Gasp...the Beachbody box!!

Oh glory!!

Eagerly opening the box...

Now a few people can attest to this (ahem, Jason and Jenny) that I threw a HUGE fit when I saw that “Shaun T” had e-mailed RJ a congratulations for completing INSANITY, with a tracking number for his shirt while I received nothing in my inbox. I waited day after day for the glorious e-mail with the tracking info for my shirt. Why wasn’t Shaun T e-mailing me back?? Was it just because my results weren’t as drastic??? Were they mad that I got bigger rather than trimmer??? Would I have to do INSANITY all over again just to get my freakin shirt??

"What is it, precious??"

Now mind you, it’s just a shirt, and it’s not even like a special or nice material…just a standard t-shirt…but it’s the principle of it all!

Daisy's impressed

But when we got back, there it was…the USPS tracking slip with TWO packages. Could it be?? Did Shaun T really think I did a good job??

Huzzah!!

You bet your freakin bottom dollar he did!! Because I got me a SHIRT!

I DID earn it...I really did.

"Me too, me too! I earned it too!!"

MMMMMHMMM...

Insanity never looked so good!!

He really did earn it!

Strong zombie!!

Now, of course, I think imma alter this bad boy so it’s cuter. I know, I know, I totally complained about not getting one and once I do I wanna cut it up. But I got it.

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Coming up, a blogging recap on my 5k on Thanksgiving day! Now in (minimally) training for this, I have realized something important: I just hate running. I would rather do INSANITY over again than run. Running is hard!! And I’m not going to lie…part of me hoped that it’d get rained out. =) How did I do?? You’ll just have to wait and see.

Let me give you a descriptive picture of where I was at before. Before:

• Walking for 10 minutes would tire me out greatly.
• Climbing up a flight of stairs was difficult and would cause me to huff and puff.
• I needed a nap nearly every day to survive.
• I had trouble falling asleep at night.
• I could not make it up to the C.
• I couldn’t even make it through a month 1 Insanity warmup.
• I had trouble concentrating in school and at work.
• I was weak!
• I was little, but not healthy.
• I could not do any real “boy” push-ups.
• I was nauseated at least 3 days a week.
• I was unsure of what my body was really capable of.

So about every two weeks, Shaun T has you complete a fit test as a workout. The fit test is comprised of many different exercises that help you measure your progress and change in strength throughout the entire Insanity process, as you try to complete as many of each exercise in one minute. Along with the fit test, Shaun T also has you measure certain body parts (chest, biceps, waist, hips, thighs, calves) and weigh in. Here are my body measurements. If you want to know my fit test results, just message me and I’ll send them your way.

So as you can see, I lost some inches, I gained some inches, and I put on like 5 lbs, which I’m not upset about. I’m not like crazy ripped, no six pack or anything. I was very pleased to have lost some inches in the hips in particular, but bummed that I also lost inches in the chestal region, as there wasn’t much there to begin with! And I don’t mind increasing everywhere else, because I realize that I am pretty small to begin with. Definitely got more booty now, heyo!!

So…does Insanity work? Am I happy I went through with it? Is it worth trying? Yes, yes, and YES!!! Here’s why:

• It is not too time-consuming.
• It is portable. That is, if you travel a lot, you can always bring it with you. All you need is some space to move around in and a laptop with a DVD player!
• It is not like you complete it and you are done for forever. I will always be able to push myself to work harder, to complete more exercises, to better my form, etc. Heck, at the end of these two months, I still can’t complete all the exercises in totality! And neither can the exercise professionals in the video! It really is all about self-improvement and challenging yourself against yourself to do better.
• I have never been in better shape in my life!
• The exercises are great for building functional strength, that is, the strength to undergo everyday activities with ease. It’s not pointless exercises just for the sake of muscles.
• I look better, feel better, and sleep better.
• It helps me a lot in reducing anxiety. I’m a pretty tense and anxious person.
• It meets you wherever you are at. Like I mentioned earlier, when I began I could not even finish the warm-up exercises. Now I’m doing the more difficult month 2 exercises, and month 1 exercises are for warm-up!
• It’s a great challenge to go through with a partner and a great marriage bonder. I could not have made it through without RJ, and he could not have made it without me. We’ve each had our moments where we’ve wanted to give up, but the other always convinces the nay-sayer to press on. And I believe we’ve grown closer as we sweated it out and spent this time together.
• You realize what you and your body are capable of. I just signed up for a 5k in San Diego (another 30 before 30!), which, even though is only like 3 miles, I never would have thought I would be able to do before. Now, after completing Insanity, I feel like I have it in me to do anything, especially this! (Don’t quote me on this…)
• RJ and I notice that we both are a little more turned off to drinking sugary beverages and eating really heavy foods now that we are in shape. Either we don’t want to undo the work we’ve done or we just realize how unhealthy and sluggish we feel afterwards.
• We have gotten into the habit of regular exercise. As I mentioned in another post, research has suggested that it takes about 60 days to implement a new habit. Well, as I usher in a new decade, what better habit to form than one of regular exercise?

