change!

Changes in life are so hard!!  Lately a few changed have happened and it has been very emotionally tolling on me and I  praise God for a husband who is strong and, even though I know it makes him sad, he doesnt show it so that I dont worry as much.

Recently we switched churches.  I had been there 10 years or more.  Clynt was baptized there and so was I, the boys were both dedicated there and we really started our life as Christians there with our little family.  It was definitely not in the plans for our little family to take a big jump BUT things happen for a reason and we felt it was in our best interest to do so.  This meant leaving behind a small group that was the basis of most of prayer team, conveying in, and many more things in our life.  We led this amazing group of friends in small group discussion for 4 years now and the change was not the easiest thing in the world for me (or us)... Not that these people are no longer our friends, but we will no longer be seeing them on a regular basis or having a central spot where we go to and talk about all our problems.  We were comfortable with these people and they were with us.  We praise God for giving us these amazing friends and their ability to take a bad day and make it good.

Now we are at our new church home.  We are involved in a new small group, which is nice.  Its hard to go from a group where we'd hang out and do things and that knew everything about us to a group of strangers though.  They are all very nice and we really hope that we will be able to get to know them like we knew our other group members. To me, having a core group of accountability and prayer partners is critical in a journey with Christ.  Thankfully God know what we need and when we need it! =)  We are also getting involved in volunteering.  Since, at our previous church, I did a lot of work in the bookstore, I decided that that would be an excellent place for me to volunteer at our new church.  I appreciate this opportunity because by doing this, I have met so many new and amazing people.  It hasnt been an easy change but its happening and its getting better every day =)

There have been more changes in our life and I will share them also soon =)

Easter

Easter was so much fun this year with 2 little ones to play with and entertain. We had several Easter egg hunts, 1 with each of our moms groups, 1 with Clynt's mom and step-dad, and 1 with my mom and dad.  Corbin would ONLY pick up blue eggs until the last 2 hunts.  It was hilarious.  Garrett would pick up and play with it the whole time, which was perfect! =)    We died eggs twice, and we did lots of playing.  We also read some stories on the meaning of Easter, and we went to our new (yes, new, I told you lots of changes.... right??) church.  It was a great service and then we spent the afternoon at my parents house.  I love how every year, as the kids get bigger, each holiday entails more fun, love and excitement.  Corbin is actually so into doing stuff now and gets excited for the year to come around.  Its amazing! Here are some pictures of our week and all it entailed!  *WARNING~ VERY PIC HEAVY! =)

Totally behind

So, I have not posted at all this year.  Its been a little crazy and Im still honestly learning my away around prioritizing my life with 2 little ones.  Garrett is over 10 months old now.  I dont believe for a second that I am already planning a 1st birthday party with him!  And Corbin....corbin, corbin, corbin.  He is a hoot. I love spending my time with him.  I dont believe that I have been blessed enough to be at home with them for 2 years now.  The day that we made that decision, my world was changed FOREVER!  I LOVE it and totally consider myself blessed.

Well,  lately we have been making some changes around our house.  We have just last night decided on the new flooring we are going to use!!  I would show you a picture, but if you dont like it, I would change my mind.  So once its in, Ill share!  =)  We both love the look of hardwood, but we have 2 big downs and two growing boys, and would hate to see them scratch, so we decided on tile that looks like hardwood.  Its long and skinny and is printed and textured to look just like wood.  We think its amazing.  But the installation of tile is going to be the problem.  Clynt is a DIYer but Ive convinced him to at least hire some help!  So we will have help, but still doing it our selves.

While doing this we are also completely redesigning our backyard!  We love to be outside, so we figure its totally the top thing on our list to do.  So we are expanding our patio, and putting up a pergola over it.  We are also moving our swingset and staining it, putting in a metal shed (thanks to my in-laws for handing it down to us!) and painting that, moving a tree, and adding some landscaping.   We are so excited to get this done.

Other little projects that we are doing is adding new hardware and a new faucet (already installed) to our kitchen, and in a couple months putting in some recessed lighting.   Our house is 8 years old and we bought it 5 years ago, so we just figure that making some changes to make it better fit our lifestyle with our growing family would be amazing!

Okay, I will try to update a little more, I promise!  But for now, here are a couple pictures of my boys growing up!

Im still alive!!

Hello out there.  We are all still doing great and loving life.  My schedule doesnt allow for a ton of blogging any more, though I will try.  Promise!

The boys are getting big!  Garrett is 5 months old and moves EVERYWHERE!!  He rolls and rolls and rolls some more.  And then he does a little scooting and turning and gets to where he wants to be. He is so stinking adorable.  See for yourself!

Sorry thats a side ways picture.  Im unsure how to even use blogger anymore.  *sigh*

Corbin will be THREE next MONTH!  Wow!!  It's crazy how fast time flies.  He loves his little brother and his little brother LOVE him.  It is the most incredible thing to watch how much Garrett LOVES Corbin.  If Corbin so much as looks at Garrett, Garrett is LAUGHING!!  Its is SOOO adorable!!  wow.  I just love it.  I have tons of stories and hopefully I will get around to writing a "Funny things that happen at the Waddell's House" post soon.  

Clynt and I.  I never post much about us, but we, too, have had some fun changes.  My photography business has grown leaps and bounds over the past couple of months!  It has been amazing.  Im loving being able to make pretty good money and set my own schedule, and do something that I LOVE.  You should check out www.picturemechic.com and see some of our work.  Hopefully we'll update in the next week or so with some of the sessions from this past month.  Anywho, blessings.

