Woo hoo!

Sleeping Ely Update:
Ely slept from 11-2 , 2-5, and 5-8! Woo hoo! Hurray for 3 hour stretches! Sung saw Ely moving around at 12 but he went back to sleep. :) I love the night vision video monitor. It is sort of weird at times b/c Ely's face is white while his eyes look black on the monitor (sort of like a ghost) but it's great to be able to see him.

Craiglist-o-holic
Oh how I love Craigslist! I love selling stuff on it b/c of the bigger audiance. I usually prefer Ebay but I can avoid paying the 10% fee (Ebay and Paypal) if I sell on Craiglist. It's just not as convenient since I have to meet the other person to sell the item.

Today, I had the strangest buying experience. It's totally "what not to do" when you sell something on Craigslist. I needed a mobile for Ely (one for home and one for day care). I found a $40 mobile on Craiglist for $15 so I drove to Sammamish to buy it. I called them and a guy answered. He said that his wife was home. I told him that I wanted to see it working before I bought it.

Well......so.....

I get to the place and this very nice Indian lady invited me inside. She was very friendly. I thought she had the mobile nearby but she had me follow her upstairs. Meanwhile, her 2 yr old was trailing behind us and was talking to me. So....we end up in a room and I notice a big bed. OMG....I was in their master bedroom!!! She showed me the mobile and it was working. I told her that I will meet her back downstairs as she was taking the mobile off of the crib. Again, the 2 yr old followed me and chatted with me while we waited. Downstairs, her 10 month old was sitting in a car seat while grandma was watching him.

They were all very nice people but I kept thinking --what if I was so psycho and ran off with their little ones or something? I rarely have people come to my house to buy something. If they do, they will meet me at the doorway.

Also, Sung wouldn't be sending a stranger to our home while I was alone. He gets freaked out about me going to some stranger's house to buy some random stuff. haha.

Craigslist:
We also bought a $100+ Kettler tricycle for $15. It doesn't have the "rubber" tires but I don't care. It's only $15! Radio Flyer tricycles evidently have a tendency to tip over so Ely can try this bike out and if he really likes it, we'll get him a nice bike (maybe off of Craigslist again.. haha).

I also got a Batta activity center cube for $10. It's originally $50 and it's it in EUC. Ely will be able to start using this as soon as he can hold his neck up to see the cool stuff on the cube.

Consignment sale:
JBF is a big consignment sale that happens twice a year. While the selection of clothes are not that appealing (mostly Old Navy, Carters..etc.) because you can find better deals on brand new clothes, the selection of toys is awesome. I like it because I can get random toys for fraction of the price. Sometimes it's 10% of the original price. Of course I will get Ely new toys too but at the same time, I can easily get random toys that he get test out. This way, I can get him toys that he can try out and if he doesn't care for it, it's okay. I did wipe them down like crazy and disinfect them like mad. :)

Nordstroms Rack:
OMG, I would never buy a $44 t-shirt for Ely but I will buy it for $8. Kids grow up so fast, it's not worthwhile to spend so much money on clothes. I love buying shoes (for the family) but I have kept myself from buying one in every size for Ely. I did give in and buy a new Robeez for $11 because it had a puppy on it that looked like Charlie. :)