I'm Turning Into My Mom

and it's not really a bad thing!

Since this new blessing (?) that will allow me to stay home with our baby has come along, I've been thinking a lot about cloth diapering. It is definitely a money saver. Ben and I discussed this earlier in the pregnancy and ultimately opted to just use disposables. We figured they would just be more convenient. We wouldn't have to worry about washing the diapers and we wouldn't have to make sure the grandparents or anyone else knows how to use the cloth. Also, Ben wasn't too keen on the idea. He asked me how you're supposed to get the poop off the diaper before throwing it in the washing machine and I told him you just dunk it in the toilet a few times. This really freaked him out. Disposables were fine with me because I wasn't sure I would be up to keeping up with the cloth diapers.

Now, however, we are planning to use cloth diapers when I am home with the baby and switch to disposables if we are going anywhere or if someone else will be watching the baby. We think this will work for us. They even have different tools now to get the poop off without having to dunk the diaper. They have hand sprayers that attach to your toilet to use or scraping tools.

I have looked into a few different brands and we have decided to go with g diapers. They seem relatively easy to use. They use the diaper covers with washable inserts. This way, we won't have to fold a bunch of cloths when trying to change the diaper. They also have flushable disposable inserts to use instead of the cloth ones. This might be advantageous if we decide to use cloth diapers most of the time. The diaper covers don't even need to be disposed of and washed every time you change the diaper. As an added bonus, the diaper covers come in a bunch of really cute colors! They even have one with a ruffle butt!!!

I have added a bunch of diaper covers and cloth diaper liners to our Amazon Registry. Go check it out! (and then buy us some! :D just kidding. kinda...)

So, in addition to now using cloth diapers, I plan to breastfeed, make my own baby food, shop secondhand, and make some clothing for my children just like my mom did. (Maybe I'll even make my own laundry soap.) Oh, I am so crunchy. (or maybe just frugal!)

Babymoon Trilogy: Registering

In our second installment of the Babymoon Trilogy, I will share our registering experiences!

We decided we wanted to register at Babies R Us (Why doesn't my keyboard have a backwards R????) while we were on vacation. A few weeks ago we went in on a Saturday and it was total chaos. We decided to do it in the early morning/afternoon during the week when there would be less people in the store. We got there around 10:45 on Thursday morning. After getting our scanner, we walked to the bedding section and just stared. There were 10 different crib mattresses that looked pretty much the same with different prices. I think we quickly realized we really didn't know what we were doing.

We went through the whole store and spent WAY too much time decided on strollers, crib sheets, blankets, pack n plays, car seats, high chairs, etc. It was so overwhelming! We think we finally got it down, but by the time we got to the bottles, we were pretty much just pointing at things and saying "Ummmm......that one."

We were promised a little bag if we registered for 100 items which we figured would be no big deal. By the time we figured we were about done. we probably only had about 65 things on the list. We doubled checked our list and realized we had missed a few things. By the time we went back through the store, we still hadn't reached 100. We headed over to toys and clothes to see if we could reach our goal. I didn't want to register for a bunch of cute outfits, so we stuck to the necessary items such as onezies, caps, and booties.

We think we were able to get just about everything we will need, but what do we know? We're also setting up a registry on Amazon.com because there were a few items that we couldn't really find at Babies R Us.

Go check out our registry!
http://www.toysrus.com/registry

And did you know that Toys R Us has quite a selection of baby products too? Ben and I went there the other night just to see and the have our stroller set, high chair and other items. We were really surprised, and it's definitely good to know we won't have to drive all the way out to Babies R Us when there is a Toys R Us right down the street!