tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7269204687783201241Fri, 17 Feb 2012 01:07:17 +0000cloth diapersmovingpicturesillnessearth daymilestonebreast cancer awarenessweddingBugbirthblog awardsaboutphotosmamasbaby 3KolcraftregretsswagbucksmothersHBACzoohomeschoolingfamilyscentsyconcertsoftbumsprdisclosuregiveawaysupdatewednesdaywordlessnew jobhalloweendoctorPR Disclosurereviewspregnantbirthdayrockin greenhomebirth. VBACBooBoocesareanvacationprincessgrowthone yearmusiccrawlingfirstblogheat waveDanny the Dragonallergiesbreastfeedingtwitterjuicy babyawardsmarriedhard rockbabywearingsickshotscheckupEasterParty in a Bagsnowfluffpregnancyhttp://lifewithboobooandbug.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Jess (Life with BooBoo and Bug))Blogger72125LifeWithBoobooAndBughttp://feedburner.google.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7269204687783201241.post-7745557897885297545Thu, 07 Oct 2010 19:41:00 +00002010-10-07T15:52:07.719-04:00baby 3pregnancyBugupdatefamilyBug is napping so I have a few minutes to update.Bug has officially been walking for TWO WEEKS!!! She is no longer a baby, but a toddler :( But that is ok because her little face just lights up everytime she walks across the room. She has also added a few words to her vocabulary. She can say dada, mama!, gacie (gracie), woof woof (dog), and she thinks it is hilarious to call J by his first name! http://lifewithboobooandbug.blogspot.com/2010/10/updates-updates.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jess (Life with BooBoo and Bug))2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7269204687783201241.post-742431523936801998Sun, 03 Oct 2010 12:57:00 +00002010-10-03T09:26:08.828-04:00scentsybreast cancer awarenessOctober is Breast Cancer Awareness month. All month we will see color Pink everywhere, supporting everyone who has been touched by breast cancer. Women are reminded to give themselves self-exams. I have the hopes of attending the Susan G. Komen 3-day for the Cure either next year (or the year after, since Baby #3 will only be 3 months at the time next summer).Now, what most of you do not know is http://lifewithboobooandbug.blogspot.com/2010/10/breast-cancer-awareness-and-scentsy.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jess (Life with BooBoo and Bug))0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7269204687783201241.post-5451714652755930926Fri, 01 Oct 2010 17:00:00 +00002010-10-18T21:16:39.535-04:00giveawayssoftbumscloth diapers**Giveaway is now CLOSED! All extra entries from my blog will be compiled with all extra entries from other participating blogs. 23 winners will then be chosen! GOOD LUCK!**SoftBums Mystery Product Unveiling Blog Event(and a chance to win a FREE iPad!)*See the video online now @ http://www.loveclothdiapers.blogspot.com/Everyone loves a good Mystery, and a little giveaway at the end is always goodhttp://lifewithboobooandbug.blogspot.com/2010/10/softbums-mystery-diaper-event.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jess (Life with BooBoo and Bug))158tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7269204687783201241.post-4272848969607935505Thu, 23 Sep 2010 21:08:00 +00002010-09-23T17:24:16.069-04:00allergiesBuggrowthcheckupBug's 12 month check up was Monday (even though she is now 13 1/2 months old). I am still a little emotional about the whole situation. Bug's weight is of MAJOR concern. She has always been tiny but between her 9 month checkup and now she has gain ONE pound!!! I feed her 3 meals a day plus 2 snacks and she eats nearly everything. When we met with the doctor in May he said Bug would be fine to http://lifewithboobooandbug.blogspot.com/2010/09/lost-confused-and-feeling-like-failure.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jess (Life with BooBoo and Bug))3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7269204687783201241.post-5542931183268235835Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:43:00 +00002010-08-31T10:51:25.008-04:00baby 3homebirth. VBACpregnantfamilyHBACthat J and I were done trying to make a baby until at least December or January? Well... WE'RE PREGNANT!!!!!! Yup. Apparently that's what happens when you quit trying. I see the doctor in a couple of weeks for my first appointment but as of right now Baby #3's due date is 4/27/2011. I plan on discussing my VBAC options with my doctor and if things do not go like I hope, then I will also be http://lifewithboobooandbug.blogspot.com/2010/08/so-remember-when-i-said.