I Got Bit By The Fabric Bug!

I just went into Jo-Ann Fabrics & went fabric window-shopping. They have such cute prints.

I'm really thinking of making my own pocket inserts & contour diapers.

And if all goes well with that, meaning they are:

a.) Functional. Superbly functional.

b.) Cute. Your baby deserves it!

c.) Fun to make. Let's face it, my attention span is short. If its not a rewarding experience, then....oooh! Look! A bunny!!

Then I may sell them to other cloth diapering mommas!

But first things first, I need to buy some inserts & contours so that I can see how they work & what works best. I'm also buying prefolds because they are more economical.

Every step of this process has me sooo stoked!

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I Have A Dream!

Cloth diaper vocabulary word of the day: "fluff". Fluff is just a cutesy word for cloth diapers.

I left ya'll hanging with my last blog entry & my not knowing if I was still excited about cloth diapering.

Here's the thing: Last night, all night long, I dreamt about Kissaluvs Contour diapers. Colored ones, unbleached ones....all heavenly soft and cuddly. This dream marathon did not come unprovoked. Earlier in the day, I had put an eBay bid on a set of 5. There was less than 24 hrs in the auction when I went to bed & I was the highest & only bidder. I could almost feel them, they were that close to being mine. Anyone with a budget who has used eBay before can surely predict what happened while I was in Kissaluvs dreamland. Yep, some jackwagon (TY Becky for the vocab update) outbid me. I got the update as I was nursing the baby early in the morning.

So I lost out on one great deal, but I will not be deterred! I spent any free moment I had searching for low-priced Kissaluvs contours. And decided that I will also order a dozen prefolds to start out with, too, to see which works best or if they both rock.

So all you nay-sayers can bite it cuz there's no stopping me!!!!! (except when it comes to finances...that can stop me...until I convince myself that I am doing what any mother would do by turning tricks for fluff...)

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I Did It!! (And You're Not Going To Believe What I Might Be Doing Next....)

Quick! Look out your window!! Do you see them? Look again because they must be there. Hurry! Do you see the flying pigs?! Hahahaha! Ok, yeah, that was lame. But what do you expect? It's late, I'm tired but my brain is running full speed ahead...with only half of the cylinders working... LOL

Anyway, do you know what I just did?? Come on, give it a guess! Okay, I guess I'll just tell you because you're probably thinking I'm the biggest dork imaginable right now. (oh why did I drink that 2nd glass of Pepsi before bed? Now I can't just shut the heck up...) Let's just cut to the point...err...make that *let's just get to the point*...damn you caffeine & adrenaline & sleep deprivation!!! I miss thinking clearly!!

Anyhooo....I ordered cloth diapers!!!! YES!! Well, sort-of. LOL I ordered the cloth diaper covers. Which is a ginormous step in the right direction! I ordered 4 Flip covers: Butternut (yellow), Moonbeam (blue), Ribbit (green) & Clementine (orange). I only had the funds to buy 4 covers....nothing to go inside them yet.

I was planning on using them with prefolds but then I got a great idea. One that will possibly, more-than-likely save me money! What if I make my own inserts?! Inserts are just like what they sound like: you *insert* them into the cover to absorb....stuff. ;-) On cloth diaper websites, these inserts cost a couple dollars each (minimum) but making my own, I imagine, would save me some major dough. I have been researching how to make inserts & it seems really easy. It would probably be even easier if my husband hadn't thrown out my sewing machine when we moved. ::sigh::

I can also make "socks", which are basically these mini pillow case looking things made out of suedecloth. You then put your microfleece or hemp (very absorbant stuff, hemp) inserts into the sock, place the whole little bundle into your diaper cover & voilá! You have a stay-dry diaper!! (baby's bum stays dry due to the suedecloth while liquids are absorbed into the insert! How awesome is that?!!) You can even put a prefold diaper in the sock for extra absorbancy!

I am so very excited about all of this, I gotta tell you.

But now I am getting tired at the prospect of Austin waking up to nurse multiple times tonight & still managing to wake up all chipper at 6 am. ::groan::

So what about you all? What kind of fluff do you use on your baby's bum? :-)

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Fear of Commitment

Okay, so confession time. I am afraid to commit to things. I don't know why, I mean, I'm a pretty responsible girl. But just the act of tying myself to something (excluding bed posts hehehe) just freaks me out. Not to digress, but I am not big on cuddling, either. I am one Y-chromosome away from being a guy! ;-)

Anyway, back to point. I have been researching the heck out of cloth diapers. I have investigated all of my CDing (ahem: cloth diapering) options & weighing the pros & cons. I have concluded that the best option for us right now will be to start with old-fashioned Indian prefolds with some adorable covers. I sat down last Friday evening & made a detailed itemized list of exactly what diapers & covers I am going to buy to start my diaper stash. I even went so far as to set up an account for myself with an online cloth diaper store & filled up my virtual shopping cart.

And then I froze. I couldn't do it. I could not *commit* myself to finalize my order. That's right. I could not check myself out. ;-) ...... Get it? 'Check myself out', virtual cart, online store.... Oh, nevermind. (at least I made myself giggle LOL)

So there you have it. As much as I want to start cloth diapering, despite my knowing full well just how horrible disposables are on my little guy's tush, even though I am so excited to start this journey, I cannot bring myself to commit. ::sigh:: Now I have to wait til our rent is paid before I will have the cash to give it a go...again.

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