It taunts me every day I'm in Riverside...

Apparently, every UC school has a huge “C” hidden somewhere. Well, here is Riverside’s! Now it is one of those unspoken “must’s” that if you are a student at UC Riverside, you NEED to make it to the C at least once in your college career. I am NOT a student at UCR, but I work with students there, and I figured, how hard could it be?? I’m not in TOO bad shape.

The first time I hiked up to the C was my first year on staff here at UCR. We barely had any students, but the exciting thing was that this was the first major “women’s” activity our ministry had, which was a sleepover/movie night with the hike to the C early the next morning. Needless to say, I made it probably 2/3 of the way before I could not go any further. The young buckettes I was with quickly scurried up the rest of the way, where they got to enjoy the fruits of their hard work and gaze upon the city of Riverside. I sat on a rock somewhere by myself and threw scathing looks towards the “road-to-Mordor,” AKA the rest of the way up, while some old man made fun of UC Irvine alums for being too weak to handle the hike. Hmph!

Marsha, Mayra, and Allison enjoying the fruits of their youth at the C.

My second attempt took place last January. This failed attempt made more sense, as I was recovering from food poisoning and some other chronic colon problem. I literally blacked out at least three times, saw bright lights, etc. However, I still pushed myself farther than where I had made it previously. As I reluctantly left, I shook my fist at the C, declaring I would conquer it the next time I tried the hike.

Fast forward to last Tuesday. Mind you, RJ and I have been doing Insanity for more than a month, so I should be pretty strong, right? Hiking to the C should be ice cream and cakey cake, right??

Not so happy to try this again...

WRONG. Man, was I the caboose! Well, technically, RJ was the caboose because he was sweet enough to stay behind me just to make sure I didn’t die or anything. But I needed to stop a LOT, while the young kiddos just ran up ahead of me. Shame and dishonor upon my family for being so weak, even in my strong state!

The reason why I can’t be mad at Shaun T for not preparing me better for this hike is that exercising on level ground works way different muscles than working out vertically. Did you SEE how steep the hike was??? Yah, it’s no picnic. Even doing a billion mountain climbers can’t help me up this mountain. And btw, did I mention that I’m almost 30, darnit! A major difference between this attempt and previous attempts was that this time, it really wasn’t really a matter of whether I would make it to the top, but WHEN I would make it. So Shaun T did his thang. Yah, we’re still cool, Shaun T…we’re still cool.

EXHAUSTION. And Brandon. =)

And I made it. And it was gloooooooorious!!  Though not glorious enough for me to consider hiking it again. Once will be enough for a lifetime. But, another 30 before 30 accomplished, with 11 months left to go!

Me, Marsha (one of the freshmen from 3 years ago!), and Jenelle, the lone ladies!

All the young studs that made it up!

Basking in God's glory.

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SO…the updated list:

