Tep, much better to call the doctor and have it be nothing than the other way around. Fingers crossed for needing only some good strong drugs and rest!

ION, I have become CRAZY with the eBaying for baby stuff. I'm watching 8 lots of newborn clothes right now, and have started browsing the cloth diapering section.

Also, PC, BOTH of you may be able to use a friendship to get your parents to chill out.

Jess, the cloth diapering section is sad at the moment. Way less in the way of choices than there was when I was buying for Lillian, and the prices aren't much better than new.

Have you gone over to diaperpin.com? Lots of reviews of both sellers and diapers.

Oh, cloth diapers...so cute! Actually, I love buying Ellie clothes on eBay, too. Mostly, I end up buying gymboree pieces to match stuff she already has.

Have you gone over to diaperpin.com? Lots of reviews of both sellers and diapers.

No, but I will now! I keep meaning to pick your brain about the cloth diapering thing. When I was a baby, my mom used prefolds and pins and that was IT. It's all so much more complicated now!

No, but I will now! I keep meaning to pick your brain about the cloth diapering thing. When I was a baby, my mom used prefolds and pins and that was IT. It's all so much more complicated now!

It is! And as your baby grows and changes, the diaper that worked at one stage will suddenly fit funny the next.

What are you looking for in a diaper system?

P-C, I really like Fred Pete and Vortex's thinking here.

If she IS cool in any way and has similar feelings about the process, having a partner in crimelike could be the ticket to staving off the 'rent's anxieties.

Joining you in the not-really ready corner, and wondering why on Earth I put a profile on match.com (and _paid_ for it which would seem to equal commitment), I got my first viable response.

Not a handsome guy at all, so the photo didn't really help...but he writes charmingly (and for a living) and illustrated that he's actually read my entirely too long profile. So big bonus for him!

I'm hoping you find at least that much good news in your communication with this woman. And, not to put too fine a point on Fred Pete's thoughts but, you've got nothing to lose by being totally yourself at this point. (including the grumpiness over having to do it at all.)

What are you looking for in a diaper system?

Holds in poop + is washable, mostly. And "is more affordable than disposables," though the environmental impact is an issue too. (Which is why we're not going with a diaper service.)

I have a feeling the research/shopping phase is more fun than the actually-using-them phase, but right now I'm all Ooh, Research!

It is!

See, I think cloth diapers look complicated at first, but once you have a few, they really aren't. I think Plei has tried more kinds than I have, but if she can't answer all your questions, let me know!

The Philadelphia ready-to-eat cheesecake filling Andi was talking about last night has three primary ingredients on the list. cream cheese spread, sugar and water. There are some preservatives (Xanthan gum mostly), and the cream cheese spread ingredients take up most of the list in parentheses.

Oddly enough, no eggs and no HFCS.

Also? too tempting for this diabetic. Argh.

Made my own with my stick blender and Splenda. Not bad, but I need to experiment.