Cotton Booty: Pin the Diaper on the Baby

This is my very first Cotton Booty subscription box! I was so excited today when I found out that I was finally getting it in the mail. I did cheat a little to see what other people have gotten in their boxes on Instagram, but no girl boxes were posted. So here is my little girls box. I love it! This month's box is adorable and everything in the box I can absolutely use! Yay!

So I have provided a picture above to show you everything that is in it, and I want to go over it in detail.

First things first is the diaper. Cutest girly print ever, right?!

This is a Bummis brand Super Whisper Wrap that is just a cover, but they provided a Snappi(in the color PINK I might add!) and one of the Bummis organic cotton prefold to go with it. Now I am not one for Velcro, but for nighttime this will be awesome. I am still trying to find a nighttime solution for my daughter and haven’t quite found it yet. Maybe this will get me going in the right direction.

Super Whisper Wrap with organic cotton prefold- $16.95

Snappi(Remember, PINK!)- $3.95

The next neat thing that was in the box was a teething bangle. As soon as I opened the box I couldn’t wait to give it to my little girl. She snatched it right up and started chewing on it. She loves it! I can easily wear this as a bangle or I can something like a ribbon to make it into a necklace so that I can always have it with me to keep her occupied. The only con about this item for me was that I was hoping for a colored one, but that’s alright, that just means it’ll go with anything I got on! ;)

Smart Mom Teething Bling Bangle: $12.99

Last thing is the sample. I am always up for trying different cleansing/lotion type of products. My son gets eczema easily(although it has improved)he still gets little dry spots on his body if I fail to put lotion on that area. This sample is from the Aden+Anais shop online. Free of all that yucky stuff that we all need to stay away from. I’m excite to try it! Smells so good too!

Mum&Bub by Aden+Anais- $1.00 a sample

If you add all of these products up it comes up to pretty close to $35!!! I only paid $25 for my box so that’s  $10 more than what I paid for.

Well, you interested?! I just know that you are dying to get one of these fabulous boxes! Go on over to CottonBooty.com and sign up! 

Thank you Cotton Booty! I love this box and I can’t wait for the next one to blog about!

-Jess

Potty Training: Day 4

You can read about the beginning of our potty training journey HERE

It's been going really well! 

Josiah has not peed once on the floor since Day 3. He did do a poop and pee over nap time today. But that's OK, nap time and bed time accidents are harder to master. It'll take a few more weeks before he gets that down. 

Today we did a bold thing and let Josiah go out in public with his big kid underwear and NO plastic pants. He did so well! We went to the splash pad, so I'm sure that he probably did a little tinkle in the water. 

He is getting the hang of the potty training thing. 

No more diapers for this guy! 

He'll be rockin the big kid underwear Sunday at church this weekend. Probably with plastic pants though just because I don't want to risk any accidents while he is in the children's area.

Look out ladies! Cause there is a new big boy in town. ;)

PS. Remember my Cotton Booty subscription? Yep! It's on the way! I can't wait to do a review for you guys!

Potty Training

Josiah is almost 2 1/2 years old. He has been showing some signs of ready to be potty trained for awhile now. Just recently I have been motivated to do it. My friend is getting her daughter(who is just over 1 1/2 years) to go potty and that kinda motivated me. Also, I figured that summertime would be the time to do it! He won't be freezing his little buns off with this 80-90 degree.

So far training a boy hasn't been too bad. He still has his mistakes.

On day one he had a lot of accidents. The first thing I did in the morning was explain to him, no more diapers! You are a big boy now! Time to go pee pee on the potty like mommy and daddy. "OK" he said. :) Then I showed him his big boy potty and we practiced a few times getting on and off the potty.

He peed more on the floor than in the potty that day. He probably did a couple of drops in the toilet.

Day 2 we were still getting use to it but he was determined. He peed a total of 4 times in the potty!! We still had to remind him quite a few times but he went in the right place!

This is day 3 of doing this and he has not peed on my floor yet! yay!

This morning was a huge deal because he woke up with a completely dry diaper! He peed all of his nighttime pee in the potty(which was a lot!). Not something that I was expecting. Way to go kid! I made him a special breakfast this morning because of it. Pancakes with strawberries and blueberries. yum! I even let him pour his own syrup. I was so proud of him that we had to celebrate some how. 

"Thank you" he said after his breakfast. He must have loved it! :)

The only thing that we still need to work on is the poop. Good thing I stocked up on carpet cleaner spray(I use the pet kind). Cause I have been cleaning up lots of those kinds of messes lately. Gross I know, but this is reality folks! 

