tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80315028573210136282024-03-21T19:33:20.304-05:00College MomHer children rise up and call her blessed; Her husband also, and he praises her: “ Many daughters have done well, But you excel them all.” Charm is deceitful and beauty is passing, But a woman who fears the LORD, she shall be praised. - Proverbs 31:28-30Amanda Sandovalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07622978332392524319noreply@blogger.comBlogger84125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031502857321013628.post-21251978261730297922014-02-26T10:20:00.000-06:002014-02-27T09:29:59.859-06:00A Healing Journey<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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So, I’m a horribly inconsistent blogger, there’s no denying
it. But hopefully, now that I am done with school and have figured out the
ropes to my new job of Stay At Home Mom (well, as much as I’ll ever have
motherhood of 2 toddlers figured out), I will have more time for blogging!
Learning to balance the needs of my children (play, naps, healthy meals, etc.)
is the toughest job I’ve ever had, and the most rewarding. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Anywho, what has really been on my mind lately is healing.
It’s a LONG story…and I have a life, therefore I’m going to skip to the basics
and spare you the detailed journey to the present point in my life. <o:p></o:p></div>
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My daughter has suffered with severe constipation since she
was about a week old. I’m talking like only pooping once every 10 to 11 days,
painful kind of poops. I also suffered with painful poops and constipation my
entire childhood, but it got better as I entered my twenties and ate a more
varied diet. Also, since the age of 12 (maybe 11?) I have been dealing with
moderate acne that sometimes would <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">almost
</i>clear (especially in the summer time when I was outdoors a lot) and
frequently flare up.
Both of my children have eczema and recurring yeast diaper rashes.<o:p></o:p></div>
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As I looked for ways to heal my acne (not gonna lie, this
whole “health” discovery came from my pure anger and frustration at my acne not
going away, hello I’m not a teenager anymore!) I came across dietary changes as
a successful way to heal acne. The more I read, the more things clicked and the
more a-ha moments I had. I started remembering things from my childhood that
suddenly made sense, like chronic ear infections, daily tension headaches,
constipation, acne, bloating, dizziness, etc. One discovery led to
another—dairy free, gluten free—until I had read enough and came to the
conclusion that I had leaky gut (and had thus passed it on to my children
during birth). Yikes! As sucky as it was figuring out what the heck was causing
my seemingly unconnected symptoms, it was nice finally knowing what I could do
about it. A way to not only heal my acne, but my daughter’s constipations and
my son’s eczema?...heck yeah! Turns out, the SAD (standard American diet) diet
we were consuming is basically slowly killing us (and millions of other
people). Kind of like you can smoke for 30 years before lung cancer finally
finishes you off, or slowly be poisoned by asbestos before dying of cancer. My
first thought was great, all I have to do is change our diet. Yeahhh…changing
the way you eat isn’t that easy. See, I LOVE carbs, like I used to eat 3 bowls
of cereal a day, it’s my favorite food, besides cheesy bread, pizza, and ice
cream. You wanna know <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">why</i> it’s so
difficult for most people?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Because bad
bacteria in your gut are sending neurotransmitters (messages) to your brain
telling you to crave sugary foods and carbs because that’s what the bad bacterium
eat! Tricky, huh? And let me tell you, the first 3 days of eating a 100% whole
foods, grain-free, dairy-free, sugar-free, nut-free, egg-free diet was HELL. I
wanted BREAD! In any form! It seemed like each day I would cave in and “cheat”
by eating a handful of peanuts, or worse- melting honey and peanut butter in the
microwave to create a yummy gooey treat. Thus I came to the realization that
this strict of an elimination diet was not going to work for me. It may work
for many people, and I still think it is probably the most effective and
efficient, but it’s not going to work unless I adhere to it 100 percent. So, I
did some more digging, and found a gut-healing diet that is more on par with my
life and personality (I have NEVER been able to diet-I used to joke that’d I’d
rather work out all day than have to be on a diet). It is a temporary diet,
like most elimination diets are, that my family and I will be doing for 2
weeks. We then reassess the state of our gut by slowly reintroducing problem
foods (dairy, gluten, eggs, etc.) to see if we have a reaction. If nothing
happens, we continue with our lives eating a whole foods diet (no one should
ever go back to eating the SAD way). However, if there is a reaction, we
continue with the special diet for 4 more weeks, than reassess again. The book
that outlines this plan is The Inside Tract: Your Good Gut Guide to Great
Digestive Health, by Dr. Mullin. It’s a fascinating read, even if you don’t
follow his plan. <o:p></o:p></div>
