The internet as emotional yardstick, geometry-girl, and is there a mathematical formula for one's personal poop velocity?

I live with a total maniac who refuses to let me take her picture anymore!  Thrasher!

She may be a total maniac, but we've been having a lot of fun over the last couple of mornings, making a quilt for her baby brother.  Mini-pear (A.K.A. geometry-girl) has been arranging and rearranging the squares into various patterns.  Too many choices!  Here's my initial idea:

But then mini-pear suggested stripes:


We also liked off centered concentric diamonds:
 

And lots of smaller diamonds:
 

I like  seeing how many different variations we can come up with, but I'd also like to make a decision soon.  My grubby little mitts are craving the meditative qualities of hand-quilting.

Speaking of making things for baby brothers, I got sucked into the vortex of online cloth diapering discussions and product reviews.  Mini-pear's diapers are long gone, happily recycled onto friends who have undoubted recycled them further along their happy little eco-friendly journey.  I know we used pre-folds and tried various covers, but I can't for life of me remember which brand eventually worked.  I think I'll probably just make our own pre-folds and wet bags, but I'd love to remember which covers worked so well.  Some of them really didn't, and I don't want to make that (expensive) mistake again, but then so much is dependent on factors as variant as leg chub, and the degree to which your baby enjoys unfastening velcro, and the velocity of one's excrement that perhaps what worked for mini-pear wouldn't work for - gosh, we need to come up with a pear moniker for the boy!

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I also live with a nerd.

Mr. Pear and I were reminiscing a bit this morning.  We had some friends back in DC who used to throw down some wicked theme parties.  For Truck Stop, we went as a couple of long haul bible thumpers.  For part of our costume, we got those iron-on fuzzy letters and made Truckin' for Jesus t-shirts.  Mr. Pear pointed out that we went to that party nine years ago, "You were just a couple of months pregnant..."

And then, in a softer voice (that I'll swear was almost choked up sounding), "The internet was so young back then..."

The internet: an emotional yardstick for nerds.  Cute nerds with shiny,floppy hair who massage my lower back upon request, but nerds nonetheless.

 

Comments

[Lisa B-K]

Well, he could be Baby Pear for awhile. Then Toddler Pear. Then Annoying Little Brother Pear (though the age difference and the homeschooling will eliminate a lot of that).

Love the quilt ideas. I remember some quilts you posted photos of years ago and recall being agog at your talent.

[Jennifer]

That quilt is gorgeous, however you end up laying it out. Very nice.

Also, I have had tremendous success with Motherease covers as well as the diapers. I do use the covers over a few prefolds that are in our rotation, and they usually work just fine, as long as I don't let the diaper be up too high in the back (fold it a bit shorter) These are basically the only covers I've ever had, and they are still holding strong through the second kid.

And also? I am enjoying reading your blog very much :) Followed your link on the AU list. Good luck with baby!

[Ginger]

I have to agree with the mother-ease. My boys did not lack in velocity OR leg chub. They also are snap on, so the velcro was never an issue. They had a shop in El Cajon when Kai was young...maybe it's still there?

I love the quilt...and I like the mini diamonds...my .02

I still think that mini pear is beautiful...even when blurry! Kai's going through a no pic phase right now too. Have they been talking?!

[Rebecca H.]

How about Seckle Pear?

So nice to see a quilt project of yours again. I love the colors!