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jess (Life with BooBoo and Bug))2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7269204687783201241.post-3932663605395584284Fri, 20 Aug 2010 17:11:00 +00002010-08-20T14:07:25.728-04:00regretshomebirth. VBACBugfamilybirthBooBoocesareanI have been fighting some regret lately about both my girls births. While J and I have been working on baby #3, I have been researching everything I can about VBACs. I know in my heart that is what I want at the end of our next pregnancy (whenever that may be). I have gone through labor, been dilated to 10cm and even pushed but never had the chance to complete a vaginal birth. I feel like it is http://lifewithboobooandbug.blogspot.com/2010/08/sometimes-i-think-i-regret-birth.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jess (Life with BooBoo and Bug))2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7269204687783201241.post-1941305869073373574Mon, 16 Aug 2010 19:15:00 +00002010-08-16T15:15:23.961-04:00BugbabywearingillnessfamilyMy beautiful little Bug has Roseola. *For those who do not know what Roseola is, it's a virus whose characteristics are a super high fever for 3-5 days and then after the fever breaks, a rash that starts on the trunk then spreads. Bug woke up Wednesday very cranky and feverish. I figured she had finally caught the cold that was going around. Since we had managed to purchase our first woven wrap http://lifewithboobooandbug.blogspot.com/2010/08/roseola-oh-no.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jess (Life with BooBoo and Bug))2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7269204687783201241.post-4971220080939172575Thu, 12 Aug 2010 13:30:00 +00002010-08-12T09:30:00.194-04:00firstBugbirthdayfamilyBooBooWe held Bug's first birthday party at Delaware State Park in Delaware, OH on Saturday. We did not have over the top decorations and I made the cupcakes. We had close friends and family attend because Bug is still at the iffy stage with people. It was a great party and here's how it went down. 2:00am the night before the party, I am up finishing cupcakes because I insisted on making them myself. Ihttp://lifewithboobooandbug.blogspot.com/2010/08/1st-birthday-party.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jess (Life with BooBoo and Bug))2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7269204687783201241.post-2480200185273670038Wed, 11 Aug 2010 13:54:00 +00002010-08-11T10:19:50.460-04:00one yearBugbirthdayfamilyphotos(I'll post all about Bug's Birthday party tomorrow) http://lifewithboobooandbug.blogspot.com/2010/08/ww-year-of-bug-warning-picture-heavy.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jess (Life with BooBoo and Bug))2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7269204687783201241.post-4435018516490405783Fri, 06 Aug 2010 01:46:00 +00002010-08-05T22:11:05.701-04:00one yearBugfamilybreastfeedingBooBooIn honor of World Breastfeeding Week and the fact that my youngest daughter's birthday is in the same week, I thought I would write a short post about my 2nd time around.With my oldest daughter, BooBoo, I knew I wanted to breastfeed. I read all about the benefits, pros, cons and everything in between. She and I had a few problems but we managed to breastfeed for an amazing 14 months. When we http://lifewithboobooandbug.blogspot.com/2010/08/1-year-of-breastfeeding.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jess (Life with BooBoo and Bug))2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7269204687783201241.post-3341359455648945785Thu, 05 Aug 2010 19:45:00 +00002010-08-05T21:16:39.768-04:00one yearBugbirthdayfamilyOne, 1, One, 1, One....I have been repeating this to myself for the past week and I still cannot believe that my little Bug is officially a year old. I know it sounds cliche to say that it feels like only yesterday that we were at the hospital loving our newest bundle of joy but that really is how it feels. I remember going through the c-section and the minute that bloody, chubby little face was http://lifewithboobooandbug.blogspot.com/2010/08/happy-birthday-brynley.