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So, even though we (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">read
</i>I) failed at the GAPS diet in January, we have been eating a balanced whole
foods diet, with the only grain being the occasional sprouted spelt muffins
(home made, of course, with no refined sugar) since then. Some improvements
have occurred: the children no longer have a yeast rash and it has stayed away
for over a month, Prairie is pooping daily (sometimes 3x a day), my constipation
has gone away, and Jaime and I have both lost a few pounds. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Anway, the point of this post is to bring you all (if
anybody actually reads this) along on the journey with me; sort of like
accountability partners. I am hopeful that posting my progress on the world
wide web (with pictures, eek!) will give me motivation to finish. Because if I
fail, I’m not only disappointing myself, but I’d also be a liar and failure to
everyone else. <o:p></o:p></div>
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My health journey really started with my second pregnancy
almost 2 years ago, but I am just now <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">truly</i>
embarking on a healthy, healing journey to not only loose weight but improve my
quality of life and that of my family. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Now, time to “before” pics:<o:p></o:p></div>
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3 months postpartum with Prairie (last March): I had lost all of the baby weight and was about 163lbs.<br />
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Hips: 41.5in.<br />
Waist: 32.8in.<br />
Thighs: 21.27in.<br />
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February 20, 2014, about 145lbs. Can you tell that I've been working out 4 days a week for the past 2 weeks?! I'm happy with the progress and hope it continues. Now, to heal the gut and banish constipations, acne, and eczema FOREVER!<br />
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New measurements<br />
Hips: 37.5in.<br />
Waist: 31in.<br />
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<!--EndFragment-->Amanda Sandovalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07622978332392524319noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031502857321013628.post-47590050236600622292013-09-27T21:28:00.001-05:002013-09-27T21:28:56.648-05:00Soo...Yeah, it's been awhileI haven't blogged in awhile because my life was insanely busy this summer. Jaime was out of town all summer working, I have (had*) two kids under the age of 3, and was finishing my last semester at Iowa State. As of August 9, 2013 I am officially graduated!!! I am now enjoying being a stat at home mama :) WAY better than doing homework and sending the kids off to daycare (not to mention the $300/week we are saving)! Hopefully, I will be able to blog more, but honestly, I still have a lot on my plate. I REALLY want to catch up on my sewing to-do list, we are packing for the big move this December (a post on that tomorrow), and my two kids (obviously) need a lot of my attention, on top of daily chores.<br />
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Anywho, we went to Washington D.C. at the end of August to celebrate! So, here comes a large photo dump of my summer:<br />
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<br />Amanda Sandovalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07622978332392524319noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031502857321013628.post-59055812472742604632013-05-07T12:04:00.001-05:002013-05-07T12:04:21.393-05:00Time For a Photo Dump!I've been very busy with classes and learning to juggle two kiddos lately, so not much blogging going on. The funny thing is, I started this blog as a way to chronicle my experiences as a mom in college, but I rarely have the time because I'm busy...or too tired! Anywho, here are some pics of those two kiddos that keep me so busy :)<br />
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<br />Amanda Sandovalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07622978332392524319noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031502857321013628.post-60396296354092720782013-03-28T12:23:00.000-05:002013-03-28T12:23:09.131-05:00ConfessionAre y'all ready for a big confession? I no longer LOVE pocket diapers. Huh GASP! I know...It's not to say I don't like them; it's just that they aren't my favorite anymore. After just over 2 years of experience cloth diapering and with 2 kids now, I have tried almost everything. What I've come to realize is that pockets are perfect for beginning your cloth diaper journey as they are easy to use and daycare/grandma friendly.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My stash from awhile ago (when Gabe was maybe 18 months?) Look at all those pockets!</td></tr>
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Now that I've tried flats and covers and fitteds with covers, these are by far my favorite. After long usage I've noticed that the fleece in pockets and all-in-ones don't hold up so well. They don't necessarily get holes, but they stop being so clean. The synthetic fibers hold on to poop particles and detergent build-up more than natural fibers like cotton and bamboo. So I guess it's not the style of pocket diapers that bothers me, but the fact that nearly 100% of them use fleece, suedecloth or some other synthetic stay-dry material. For some, this can lead to more yeast infections as it's difficult to kill the bacteria so once the child gets an infection, the diapers keep reinfecting them.<br />
