Why do I cloth diaper?

Hmmm...this is a good question. I NEVER thought I would ever cloth diaper (cd for short). Too much trouble, too much work, no one I know has ever done it. Plus, I would stick the baby with the safety pin! I didn't start out with cloth on Garrett. He was a sposie baby all the way. Then, one day when he was 18 months old, I decided to give it a try. I bought a few used from a forum that I chat on and the rest is history.

Garrett was in cloth for probably around five months. I had a few fuzzi bunz, some bummis super whisper wraps, a few chinese prefolds, and a couple other cloth diapers that were given to me. So, I know you are wondering why Garrett was only in cloth for 5 months. Did he potty train early? Nope (we are starting that saga this weekend). I got pregnant and morning sickness hit. I couldn't handle the smell of our homemade wipes, much less a cloth diaper that I had to get the poop off of. So, it was back to sposies. Horrible, horrible mistake. Now, he won't even wear a cd!

I decided that I would cd Emma from the get go. Well, after the meconium diapers in the hospital and after her umbilical cord fell off (although you don't have to wait for that to happen). We started out with infant chinese prefolds (about 3 dozen) and 5 bummis super whisper wraps (covers). And 3 or 4 snappis (instead of safety pins). These were the best way to go for newborn pees and poops. Especially while breastfeeding!!! As she got older we branched out to wonderoos and fuzzi bunz. Wonderoos are one sized dipes that you stuff with a insert, whereas fuzzi bunz are a specific size which you also stuff.

Over the past 8 1/2 months, I have decided that fuzzi bunz are my favorite. You can get them in all colors! My favorite on Emma is lavender! And the wonderful thing is the poop just plops into the toilet! I do have a diaper sprayer to help out, but my husband has YET to get it installed. But he is tonight! I have a feeling I will need it while potty training.

I wash my dipes every 3 or 4 days. We have plenty to get us through wash day. I do have the occasional sposie for going to daycare in (they don't cd) and for out and about...if I'm too lazy to take the cd.

I also knit her wool picky pants for overnight. In fact, I still need to get started on her pink lemonade dyed wool (see a previous post) but I just haven't had time. :(

I'm sure you are all confused about cloth diapers, but if you want more information a wonderful site is www.cottonbabies.com .

"How To" http://www.cottonbabies.com/index.php?cPath=57
Fuzzi Bunz http://www.cottonbabies.com/index.php?cPath=56
Bummis Super Whisper Wrap http://www.cottonbabies.com/product_info.php?cPath=36&products_id=92
Chinese prefolds http://www.cottonbabies.com/product_info.php?cPath=28&products_id=89
Snappishttp://www.cottonbabies.com/product_info.php?cPath=37&products_id=100
Diaper sprayer http://www.cottonbabies.com/product_info.php?cPath=37&products_id=806

Now, to get my butt in gear to knit!!!

Emma's Apron Top

First, I have to say...isn't she just precious???? I mean look at my 8 month old! She is growing tooo fast. :(

Finished it last night! :) I was so scared she wouldn't be able to wear it. I thought it would be WAYYYYY too big! But nope, it is just perfect. This is the Little Turtle Knits Apron Top pattern and it was really easy. Even with the single crochet edging. LOL! I was scared to death, but called my grandmother for encouragement. She's the crocheter, I'm the knitter (well, trying anyways). When I told her I was scared, well, she just laughed me off. So, I have to say thanks to Gran! Or else Emma's top would be sitting on the needles for 3 months like the prayer shawl. And check out her flawless back ;) Yep, that would be the Stitch 'N Bitch book that she is reading/chewing. A future little Stitch 'N Bitcher herself. :)

I really planned on starting her a pair of picky pants, but my heart just wasn't in it. And it still isn't this morning. I've thought about a dishrag since I've never done one. But I really need to do something for Garrett. I've yet to make him something. And the little man didn't feel good yesterday. He had the stomach bug. :( Unfortunately I couldn't take the day off, so he hung out with Daddy all day. Here he is Thursday night when we knew something was up since all he was doing was laying around...well, figured it out Friday morning when he was covered in vomit and didn't wake us after he had gotten sick. :( Poor guy! So, I'm on the lookout for something to make for him. Hmmmmm......

Shawl is FINALLY done!

I'm so so sorry! I wouldn't allow myself to start another project until I got this one done. Bad mistake. I decided to start Emma's apron top because if I didn't summer would be over before she could wear it. So, I started it Sunday evening and worked on it yesterday at work and last night before bed. Today, I was called at work because Emma was running a small temp. Got her home with Garrett and they both took long naps so I got the house cleaned! Thankfully my apron top was out in the truck and I was too lazy to get it out. So, I decided to get online and figure out how to finish up my shawl. If I had realized it would only take me 2 hours, I would have done it weeks ago! Yeah, right...I'll tell that story in a bit.

I'm sure I've mentioned the prayer shawl before, but the link is www.shawlministry.com. I heard about it in a knitting magazine and decided to do one for my aunt. She has a condition that if left untreated will cause her to go blind. She has been on prednisone for the past 2 1/2 years and the levels fluctuate. She has constant headaches and back in May she had a hysterectomy. So, I decided for her, I would attempt to do the shawl. And I think it turned out great (although not perfect...but who considers his/her work perfect). Well, here are the pics. Made with Lion's Brand Waterfall yarn :)

Isn't it gorgeous????

I didn't take any pics of the apron top. But I will and get those posted up soon. After the apron top is completed, I am going to knit up another pair of picky pants for Emma in some yarn that I dyed with pink lemonade. Here is that yarn, rolled by my wonderful husband as he was recuperating from colon surgery. Remember, I mentioned I would have completed the shawl weeks ago...well, there was no way, because I was waiting on my hubby. But while at the hospital I was knitting on the shawl. I just had to lay my needles to the side for a bit. :)

Now...off to work on the apron top before the weather gets too chilly!