Cloth Diapering, Day 1.

So! My CDing addiction had already started. After much thought, research and cost comparison we decided to try going to all CDing. Yes, the initial costs of CDing are pretty expensive- but imagine only paying that once, not having to fork out 50-60 bucks a month on disposables that just go into a landfill and take 250 years to decompose! You're not just wasting that money every month. With CDing, we find it much more cost efficient, earth savvy and better for my baby's toosh. We put out a bit at the beginning, but then don't have to keep forking out money every month. It's greener. I mean, we're saving the world- little by little. We're not repetitively putting crap into the landfill that isn't going to decompose for YEARS, and I mean YEARS. I mean, I want this world to be around for my daughter's kids, and their kids... and with the way it's going- if people don't stand up and make a change, it's not going to be. And hell, as Megan says, "You do laundry, anyways, don't you?". I think that's what really got me thinking. I do laundry anyways... what's a bit more?

So, yes, this weekend I had been on diaperswappers.com a hell of a lot, and I found some good deals, I also got 6 Bum Genius from a friend for just $25 bucks and they just need new elastic and velcro (easy fix). I have a Fuzzi Bunz & AIO also on their way, and I'm order a trial pack of like 4 different kinds on Thursday/Friday. Oh, I also have a blueberry I got in the mail yesterday. Just needs an insert! Anyways!

So yesterday, Erika wore a CD. This was our first day of actually putting our butts in gear and trying to make the transition. I was a bit nervous, but she seemed to love that BG and it actually looked like it helped clear up her butt, I mean, disposables have so many chemicals right there on her toosh, and she's got sensitive skin! But yes, no leaks or anything. She did very well, and it wasn't as bad as I had viewed it a year ago! This was our first BG, but I really like them & so does Erika!

On the brightside, Olin's really starting to let down his guard on this. He was still in my mindset of a year ago, "that's nasty". He's being SO supportive of this decision that I have made for our family, and I'm so happy to have him.

I'm just waiting on inserts to begin FT CDing.