Plei, I really admire you for using cloth diapers. Seriously.

I found out this weekend that friends are raising their (now about a year old) daughter diaper-free. Baby-girl's grandma and aunt, who told me about it, were already making enough not-in-this-lifetime faces that I didn't have to.

(Baby-girl's parents are also raw foodists, so I'm not as surprised as I might otherwise be, though really just as baffled.)

I found out this weekend that friends are raising their (now about a year old) daughter diaper-free. Baby-girl's grandma and aunt, who told me about it, were already making enough not-in-this-lifetime faces that I didn't have to.

Practicing EC?

It's roots are age-old, but man, I'm just not that good at reading my kid's potty signals, nor would I WANT to be.

I've read about diaper-free parenting. Not unless I lived outside. In the dirt. With a lot of long grass around. And the baby could sleep there.

BumGenius

Yeah, I read about it too. And I've seen it in action in a couple countries. It does not match my First World lifestyle. Just out of curiousity, I've observed Mal to see if I could tell when he is preparing to, uh, flurm, and there's no way. Not until it actually starts.

OTOH, I discovered last night while trying to take his temperature that he has sphincter control now. Lots of it. Enough for San Quentin.

Um. Sorry. TMI.

So, how 'bout them A's? Oh, right, another bad topic.

Raq, you are far braver than. With the exception of medical professionals, Em has only had her temp take in her ear.

The Bean is, indeed, a freaky ass cutiehead. She looks like a porcelain figurine when she's asleep, though.

sj, I'd toss up feelers as to the lengths they'll go to make sure you don't end up in the ER. It sucks having severe allergies and having to explain them to families who have no experience with them so they might not have a clue as to how bad it is. My brother in law once pooh-poohed my mom's allergy to venison and thought he'd prove she was making it up by making his chilli with deer burger. Mom broke out into hives after one bite. Luckily, her reaction isn't that severe--but it doesn't excuse asshattedness.

My great great aunt Chachi gave all the new Mothers in my family three months of diaper service as a present.

Oh, man is that a great gift. Columbus' last diaper service went out of business right before I had Owen. I would have gone cloth if I could have had a service. I am lazy and not ashamed to admit it.

I don't get the overly strong desire to return to the stone age in parenting with EC. Yes, third world parents do it without thinking of it. But I think even a mom in the Kalahari might be tempted to snag up a box of Huggies if she had the chance.

BumGenius

How cute is that brand name?

Dare I say...genius?

Oh, and before I forget, tons of -ma for S and Sean and the List. I hope all goes well.

sj, I have a cat . I clean really well when I want catallergic people over. happily my BIL does not seem to be as bad as he used to be.But we do do a number of holidays at his house because of no cats. and if you do go over - bring a change of clothes and leave them in the car - change as soon as you can and put the possible catified clothes in a plastic bag 'til they can be laundered.

everyone else mde the oh how high school comment.

cutting my hair in winter - I am wearing a scarf in the house, because my neck is freezeing. this is not a sensation I am used to.

sending out the ma~~~ for S.

and the Bean is cute one, isn't she?

Lots of ~ma for S!

sj, I'm sorry that you're in the "I'm not sure they believe it" space -- it's very uncomfortable. I had something slightly similar with my DH's family and my motion sickness -- until they witnessed the puking. I do not recommend the witness solution in your case, since asthma is much more serious. It sounds like TCG is taking this seriously, and he should be the one to deal with his relations, telling them what is possible and what is not. As said above, going into a situation where you know you get sick (or have good reason to believe you might), is not acceptable. Those relations would be out of bounds to ask it of you.

The Bean is too cute!