Leaving on a Jet Plane

Flying with twins is an adventure! Recently we took the girls with us on a little weekend trip to Abbotsford for wedding. It was alot of fun and a nice short flight, I don't claim to be an expert but here are a few things I learnt about flying with babies (or baby)

• Bring a stroller - we thought we would save space since we were only going for a weekend and not bring a stroller but little did we know you can wheel the stroller right up to the doors of the plane and then it will be there again when you get off. Handy.
• Bring Cheerios - We did this, snacks for little ones who love to move but must sit on your lap are helpful
• Only one baby can sit in each row because there is only one extra oxygen mask, we sat across the aisle from each other and it worked great
• 'Forbidden Toys' are handy when starting to descend - In general out girls are not allowed to play with our cell phones, however when they started getting really fussy on the way down the cell phones entertained and quieted them
• Bring Grandparents - They are great and don't mind when the baby grabs thier magazine or braclet ect. 

Bambino Bums and Stinky Diapers

I recently won a BambinoBums Diaper from Calgary Cloth Diaper Depot for being a fan on FB.

The BambinoBums are a one size pocket diaper with fleece lining and a microfleece insert. I thought they may not fiy as well because they only have one row of snaps to fasten around the waist instead of two like all my other snap diapers but it fits my girls great! I love the fit, I love the bright colours and I would definetaly buy more if I needed more diapers.

When I went to the website to set up the link I saw that BambinoBums just redesigned to add an extra snap around the waist! While this is great the other thing that is great is now the diapers at Calgary Cloth Diaper Depot are on sale, you can try one out for only $11.20. Sweet.

The ammonia stink in my diapers was getting bad so I bought some Rockin Green Funk Rock soap which is supposed to get rid of it. I tried it once and while it helped it did not eliminate the stink. I continued my regular wash routine but added some Baking Soda to each wash and that helped maintain the smell but it was still there. I decided to try the Rockin Green again and make sure I follow all the instructions. It seems to have worked on my Blueberry Diapers (which are partly bamboo) but my BumGenuis still stink, they are better, but still stink. I am not impressed and I am not sure what I am going to try next. I would not recommend the Funk Rock soap though, it was too expensive not to work.

And....We're Back

At long last another blog post.

Birthday Cake

Our girls are 1 year old now! What a year it has been, it is funny to think of sleepless nights and endless feeding and first smiles, first rolls, first food...those babies who used to just lie there and wave their arms are so busy doing this and that now.

They are standing on their own and take a couple steps everyday, they love to walk around holding our hands and climb on anything they can.

They are learning to sign to us and can now say 'please', 'thank-you', 'more' and 'all done.' Sometimes they interchange please, more and thank-you. J's current favorite is 'Thank-you'

Recently they have become terrified of water. Terrified. They hate baths, pools, kiddie pools...My strategy is to give them more frequent baths until they love them again then attempt a pool again when they are not so scared.

There is a quick 1 year update, look for more posts about camping, flying, diapers and more soon!

The Nap Drop

As of yesterday my girls are single nap babies. I was not looking forward to this happening but now it is not so bad. Their morning and afternoon naps were getting to be 45 minutes each at the longest. Yesterday at nap time they were still as happy as can be so I gave it a shot and in the afternoon they slept more than 2 hours after being relativly happy all morning . Success! Today they were not so happy in the morning but are sleeping currently.

Goodbye morning nap, you will be missed. 

Cloth Once More

I officailly began using cloth diapers again, ran out of diapers, washed diapers and have not stuffed them and began using them since being cleaned. It seems my will power is lacking. I intend to stuff them today and get them back on them.

Before beginning to use them I had to do a good wash to get the yeast out of them that was giving my girls rashes. I found this article on the Babes in Arms FB page and tried it out. I think it worked for it's purposes but I think some amnonia remains so now I am going to work on getting rid of that.

In other news, I love being outside with my girls and Jael likes looking like she is straight out of the Newsies.

Standing is the New Sitting

My girls are really enjoying practicing all their new skills, they crawl like pros and are climbing up on everything.

I decided last week that they are old enough to eat what we eat so since then they have had sweet and sour chicken, quinoa, spaghetti, fried rice, mango chicken, rice, burgers, meatballs, grilled cheese etc.

and they are loving it!

Treasure Trove

"Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows."

-James 1: 17

The month is over and just look at all the good gifts God has given me! Praise Him! I hope you have enjoyed following this and have been looking for things to be thankful for every day.

Until next time....