Is it wrong to say "Happy Memorial Day"? I ran to the store a bit earlier, and overheard multiple people saying this, including the cashiers. It seems odd that people would say this, considering the day is all about taking time to remember those who gave everything for our freedom. I did see lots of American flags and people sporting the colors, which was neat.
Thank you to all military men and women, past and present! Thank you to the families of these amazing people, too! I appreciate your sacrifice!
Monday, May 31, 2010
Sunday, May 30, 2010
Weekend Diapering
We have gotten into some bad habits. We are on the go so much during the weekends, that I often (1) don't bring enough CDs with me, so I end up using the sposies I leave in my car for emergencies or (2) decide just to leave the CDs home altogether to cut down on laundry when we get home.
I am no longer satisfied with my laziness.
At the end of the day, I have a ton of laundry through the week. The extra few loads it takes to do diapers is not significant. There is no reason to have that as an excuse.
So, here I go. No more sposies for awhile.
I am no longer satisfied with my laziness.
At the end of the day, I have a ton of laundry through the week. The extra few loads it takes to do diapers is not significant. There is no reason to have that as an excuse.
So, here I go. No more sposies for awhile.
Thursday, May 27, 2010
Splish, splash....
We cannot wait for the local pools to open. Last year, I used the name brand sposie swim diapers, but I am really checking out the cloth swim diapers for this year. I have read that some moms just use the diaper covers for the pools, but I am not sure I am ready to let chlorine get in my dipes just yet.
The sposie swim dipes are pretty pricey; I just found them for $9/pack of 11 at Target (I think they were Huggies Little Swimmers). If you aren't doing much swimming, this might work, but we plan on being in water as much as possible this summer! Two beach trips, the in law's home pool, the neighborhood park pool, not to mention a little blow up pool for the backyard (that I don't yet have, but some of them are pretty reasonable!).
A Bummis swim diaper runs about $13, and I think I can get away with two for the summer. The entire purpose is to catch poop, so I think you can wipe them clean pretty easily.
Decisions, decisions.
The sposie swim dipes are pretty pricey; I just found them for $9/pack of 11 at Target (I think they were Huggies Little Swimmers). If you aren't doing much swimming, this might work, but we plan on being in water as much as possible this summer! Two beach trips, the in law's home pool, the neighborhood park pool, not to mention a little blow up pool for the backyard (that I don't yet have, but some of them are pretty reasonable!).
A Bummis swim diaper runs about $13, and I think I can get away with two for the summer. The entire purpose is to catch poop, so I think you can wipe them clean pretty easily.
Decisions, decisions.
Sprayer
Thank goodness for my diaper sprayer.
Seventeen months ago, I wasn't convinced my husband would change diapers at all. I was pretty sure he would be the Dad to always have something else to do just as soon as a diaper became stinky. He was afraid of our new adorable cloth diapers that I stacked so nicely in the kiddo's room.
And for a little while, I was right. In the hospital, he pretended to be asleep when the nurse came in and changed our little one. Once we were home, it was more of the same. I don't even remember the first diaper he changed (although I would bet that he does). I do remember him always calling me to come help if it had a stinky load.
This morning, however, he got our kid out of bed, changed her and brought her to me. Then I heard him in the bathroom with the diaper sprayer. He cleaned the diaper off himself, tossed it in our pail, and never even mentioned it to get praise. Ha!
Our diaper sprayer is so easy to use, and it works so quickly and effectively so our diapers are easy to wash. I can guarantee without it, I would have been called in as reinforcements this morning.
Thank goodness for the sprayer.
Seventeen months ago, I wasn't convinced my husband would change diapers at all. I was pretty sure he would be the Dad to always have something else to do just as soon as a diaper became stinky. He was afraid of our new adorable cloth diapers that I stacked so nicely in the kiddo's room.
And for a little while, I was right. In the hospital, he pretended to be asleep when the nurse came in and changed our little one. Once we were home, it was more of the same. I don't even remember the first diaper he changed (although I would bet that he does). I do remember him always calling me to come help if it had a stinky load.
This morning, however, he got our kid out of bed, changed her and brought her to me. Then I heard him in the bathroom with the diaper sprayer. He cleaned the diaper off himself, tossed it in our pail, and never even mentioned it to get praise. Ha!
Our diaper sprayer is so easy to use, and it works so quickly and effectively so our diapers are easy to wash. I can guarantee without it, I would have been called in as reinforcements this morning.