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When I first started cloth diapering the "old school" diapers were very intimidating. In reality they can be just as easy as pockets, especially if you simply "padfold" a flat or "trifold" a prefold into a cover before hand, then it's ready to go at the next change. What I do is fold all the flats as I'm putting the diapers away. We have a bin for prefolds and flats and a bin for covers in our changing table. At a diaper change I simply wipe down the used cover and set it to air dry, grab a clean cover, set the flat in it and snap/velcro it on to baby! For daycare I would love to exchange all my pockets for the Best Bottoms diaper system, which you can see for yourself <a href="http://www.bestbottomdiapers.com/static.php?page=features">here</a>.</div>
Amanda Sandovalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07622978332392524319noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031502857321013628.post-83849457294853934622013-03-19T19:03:00.001-05:002013-03-19T19:04:32.795-05:003 monthsPrairie turned 3 months on March 4th. I wasn't going to do the traditional 3 month pictures because we are really tight for money, but she is so stinkin' precious I just had to get her pictures taken! I decided to take the pictures myself at home. She's always smiling at me anyway, so I figured I'd just dress her up when she is in a good mood and shoot some photos! Here are the results:<br />
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Daddy wanted a picture with her but by this time she was done with the photo shoot and would give us no more smiles.</div>
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<br />Amanda Sandovalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07622978332392524319noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031502857321013628.post-7780368105514830962013-01-30T10:14:00.000-06:002013-01-30T10:14:01.126-06:00WORDLESS WEDNESDAY<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Amanda Sandovalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07622978332392524319noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031502857321013628.post-4335467929167911292013-01-25T11:39:00.001-06:002013-01-25T11:39:12.798-06:00Time for Pictures!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Prairie smiles A LOT now, and I love it!</div>
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Saturday morning family time.</div>
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Daddy snuck Gabriel some chocolate and thought I wouldn't notice....</div>
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Gabriel playing with his "Choo-choos"</div>
Amanda Sandovalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07622978332392524319noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031502857321013628.post-85778472524839803822013-01-16T15:47:00.002-06:002013-01-16T15:47:41.100-06:00Prairie Update (*warning- there is boobage in this post)I know I am WAY behind in posting this! By like 2 weeks...sorry. Prairie is now 6 weeks old as of January 15th. At her 1 month check-up she was 22 1/4 inches long and weighed 10lbs 1oz! Which is VERY, VERY exciting for us! I have been exclusively breastfeeding Prairie, which is a miracle since I have had the breast reduction surgery and nearly 4lbs of my breast tissue was removed. Most BFAR (breastfeeding after reduction) moms are not able to exclusively breastfeed and have to supplement with formula. So the fact that I have not had to supplement and Prairie is gaining exactly what she needs to is amazing. I feel so blessed!<br />
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She is so big already!</div>
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Happy milk drunk baby :)</div>
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You know those breast feeding pictures you always see in books, posters, and pamphlets talking about the benefits of breastfeeding, breastfeeding support, etc.? The ones with the adorable baby latched perfectly onto an average-sized, perky boob? They make breastfeeding look like the most natural, easy, and satisfying thing in the world. Don't get me wrong, breastfeeding is satisfying, but it is definitely NOT easy and nor does it come naturally for many women. With Gabriel he had a tied tongue, I have flat nipples and large breast, and this led to many breastfeeding problems (along with the fact the the hospital LC advised me to give him a bottle after feeding instead of helping me address his latch issues, which at the time I didn't realize was the problem). I never had that peaceful feeding experience, he never did manage to perfect his latch, and by 6 weeks he was done at the breast. </div>
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Luckily, Prairie does not have the tongue tie, my boobs are smaller now, and I have a lot more patience, support, and knowledge this time around. The first 2 weeks sucked, by the 3rd week she latched properly and ate well most of the time, but it wasn't until the end of 5 weeks that we really got good at breastfeeding. I'd say she latches properly 94% of the time and no longer takes 1 1/2hrs to feed. </div>
