diapers and books

It's funny--I've cloth diapered a newborn just three years ago and probably did some variation of elimination communication, but I can barely remember how I did it.

I'm learning again, tweaking things as I go, and am fretting over baby's diaper rash all the while thinking I've seen this rash before with all my other three children, but I am still worried all the same! And now that this is my fourth child, many of my diapers are worn-down and I am in need to buy some new ones. But wow, there is such a plethora of cloth diapers out there that I have a headache trying to figure out which ones to buy. 

In the meantime, the children fight about whose turn it is to hold the baby and clamor that they must all come to the bedroom to watch the unceremonious baby bathing. And I'm reading to them. As much as they want and as much as I can handle, sleep-deprived as I am.

We started our daily Bible reading again after an unintended sabbatical during my pregnancy. I'm reading from Matthew and using, per request from S, The Big Picture Bible to supplement.

And my oldest, who is almost eight, is reading the following:

 A Very Young Dancer
George Washington by Ingri and Edgar Parin D'aulaire (she loves all their biographies)
Child's History of the World
The Human Body

I am trying to carve out special reading time with my second, who is not as insistent as her siblings on begging me to read even though she enjoys it very much. Currently, I am reading Milly Molly Mandy and because she wants to, the Bob books. My cousin recently purchased three of the Angela Banner's Ant and Bee books (see review here) for her which are being reissued this year. I can't wait until she sees them! They are perfect for the budding reader.

As for my three year old, we're reading from his 물땅친구 and 한솔  북륨 collection as well as singing from our Korean song books. He was excited to see one of his old favorites, Barapapa (I have the Korean edition which is still in print) on his shelf this morning. And while we are on the topic of books, I will share our winter book collection:

Winter by Gerda Muller
Snow 
The Mitten
눈사람 (new this year) by 송창일
The Snowman (new)
Frosty the Snowman
New Clothes for a New Year's Day by Hyunjoo Bae
설빔(male version; seems to be available only in Korean.)
Little Polar Bear and the Big Balloon
Angus Lost by Majorie Flack
Owl Moon
The Snowy Day
The Secret Staircase
Grandmother Winter
The Snowstorm Surprise
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White Snow, Bright Snow by Alvin Tresset (new)
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Some library favorites:
The Story of Snow
The Bravest Dog Ever: The True Story of Balto
Snowflake Bentley