Organizing our small kitchens

I know I still haven't posted about our house. We are very much enjoying living in a house rather than apartment. I feel so much more relax letting the boys be themselves. I know we aren't disturbing neighbors when they jump, run, or scream. We really don't have much more room in the house as in the apartment though. In fact, we have much less storage space here...one of the things I hate about this house. I won't go into a big rant about the negative things about the house though. Anyway, our kitchen has little cabinet space. I have gotten rid of TONS of stuff but I still feel cramped. I came across this on pintrest from a girl with a similar situation. This girl was brilliant.

 

 

Here is my junkie pantry...

 

and my dreaded spice cabinet that I have to unload just to find what I need... 

 

So I built this sliding skinny cabinet... 

 

The plans were meant for a really small space between a refrigerator and wall. I could have tweaked it to be a bit bigger but I didn't think about that beforehand. 

 

It holds a lot of stuff...and so organized. I can see every spice I own! 

Madeline at 4 months

 

Here is Miss Madeline at 4 months. The girl likes to eat. She still nurses every 2-3 hours during the day and 3-4 during the night. We are not on a schedule yet and her sleeping habits are terrible. She sleeps with me...in the crook of my arm...right up against me. I have loved sleeping with all my babies but it's about time to stop. I wake up sore in the mornings from the way I sleep. Also, I need to be able to get things done rather than just hold Miss Priss all the time.

 

Madeline has become a pretty happy baby. Her reflx is a million times better. She still has trouble after she eats sometimes but she is completely off medication now. I think her tummy is beginning to tolerate dairy somewhat too. I have been having creamer in my coffee and some cheese in food occassionally. She has the cutest little laugh. She has started cooing which for her is actually a high pitched squeal. I think I'll have another loud mouth here. She has rolled over from her front to back only a couple of times. I'm thinking she'll be rolling soon though. She has been enjoying tummy time a whole lot more lately.

 

So here are her stats...and comarisons with the boys at 4 months...

weight: 15lb 13 oz (90th percentile)

height: 24 in (25th percentile)

head: 43 cm (95th percentile)

 

Luc:

16 lb 2 oz, 26.5 in

 

Evan:

17lb, 25.5 in

 

I was looking back at the boys baby books. Madeline is by far my worst sleeper. Luc was definitely my best...and still is. He was sleeping 8-10 hours straight at 6 weeks. He also took really good naps early on. I wonder if the more structured schedule that I was able to keep Luc on has to do with that or just inborn.