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This is my "poster" picture....and I'm proud of it because it's real. Not everybody has convenient-sized boobs that don't have to be propped up during feedings, not every baby learns as quickly, and not all moms can 100% breastfeed. I am 100% for breastfeeding, but all of that positive pro-breastfeeding propaganda can be misleading to first-time moms or those attempting breastfeeding for the first time. It takes work, determination, and support from loved ones to maintain a successful breastfeeding relationship with your child. </div>
<br />Amanda Sandovalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07622978332392524319noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031502857321013628.post-51222612985494719422012-12-12T10:01:00.000-06:002012-12-12T10:01:08.973-06:00WORDLESS WEDNESDAYPrairie Rose Sandoval, born December 4th, 2012 (birth story to come later).<br />
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<br />Amanda Sandovalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07622978332392524319noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031502857321013628.post-13087017383900951642012-10-05T21:26:00.002-05:002012-10-05T21:26:33.791-05:00Fall...Such a Dangerous Time of Year...About a week ago here in Iowa the weather started to turn fall-ish; 60 degree days with a light breeze, cool mornings and chilly evenings. Combined with the GORGEOUS color changes happening to trees and bushes all around town, this made for perfect evening walks. Every night this week Jaime, Gabriel and I have gone on a walk around the neighborhood before "nakey time" (this is the time, usually between 6:30 and 7p.m., when we dim the lights, strip Gabriel down to his birthday suit because the boy loves being naked, and sit on the couch to read books before bed). Well Thursday I <i>finally </i>remembered to bring my camera and get some action shots of the Fall changes in our neighborhood.<br />
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Pretty red and gold.<br />
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My handsome little man always has to touch the pine trees :)<br />
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30 weeks 5 days prego.<br />
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But on to the real reason fall is dangerous. The cooler weather and deep colors sends me into what my husband calls a baking binge. This time of year I always have the urge to whip up snickerdoodles, sugar cookies, apple cinnamon muffins, and all types of baked goodies! The difference this year?!? I discovered Pinterest this summer...Yep. Originally I used it to find sewing tutorials, but today I stumbled upon <a href="http://www.twopeasandtheirpod.com/pumpkin-toffee-cookies-with-salted-caramel-glaze/">this</a> recipe, which then led me to a multitude of other yummy fall recipes (you know how at the bottom of blog posts there's that section titled "you may also like..."? well I kept clicking on those because yummy pictures kept appearing!) The problem with drooling over all of these pumpkin, apple, and crock pot recipes is that I am supposed to be eating healthy for baby (and avoiding an overload of carbs). I'm guessing my midwife wouldn't consider baking <a href="http://www.twopeasandtheirpod.com/50-pumpkin-recipes-for-fall/">pumpkin inspired</a> goodies every other day as healthy so I'm compromising and have promised my husband I will only bake one dessert a week. Only 8-10 weeks left of pregnancy depending on when baby girl decides to arrive (Gabriel came during my 38th week so that's why I say 8 to 10, she could come early or decide to bake a lil' longer than her brother) so lets hope I can be good and not gain a monstrous amount. </div>
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<br />Amanda Sandovalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07622978332392524319noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031502857321013628.post-86976934860918550832012-09-28T08:46:00.002-05:002012-09-28T08:46:22.389-05:00Gabriel is 2!!!Last Sunday, Gabriel celebrated his 2nd birthday with both sets of grandparents. He is getting so big and grown-up already!!<br />
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The cool cake Grandma Smart got him (he LOVES Mater and McQueen, though he's never even seen the movie, lol).</div>
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Gabriel was actually more excited about the car figurines than the cake :)</div>
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But he still helped himself to some chocolate cupcake :)</div>
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Being a chunk on the couch with Daddy and Uncle Nick.</div>
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Playing with Mater and McQueen (from the cake).</div>
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Gabriel usually tries to convince Daddy to take him to school with him, but this was the first time he actually blocked the door and shook his head no when Daddy tried to leave! It was adorable :) but of course it made it that much harder for Jaime to leave without feeling guilty. He sure does love his Daddy.Amanda Sandovalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07622978332392524319noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031502857321013628.post-38400565663696936482012-09-11T21:32:00.001-05:002012-09-11T21:32:18.196-05:00Big BoyThis past week has been a crazy one for me. Gabriel lost his last binky on Labor day, and since he will be 2 in a few weeks we decided not to buy anymore and quite cold turkey (we'd always said we would wean him by age 2 and figured might as well do it!). I'm pretty sure that the following 3 days I missed his binky more than he did. Those days were filled with major tantrums (I mean rolling on the floor, banging against walls, screaming tantrums...), unsatisfying and difficult naps, and teething! Not to mention we had 3 huge thunderstorms in a row at night, which woke everyone up, including Gabriel. Then, Wednesday after a mere 40min nap and during a monster tantrum, I put Gabriel in his crib to cry it out because he kept hurting himself in the living room by flinging himself into things. All of a sudden I hear a crash, run into the room, and Gabriel had finally figured out how to propel himself out of his crib. As you can imagined I was freaked out and then I was frustrated...what was I supposed to do during tantrums now if he could escape his crib/safe place?<br />
