Lexi and more....

Here's some cuteness...

I decided to get out the jumper from the storage/former man cave/room since she could now hold her head up well. She had fun batting at her new toys! She isn't quite tall enough to jump in it well, but she's growing very fast.

I'm still in love with cloth diapers. I have mostly pockets, with my Flip system for my personal use/overnight. I have to say, I haven't had a single blowout in her cloth diapers. Sure, the poopy ones are a bit icky to clean, but definitely not hard at all. My problem now is that I want to buy all the cute ones I see....it's my inner shopaholic coming out. I found a cute pink heart printed diaper cover on Etsy that screamed, "BUY ME!!!" but I will see if I can show a bit of self restraint. After all, I just bought a lavender minky Kawaii diaper last week, and it hasn't even arrived yet.

Mr. S figured out the true drive behind my obsession, and not just the "it's economical/environmentally friendly/reusable/better for Lexi's skin" argument that I give him everytime I see a new one to buy. Thankfully he has his own obsession with music and video games, so he can't really point fingers. :-P

I think one of the best parts of cloth diapering is getting other mommies to want/use cloth as well. Then we can all be obsessed together!

Flip Cloth Diapers!

I was not paid by Flip to endorse these.

As I posted previously, I bought some Flip diapers to use. I think they work great! Lexi doesn't get a rash in them, and I love the Zinnia pink covers. They haven't leaked on me yet.

As far as smell, she seems less stinky when she pees in these versus her Pampers. When she peed in those, I could smell it through the fragrance right away. In her cloth diapers, it is harder to tell.

I have also used the disposable inserts as well. They work great, but Lexi gets a little red in those like she does with regular disposables, so I will have to put some diaper cream on when she wears them.

Overall my cloth diapering experience has been pretty positive, and I can't wait to buy more! I think the next ones I buy will have velcro so that they are Mr. S friendly. :-)

I was bugged...

So my hubby was bugging me that I never update!

I did finally have my baby on her due date of 3/23. Life has been crazy busy, with sleepless nights, and lots of poop cleaning and baby feeding.

One of the things that I never thought I would like but want to try now is cloth diapering. Pre-baby, the thought of even being near poop grossed me out beyond words, and I was very for disposables. Then I had my brand-new, real-life baby, and realized that baby poop wasn't so bad. Unfortunately, almost all 'sposies have failed me except for Pampers. Huggies leaked terribly, and Parent's Choice didn't contain poop. Luvs did not leak, but did give her a rash. Well I was all set on Pampers, but then Walmart got sold out of size ones when we went grocery shopping! Luckily she was big enough now to fit into size twos, but this was not good.

My friend Amber told me that she wanted to try cloth diapering sometime for the same reason, so I decided to research the whole idea. Lo and behold, cloth diapering is trendy and easy now!

Cloth diapers come in cute colors and prints, way more fun than boring white. They also come with many options, and some are as easy as 'sposies! They are much better for the environment, as one of the most common items found in landfills is disposable diapers. They are also more cost effective, as long as you don't go TOO crazy with buying diapers.

I decided to try out the Flip diaper system. Here is one in Zinnia, which is a dark pink:
I bought the day pack, which is two diaper covers with six stay-dry inserts. You basically place the insert inside the cover and tuck it in, and as long as the cover doesn't get covered in poop, you can re-use the cover multiple times. They also fit babies until 35 lbs, which is great! No more buying diapers all the time!

I am anxiously waiting for them to come in the mail. I can't wait to see how they work out on her!