1.  Read the New Testament, Proverbs, and Psalms in one year.

2.  Sew an outfit that I’d be proud to wear out.

3.  Build a chicken coop with RJ and start raising some chickens in our backyard.

4. Make some SWEET Halloween costumes!

5.  Jar something.

6.  Run a 5k.

7.  Visit Taiwan and Indonesia and reconnect with both RJ and my cultural heritage.

8.  Learn basic photography and how to use a photo editing program.

9.  Get another tattoo.

10.  Start exercising regularly.

11.  Stop drinking diet coke.

12.  Hike to the C.

13.  Write a new song.

14.  Re-record my old songs.

15.  Finish a baby boy blanket I promised to make a friend back in 2005.

16.  Bungee jump, even if it’s at a state fair.

17.  Do Insanity in completion.

18.  Become proficient in Mandarin.

19.  Learn biblical Greek.

20.  Climb real rocks at Joshua Tree.

21.  Do two full pull ups.

22.  Solidify my surfing skills.

23.  Karaoke in front of others.

24.  Be vegetarian for one month, instituting a one veggie day/week afterwards.

25.  Ride a motorcycle. Not necessarily drive one, but ride one.

26.  Get published somehow.
27.  Go to a bed and breakfast with RJ.

28.  Read Lord of the Rings in completion.

29.  Go swing dancing with RJ at Coffee Depot.

30.  Master the art of throwing a frisbee…BOTH forearm and backhand!

29a. Revised – more educated and proficient about different wines.

Well, as many of you know, one of the things I wanted to accomplish before I turn 30 was to finish Insanity in completion. Mostly because I want the shirt. =) Apparently, if you send in your before and after picture, you get a shirt that says, “Insanity: I Earned It!” I know, I know, when will I wear it out?? But I still want the shirt!! About a month ago, I actually saw a man wearing the shirt at Disneyland. I was incredibly jealous and awestruck by him.

So most people have heard of P90X, made by the same company, but in case you don’t know what Insanity is, I included a link. Essentially, it is an intense, hard-core 60 day DVD workout regimen that includes 10 DVDs covering interval training, cardio, plymetrics, ab work, and some yoga-ish work. Sounds easy enough, right?

WRONG. The first time I watched my sister do it, I thought it looked easy peasy. Then I tried it, and boy was I wrong. I wanted to give up during the beginning of the warmup!! In fact, it took me a couple of weeks when I first started doing Insanity before I could actually do the warmup in completion. Granted, I began from a pretty sedentary state.

So this time, RJ and I are actually following the schedule, and we are almost 3 weeks done. (Whooo!) By far, the farthest and most committed we have ever followed the program. And we both have been actually noticing a difference! I mean, granted, we both for some reason gained like 5 lbs in the past three weeks, but hopefully that’s just muscle weight. =)

But here are some things I’ve noticed:

1. I no longer need naps to get me through the day.

2. I have a lot more energy throughout the day.

3. I am waking up earlier on my own and needing to sleep in less, which is a HUGE deal since I always thought I needed 10-12 hours of sleep a night.

4. I feel stronger as I go through everyday life activities. Even simple things like walking. I know, I know, weaksauce,  who gets winded from walking and going up one flight of stairs?

5. I can see more muscle definition. Now, I realize I am pretty little to begin with and that some people would be happy to have my before picture as their after one. However, I am filling in nicely, and have less of a bony appearance and more of a healthy look to me, which I really like. My body is looking more balanced.

6. This regimen is setting me up to incorporate exercise into my daily life, another 30 before 30. Did you know it takes about 30 days to form or break a habit? Well, with this being a 60 day regimen, hopefully the habit of exercising will form and I’ll be able to continue exercising at least 3-4 times a week afterwards.

Some negatives so far:

1. It is just a really hard and time consuming regimen. Not as time consuming as P90X, but you do have to plan exercise into your day in order to follow through and actually do it.

2. Because it is so intense, you can get injured REALLY easily. RJ has thrown out his back a couple times (however, he is more prone to that sort of injury) and we are not sure whether it was Insanity or a rogue cough, but I sprained my ribs at some point near the beginning of Insanity. Coughing hurt, stretching hurt, and certain exercises would exacerbate it. I also started having this weird foot tingling during certain exercises. My suggestion is to work at your own pace, seriously utilize your core, and ALWAYS choose good form over quantity of exercise. You see it in the people in the videos, they stop when they need to! Shaun T TELLS them to stop!

3. If you travel and don’t have a laptop that runs DVDs, you need to improvise a bit. During a recent trip, RJ and I did the Fit Test from memory. That wasn’t so bad, though for the other DVDs we definitely could not have done so from memory. I don’t think this is a problem for most people, but we only have a netbook which doesn’t have a DVD slot. You could attempt to find it online, but then you’d also need internet.

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SO….so far so good. Hopefully we can keep this up til the very end, even after school starts!