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And then things started to click. For a little over a week Gabriel had not been wanting to go into his crib during nap and bedtime. He would fall asleep on the chaise/reading couch in his room while we sang to him, but when we went to put him in the crib he would cry and point at the chaise. Taa-daa!!! By Thursday the lightbulb went on that he was ready for a toddler bed! So our plan was to transition him Friday, until we discovered that the toddler railing piece that converts the crib was in my parents attic in Des Moines. Luckily, my mom loves me and brought it up Saturday!<br />
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So after dinner Saturday, Daddy went to work turing Gabriel's crib into a big boy bed.<br />
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Gabriel helping Daddy.</div>
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He was very excited about his first ever pillow!</div>
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But then we ran into a problem. Turns out, a piece was still missing :( By this time it was about a quarter to 7p.m. and we called up my parents who double checked their attic. Sure enough, a piece had been left behind! Because my parents are awesome (and we may have bribed them with cookies...) they drove up to Ames to give us the extra piece. The difficult part was keeping Gabriel happy while he waited for his bed to be put together. Every night between 6:30 and 7p.m. we settle down for the night by dimming the lights and reading together on the couch, so by 7 o'clock Gabriel was getting cranky! We went for a walk to waste some time and when we got back I even let Gabriel watch a little TV to keep distracted until Grandma got here with the missing part. </div>
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Watching Baby Einstein & wearing the pocket diaper I made him.</div>
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Shortly before 9p.m. the new big boy bed was put together and Gabriel was able to go to sleep soon after! I was prepared for crying, multiple trips to put him back in the bed, and a night of sheer exhaustion. But none of that happened! He woke ONCE during the night around 4a.m. and went right back to sleep once mommy tucked him back in and sang to him for a few moments. I thought surely it's because he was so exhausted from the long day...tomorrow the chaos will come. However, I am happy to announce that it is now his 4th night in the big boy bed and every night has gone amazing!!! The most he wakes up is once, and a few times I think he has woken up around 1a.m. because I hear his music box going off but not a peep from him. I'm pretty sure that he either bumped into and turned it on or woke up, pushed the music button, and lulled himself back to sleep. Either way I am so proud of him!!! </div>
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Yesterday's nap time was an absolute disaster. Two hours of pure fruitless struggle, but today went much better. I learned a few things from yesterday. Like he appears to be freaked out about being in the big boy bed by himself during the day, whereas night time he loves it. So today I sat on the edge of the bed until he dosed off and then tip-toed out. I thought he would wake up but it worked, he slept a whole hour!! </div>
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So, my little man is now binky-free, sleeping in a big boy bed, and using a booster seat. </div>
Amanda Sandovalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07622978332392524319noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031502857321013628.post-77522555848072647342012-08-23T21:45:00.001-05:002012-08-23T21:45:49.129-05:00Random Post...because I'm behind on blogging :/So, now that I have free time I have been busy at my sewing machine (and cleaning the house). This post is basically going to be full of pictures showing what I've made in the past 2 - 3 weeks! Enjoy :)<br />
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Brown diaper cover with orange/blue FOE elastic.</div>
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Pocket diaper with Pooh inside and brown PUL outside.<br />
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An oh so comfy 100% wool diaper cover!! These are so soft and yummy I wish I had one...<br />
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Same wool cover all closed up.<br />
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Newborn fitted diaper made from stretch terry and closed with a Snappi<br />
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Du-rag my dad had me make him for when he works on the farm.<br />
