Time passes so quickly now

I am still not as good at time management as I would like to be but I am working on it. I have cut down on TV so much. I don't turn it on until after she is asleep and some nights not at all. I don't want her getting all TV obsessed.

I did another guest post for The Cloth Diaper Whisperer. It all about pimping out my cloth diapers. I am obsessed, I tell ya.

Speaking of obsessed, I am obsessed with Rumpkinz diapers. Soooo cute! I really, really NEED a Minion diaper. I have 2 of her diapers so far, a Kermit the Frog face diaper and a Thing 1 Thing 2 diaper. I really like them and they have hemp inserts. Since I like them so much I am going to be hosting a co-op to order some at discounted prices (yay!) so hit me up if you might be interested. We will have to get together at least the minimum order to qualify for co-op prices.

Well, I will leave you with some phone pics of Baby Girl from Easter. I know, I am really behind on that kind of thing. But you'll be happy to know I have been pretty good about keeping the baby book up to date.

This bathing cap has an adorable matching old fashioned looking tiny swimsuit. She will be the belle of the pool.

This hat has a cute matching dress, all from H&M. Its fun and adorable.

This little chair was my dad's contribution to Evelyn's Easter basket. Since her nursery is frog themed, its totally perfect. And look what a good job she did of sitting up momentarily at just barely over 3 months!

We do take a picture of her every single day, so it can be kind of overwhelming to go through all of the pictures. I need to get on top of organizing all of those.

Speaking of pictures, I am working on become more at ease with our large DSLR. I have been reading up on stuff, but if you have books, websites, or blog post recommendations that I should check out as I work on that, let me know. I have been practicing but I am not at all ready to show my practice shots to anyone. :-P

uh-oh, she just woke up....

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ERICA said…

I took an online photography course for my DSLR. I highly recommend it:

http://ashleyannphotography.com/index2.php?v=v1

May 11, 2012 at 2:43 PM

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