First off Happy Hanukkah! Secondly, when attempting to light a Menorah, make sure that there are either matches or a lighter in the house. Otherwise, you won’t be able to light it.

Okay I created a new log in for when we’re in India so I can post to the blog without worry.  Let’s see if this works out and make sure I can post with it.

If it does then I’ll be able to update from India, though probably no pictures, when we get to an internet cafe.

Since my blog seems to have nothing to do with math anymore I’ve been thinking about changing it’s name for awhile. See the post here from April. Anyways I finally decided the name really needed to change so Dan and I were throwing around names tonight. We thought about Crunchy Kids and debated a couple of others as well. I ended up throwing out A Mile from Mainstream. We both stopped and went that’s it. So Math Freak is now A Mile from Mainstream. I didn’t want anything too child centered since even though most of the blog is about Desmond, and his future sibling, it is still my blog. I think this new name works well, let me know what you think.

I’m thinking about changing the name of this blog since it really has nothing to do with Math at all anymore. I’m just not sure what to rename it as, does anyone have any ideas? I don’t want it to be specific to Desmond since I figure when I have more children I’ll talk and post about them too. I also like to occasionally post about things other then Desmond, okay rare but still.

I’m just having problems coming up with a good name, so I am definitely looking for suggestions if anyone has any.

I decided it was about time to update the look of the blog, since I haven’t changed it since November 06. I decided to go with a Spring theme. I like it, which is good, since if the fact it has been a year and a half since I last updated my look is any indication, it will probably be awhile till I update this one. I think it is a nice spring time look, so enjoy.

Someone on a messageboard I visit asked about cloth diapers, and I wrote out the following response. I decided it was a fairly decent review of different types of cloth diapers, so I wanted to keep it saved so I can use it again if needed. So everyone on my blog can enjoy my info about cloth diapers post.

Here is some basic information about cloth diapers. First off the best brand really depends on your child and how you want to diaper them. There are thousands of different types of cloth diapers. The basic types are: Flats, Prefolds, Fitteds (and prefitteds), Pockets, All in Ones (and All in Twos).

Everything but Pockets and All in Ones (and All in Twos) need covers.

Your cheapest Option is Flats or Prefolds, Flats are one straight sheet of cloth which you fold to your needs, most new users don’t use them since they have a large learning curve. I haven’t used them yet, though we are thinking about using them when we go to India, just because they are extremely easy to pack (take up next to no room) and they wash and dry easily. Basically they look like the basic recieving blanket, when unfolded.

Prefolds are similar to Flats and what most people think of when you say cloth diapers. They are made into three panels, 2 outside and one inside. The outside panels have between 2 and 4 layers od cloth and the inside layers have between 4 and 8 layers of cloth. Most are cotton, but there are velour, bamboo, hemp and other types that you can find it you look for them. You then fold the diaper to fit around your child and pin it(or snappi it) or just put it in the cover without pinning it.

Your next option are Fitteds or Prefitteds. These are what we normally use. There are tons of brands for these. Basically a prefitted is a prefold, cut and sometimes with elastic in it, made into a diaper shape so all you have to do is put it on the baby without worrying about folding, they can have snaps (our mainly do) or elastic on them so you don’t have to worry about how to fasten them. Fitteds are basically the same as prefitteds, but they use other materiels then the prefold. They almost always have fastenings.

Next are pockets, All in Ones, and All in Twos. None of these diapers need a cover. They are the closest to disposables you can get. We have used both pockets and All in Ones (I’m not that sure about all in 2s). They are great for going out since you don’t need a separate cover. Pocket diapers have an area where you insert a lining, which is nice in that you can decide how absorbent to make it, on the other hand you have to remove the lining before washing. All in Ones have everything there, no stuffing just put it on and go. The negative to these is they can take longer to wash, because everything is in the diaper. The All in 2s are like All in Ones, but I believe they have a snap in lining rather then having it sewn in, to make drying faster (I’m not very sure about these, I’ve never had any or seen any, they are fairly rare).

The last thing to know about for diapers is for any of them but the All in Ones and Pockets you need a cover for them. They are various types of covers, wool (which we use) PUL (waterproof materiel) and Fleece are the normal and most common types. These need to be on the diapers when you put clothes on the baby otherwise their clothes will get wet. We actually tend to leave Desmond coverless at home, which is why most pictures of him have him in just his diaper (I’m lazy and he needs to be changed a lot).

I hope this post helps explain a bit about the differences in the various types of diapers that are out there.

So I just went to the dentist, so he could do that whole look at my tooth and agree that he needs to do something about it thing that dentists always do. It appears it wasn’t a popped cavity, it appears my tooth broke, oops. So I get to get a crown, I am so overjoyed by this fact. It is just what I always wanted for the New Year, a crown!

Happy New Year all!

Congrats RJO and Thalia on your new baby girl! Paige was born today at 12:58 am.

Okay so it has been awhile since I posted, sorry about that. Now onto updates. The small one is standing and cruising, eek! He is getting really good at the standing thing too, and has started to nt hold onto anything for a second or two before falling, I am so not ready for this. He is on the move between crawling and crusing though and likes to get into everything. He is eating some food now, we don’t give him stuff daily but normally two to three times a week he’ll get something to eat. He really likes feeding himself cheerios as well, which makes for a good distraction.

We got back from a week with my parents which went fine, but what is up with rice cereal? We decided we’d rather not give him rice cereal and you would have thought we’d announced that he was never going to get to eat food or something. I mean he eats well and has no problem with the various foods we’ve given him I don’t see why he needs rice cereal it isn’t like it is anything but empty calories anyways.

We head back to Atlanta on Tuesday for Thanksgiving where I am sure we’ll get the rice cereal comments again. Oh well I am good at ignoring suggestions and saying no, so I’ll just practice that.

Nothing much going on other then with the small one, K is a bit hyper and we had replace the starter on Dan’s car, an unexpected expense, yesterday because his car won’t start. Other then that though everything is going well. I think I may try to start back with teaching myself Latin again at the start of the year.