New Night-time trainers

So I've decided that during this "nesting" phase of my pregnancy, I'm going to be doing a lot of sewing. I've got a lot planned, and it's going to be a lot of work, but it will keep me from going crazy these next couple of months.

Here's the plan:

12 fitted newborn diapers

6 newborn diaper covers

48 cloth wipes

12 pairs of cloth, waterproof, night-time trainers for Bella (like, cloth pull-ups)

Because of the crazy amount of sewing I'm going to be doing, and because I want it to be really good quality (to last through multiple kids), I finally broke down and bought a serger:

So far, I've finished the 48 wipes:

And after finding a good pattern to kinda go off of, and making a couple major improvements to it, I finally successfully made my first pair of night-time trainers for Bella:

I can make them to be pulled-on only (like the ones pictured) or, I can put Aplix (hook and loop, like velcro, only stronger) on the sides to be taken off easily for accidents.

She wore them last night, and they were a success in my book - they didn't leak at ALL, they had a good level of absorbancy to where she could feel the wetness, but she also wasn't sopping when she wet... and they fit good too! YAY! :) Maybe this will help her get trained at night finally.

The first fitted diaper is in the workings...I'm waiting on my Aplix to get here...

I'll post pictures when I get one done.

Cumberland Island

So I posted about Orlando, but never got around to posting about cumberland Island. The day that Neil's parents left us, my parents came to visit for about a week. It was fabulous to be able to spend that much time with them for a change. They have been here twice in the past, once when Bella was born, and once for her first birthday. Both times they were here a grand total of about 2 days. And when I go home to visit, they are usually both working, so I still don't get to see them nearly as much as we did this time around - so wonderful!

The biggest thing we did while they were here was go to Cumberland Island, finally! We've lived here for 3 years and haven't been yet. Isn't it amazing how we never really do the "tourist" stuff where we live unless someone comes to visit? It's just crazy.

We took the Ferry from Downtown St. Marys to Cumberland Island at about 9am. We took a guided tour of all the ruins, and the history behind the island, then stopped to have lunch.

ready for a day of hiking...

some of the ruins...I think this is called the Dutchess.

Just a glimpse of our hike. I learned that Palmettos can survive forest fires, and the trees get all twisty-like because of the winds off the coast. interesting... and beautiful too!

Bella taking a catnap on Daddy's back...

Then we headed to the beach. And let me just say, it was the best beach I have ever been to in the States. Of course, the Atlantic coast is much better by far than the Gulf, but this tops all of the local beaches by FAR! better than Fernandina Beach, and better than Jax Beach...and the best part of all, was that because the only way you can get to the island is by boat, there were hardly any people there. :)

Me and my Daddy...

We headed back on the 2:45 Ferry - fully content with the amount of time we spent - and promising that we would return sometime soon. :)