We aren't at the end of the road yet, we still have a long while off but I am excited for him. 

Something that did happen this morning that I forgot to mention. He did have a small accident. He was right in the middle of pooping. He yelled "OH OH!!" mid-poop and ran to the toilet. 

Well at least he gets it! He had to clean up his poop mess just like all the other messes.

 I make him help me clean up his accidents, I think that helped with this process a lot.

I just want to put some pointers out there to moms who want to potty train their little boy and if your little man is ready, he should pick up on this potty training thing real quick.

I cloth diaper, but this can pertain to anyone really. Just be prepared for a lot of washing for awhile!

Put away all things that go on your childs bum that will make him/her feel dry when they wet.

Disposable diapers have a liner that will make them feel dry when they pee. If you cloth diaper and you use some of the fancy kinds they may have a stay dry inner liner. They need to feel wet when they pee, otherwise how would they know if they made an accident?

Use underwear and if you are concerned about the pee get those plastic pants that pull up.

We started using prefolds with covers for when he naps so he feels wet if he pees in his bed.

Naked time is better than you think.

All day at home we do naked time. Yes, it calls for a lot of pee messes, but they understand when they have made an accident. Also, they might have a hard time trying to figure out how to get their underwear down. They might make an accident by the toilet if they are struggling to pull down their underwear. If they are unfamiliar with undressing themselves then naked time at home is the way to go! 

Don't forget the potty!

I recommend getting the ones that go over the toilet that you already have. We have one that is small and sits closer to the floor but we never use it. We actually use it as a step stool to get to his regular potty. It's not like mommy and daddys potty so it's harder for him to envision peeing in it right now. It'll be easier for him to pee in it when he's a bit older.

Pottying on the Go?

For now we just put him on the public pottys backwards. You'll have to take their pants completely off to do this but it works! Or, you can get an on the go potty chair that fold up really nicely to go in your purse or diaper bag.

Here is one that walmart sells, pretty sure that you can get them anywhere though.

>>>>>>Travel Potty Seat<<<<<<

Well I think that's all I have to say. I have said pee, poop and potty more than I should have probably.

Hope these little things help! If there is anything else that I should add to my list then let me know!! I would love to know what you moms did to get your toddler on the pottying track!

-Jess

We go to the Beach!

First time going to the beach with my two kiddos this year. 

(This was last Monday(7/8) btw)

We had a blast! Ben didn't get to go this time but we hope to make a few outings(beach/camping) before the summer is up. So my mother took the kids and I instead.

The weather couldn't be anymore perfect. Sunny, slightly windy and the water was actually warm! 

Yes people! You heard right! Oregon beach water was warm for once.

Josiah and my mom had so much fun playing in the waves. Josiah kept on taking daring steps that were a little to far into the waves for my comfort. He is becoming such a dare devil now.

Eden had her feet in the sand for the first time. She being a baby, was unsure and couldn't care in the least. It was just a nice relaxing day on the beach. Eden and I sat back and there really wasn't a ton of people there. I nursed her out in the beautiful warm sun and she fell asleep from the sound of the waves. I would too! ;)

Beach fun

After a little fun of playing in the waves I had Josiah come back to play in the sand for a bit before we left to go and eat lunch at Mo's. I was craving some yummy clam chowder and theirs is one of the best around. 

It was a good day. Successful. Of course the kids were fussy at some time and I had to take Eden out of the restaurant because she would not stop crying. But hey, its my mommy life. :)

-Jess

Cotton Booty

As silly as that sounds, I'm sure that you'll love what I am going to be talking about!
I decided to switch my Julep box subscription.
Why? I really wanted something more for my kiddos and the nail polish thing just wasn't working for me in the fact that I don't have the time to paint my nails as much anymore.

So I switched to a cloth diaper subscription! How awesome is that?!
I haven't gotten in my first box yet but for this month rumor has it that there is going to be some teething jewelry. Which is great because I was planning on finding something like that for Meme anyway.

Once a month from Cotton Booty I will be getting a diaper(which usually is a well known brand) a fun item and a sample.

I was looking into last months and it looked pretty great!
A Bumkins diaper
A Bumkins Dr. Suess wet bag(I wish I had it!)
A sample for nursing moms to try.

Everything in the box retailed for over $30.

Either way I love surprises and if I don't particularly need what is in the box I know a lot of lady friends who wouldn't mind a little something. ;)

I am excited to see what is in this next box, I can't wait to review it for you ladies. :)

-Jess