One Week From Today...

I can't believe that Aspen's arrival is almost upon us! It's crazy how fast this pregnancy has gone by compared to Max's. I think its because with your second pregnancy, you really don't have time to constantly think about being pregnant. With Max, that's all I could think about, being pregnant with him. I would continually find myself wondering about the unfamiliar territory of motherhood and how it was going to present itself to me. This time, I've been so much more relaxed about it and I have pretty much just gone with the flow of things. I have to say that it's a lot less stressful the second time around.

I think we have most everything ready for her to come home. I am going today to pick up a few more cloth diaper covers from a local store. I don't think I've mentioned that we are going to be using cloth diapers this time around, have I? I'm super excited about this!! I wanted to do it with Max, but never really got around to researching it the way I wanted to, and by the time I decided to switch him over to cloth he was potty-trained. I did use them on him at night for a while, and that made me realize that cloth diapers were going to be so much easier than I ever imagined! So right from the beginning of this pregnancy I dedicated myself to learning all about cloth diapering methods and what I thought would work for us.

Here are the diapers that I found that we are going to be using this time.
I decided that the most promising diaper method for us would be what they call All-In-Ones (AIO's). That just means you have one diaper to put on with each diaper change. There is a cover and an insert that you put into the cover ahead of time. So when you reach for the diaper, it's seriously as easy as putting on a disposable. They have velcro closures which are pretty much like the sticky tabs on disposables. Easy, easy. Even Curt likes them :) .
My favorite brand so far is Bumgenius 3.0. Not only are they AIO's, but they are also a one size diaper, which means that I only have to buy ONE SIZE for the duration of her diaper life, lol. Sweet, eh? They are a little bulky for a newborn, so I bought some small cloth diapers for the first few months until she can fill out the Bumgenius's. And then I'll just resell the small ones once she outgrows them. Who would have thought that you could resell diapers?! But there is a huge online market for used cloth diapers. So not only are we saving money (and the environment) by not using disposables, we are going to make some of our money back on them once we are done. How can you argue with that?