One thing people say about having kids that I've discovered to be true is that you can make all kinds of plans when you're expecting, but babies are individuals, and you can't really predict how they'll react to the world once they arrive. Steele and I made lots of plans. For anyone keeping track, here's how things stand:cloth diapering -- currently not using the cloth diapers because of Betty's diaper rash, which did not respond well at all to the Nystatin but seems to do best with disposable diapers and Boudreaux's butt paste.
breastfeeding -- currently still breastfeeding though still with some discomfort. It's not the blissful experience we had planned. I've learned not to think long term though. One good feeding does not mean we'll be doing this a month or even a week from now, but then one bad feeding doesn't mean we have to quit either.
garden/home made baby food -- currently our side of the garden is a jungle of weeds and plants gone to seed (except for the okra, which grows best when left alone in the hot sun). Tray, however, has kindly given us plenty of veggies from his side, and today I pureed and froze about 2 quarts of squash that Betty can eat once she's about six months old.
no TV -- We're still sticking to this plan! We'd like to keep Betty from watching TV until she's 2 years old just in case the studies are right and it scrambles baby brains. When things were unraveling with the breastfeeding and the garden and the cloth diapers, this was the one plan we had any control over and we were determined to keep it (even though we'd love to watch 30 Rock while we're eating, and Betty is almost never asleep at suppertime).
Since she doesn't get to watch TV, Betty enjoys watching the aquarium that attaches to her bouncy chair.
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