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jess (Life with BooBoo and Bug))0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7269204687783201241.post-5886521872303402507Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:36:00 +00002010-07-29T09:15:06.374-04:00one yearBugfamilyI can't believe that this time last year I was starting my maternity leave. I was cleaning and flip-flopping our bedroom and living room in our apartment. Looking at every possible website/store learning about cloth diapers and wishing I had known about them sooner (but that's another post). It amazes me that one year ago my beautiful Bug (who is now almost walking) was inside me. I can still http://lifewithboobooandbug.blogspot.com/2010/07/countdown-to-one-mini-memory-posts.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jess (Life with BooBoo and Bug))0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7269204687783201241.post-7900922421482876324Wed, 28 Jul 2010 13:01:00 +00002010-07-28T09:08:33.112-04:00BugwednesdayfamilywordlessBooBoohttp://lifewithboobooandbug.blogspot.com/2010/07/wordless-wednesday-if-you-give-booboo.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jess (Life with BooBoo and Bug))1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7269204687783201241.post-243846625300883208Wed, 14 Jul 2010 15:24:00 +00002010-07-14T12:50:10.565-04:00wednesdayfamilywordlessBooBoohttp://lifewithboobooandbug.blogspot.com/2010/07/wordless-wednesday-shootin-some-hoops.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jess (Life with BooBoo and Bug))1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7269204687783201241.post-4600602591334788076Fri, 09 Jul 2010 14:25:00 +00002010-07-09T10:37:06.775-04:00heat waveBugBooBooOk, well it really was a heat wave up until the thunderstorms last night. Now it's just humid and sticky out. But yesterday the temperature managed to reach right around 100 degrees. We don't have air conditioning in our apartment so it was over 90 degrees inside. Yeah, I know :( Thankfully today it's about 76-78 degrees in the apartment but the humidity is making everything feel wet. The girls http://lifewithboobooandbug.blogspot.com/2010/07/its-like-heat-wave.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jess (Life with BooBoo and Bug))0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7269204687783201241.post-2629272438772286199Tue, 06 Jul 2010 13:16:00 +00002010-07-06T09:52:00.610-04:00BugbirthdayfamilybreastfeedingWe are officially one month away from my little baby Bug's FIRST birthday!!! I have started to go into this panic mode where I am excited and sad at the same time. I am so excited for her birthday but it also means Bug will technically no longer be my "baby". Everyday Bug proves to me that she is becoming a big girl. About three days after she started crawling, Bug also started pulling herself uphttp://lifewithboobooandbug.blogspot.com/2010/07/11-months-and-counting.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jess (Life with BooBoo and Bug))0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7269204687783201241.post-426633581736721007Sat, 19 Jun 2010 01:37:00 +00002010-06-18T22:48:03.509-04:00doctorgrowthBooBooA couple of months ago I wrote about BooBoo's size being a concern for her pediatrician and on a smaller scale, me. She was a 9lb 4oz, 20 3/4in newborn who gradually became more petite finally settling into her current size of a 32lb, 37 1/4in 4 year old. She has been around the 5th-10th percentile for the past two years and the only reason the pediatrician was concerned was because BooBoo http://lifewithboobooandbug.blogspot.com/2010/06/nothing-to-worry-about.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jess (Life with BooBoo and Bug))1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7269204687783201241.post-827390638857316825Sat, 12 Jun 2010 13:20:00 +00002010-06-12T09:36:51.370-04:00BugmilestonefamilycrawlingBug is finally crawling!!!! She officially started on Wednesday at 10 months and 4 days old. BooBoo and I were both in shock when we first saw her do it. It was one of those "Did she really just do that?" moments. Three days later she is an old pro at the whole thing. I swear it's like she's been crawling for months. I've had to go babygate crazy in the apartment because she just moves so fast! http://lifewithboobooandbug.blogspot.com/2010/06/what-week-its-been-for-bug.