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Brown & red diaper cover for Gabriel, one size.<br />
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Newborn fitted diaper with knit interlock on the outside (note to self: knit is adorable but a pain in the arse to work with!)<br />
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Inside of diaper is plush cotton velour :)<br />
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Gabriel modeling his new diaper cover at grandma's.<br />
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My newborn stash as of last weekend. I've made 2 more diapers since then but no pics yet :(<br />
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A video of Gabriel waving bye-bye, one of his new favorite things to do :)</div>
<br />Amanda Sandovalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07622978332392524319noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031502857321013628.post-92029832524710869002012-08-04T20:39:00.000-05:002012-08-04T20:39:16.203-05:00My Favorite Thing to Splurge On!Gabriel has been in cloth diapers for 16 months now. Baby girl (wait...have I posted yet that it's a GIRL!!?!!) will be cloth diapered from the very beginning and we have decided (well, I decided to and my husband went along with it :) to make the diapers instead of buying them, for a few reasons. 1) Cloth diapering in general is cheaper than using disposables, but making your own is even CHEAPER! 2) You can pick whatever style, materials, sizes, combinations, etc. that you want. 3) IT'S FUN!!! Though I am a very amateur sewer (seamstress??) and have only been at it for a few months, even I can make a simple prefold, fitted diaper, or cover. Granted, it did take some trial and error and a few "unwearable" covers (ones that weren't sized correctly due to sewing errors), but once you get the hang of it sewing your own cloth diapers is really fun and economical. Anyway, I have a point to this little shpeel.<br />
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To show off what I've made the past week!<br />
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First ever PUL diaper cover, size newborn for baby girl :)</div>
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Size large diaper cover for Gabriel (some of his pocket diapers are 'dying' due to too much time in the dryer). </div>
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It's really hard to tell in the pic, but the cover is soo adorable! Brown is a great color on Gabe, and the FOE binding is orange with turquoise dots. </div>
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I've ordered the fabric to make baby girl's newborn diaper stash and plan on starting that next week now that I am done with school!</div>Amanda Sandovalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07622978332392524319noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031502857321013628.post-76296375388575443532012-07-20T16:00:00.000-05:002012-07-20T16:01:12.048-05:00What You can Do With an Old Towel and Receiving BlankieSince I got my sewing machine in March, I have been going on baby craft binges where everyday I have the urge to sew something baby. My most recent binge has included a <a href="http://amandathecollegemom.blogspot.com/2012/07/lovin-free-time.html">newborn hat</a>, <a href="http://amandathecollegemom.blogspot.com/2012/07/lovin-free-time.html">prefold diaper</a>, and today I made a QSFW (quick snap flat wrap) diaper! I got the idea <a href="http://www.sweetnsassygirls.com/2010/09/variations-of-the-quick-snap-flat-wrap-qsfw.html">Sweet and Sassy Girls</a> blog, though she didn't have an actual tutorial she did have the pattern to print out. It seemed pretty straight forward so I attempted it just using my common sense :) My goal is to take pictures as I go next time and post a detailed tutorial because as it turns out, it would have been nice to have, especially if you are a second-guesser like me.<br />
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This is the diaper unfolded.</div>
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As you can tell by the picture, I opted not to add snaps or velcro and will be using my snappi instead. This way I can customize the fit better (and eliminate a step in the sewing process!)</div>
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Elastic for the legs to contain poopy. I wasn't super happy with how my elastic casings turned out, but hey, I'm still new to this :)</div>
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The only materials used to make these diapers were an old bath towel, an old receiving blankie, and some thread. It literally cost me nothing to make (well unless you calculate the cost of thread used and the cost of the towel I bought like 6 years ago, the blankie was a gift...but I didn't because that seems silly). </div>Amanda Sandovalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07622978332392524319noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031502857321013628.post-77924251419456904962012-07-15T20:33:00.001-05:002012-07-15T20:33:51.031-05:00Lovin' The Free Time :)Now that I am down to one class that meets Mon. - Fri. for 2 hours a day, I actually have some free time! Which means that last Tuesday and Wednesday I took a nap, Thursday I CLEANED the house & tried my hand at making a prefold diaper, and Friday I whipped up my first ever newborn hat and spent time with my cousin and her new hubby! I feel very productive and it feels good :) <div>
