We have *officially* begun our adventures into cloth diapering. And you know what? I'm starting to wonder why I was so intimidated by the idea in the first place. It is so easy, and our diaper pail is SO much less stinky than when we were doing disposables that I'm seriously considering putting baby number 2 (who is in the plans but not yet in the works) in cloth from birth. Right now we have 26 AIO diapers (all-in-one for those of you who don't speak diaper-ese) and I am able to go almost 3 full days without washing a load. And may I re-emphasize the non-stinkyness of our diaper pail! I had to get a bigger one since the cloth diapers are bulkier- hence my hubby deeming the LM a "Bubble Butt"- but it isn't even sealed as well as the other one was and I have yet to have stink slap me in the face when I drop one in. Proooobably has something to do with the lack of poo sitting around in the house. It's a dry pail, too. No soaking. No stink. No stains. (Advertising professionals got nothin' on me!) The only minor- and I do mean very minor- drawback is that LM does kind of look like he constantly needs his diaper changed. I'm sure if a stranger in public saw they would think I hadn't changed my child in a week. But with even Sam's club diapers being almost $45 for 228 and having them not even last a full month, I am just tickled that this whole thing worked out as well as it has. So for those of you out there considering taking the plunge- I say go for it! I even managed to get our cloth ones for about 8 bucks a pop so they weren't as expensive as most other ones are. (As a side note, if you are considering buying used to bring the cost down, don't bother. I went looking for weeks. Amazon, Ebay, Craig's list, you name it. Sadly, most people think they still deserve exactly what they paid for the diapers when they were new. Save yourself some time and get new ones. Plus you get to pick colors, so, yeah.)
Also, we've been doing good with our handy dandy food processor/steamer basket making homemade baby food. I think the bananas get to a consistency very similar to ice cream when cold, which may be why LM likes them so much. We have also made sweet potatoes (later to be rejected), pears, and now carrots are in the process of cooking. Another example of what I assumed would be a daunting task which turned out to be laughably easy. As an added bonus, smashing steamed veggies is a great way to release the day's frustrations in a healthy way (pun absolutely intended).
Well, I had hoped to write a bit more but it looks like LM has just woken up. Always on the clock! But I wouldn't trade my "job" for the world :)