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In other news, I just found out that I passed my first year comprehensive exam for my Master’s program, which consisted of 200 questions covering all topics in all classes taken in my first year of graduate school!  PRAISE the LORD, and without a shred of false humility, that test REALLY had me worried. But hurrah, I am on track to graduate in June 2012! =)

The replacement:

29. Become more educated about the various types of wines that are out there…pinot noir, chardonnay, pinot grigio, moscato…whaaaat?? Methinks RJ and I will be spending some more time in Temecula throughout the course of this next year! AND a coworker told me there is a bed and breakfast down there that lets you do free wine tasting as part of the stay! What’s the American colloquialism…kill two birds with one stone? =)

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Update on the whole shebang:

1.  I just finished making a New Testament reading plan. Rather than a day by day thing, I decided to make it a goal to finish books by the end of a month. Daily reading plans stress me out.

2.  I am already researching potential 5ks I can run down in San Diego. My sis-in-law mentioned a Monster Mash run, where people can run in Halloween costumes. Another bird massacre with just one stone!

3. I just started Insanity. Like literally, just finished Day 1 of Insanity. We’ll see if I can stick this through!

4. I already got someone to offer to teach me how to jar/can! Yay, boss-man’s wife, AKA, boss-lady!

5. I am starting to play around with photo editing, though I have no clue what I am doing. I also purchased a digital photography book to help me learn how to work a digi camera! ISO = ??

6. I’ve begun to decrease my Diet Coke intake. Now, my goal is not to never drink Diet Coke again, but rather make it the exception than the rule to have a Diet Coke. Would I be cool having a soda once in a while with my kids? Sure! But it’ll be more of a treat than a staple.

7. RJ still has his ancient Greek textbook, which I will hopefully flip through once in a while.

8. I’ve already downloaded Google Translate so that I can quickly figure out how to say certain words in Mandarin.

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So you see, I’ve got some handle on my 30 before 30 list. I will keep you all posted on my progress from time to time!

For the last month or so, I have been compiling a list of what I want to do/accomplish before I turn 30. Many of these are things I’ve either always wanted to do or things that I’d like to get taken care of before little ones are running around the house. I got a lot of inspiration from friends and family for this list, as well as other wise bloggers around the intraweb.

Without any further ado and in no particular order…my 30 before 30 list!

1.  Read the New Testament, Proverbs, and Psalms in one year.

2.  Sew an outfit that I’d be proud to wear out (completely and totally inspired by the uber talented Cindy Chan!).

3.  Build a chicken coop with RJ and start raising some chickens in our backyard.

Chicken Coop with a Chicken Run...and a Hound Doggie!

4. Make some SWEET Halloween costumes! I totally had a blast coming up with costumes for a recent birthday party!

The Avengers - Bruce Banner, Black Widow, Thor, and Tony Stark

5.  Jar something. We got a TON of ‘maters in the works…maybe some salsa or marinara sauce for wintertime?

6.  Run a 5k. Originally, it was a half-marathon, but then I thought it’d be more prudent to be realistic. =)

7.  Visit Taiwan and Indonesia and reconnect with both RJ and my cultural heritage.

8.  Learn basic photography and how to use a photo editing program. I wanna be as BOMB as Orange Turtle Photography!

Courtesy of Orange Turtle Photography...our wedding only made The Knot: Southern CA magazine because they're AWESOME. No big.

9.  Get another tattoo. I’ve been wanting one, and lucky for me, Groupon had a deal at a tattoo parlor in San Diego!

10.  Start exercising regularly. I need to make it routine for health’s sake!

11.  Stop drinking diet coke. This was the hardest to publicize because now people will hold me accountable for it! I just don’t want my kids to always see mommy with a diet coke in hand, so I need to kick this before babies come!

Oh, how I love thee, Diet Coke...

12.  Hike to the C. I’ve tried twice, and failed twice. I will conquer you! <shakes fist>

13.  Write a new song. It has been at least four years since my last.

14.  Re-record my old songs. Just for me.

15.  Finish a baby boy blanket I promised to make a friend back in 2005. I believe her baby boy is now 6 years old. =)

16.  Bungee jump, even if it’s at a state fair. Heights freak me out!

17.  Do Insanity in completion. Shaun T, I’m coming for you!

My Future Personal Trainer, Shaun T!

