Water Pump Issues

Recently our water pump had been losing pressure. Someone would have to go in and "turn it off and on again" (IT Crowd reference, if you haven't seen the show it's hilarious.). So Jon called the people who put the well in, and they came with their truck. Then at one point there were two trucks. Apparently the piece that sits in the well at the bottom was sitting in YUCK. Once he pulled it out to replace part of it he couldn't put it back in as deep. So long story short something is going on with the well. He'll be back at some point with a camera to cram it down in there. Hopefully by doing that, they'll be able to see if there is anything concerning going on. In the meantime he replaced part of the pump and the switch in the house. Now our water for a little bit is brown, dirty water brown. We'll deal with this for a few days till things in the well settle out again. In the meantime so I don't ruin any of our good cloth diapers washing in dirty water, we've switched to pre-folds and covers. I'm washing her overnight diaper now, like I always do (they are so cheap that if they get ruined it's not a giant deal to replace them). I'll probably wash tomorrow, or Friday morning depending on what the water looks like. Great thing about pre-folds is they clean up easily, and don't hold on to the stink like microfiber does so I can go a little longer before I wash without issues.

We changed Kaylee's schedule a little. She now goes to bed at 8pm with the other kids. Up until this morning she had been getting up with them. This morning she slept till 6:45am. I was completely surprised. I guess she is finally realizing she can sleep later then 6am. That or the kids were quiet enough that she was able to sleep a little later. I'll take it.

Well that's all for now.

The reasons why... I do some of the things I do.

Why do you do that? There have been people that ask me this. For those of you that don't know, I cloth diaper my youngest. Also, she's still breastfed. I can see people asking why I cloth diaper. It goes against some sort of societal norm, or something. Seems to me I'm just doing what people started out doing before there were other options. In todays society though, I'm going a little against the grain.

I cloth diaper, because there is enough trash in this world. Babies are supposed to be a joy, not an environmental burden. If I have another baby, I'll cloth diaper as soon as that black tar stuff has worked it's way out. I'm breastfeeding still, because my baby doesn't eat right still. If she eats crappy during the day, at least I have the peace of mind that she's still getting the nutrition that she needs.

What I'm doing doesn't work for everyone. Breastfeeding for some isn't easy, it's work. After we past the 6 month mark it was smooth sailing. Cloth diapering isn't for everyone. I don't mind the extra laundry, to know that I'm not going to run out and have to buy diapers.

We don't all parent the same way. In our society though if someone is following the norms there is no judgement on them. For those of us that choose to do things our way, for our own reasons get "the look". Sometimes it's even the "Oh yeah? Why would you do that?".

It's easy, I do it because it's what works for my family. I do it, because it's what I feel is best for my baby. Do I need a better reason for not giving the diaper company's or formula company's money? I think not.  

Ramblings

Sitting on the couch with Ice Age playing in the background. Just laid Kaylee down for her first nap, so I can still hear her. She is off and on babbling and fussing. Since she didn't sleep well last night she is already bordering being overtired. My hubby left this morning for a 4 day business trip, and I already miss him. I hate when he has to leave thankfully he does it so infrequently. I can hear the washer going. I have the kids laundry to wash today, so that will be a sound that will be fairly constant today. I have school reading to do, and I'd like a nap. Nothing sounds better right now then sitting here with my cup of coffee. I had a good summer, but like always it ended too soon. With my school schedule though, this year should be easier to manage. I'm taking less classing and making sure there is a short break of a few weeks in between semesters. I'm hoping this set up with stop me from feeling so burned out at the end of the year. Baby is still not walking, but once she starts life will be non-stop. Not like it's not now, but it will be even more go, go, go, if that makes sense. These are the things that get forgotten as the kids get older. How much work they are. I think this happens because we remember the fun times. The things we loved about the times when they were small makes us forget the frustrating times. Refusing naps, screaming fits, the constantly telling them "NO", are all forgotten. I remember now, incase there was a doubt.

Well I guess it's time for me to go have breakfast, should do it now incase baby decides she doesn't want to nap just yet.