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I've been having this insane urge to organize and clean the past few weeks...it could be pregnancy but I'm sure part of it was that I finally joined Pinterest. That place is horrible if you have homework to do, by the way. Anyway, two of the things I found while perusing Pinterest was a tutorial on how to make a cute baby girl hat and one on making prefold diapers.</div>
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Please excuse the not-so-straight (curved?) line of the hat...I'm just not good with straight lines in general...sewing, cutting, drawing they all stump me. </div>
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I am very happy with the overall outcome though, especially that flower!!! The thought occurred to me later that we could be having another boy, in that case some lucky Goodwill mama is going to get a cute handmade hat for very cheap! lol (tutorial found <a href="http://www.makeit-loveit.com/2011/02/knit-receiving-blanketknit-baby-hats_08.html">here</a>).</div>
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The other project was this prefold that I whipped up in 45 minutes. Next time I think I'm going to take the extra time and effort to make it look neater, but this is still a perfectly functional diaper and now I know that I can make them :) The wonderful tutorial for these diapers can be found <a href="http://ifonlytheywouldnap.wordpress.com/2011/06/23/prefold-cloth-diapers-a-tutorial/">here</a>. </div>
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We had originally planned on visiting my father-in-law but turns out he was flying to California to see <i>his</i> dad. My parents were at the Farm fishing and we didn't have the time to drive down there :( Luckily, we were able to get my mother-in-law and sister-in-law to come to Ames to visit us! So we didn't even have to do the driving, hooray! Oh, and Kathy (MIL) brought her yummy cheesecake :) But what I was REALLY excited about was seeing my little niece, Genesis. I was there for her birth (pictures to be found <a href="http://amandathecollegemom.blogspot.com/2012/04/im-aunt.html">here</a>), and just realized I never did come back and give you the details of that :/ I ended up being her labor support person as her husband had to be out of town working until the very end (he barely made it in time for pushing) and her parents also had to work and get sleep. I was the only family/friend there with Jessica until it was time for her to push! It was a beautiful experience.<br />
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Gabriel tentatively poking his new cousin.</div>
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Jessica, Genesis, & Gabe.</div>
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Gabriel carrying his dog Scout in Genesis' baby carrier :)</div>
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Jaime and Genesis</div>Amanda Sandovalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07622978332392524319noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031502857321013628.post-944935415373545172012-06-21T22:14:00.001-05:002012-06-21T22:14:15.375-05:00Reminiscing<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Aghh...and to think my children will miss out on these shows. They will be limited to weird futuristic cartoons featuring talking underwater shellfish, anime cartoons, and aliens. My hope is that in 5 -10 years, Channel 11 will still be doing reruns of Arthur and The Magic School Bus like they do now. At least my little brother still gets to see some of the good 'ol shows. </div>Amanda Sandovalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07622978332392524319noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031502857321013628.post-24159470428439580992012-06-12T20:28:00.001-05:002012-06-12T20:28:22.736-05:00You want to be a what!?Many of you may know that I am currently a full time student at ISU. When I meet new people/classmates they often ask "So what are you majoring in?" When they hear that I'm a history major they then ask if I'm getting certified (to teach)...as if the only thing you can do with a history degree is teach high schoolers. The other question, now that I am a senior, is what do I want to do with my history degree? What jobs am I looking into? My response to both questions, "I want to be a stay at home mom, Lord willing." Their response, "What? But what about your degree?!" I mean, why go to college and then "waste" your education (and money)? The thing is, I don't see my 4 years (with a 1 year maternity break thrown in totally 5yrs) of college as a waste. The skills I have learned, the experiences I've had, and the friends I have made are all worth it. If it were not for my time at ISU I would not have learned the critical analytical skills required to research a subject in depth. It is this knowledge that helped me research my VBAC, home birth, becoming a doula, hospital birth, etc. that has led me to my journey to chose a vaginal birth after cesarean- even though society and many doctors pushed a repeat cesarean. It is the idea of having an open mind and never taking facts at face value- do the research and find out for yourself. My education has given me confidence in my abilities. I will use these things for the rest of my life.<div>
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Beth and I on central campus- sophomore year.</div>
