Cloth Diapers? Are We Crazy?

I was at the library for story time the other day, and the conversation popped up. Turns out over half of us used cloth diapers! I was surprised, and in a strange way, sort of happy to share this shall I say... hobby... with others! So I thought I'd share here on our blog.

When we were patiently waiting for Raymond to be born, we prepared in every way we can- preparing our home for a new tenant, preparing our hearts for a new family member, preparing our minds for how to raise a baby! It is so funny to think of the many things that are now second nature that we knew nothing about just 2 years ago. I especially laugh now at the things that we are advocates of that two years ago we had no clue about-such as, cloth diapers. While I was pregnant, my friend Erin showed me her cloth diapers and I was pretty intrigued. With Kenny being in school, money is not exactly flowing, so it was a motivation to look into it. Erin introduced me to a store in St Louis called Cotton Babies that was filled with all sorts of styles of cloth diapers. Different styles? Once again, never seen anything but disposables or pre-folds before. These are not your mother's nor your grandmother's cloth diapers, people! They are just as easy as disposable diapers- no pins necessary. They are so much cheaper than disposables- especially because we use adjustable diapers- one size will last from birth to potty training. They are better for the baby's skin as well as they won't end up in a landfill. They are way cuter than disposables. One could even say the extra padding on the behind is helpful for all those falls. Less diaper rash, earlier potty training.... I could go on and on. Ask me sometime!