So, one of my best friends in the whole world, Jessalyn, recently started a blog.  (Can you sense my pride as a fellow blogger?)  Anyway, in her first blog she shared that she has started using cloth diapers on her 9-month-old daughter.  I instantly thought "No thank you!  Yucky!"  Well, that was until my research mode kicked in.  Most of you that know me know I have a slight addiction to researching things, mostly via the Internet.  I can research the poo out of just about anything.  Most of the time I am on the Internet, I am researching something.  So this cloth diaper issue got under my skin.  I didn't want to be misinformed so the researching commenced about a week ago.  I think I have drove Chris a little crazy talking about it.  At any rate, I have decided to join the cloth diapering world.  I ordered our first 12 cloth diapers today. 

Ok, so I hear some moans and groans by other mothers out there.  But these are not your grandmother's cloth diapers.  They are not bulky and come in different colors and designs.  I have decided on a one-size pocket diaper called Baby Kangas.  They have various snaps to adjust for different sizes and growth.  (Baby Kangas go form 8 lbs - 35 lbs.)  In the back they have a pocket where you put in inserts that absorb the pee-pee.  When you change the diaper, you take the whole thing off and then put on a new one.  No pins, no loud waterproof pants.  And the best part is that they grow with the child and you can use them for multiple children.  This results in huge cost savings, more than $1,000 a child.  Of course we are starting a little late with Mia but we hope to use them with future children as well.  As an added bonus, no more large trash bags of diapers that will sit in a landfill for years to come.  I love my daughters, but having their poopy diapers outlive them just doesn't seem like something that benefits anyone.  (Did you know disposable diapers are the 3rd largest single item sitting in our landfills today?)  So, here is my step into the world of an environmentalist.  I also learned through my research that cloth diapered babies potty train up to 6 months earlier too.  Who doesn't want that?  And for those that are wondering about the laundry, yes you do have to wash these, but from what I understand the laundry is quite easy to do.  I bought special liners that I can put in to help making poopy easier to clean up.  Jessalyn has a potty attachment for rinsing the really messy ones.  I am not there yet, but who knows.

So, thanks to Jessalyn for her diapering insight.  We are excited to see what this is all about.  If you are interested in learning more about cloth diapering options there are lots of excellent websites out there.  Or you could just ask me -  I have done enough research on this, trust me. 

Next step, cloth wipes.  I'm sure it's coming...