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jess (Life with BooBoo and Bug))0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7269204687783201241.post-540315260736607529Fri, 11 Jun 2010 12:53:00 +00002010-06-11T09:07:46.560-04:00movingfamilynew jobAs I mentioned in my last post, J has found a new job! He was only out of work for two weeks. I am not counting the part-time job that was the reason for conflict with his previous company because he quit there when he started the current job. He is now a full-time Manager-in-Training for Enterprise rent-a-car. He really likes his job because it's sales and my husband is a natural salesman. The http://lifewithboobooandbug.blogspot.com/2010/06/j-found-new-job.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jess (Life with BooBoo and Bug))0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7269204687783201241.post-2990894844929240883Mon, 07 Jun 2010 02:22:00 +00002010-06-06T22:30:48.601-04:00Bugupdatenew jobBooBooHello Wonderful Readers,I know it has been almost a month since my last post but life has been crazy. It's bedtime now and I have had a looooong day so I just wanted to give you a quick update and I'll be posting longer posts in the coming days. J's job search went really well! In less than two weeks out of work he managed to find a manager in training position. The only problem is that his job http://lifewithboobooandbug.blogspot.com/2010/06/yes-were-still-alive.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jess (Life with BooBoo and Bug))0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7269204687783201241.post-6520021809063835568Sat, 15 May 2010 13:21:00 +00002010-05-15T09:51:13.377-04:00J was asked to resign from his job on Tuesday. He has been the assistant manager for over two years and bounced through 4 different stores. He has run two of those stores without a store manager. And they ask him to either resign and leave on good terms or go on unpaid leave and wait to meet with his regional manager. Awesome, because we don't have two little ones at home and because I'm http://lifewithboobooandbug.blogspot.com/2010/05/j-had-to-quit-his-job-and-i-am-furious.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jess (Life with BooBoo and Bug))3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7269204687783201241.post-1799935036631222925Thu, 13 May 2010 12:13:00 +00002010-05-13T08:39:25.822-04:00BugfamilycheckupYesterday was Bug's 9 month checkup and it went a lot better than I thought it would. Other than the fact that the peditrician and his staff are slower than molasses. It should not take two hours at the pediatrician's when you are the only patient. But anyways, back to the appointment.Bug is doing well developmentally but the doctor is concerned that she is not crawling yet so he told me to give http://lifewithboobooandbug.blogspot.com/2010/05/bugs-9-month-checkup.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jess (Life with BooBoo and Bug))0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7269204687783201241.post-6674642063237610159Wed, 12 May 2010 12:30:00 +00002010-05-12T08:53:03.163-04:00BugwednesdayfamilywordlessBooBoohttp://lifewithboobooandbug.blogspot.com/2010/05/wordless-wednesday-outdoor-play.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jess (Life with BooBoo and Bug))0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7269204687783201241.post-3844345359591802191Sun, 09 May 2010 12:27:00 +00002010-05-09T08:36:55.002-04:00mothersmamasI just want to wish all the mothers, mommys, mamas, and moms out there a wonderful Mother's Day! Whether this is your 1st or your 50th Mother's Day, it is nice to have a day of recognition for all the hard work we do. I like to consider every day Mother's day because I am a mama everyday! Have a wonderful day ladies! You deserve it!!!http://lifewithboobooandbug.blogspot.com/2010/05/happy-mothers-day.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jess (Life with BooBoo and Bug))1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7269204687783201241.post-9069616559748915444Fri, 07 May 2010 01:34:00 +00002010-05-06T21:52:12.920-04:00BugfamilyBooBooWhy am I so excited? Well, because my sister is PREGNANT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!That's right, I'm going to be an Aunt, again. My sister has been trying to get pregnant for 8+ months and last month was the month they did not bother trying and...BAM! Insta-baby!!! My sister and brother-in-law also have my 5 year old nephew at home and he is dead-set that his new sibling is going to be a boy. There is no http://lifewithboobooandbug.blogspot.com/2010/05/i-am-so-excited.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jess (Life with BooBoo and Bug))0