Sean, much fingercrossing and good news ma for you both.
It's the biggest reason we didn't do it. I have to imagine that doing it just for the time I'd be home on maternity leave would save so much money. *IF* we move to a place where we have a washer/dryer in the house, I think I'll try it. When I add up how much I've spent on diapers, it almost makes me cry.
Things to keep in mind if Cloth Diapering Future Miracleborns:
- Okay, so if you are Stephanie, you're totally able to deal with a newborn and cloth diapers. But you're also the kind of person who can rock the bar exam RIGHT AFTER giving birth. Stephanie rules. I have Stephanie awe. It's probably good to TRY to be like Stephanie (and to follow the WWSD guidelines). However, if you're like me, and find that putting on clothing is difficult and confusing enough in those first few weeks after giving birth, use the disposables and wait until your brain is back to start on cloth.
- Pocket diapers are awesome, and have a decent resale value. Plus, they're pretty much idiot proof, because once they are stuffed, they go on like a 'sposie. You'll need at least two dozen. The new one-sizes, like BumGenius, make it way easier to deal with size changes.
- All in ones are nice, but take for-ever to dry.
- A stash of 'sposies for going out makes life easier. I've done both ways, and prefer 'sposies if I'm going to be away from the house for an extended period of time.
- Hemp with a fleece liner and a wool cover = perfect overnight diaper.
Ple, the Bean is going to slay me ded. She's so adorable! Just like Pete.
I'm trying to teach her to say the A word around Uncle Pete.
Thus far, she hasn't, but I do think we got a mangled Hail Clovis out of her over the weekend.
Am I the only one who started chanting "mecka lecka hei, mecka heiny ho" upon reading that line?
Well, you were at the TIME. Now I'm doing it. Curse you, wee Canadian!
B) Someone who is jealous as shit. Again, how very high school.
Totally.
Huh, Raq, I have an almost-identical J. Peterman coat to that in Plum. (It was a bridesmaid dress.)
takes notes.
I had a dream that I had a baby on June 3. Seeing as I'd already have to be pregnant (So very NOT) to have a baby June 3, 2007, I'm banking on June 3, 2008.
Mark your calendars.
I had a dream that my co-worker had a pet squid.
Grr. Just got an e-mail from TCG's stepmother. We are supposed to spend Christmas Day with them, and she just informed me that the house we are spending it at has cats. From previous conversations I get the impression that she doesn't fully believe me when I say that my throat closes up when I am around cats at all. We have yet to spend any holidays with TCG's family for various reasons. I hate to be the bitch who says we can't spend Christmas with them, but at the same time I don't want to spend my Christmas feeling sick or in the emergency room.
Benadryl doesn't help?
It can help a little, but eventually my asthma kicks in.
sj, ugh. I'm sorry. A couple thoughts: 1) can TSG deal directly with her and give her whatfor and ask if it's possible to move the festivities? 2) This might be less fun, but TSG can go there, and you can hang with your family, and then meet up afterward? or 3) just say that you are totally unable to spend time in a house with cats, and maybe you can get together at a non-cat place earlier in the weekend, and make alternate plans for Christmas and the weekend.
Going somewhere that will make you sick, BTW, is SO not an option.
I talked to TCG, and he went immediately in to fix mode, essentially are they willing to put the cats in another room and do a thorough cleaning of their house, so that we can maybe spend an hour or two there. I am not sure I am willing to ask them to do that.
2) This might be less fun, but TSG can go there, and you can hang with your family, and then meet up afterward?
I doubt that he would be willing to go without me, but that might be an option.
Going somewhere that will make you sick, BTW, is SO not an option.
Thanks.
I am not sure I am willing to ask them to do that.
I'd give them the benefit of it and ask--if they are indeed freely willing, they want you there badly enough do to what you consider too much work.