And Clynt is now at a new company!  After much prayer, we decided that Clynt needed pursue other options for both career growth and financial growth for our family. Within a week of applying for what seemed like the perfect job, Clynt was offered an amazing salary as a pipe materials manager for Bechtel.  He started last Monday and it has been going well.  He is still learning the ins and outs of the new company, but is really enjoying it!

OK, I have 2 little boys needing more attention right now, so i have to go!

Cloth Diapering my newborn!

As many of you know, I didnt start cloth diapering Corbin until he was 15 Months because that was when I decided to take the jump into being a Stay at Home Mom. I did it for the environmental factor, but the money saving part was totally awesome too.  I only bought 1 type of diaper, and I loved it.  So until Garrett came, I had still only used the one type.  I had done lots of research and decided to not use a one-size diaper on my newborn, so I went on a mission to buy several kinds.  All of which are so different.  I LOVED Lil Joeys the first 3 weeks, but he quickly out grew them.  They were wonderful though. I also had some BG XSmall and Small and some FB small also. I used them all and they were okay.  I also used Green Mountain prefolds with covers.  While I really liked those, they just would be soaking wet after an hour or 2,  so he needed to be changed very often.  Then I started using my Kissaluv size 0s.  I was in love.  They are very expensive because you have to buy the diaper and a seperate cover, but we did not have any leaks and they absorbed so much more than the prefolds.  The FB and the BG leaked relatively often with Garrett.  Now that he is 3 months, he is getting to wear he is a little big for my Kissaluv 0s, so I have moved on to the Best Bottoms one size now.  These are what I used with Corbin.  They are a one size shell but sized inserts.  The are trim and do NOT leak!  I love them!!  I wasnt sure that they would work for both of my kids so perfectly because no diapers work for all kids, but these are wonderful!   They are so easy, so light to pack because I only need one shell and a few inserts vs bring a few big diapers.  He doesnt have to go up a full size in cloths in them because they are much smaller than the KS0s.  And anything that doesnt leak is perfect in my book.  I love them yet again!

A couple side notes, we have skinny long kids, so that makes a difference, if you have short and chunky, they may not work as well.  dunno.   And Garrett also only poops 1-2 times per week.  These diapers do not have as much of a coverage as far as the sides go because it is just an insert with a cover, not a full on diaper.  So explosive breast fed poos generally mean changing the shell and the inserts, which is not any different than changing the whole thing anyways, but you would need more covers if you have a kiddos that has messy poops several times a day.  Does that make sense.

But for use Best Bottoms are the best diaper for my 3 months old and for my 2 year old (which is no longer wearing his, because he's POTTY TRAINED!!!).  Not that Im super excited or anything ;)

Okay, that's my cloth diaper review for now!

Life as a mom of 2....

is crazy!!  I am blessed to have 2 healthy little boys.  But, man is it a lot more work than just having one.  I am potty training, nursing, and still having to do everything else that was done before.  Not only do you have to get one child in the car, you have to get 2 children,  2 bags, extra everything, and so on and so forth.  If you go to the store, you better only have a list of a couple of things because you have one kid in the cart and one kid in the top of the cart.  You have to listen to one child cry for food, while the other is telling you "mommy, Im hungy".   It is a whole lot more work than it was with just one!

But it is sooo worth it!  I love the days where Corbin starts searching for Garrett because Corbin wakes up first, or the times when Garrett is crying and Corbin is saying "go pick him up!".  Its so stinking adorable.  Their is hardly ever a time where at least one of my kids is not smiling, laughing, cooing or talking.  Its so stinking adorable.  I love to imagine how good of friends they will be (and the fights they will get in).  I can't wait to continue to watch them grow.

I am trying to take things less for granted this time.  With Corbin, I wanted him to walk and talk and everything so early and I didnt embrace the moment like I should have,  This time,  I realize how fast things fly by.  It is amazing how fast they grow up!  Garrett is 3 months now, and Corbin is going to be 3 in December!!  Its absolutely crazy!

Corbin is talking up a storm and says and does some of the cutest things ever.  I love watching him grow.  Its amazing!  and Garrett is rolling and cooing and laughing like crazy.  Here are Garrett;s 3 month pictures:

 
Lately in my world, my photography business has been taking of!  It is amazing what the Lord is doing in my life to allow me to help my family financially some, while still being able to stay at home with my boys.  I praise HIM for that!  Check out www.picturemechic.com.   Its not completely in order as we are working on our new portfolio page, but it gives a small idea what Ive been up to!

Wow!

I don't believe it has been 2 months since I blogged. I have been having lap top problems, and am only on my desktop when Im working, so I just have not had the time to do much of anything on the computer. 

Garrett will be 3 months old next week!!  How crazy is that?  He is sleeping through the night, napping when Corbin naps, rolling over, and smiling all the time.  The little boy is a blast to have around. Though he likes to be held quite a bit! He was doing perfect at his 2 month check up and so everything is just going great.

Corbin is a great big brother.  He loves having Garrett around and wonders where he is at if he is not in the room.  He too is doing wonderful.  Talking up and storm and POTTY TRAINING!  YAH!  He is no longer in diapers except for pull ups for bed time.  He only has a couple accidents a week and so he is doing very well.  I am super proud of him.

So, all in all life is good in the Waddell world.  Here are a few pictures of my guys lately.