18.  Become proficient in Mandarin. Google Translate, my new best friend!

19.  Learn biblical Greek.

20.  Climb real rocks at Joshua Tree.

Joshua Tree National Park

21.  Do two full pull ups…because Alby says one doesn’t count.

22.  Solidify my surfing skills. In other words, catch a wave and stand on the board.

Which one should I choose?

23.  Karaoke in front of others. Hard to believe, but I’ve never actually done this before, even though I’ve led worship a billion times!

24.  Be vegetarian for one month, instituting a one veggie day/week afterwards.

25.  Ride a motorcycle. Not necessarily drive one, but ride one.

26.  Get published somehow. Either write something, model for something, or take a pretty picture perhaps?

The Knot: Southern California magazine

27.  Go to a bed and breakfast with RJ.

28.  Read Lord of the Rings in completion.

29.  Go swing dancing with RJ at Coffee Depot.

30.  Master the art of throwing a frisbee…BOTH forearm and backhand!

So there you have it, folks! What do you think? Can I do it? And have any of you made a 30 before 30 list? If so, what did you have on your list?

Anyways, Tim Chou led a discussion on rest, which I TOTALLY needed! As per my last post, last quarter was THE hardest, THE most trying quarter for me, academically, emotionally, and physically. Now RJ totally called me out as a hypocrite, since I am usually on him, other staff, and students for not resting enough (I am referred to as the “Rest Nazi” in my little Nav circle), but I definitely did not take adequate time to rest for myself at ALL last quarter. And I definitely felt it.

One of the passages we read came from Genesis 2, when God takes a Sabbath day and declared it holy after creating the world and everything in it. One of the students wondered out loud whether He did that for Himself, or if He did that for the rest of us, to have an example of what it looks like to rest and the necessity of rest. I am still wondering about that today! I mean, it is not as though God is weak, in that He has infinite strength and power. But it means a lot to me that God, the one who makes the world run and keeps everything in harmony, even God took a day off to admire the beauty of His creation. Who am I to think the world will not keep running if I take time to rest? And how much beauty have I missed out on and failed to appreciate because I have not taken the time to slow down and look for it?

The second passage we read was Psalm 127:1-2, which says, “Unless the Lord builds the house, those who build it labor in vain. Unless the Lord watches over the city, the watchman stays awake in vain. It is in vain that you rise up early and go late to rest, eating the bread of anxious toil; for he gives to his beloved sleep.”

Verse 2 particularly stands out to me, probably because I love descriptive phrases. They just help me understand biblical concepts better. =) But how many times have I sacrificed sleep this quarter, staying up late and waking up early just to get things done? How many days have I eaten the bread of anxious toil, allowing myself to be sustained by worry? Yuckers! That is no way to live! I just imagine that the bread of anxious toil is like an extra sour sourdough, except totally not delicious and making you feel completely sick afterwards. But that is what I have been doing! I have been rejecting the pure and wholesome rest God offers and choosing to sustain myself with worry, choosing to labor in vain. How would this quarter have looked differently if I had trusted God, if I had taken Him at His word that rest is a gift rather than a hindrance from getting things done? I probably would have been a LOT happier, a LOT more positive, better able to bless others, able to see the beauty around me, etc.

I am totally finding in my week off that I don’t know how to rest, like I have forgotten how to! I am already working on assignments for some of my summer classes, stuffing my face with this bread of anxious toil. STOPPPP, Alice!! I mean, luckily it hasn’t been a complete bust. Here are some things I HAVE done to rest thus far:

1. Massage/facial. Thank you, Groupon!

2. Conquered New Super Mario Brothers for Wii with RJ…along with the secret world!

3. Binging on Netflix and Lost

4. X-Men First Class date with RJ!

5. Visited the kiddos at STP and got my Werewolf on.

6. Started working with my guy, Shaun T and Insanity again! Hopefully I’ll get rid of some of the grad school hips. =P

It’s kind of a bummer that I’m thinking about these things AFTER the quarter from hell is over, but luckily, I still have summer session and three more quarters to test out God’s theory on rest. I will update you and let you know if He’s right! =)

In case you have been wondering where I have been, school has taken up my entire life! I can honestly say that I have never endured a harder academic quarter than spring quarter IN MY LIFE. On top of five classes, two of which with weekly quizzes, I had my internship, in addition to another internship for about a month.

