Hello! A couple of years ago I remember reading a blog about "You Are What You Keep" and how she tried to rid herself of 2010 items (or 2011, depending on the year, I can't remember). I've tried to do it but we were holding onto a few things for various reasons. One of the biggest things we kept were Lily's clothes from birth to present in case we gave birth to another girl. Well, that ship has sailed and we have Nate, which means we don't need almost 5 years of clothes! So, long story short, I'm going to try to rid myself of 2014 items. My list will include all of Lily's clothing, my clothes, Nate's and Doug's clothes too that we no longer need/want. It'll also include household stuff in various forms.
So far I've gotten rid of two large trash bags full of my clothing. I gave them all to our local donation center. I also gave them Lily's old carseat. I'm not going to keep track of a full list of items, but I know for sure that my trash bags contained at least 40 pieces of clothing. I've also taken a bunch of stuff to school for kids to use instead of hoarding the crap I don't use.
So here's the list... give or take 5-10 items or so. I figured anything is good, 2014 is just out of the ballpark great!
1-40 - my clothing
41 - Lily's old carseat
42-100 - trash items from my desk (I'm counting papers too, just so my house is clean!)
101-150 - trash items from bathroom - old products, etc. that were either out of date or never used
151 - 160 - old shirts taken to school for paint shirts
PLAN:
Lily's clothes from birth to 5 - these will hopefully be sold at a garage sale, the rest donated
Nate's clothes from birth to present - he's outgrown so much already, it's sad, but I want it out of my house
unused and unwanted furniture in our basement
unused and unwanted junk that I'm hoarding ... why?!?! ... it. must. go.
old clothing from me and Doug - donate if possible, trash the rest
go through kitchen cabinets, get rid of unused items that take up room (do I really need all those champagne, margarita, drink type glasses that I NEVER use?!?)
old books - donate to school and/or donation center
arts and crafts supplies - use and/or donate
kids' toys - donate what isn't used or anything broken/missing pieces (we're terrible about cards... we lose half the deck, keep the rest. No more!)
Wish me luck. I have over 3000 sq. feet of house that needs gone through in order to declutter. It's refreshing and freeing to do so. Do you rid your house of unwanted items? Spring cleaning anyone?
{Boy vs. Girl} 4 months
Nate is winning in the hair department!
At 4 months old..
Both have tried rice cereal, sweet potatoes (as Lily is showing off) and other baby foods.
Lily was the better sleeper, Nate is the better eater.
Both are big (18 lbs).
Both have blue eyes, the doctor told us Nate will be keeping his. Nate's are darker.
Lily has Doug's face shape (rounder), Nate has mine (longer).
Nate has bigger ears (they look giant here!), Lily has Doug's ears.
Very similar noses, Nate's looks wider.
Nate is in 6 month clothing (can even go up to 9 months). I'm thinking Lily was the same.
Nate rolled over front to back and back to front this weekend. I think Lily could do it too.
Both are able to push up on their hands.
Both love being hold and walked around the house.
{Nate the Great} 4 Months
At 4 months, Nate is hitting all of his milestones and then some. He is the happiest little guy and except for the drooling (never ending, as you can tell from his red cheeks and chin), he has no problems. The little spot on his nose, per the doctor, should clear up by 2. It hasn't gotten bigger so I'm hoping it'll fade away soon. Speaking of the doctor, she said he was perfect and that he's now 18 pounds, doubling his birth weight. He's in the 85-90% for his height and weight and his head is around 100%. He's a little smaller than Lily was at this age but that's ok!
I love the picture here because he's smiling at Lily. He LOVES her and yes, that deserves the all caps. She can get him to smile and laugh quicker than anyone else. It's great.
You'll notice the giant text in the corner of the pic.. and yes, I purposely put it slightly over his head. For family members that want a copy of the picture, let me know. I did this due to not wanting people stealing my kids' photos (a fear I have). This blog isn't famous and maybe 10 people read it, but you never know! However, I do want to post and share so people know what's going on and so I'll still do some things...
{Throwback Thursday} Lily's 3 Months
As we just past the 3 month mark for Mr. Nate, I thought I'd share these from when Lily was 3 months. There are definitely some similarities, but a bunch of differences too. I think the biggest differences are Nate's crazy long hair and their face shape. Lily had a round face, full of cheeks and Nate has a longer face with his pointy chin. Lily's eyebrows are darker (as in noticeable!).
Both of my babies know how to make some awkward faces for photos. Luckily Lily has outgrown it (with the exception of "funny faces").
And here's what I wrote...
This month has seen:
- the intro to a babysitter. It's going well, which makes me VERY happy!
- bottles. Although we don't use them at home, she is getting used to them at the sitter. We are using a Playtex Vent Air bottle that has a nice, 45 degree angle, which helps her. She sucks so hard with regular bottles that she has trouble getting milk, which upsets her.
- Although she can still fit in size 1 diapers, we have started to buy size 2 for the sitter. Weight wise, she'd be in size 2 but she's skinny, so she can fit size 1.
- She has started using a pacifier.
- She continues to sleep well (except this past week due to the change of everything), averaging 5-6 hours a night of straight sleep.
- She wore her first pair of shoes - pink gellies!
- She loves to smile!
- She's beginning to laugh. We've heard a few chuckles out her and it's the greatest sound.
- She is talking, A LOT! I love it!!! She is so expressive and just lights up when she talks.
- She's an excellent at making raspberries.
- She has great head control, almost to the point that there's no question she'll be able to do it.
- She loves to sit up on people's laps. She's starting to be able to do it on her own, but is a little wobbly.
- She can put all of her weight on her legs when held. She really loves this.
- She hit a new note while talking - a very high pitch squeal. Not a bad scream, just happy. It's adorable.
- She holds her head well while on her belly. We need to work on this, but she's doing great!
- She loves to move. She can get a little overwhelmed when held all day long by a lot of people, but loves to lay down and move her arms and legs.
- She's finding her body parts very interesting. Her feet and toes are her favorites.
- She's started sucking her thumb. But not really sucking like you'd think - she really likes to put it in her mouth, make a sucking sound, and then play with her gums
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