Friday, March 25, 2011

heading back home..

so today we head back to new york.. had a great time in VA with my sister's and thier kids.. i miss them so, boys are from a diffrent species.. (lol) but where would we be without them..<3 the boys.. Kiki was also a blast to hang out with (she's the only girl beside Sammi). I had a blast and cloth diapering went well, i washed once and today im doing a cleaning wash so that i wont travel with dirty diapers! My little sister Cindy will be driving down to ny, i cant wait for that journey! Well time to relax and get ready! ill be posting some pictures when i get home!

Monday, March 21, 2011

mini vacation DC,VA....

okay so today we (Clarabelle my older sister, Samaya the baby and me) are heading to VA to chill for a week! 1st time traveling with my baby girl and first time traveling with cloth diapers! I'm very excited to say the least! but hey a few things have happened today, 1st i found my engagement ring.. yes i had mis-placed it and was so scared! but its FOUND!!!! then there's seat belts and wi-fi on this bus so ill be busy while baby sleeps! so happy! Now for diapers we are using best bottoms with gdiapers biodegradable inserts and flips disposable inserts ive tried both at home and both do the job! So i expect the t be smooth! When i get to VA i packed my flats because there so easy to wash! 12 of them and a few of my favorite covers, best bottoms, gdiapers, some WAHM, and tuck and go's! i hope to wash Tues night Thurs night, and Friday morning because I'll be heading back to NY on Friday evening! hope everything goes well, i do and will miss my husband to be and my dogs because I'm a very stay at home kinda gal, but we all need some alone time! maybe ill post from VA but i will be relaxing and enjoying family time! so goodbye for now!

Thursday, March 17, 2011

week one!

okay so i really cant believe its only been one week! It feels like a month has gone by but whatever! I now have some favorites for day time and some favorties for nights and we also have daddy diapers n mommys diapers which sound funny but they have lables! i do wash every other day, but only becasue i am in love with flats which its very old school (picture a baby blanket folded up to be the absorbant layer of a diaper) and i only have  12, i love they wash and dry FAST! overnight pretty much and are have good absorbancy they last samaya about two hours during the day! now for covers im in love with fleece, yes i know it isn't water proof but its so breathable i feel like sammi's booty gets lots of air n we keep the booty rashes away! I love my WAHM covers one there SUPER CUTE and two its fleece so i like! beside that i do still use my tuck and go covers for nights with an all bamboo insert i started last night to add a hemp insert wowza!! i will be doing that everynight! no leaks at all!! <3 it! i also use pockets at nights and they work well i stuff two all bamboo inserts and its bulletproof or PEE PROOF!  I will add a picture of samaya in her WAHM covers with a flat insert! so good bye for now! oh thats our daytime diaper!

Monday, March 14, 2011

why did i doubt myself?

i dont know why i never started cloth in the beginning like i wanted to, i love it. So far ive been out visiting my family, laundry, and a few quick runs here and there but i love it, the true test will be if i go for a few days to my sisters house in va? will i make it or quit! I am still trying to get the night time diapering down but thats because i want to try everything so fast! i must say though i feel like im changing less diapers now... kinda sad. lol, but hey i love it! i enjoy washing also, so far ive had a few poops but its nothing... what is bugging me is that i still use regular wipes and its a pain, i need to get a garbage can for the baby room (thats where i change diapers) and my pail bag(where i put my dirty cloth) is in the bathroom... gotta work that out.. I will say my baby's bum looks great no rashes, not even red! i use cocnut oil as a barrier to prevent diaper rashes every other change and at night, the same way i was using destin. Oh i did notice one change, i was the type of mom that liked the clothing on my baby snug so i would buy clothing on the small side, but now with her huge cloth butt i need to buy clothes a size bigger! Thats okay anyways, since we dont wear pants at home! I am working on how to update pictures (not very computer savvy but hey i try) now to sleep.

Friday, March 11, 2011

Mini...breakdown..

okay so here it is
I have purchased most of my stash from a site called NappyShoppe.com - the owner's name is Sharron Fantasic MOM! they have wonderful service i have been talking to (on the phone, Skype, email and text) with Ashley, shes wonderful at answering my million questions!
I got 4 diaper covers ($14.94 each) all  medium because Sammi is about 17lbs i think and this goes from 12-22lbs
13 all bamboo Gflapper style ($7.70 each)- signature to the nappyshoppe (made by Sharron herself) liners (i got bamboo for two reasons it absorbs the most, and is super fast and easy to wash by hand)
I also got 1 pack disposable liners to hold poop($11 bucks for 200). so I lay this on top of the bamboo liner when baby poops i just lift this and the peanut buttery type poop that my baby has now will go straight in the trash or flushed. none on the bamboo liner!yay !!
1 wet bag($8) to hold dirty diapers when were are out and about, this bag is water proof so pee'd liners dont soak through it.
1 pail liner ($14) ( just a big wet bad) for the house to keep dirty diapers in. - i keep this in the bathroom
2 packs of disposable inserts ($5 bucks of 18pcs). so this is the absorbant part of the diaper if im out and dont want to carry soak pee liners i use these and they can  go in the trash.
now i have also gotten a few diaper from some Work At Home Mom's also WAHM. they are fantasic and i would much rather buy something from a mother herself than to by big Name Brand Diapers. so when i get my camera back hopfully by this weekend i will start to post picture of my baby with them and all that good stuff! we are having fun and loving cloth to say the least because it NO different!