What Dawn said. I think Pull-Ups are better served for sleeping time, and maybe the first couple of days of potty training. After that, I used underwear. Generally kids are more reluctant to soil their underwear than Pull-Ups.

Oh it was horrible, thankfully the daycare was private and they didn't care but oh it was a nightmare, because he knew but yet? Didn't care. He was way too busy doing other things. He's 9.5 now and he still puts off going to the bathroom till the last possible second because he's busy doing other, more important things.

more reluctant to soil their underwear than Pull-Ups

Oh yeah, that worked wonders with the oldest. She got new pretty undies and that's all I needed to do.

Dawn, my brother was the same way. He just didn't care. Ew, dirty boy.

Thanks for the link, P-C. I love that site.

FWIW, my nephew's skin did better with cloth. I've heard the disposable is supposed to be better for that, though, so perhaps it just depends on the baby.

Just remembering when that nephew was a baby (this is the one who's a college baseball pitcher), and he used to have air baths, when his mom would rub him all over in some nice organic oil, and leave him naked on a blanket. Is it any wonder that none of her kids have been all that partial to clothing?

AIOs? Also, do you have some of those little velcro covers for the diapers that make the folding easier and eliminate the need for pins?

All-in-ones. So it's the diaper and the cover. We have covers for the prefolds, and for the two fitted diapers, which are basically identical to the AIOs, but may require a cover if you have a superwetter.

And? After the baby grows out of them, the cloth diapers make good polishing rags.

We had a bunch of cloth diapers that we used for burp cloths when Sara was really wee, and she has appropriated them as mini-blankies. She loves them, and they're so incredibly soft from so many washings. She carries one around, and takes it to bed and to nap. A friend had dyed them all deep pink when she gave them to me.

I think my mom used cloth diapers with my brother and I. I never once considered it. I apparently have not an ounce of granola in me. And not much guilt, either, since I am also of the lazy.

Sits with Cash and Susan.

bitch meara

The ped via phone says to mix a little fresh-squeezed lemon juice and a little olive oil into some water and give that to him.

As always, you guys are my sanity check and second opinion. Thoughts? Advice?

Hmm... I know little about medicine or babies, but from what I know of food it sounds like your ped is trying to turn Mal into a Greek. If s/he adds oregano to the recipe we'll be nearly certain.

But somehow she knew that Dad was in no shape to chase her or romp with her on the floor, and that her presence was comforting to him.

Baby wisdom. It's amazing. What a marvelous girl she is.

Is it normal that I'm sort of wanting to talk and think of other things? I had a thought about my WIP while I was in the shower, and I want to email my CPs about it, but I'm afraid they'll think I'm a horrible, callous person to even be capable of thinking of POV choices at a time like this.

The brain can only process so much of a thing at a time. Let it do what it needs to.

I'm actually looking forward to the day when I can just install a Teenage Boy Refrigerator next to our fridge and stock it with pizza.

It's like setting a mouse trap... No. Wait. You meant something else. Nebbermind.

feels bad for really liking that book as a kid

The plot of the story itself is lovely, which is all most little kids would see, so you shouldn't feel bad. The names of the characters and the illustrations were the racist elements. I think some publishers have redone it, with different names, and illustrations that don't look like racist cartoons.

Wikipedia link! : [link]

Susan, if you're around, I just wanted to give my deepest condolances. I only read the news a little while ago.