Thank goodness for the sprayer.
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Too many diapers
Before I chose which diapers I wanted to use, I was overwhelmed with all the choices and lingo. Cloth diapers sure aren't the pin diapers that my mom used on me. They are modern, slim and constantly evolving. Lucky for me, my sister had cloth diapered two of her children (and, btw, is CDing her twin boys right now, and loves it!). She used several different types of diapers and was able to offer some insight with which diapers I might like.
I went with the Bum Genius 3.0, and we have really liked them. They are a one size diaper (meaning they grow with the kid) that models 'sposies as to how you put them out. I knew we didn't want to keep purchasing more and more cloth throughout my kid's time in diapers, so the fact that they have different settings were great. The fact that they are easy to use are even better; my lovely husband now has no excuses to not get hands on with changes!
I have recommended them to several people, and unfortuantely they haven't worked well with everyone.
In the past year that I have been CDing, people have continued to come out with better and better diapers.
The problem with where I live is there isn't really a place to see the diapers before you purchase them, and the only way to buy them is online.
When I heard about diaperparties.com from a friend who is looking to explore CDing with her little bean, I knew this was something that could help our area.
Diaperparties.com supplies a variety of diapers for a mom and dad to see, feel, play with, practice on dolls with, or whatever, before they buy them. You can host a party and get your friends involved, too. I am hoping this will fulfill a need here in West Virginia by answering the hundreds of questions that moms usually have for me when they found out my babe is sporting cloth. I am awaiting my diaper kit from them, so we shall see.
I went with the Bum Genius 3.0, and we have really liked them. They are a one size diaper (meaning they grow with the kid) that models 'sposies as to how you put them out. I knew we didn't want to keep purchasing more and more cloth throughout my kid's time in diapers, so the fact that they have different settings were great. The fact that they are easy to use are even better; my lovely husband now has no excuses to not get hands on with changes!
I have recommended them to several people, and unfortuantely they haven't worked well with everyone.
In the past year that I have been CDing, people have continued to come out with better and better diapers.
The problem with where I live is there isn't really a place to see the diapers before you purchase them, and the only way to buy them is online.
When I heard about diaperparties.com from a friend who is looking to explore CDing with her little bean, I knew this was something that could help our area.
Diaperparties.com supplies a variety of diapers for a mom and dad to see, feel, play with, practice on dolls with, or whatever, before they buy them. You can host a party and get your friends involved, too. I am hoping this will fulfill a need here in West Virginia by answering the hundreds of questions that moms usually have for me when they found out my babe is sporting cloth. I am awaiting my diaper kit from them, so we shall see.
Monday, May 24, 2010
The kiddo
Welcome to Rachel's world.
Okay, I get it. I am sold on the "theory" of global warming. When I think about landfills, my stomach cringes. My family -- all three of us -- we try to minimize our personal carbon footprints, but sometimes we slip. We aren't obsessive, although we probably should be. I still use paper towels, eat fast food (don't tell Jamie Oliver!), and often jump in my car and drive to no where just to get out of the house.
Hey, I am a stay-at-home mom. I am trying. But sometimes you just go stir-crazy in the house all day. Especially when I used to explore the world around me as a journalist in West Virginia where there was always something to learn and something new to write about.
The most successful way we have conserved energy and space in the landfill has been to primarily use cloth diapers on our 16-month-old daughter.
We. Love. Them.
She does, too. Turns out, she has pretty sensitive skin, and the cloth keep her from diaper rash. Who knew they would be so much better for her, too? Well, I had a pretty good idea that they might be, but it was still amazing to see the results. We have had the same set of diapers since she was a newborn, so they have saved us a lot of cash, too.
We slip there, too, sometimes. At least we are trying.
Hey, I am a stay-at-home mom. I am trying. But sometimes you just go stir-crazy in the house all day. Especially when I used to explore the world around me as a journalist in West Virginia where there was always something to learn and something new to write about.
The most successful way we have conserved energy and space in the landfill has been to primarily use cloth diapers on our 16-month-old daughter.
We. Love. Them.
She does, too. Turns out, she has pretty sensitive skin, and the cloth keep her from diaper rash. Who knew they would be so much better for her, too? Well, I had a pretty good idea that they might be, but it was still amazing to see the results. We have had the same set of diapers since she was a newborn, so they have saved us a lot of cash, too.
We slip there, too, sometimes. At least we are trying.
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