My newfound obsession with cloth.

Okay, so I have decided (yes I know- again) that I am going to cloth diaper. No, I don't mean 'try it', I'm going to completely switch over. I know I mentioned wanting to CD Rye and El when I was pg with him. I ended up never even trying it because Chris wasn't really on board with it and I would end up being responsible for the initial start up cost. Well, Chris is on board this time, EXCEPT for again the initial cost of the investment. I am not thrilled with it either but it's a huge savings in the long run. Just putting a chunk upfront and then not having to again, rather than a couple thousand bucks over the course of 2 or 3 years. Another good thing is that they have a very high resale value. Some people that aren't familiar with how it works may think reusing cloth diapers is gross, but it's extremely common to sell them and pass them onto babies who can use them when you no longer can. Just another way to recycle! After all, who spends a couple or so hundred bucks on something, just to throw it away when it's perfectly useable? That would be pretty dumb.

I have searched high and low for some gently used dipes I can get my hands on for a good price, but so far I have come up quite empty handed in what I'm searching for. I most likely will be buying new and only a few at a time, seeing as I will be buying them and $16 per diaper being in the low range for the kind I will be using. On a good note, he should be in them until he potty trains. Awesome! Oh yeah, and I'll be cloth wiping too! Hehe. How nice not to have to bring home another big box of wipes and go through like 6 on a dirty diaper!

I'm soooooooooooooo excited and have become officially addicted to cloth diapers, even though I've never even touched one lol. If you start researching and looking at the millions of different ones out there, you'd probably fall in love with them too! Oh, and I'm not talking about prefolds (burp rags) with pins either. These are too cute for words!! I have not done much in my spare time as of late besides search intently for diapers and research them. This is how I am though. Once my head gets an idea, I don't let it go before I examine it up and down, inside and out, over and over until I know it by heart. If only I could use that ability to learn math and help my 5th grader with her homework. ;)

Here are a few I've grown especially in love with SO FAR. They may be some of my choices to try when I finally end up placing my first order next week!:

http://www.fuzzibunzdirect.com/products.php?cat=36

http://www.greenacredesigns.com/store/WsDefault.asp?Cat=DiapersCovers

http://www.prestonspants2006.citymax.com/mediumminky.html

http://www.jamtots.com/BerryPlush-All-in-Ones-or-Covers-C41.aspx

http://www.rumparooz.com/catalog.php?category=38