Cloth Diapering.... #FAIL???

Is it a #Fail when you don't bring enough cloth diapers to last you through an unexpected overnight stay at the hospital? So tell me. Was it?

J had his g-tube out on the 15th and I was thinking we'd be home that night. It was around 9ish, when his surgeon came out to tell us he was done. Then he said that J would need stronger antibiotics than he was previously anticipating. (Oops... forgot about those.) We could give him the antibiotics at home OR we could stay overnight and get IV antibiotics that wouldn't give him a diaper rash.
He also mentioned that J had a bad diaper rash. I was surprised since it looked excellent that morning. In fact, when I changed his diaper after surgery, it looked even better than it had that morning. So, that was a bad diaper rash?!?

We didn't have enough diapers for the entire stay and used pull-ups. It turned out good, since J decided that if you can't eat, apple juice works. He drank approx. 20-4oz boxes of juice Monday afternoon/evening.

We arrived home late Tuesday and guess what??? Yep, J has yet another diaper rash! I wonder what his surgeon would think of this one.

My Twinn

 

HappilyDomestic is hosting a giveaway for a My Twinn Doll Gift Package. With My Twinn, you can even get a custom doll and dress her and your daughter with matching outfits. My Twinn has some adorable 'dressy' dresses that C, our little princess, would love!

Do you have a special little girl would would love one? Head over and enter this great giveaway! Ends December 3rd.

All I Want For Christmas Is My.... Cloth Diapers event

 

A FLUFFY Christmas event is heading our way. All I want for Christmas is my... Cloth Diapers event with Coupon Mommy of 3, Arizona Mama, The Mommy Times and Maddy's Cloth Diapering Momma.

Head over to their blogs to see about snagging some extra entries into the giveaways.

CSN Stores

 

A Mom's Impression is hosting a giveaway for a $45 gift certificate to CSN Stores. CSN Stores carries Flirty Aprons among many things. I've received several hints from one of my sisters that she'd like to have a Flirty Apron for her birthday.

Do you want to shop at CSN Stores? Head over and enter this great giveaway. Ends December 5th.

Snuggly Puppy Pillow Pets

 

A Mom's Impression is hosting a giveaway for a Snuggly Puppy Pillow Pet. We have one that everyone loves, but J usually claims it. In fact, he's laying on it right now, drinking milk and watching Zorro.

Do you want one? Head over and enter this great giveaway. Ends December 5th.

random.

 I'm not sure what to title this post, except for random... J aka Bonzo (if you seen Bedtime for Bonzo and you know what mischief Bonzo gets into... that's the type J's been getting into this last week) is having surgery Monday. His g-tube that he got 4 1/2 years ago, when he was 18 months, is finally coming out for good. Lord willing, of course.

But.... Someone has a sense of humor. I am NOT a morning person. So yesterday, surgery called to say... 'showtime is 6:30am'. What fun. [sigh] We're leaving tomorrow afternoon and returning sometime Monday afternoon. I still don't have anything planned for meals. I need something that is easy, portable, gluten, dairy, sweetener (except for fruit), pork and soy free. Oh, and we need to have the ingredients. Any ideas? :-)

Santa Claus with the youngest three.

Last week, J, C, and B got pictures with a friend who is also a Santa Claus. I stayed home to make dinner and play catch-up in the laundry room with my other sister.

J got into a king size Sharpie marker today and colored a 5' x 2.5' area on our parents' bedroom wall. He signed his art with a flourish. Z after Zorro. If he could have found a stool, he'd probably have decorated higher up on the wall. Sounds like painting will be in order.

Tonight I'm sitting up washing diapers (because I'm planning on taking our new diapers from Wee Bonnie Botts that she customized for J. They are WONDERFUL diapers. I ♥ bamboo!), baking 2- 9x13 and a 4-5 quart pan of brown rice, and a 16 qt pot of corn for masa. Moong beans are on the counter sprouting for stir-fry on Monday. And the 19- 2lb packs of ground venison in the freezer are part of the evidence of what I got done today. Now, if this aggravating cough would just go away and stay away.

Yesterday evening, I made a dessert, a variation on buttered rum baked apples that stayed within our current dietary restrictions. I suppose the proper name would be coconut bourbon baked apples. Because you make do with what you have or you do without. They turned out delicious, but there are still some changes to be made before we call it done.

I just noticed that there have been 15151 page views on this blog... I know, totally random. ;-)

You know, I think hamburgers, green beans, gingerbread cake, sauteed onions, and blueberries with coconut milk will do just fine for the trip. Now to mix up Sunday breakfast: pumpkin pie custard. Yumm.

Summer Infant

Monkey Tales is hosting a giveaway for a SwaddleMe blanket and SwaddlePod from Summer Infant during her Mommy & Me event. I love swaddling and think this a great idea. Head over and enter... Ends 11/15

$75 GC to CSN Stores

 

Another giveaway from WAHM Resource Site. This time, its for a $75 gift certificate to CSN Stores. We bought J's crib from there and always enjoy browsing the website. You can always find something new there! Head over and enter... Ends 11/11

Glencara Irish Jewelry

I came across this giveaway hosted by WAHM Resource Site for a $50 gift certificate to Glencara Jewelry. They have an amazing selection of celtic rings, pendants, earrings and more. This would make a great Christmas gift for a wife, husband or family member. Don't wait! Head over and enter... Ends 11/14

Christmas, shopping, and Overstock.com

 

Can you believe Christmas is just around the corner? Well, neither can I. It seems to sneak up on me every year. Particularly last year, when I did all my Christmas shopping on the 23rd. Yikes! This year, I planned ahead and did all my shopping back in early October.

Recently though, I've been looking for a few other things that various family members have mentioned. J has some favorite old television shows he loves to watch. Walt Disney's Zorro is one of them, but they're pretty expensive and usually out-of-stock... I've thought of looking for them during Cyber Monday sales... and looked on Overstock.com, but while they don't have Zorro, they have some of the other ones J enjoys for less than I've seen elsewhere. 

If I do decided to do some shopping during Cyber Monday and the Black Friday Sales, I'll look at digital cameras so I can get pictures without a time delay. Or should it be an armchair so I can blog and enter more giveaways??? in which case I'd need a laptop as well :-)

So, are you planning to shop on Cyber Monday and Black Friday?

If you go shopping at Overstock.com, feel free to use either of these discount codes: 121728, good for 10% off all Overstock.com products or 202234, free shipping promo code for electronics

FTC disclosure: All the ideas and opinions expressed are my own. No monetary compensation was received for doing this post, however, I was provided with a discount code.

CSN Stores Gift Certificate Winner!!!

So much has happened in the last week. If we're friends on facebook, you know that we've been putting up lots of apples. In fact, I am still finishing up canning apple juice and apple cinnamon syrup-jelly. Sadly it's taken longer than I was hoping. And, J isn't sleeping very well... which doesn't help! Seriously, what do you do when you have a almost 6 year old (going on 3) who goes to bed at 10pm, wakes at 12am, 3am, 5am and then 7-8am?

The CSN Store giveaway had 439 entries and the winner is comment #27: ♥ ♥ ♥

27. Attila & Tamara

Congratulations!!! I hope you enjoy your shopping spree at CSN Stores. Have fun!
winner will be emailed shortly and has 48 hours to respond before another winner is chosen.