Brenda’s Pregnancy Journal

Grandpa & Grandma Prestrud arrived yesterday! It’s so wonderful to have them here. And for the first time..someone besides Charlie got to feel Elliot move! My mom & grandma did @ the same time - he gave them a nice little kick hello!

We all went to Charlie & Danny’s game & they won, but poor Dan got sick & even though he played well, he didn’t get to play much b/c of how sick he was. You should’ve been there to see six of us adults squeeze into Charlie’s truck for the ride home!

Today I am at work…while everyone else is home. BUMMER. But I really want to save all my time for when Elliot comes…I know it’s a smart decision, and being here really isn’t all that bad.

So….I think the internet has a way of making me crunchy!! For those who haven’t heard that term before, it is used to refer to someone who does things ‘naturally’ - the term came from granola  - it being healthy & natural …and, well - crunchy.  So as I spend time on the net, on message boards, etc. and learn more & more about different ways of doing things, I keep getting interested in crunchy stuff.  Right now I am very seriously considering cloth diapering. There are many reasons to consider it, number one being saving money! They are also healthier for baby & environment, as well as the modern ones are practically as simple as disposables - with the exception of having to wash them. But because I’ll be a stay-at-home-mom (SAHM from now on) & we have a washer & dryer I dont’ think that will be a big issue. I am doing tons of reading on the topic, then discussing it all with Charlie. Sometimes I think for sure I’ll do it - other times I’m not so sure. It will be cheaper to begin with, but then w/ subsequent children - using the same cloth diapers it could literally save us thousands of dollars - I have a hard time not giving that some serious consideration. Plus, the covers on cloth diapers nowdays are so cute - they come in just about every design imaginable - way cuter than ’sposies.