posted ten things that people might not know about her on Facebook the other day, and I realized that you guys know so much about Noah and our life with him, but not much about me. This is mostly because I'm not really that interesting, but I am a sucker for listing factoids that make you think about your life, so here goes nothing:

Things You Might Not Have Known About Lilibeth

1. I was once a hand model for an Easter M&M commercial on tv.

2. I have a phobia of walking on unfamiliar grass, especially if it's wet.

3. I am trilingual.

4. I grew up across the street from William Shatner's mom.

5. I only got my driver's license last year, during my first trimester of pregnancy. I almost puked in the car.

6. I know all the spells from Harry Potter.

7. I have been sandwiched between Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg. Yes, physically wedged.

8. I have 2 feet of hair on my head.

9. I get angry really easily, but I also forgive really easily.

10. I have a brown belt in karate

Have a wonderful weekend everyone! Only 40 days left until Christmas!

Baby Food Pouches Continued

A friend of mine mentioned to me this week, that Ella's Kitchen was known for their genuine concern for and interest in the insights of their customers. I put this to the test by asking about their recipes, packaging, and how they make sure their food is bacteria and maggot free (cough cough Plum Organics and Earth's Best cough cough). And they sure did deliver and helped to put my mind at ease.

For the record, Ella's Kitchen still has our family's trust. This was the response I received from Antoinette Jones on behalf of Ella's Kitchen about my concerns. I had asked about why they put fruit in all of their recipes, and not simply plain veggies:

"In putting together our recipes we wanted to maximize the nutrition, taste and texture of the products and make them as close to home made foods as possible (or as far away from jarred foods as possible). We do this by ‘flash pasteurizing’ the food rather than ‘sterilizing’ which occurs in jars. Jarred foods (and foods in pots) will be taken to much higher temperatures for much much longer. We can do this by making the foods too acidic for ‘bugs’ to grow but not too acidic for babies tummies. We could do this naturally, using fruits (which contain natural acids to keep the acidity low) or not naturally by using additives and preservatives – which was exactly what we didn’t want to do. We therefore use fruit for this reason, and spent much time balancing fruits and veg to get a tasty, safe, balanced and nutritious product – with the fruit and vegetable mixes. Fruits and vegetables are of course both nutritious for babies. We worked closely with child and baby nutritionists and a pediatrician to develop our recipes."

Well colour me impressed. The company emailed me back within hours of my query. I'm relieved to have found a baby food company that I can still stand by. Noah has shown me time and time again that he just isn't ready for the texture of big people food. Apparently he takes after his dada.

Yay for not being forced to buy a deep freezer!

Happy Thursday, folks! Love, Charlie Brown