Snow Days

The snow is now almost completely melted, but I am lazy posting so here are some snow day pictures for your viewing pleasure.

Cooper loves to eat snow...

...so much that he decided to just stick his face in it.

A neighbor had these intertubes and we used them to sled. Cooper mostly just laid on them.

I will not be postion pictures of myself in the snow because I don't look nearly as cute all bundled up. We had a fun few days, and daddy even got to stay home with us one night because they shut down his work. It was fun but I am not sorry its gone. Trudging through a foot of snow is just not my thing.

I've Been Published! (Again)

Remember back in August (on my 2 year wedding anniversary) when I posted that The Cloth Diaper Whisperer had published a post I wrote for them? Well yesterday (on Cooper's 2nd birthday) they posted another post I wrote! Check it out here and let me know what you think!

Two years ago today..

at the very time this will post, my whole world changed. I became a mommy. Not only was I responsible for myself, but a whole other tiny life.

He isn't tiny anymore, but he's still my whole world! Happy birthday Cooper!

Life After One-Size Diapers: Part 2

So how do my prefitteds work? I'm glad you asked! (And if you didn't I'll tell you anyway!) We love them so far! The wings overlap so I just pin them with one pin like so >>

Around the house I don't make him wear a cover. When we go out a cover is required because these aren't waterproof. We have a wool wrap that I love using with the prefitteds that I bought from Ecomom. We also have 2 pairs of wool longies from Kangadu. I will be buying ALL of my wool from her from now on. She is a work-at-home-mom and her stuff is so cute and very affordable. I used to have a Kissaluvs wool cover but it got washed accidentally and is now a size newborn so I'm saving it :/

Here are one pair of our longies. The other pair has a tractor on the leg. Aren't they adorable?? Amber is soo talented!

I really thought I preferred pocket diapers but I am in love with using fitteds. After I figured out that the pin doesn't have to go all the way through the layers of the front of the diaper, using pins is pretty simple too. Although, when I use the wrap, instead of the longies, pins aren't necessary. These fit really trim too. Prefolds are bulky and so are our other fitteds, absorbent but bulky. These fit more like a disposable without the chemicals & $$$ :)

My little model

I have decided this will have part 3: my wash routine. This what most people find the most challenging when cloth diapering, getting them to not stink! So I think I'll share what works for us! Look for it soon!