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Gabriel at about 3 or 4 months old representing ISU! </div>Amanda Sandovalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07622978332392524319noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031502857321013628.post-50572002017277848862012-06-06T23:44:00.002-05:002012-06-06T23:44:24.504-05:00Loosing It<div style="text-align: left;">
Sometimes as a full time college student, mom, and wife I feel like I'm (not-so-slowly) loosing my sanity. Boy has this never been so true as this summer. Four courses that are excelled -- what I usually have 16 weeks plus a few breaks thrown in to learn I have 8 weeks, and in one class just 5 weeks, to learn everything. MY. MIND. IS. SPENT! If it ever seems like a good idea to you to take 4 summer courses (3 of them online -- online class are EVIL!) my advice is DO NOT DO IT! Or you will go crazy, your house will fall to ruins, and you will become a cranky mamma. But then I stop and remind myself that I'm doing this because I am determined to finish college...preferably sooner than later. With baby # 2 due in December my hope is that I will only have to go to school for 1 semester with 2 children. If...that's IF, I pass this summer semester, I will take the fall off and graduate next spring :) Considering how the semester is going I'm not sure this will happen and I fear it's all a waste and that I will fail...but thank God for faith and prayer because no matter what, no matter how the semester ends, or when/if I graduate from college, I have God and I have a family who loves me. Being a mom is not an easy job, it requires sacrifice and hard work, but it will be worth it :) </div>
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On a happier note, I am now in my 13th week of pregnancy and will enter the 2nd trimester on Monday! I've lost 2 lbs so far (which is good because I still had baby weight to loose from Gabriel and only need to gain a total of 15lbs this pregnancy, towards the end) yet my tummy is rounder and my boobs are bigger :( Oh, how I'll miss my small DD boobies again. </div>Amanda Sandovalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07622978332392524319noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031502857321013628.post-52567560827269912962012-06-01T14:39:00.003-05:002012-06-01T14:39:50.554-05:00An Answered PrayerI've posted before about my previous c-section, my desire to VBAC (vaginal birth after cesarean), and more recently about my frustration with trying to find a supportive care provider. I had visited Iowa City and LOVED them, however 2.5 hours is a long way to drive in December...in Iowa (especially with a 2nd labor which tends to go quicker). I started looking around for options closer to home and decided to look at the Methodist doctors in Des Moines as I'd heard at least 3 of them were very VBAC friendly. I was very much DISPLEASED with the doctor I met (<a href="http://amandathecollegemom.blogspot.com/2012/05/frustration.html">find post here</a>) and also discovered that anyone of the like 13 doctors between the 2 clinics could end up delivering me...talk about stressful hoping I get the supportive one! For a few weeks I racked my brain trying to decide what the best option was and feeling that I had been unfairly and for no sound reason put into a corner that no expecting mom should. After many prayers, tears, and talks with my mom, I decided to call up one last midwife that I'd found. Many things I had heard about her were not encouraging (she was repeatedly described as highly knowledgeable by fellow ICAN moms but said to be late often and have a messy office-- one of my biggest pet peeves is tardiness!) so at the beginning of my pregnancy I refused to even consider her. After running into so much disappointment, however, and many prayers, I decided to find out how she was for myself. This tidbit is from a post I did on the ICAN forum (because I'm too lazy to type up the story again, lol)....<br />
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I hadn't even told my husband about her yet as I wanted to meet her first and have time to think about how it went. I have NEVER in my life received such personal and genuine care. Whether it be at my yearly pap-smear or the prenatal visits while pregnant with Gabe, my OB/GYN never spent this much time with me. She not only answered my questions but asked if I had anymore and spent as long as needed to answer each question. It was the most amazing feeling ever! And with a midwife, you see the <b>same </b>person at <b>every </b>prenatal visit and it will be that <b>same </b>person who helps deliver your baby. No "meeting all the doctors because we don't know who'll be on call for your baby" that all clinics have.<br />
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I'm so proud of him! He's 20 months now and getting too big!</div>
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Gabriel "mowing" this past weekend.</div>
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Can't really tell, but he would only go backwards.</div>
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Time for a check up!</div>
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Haha! I lured you guys close enough...escape to the playground!!! </div>
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Actually, before I go one final tune up.</div>
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Going to playground with daddy while I make dinner. I love my boys!!!</div>Amanda Sandovalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07622978332392524319noreply@blogger.com0