February was bizzzzy.

February was a big month for us! We started off the month by taking our first big trip to Washington. A few bumps in the road to start with. We had a pitstop in Centralia, where I realized I forgot my nursing cover. The lunch crowd at BK got quite a site as Norah cried and mom tried not to flash the world. 30 minutes and some chicken strips later, we were back on the road. On our way up to Sumner to visit my brother and his family for the night. My niece, Hannah, lent us her room for the night. They had a cradle set up for Norah at the foot of the bed. We enjoyed a delicious steak dinner and Hansen family time.

Hannah and Norah

Our welcome sign in "Hannah's Suite"

Aunt Bobbi and Uncle Kelly

We then hopped the narrows bridge over to my old stomping grounds, Gig Harbor. One of my best friends was having her baby shower for a baby girl who is due in March. It was so great to see her (although we see each other weekly) and her family.

Norah finally made it back to dad's arms after wooing all the moms and grammas (to-be)

Unfortunately, I did not pay enough attention to my own needs. We returned from Washington and I had a clogged milk duct. It is one of the most painful things I have experienced (since giving birth, that is).  After some heating pads and lots of wincing while nursing, it unclogged throughout the week. Note to self, Jen's ducts are numero uno.

Cloth diapers. First off, we starting researching cloth diapering when we were early on in the pregnancy. I ran into this site: http://www.diaperdecisions.com/pages/cost_of_cloth_diapers.php. It gave us a good comparison financially. We told ourselves that as soon as we were finished with the box of disposables around 2 months, we would start on that investment we had made before Norah came. We chose to use the brand Best Bottom. Why?
1) Recommended by friends of our who are cloth diapering.
2) Available at a local baby shop in Hillsboro (also online at www.mypreciouskid.com). We were able to touch and feel a number of cloth diapers. Also doing much research on www.diaperpin.com and comparing brands. There are hundreds!
3) Nitty gritty - the cloth part comes out of the liner. If she just pees, we don't have to wash the whole darn diaper. There is no mesh to dig poop out of. We bought 14 cloth liners and 10 waterproof covers. We've been doing most-time cloth diapering (disposables at night...easier on mom) and are loving it. We now only use about 14 disposables a week instead of a billion. It has also bumped her up to most 6 months clothes since her "cotton-butt" is so big.
4) These diapers will fit her [theoretically] until she's potty training. 

"line dry" in Oregon happens inside with twine

Before baby girl came, we won a $50 gift card at the store where we [already] bought our diapers. So we used the money to get a poo-sprayer aka bidet for diapers. Attaches to the toilet so we can spray off the poo instead of soaking. Helps keep em clean and her room smell not terrible. Our total cost to start out with cloth diapering came in around $120 (along with the gifts from showers).

Other photos:

He gets cozy...sometimes too cozy.

We love our hands!