You turned five months on July 28. Five months! I can’t believe we’re almost at half a year. I haven’t written since June 12, so we have a lot to catch up on.

In June, you finally stopped taking naps in the Moby. Up until then, you were taking five naps a day in that thing! It drove your dad and me crazy at times, but we knew it would be short-lived, so we tried to savor our opportunity to be so close to you so consistently.

Your absolute favorite thing in the world right now is Hoss. He makes you smile and immediately commandeers your attention, no

Henry (in his bumGenius diaper) and his friend, Ellie Cate (she wears Fuzzi Buns)

I haven’t done a Q & A segment on this blog like I’ve done over at 2000 Dollar Wedding, but I received a question via e-mail that I’ve been meaning to address:

My husband and I are now expecting our first child (we found out it’s a girl yesterday!) and I was hoping to get more of a real-life perspective on the cloth-diapering system. My husband and I don’t seem to have any friends in the area that have done cloth diapering–in fact, they actually look at us like we’re a little crazy

A post over at Attachment Mama really got me thinking about how to find balance as a parent. She says:

Absolutely love your child with every ounce of who you are. Honor their little spirits and tend to their needs. Do all that you can to foster secure attachment. But for the sake of your own emotional and physical well-being — don’t put yourself on a shelf in the process. Don’t do it!! If you’re like me, you mistakenly believe that if you give to yourself it means your child will suffer. That you won’t be giving to them. And you can drive yourself to the brink in the name