RJ and I calculated it out, and just work and school alone, I was putting in 40 hours/week. Throw in 2o hours for homework makes it a grand total 60 hours. No time for Navs, no time for people, no time for myself, very little time for the husby…and even worse, less naps!!

But what could I have done in order to have made my life more balanced last quarter? I mean, seriously…I couldn’t back out of internship, I can’t skip (too much) school, I can’t stop doing homework…I had to keep reminding myself that it just comes with the season. This season of my life includes major sacrifice, studying, school work, and little time for myself. Which is hard, because I came from a job where I had so much freedom and was encouraged to seek balance.

But this appears to be the hardest quarter with the most classes, thank God! And thank God I am not in med school, I have no idea how they do it! From here on out, the amount of schoolwork will hopefully lessen and life will become more balanced.

So if you were wondering were I have been…there you have it. Now I’m a second year. Booyah.

Which only affirms that which I knew already. Men need to be flattered! I assume that the man who had his fill of flattery at home from his wife wouldn’t have a need to search elsewhere for affirmations. On the other hand, the man who is starving for respect will probably hang onto the first woman who says nice things about him. I mean, if I were the man, I’d rather be with someone who flatters me than puts me down. Not that I’m excusing adultery, I’m just saying there are many players in the game.

So ladies – play your part and do what you can to fight adultery! Encourage your hubsies! =)

Diaper Cake. Booyah.

A CAKE made out of diapers made to look all pretty!!  Now, they may look all fancy and complicated and all, but they are actually VERY easy to make. This is my first diaper cake, which I made for my friend Joy’s baby shower. If you can’t tell, Joy is expecting a cutie little girl!  Yay!

So now.  How to make a diaper cake.

“Ingredients”:

- 75-90 diapers, or even more, depending on how many layers you want

- Rubber bands of varying sizes

- String or yarn

- A full-size bottle of baby wash or lotion, or a large baby bottle (8 oz.)

- A small baby bottle (4 oz)

- 8 ft. of wide ribbon

- A base for the cake. It can be a plastic cake stand, a white cardboard circle, or I used a circular placemat.

- A topper, if you desire (stuffed animals?)

- Any other random trinkets you want to add as decor to the cake (bibs, pacifiers, booties, trial sized bottles of baby stuff, stuff to spoil the mommy-to-be, etc.)

Instructions:

1. Pick a color theme. I don’t know, I think it just looks more uniform when you do. I guess you don’t have to though. Personal preference.

2. Roll each diaper up and secure it with a rubber band, so that it doesn’t unroll. Make sure you don’t secure the diapers too tightly, otherwise you run the risk of ripping the diaper. This part is easy enough for a husband to do.  I know from personal experience. =)

Unrolled diaper

Semi-rolled diaper

Fully rolled and secured diaper

Diapers galore!!

3. Begin by placing the large baby bottle or full-sized baby wash in the center of the base. Start surrounding the bottle with rolled up diapers. You can secure each layer with a piece of yarn or string, and may need another set of hands to hold them in place. It may look ugly at first, but it’ll be covered by the wide ribbon later.

Two of three layers of rolled up diapers surrounding the bottle for the first tier of the cake. I like how the rolled up diapers kind of look like rosettes!

4. The first layer will probably take at least 3 layers, depending on how large and how many tiers you want the cake to be.

5. Begin building the second layer in the same way on top of the first tier of the cake, which will take at least 2 layers of diapers.

6. For the top tier of the cake, use the small baby bottle as the center and surround it with diapers in the same way as before.

The top tier of the cake

7. Place the top tier on the other two tiers.

Not the prettiest yet, but just wait for it!

8. Run the wide ribbon around the center of each tier, such that the rubber bands and yarn is covered. You can either secure it with tape or baby pins, but if using pins be careful not to pin the diapers. I covered each of the seams of the ribbon with a ribbon bow that I made so that it would look prettier.

Ribbons and bows!

9. Decorate it however you want with whatever you want! I added a pacifier and little pink piggy booties, and wanted the little bear to hug the baby bottle up top, so I shoved a bib in the center of the top tier so that the bottle and bear would be raised.

Shoved in bib

See? The baby bottle is higher!

Little piggy booties!

Pretty pacie!

10. Enjoy the “oohs” and “ahs!” when you present the diaper cake to the new mommy!

Ta-da!!!

This was super easy, super fun, and surprisingly fast to make! Happy crafting, friends!  =)