I love prints!

I love buying diapers for the shop, but what I really love are prints.  When I was diapering Jack, I was conservative, adding lots of solid colors to the stash, but when Hudson came along, I added lots of new prints.  I particularly love Swaddlebees.  Not only are they really well made, but dang, those prints are to die for.

I bought Blue Summer, Cow, and another Cow from Happy Heiny.  That wasn't enough though.  I am ashamed to say that I was the proud owner of Blue on Chocolate, and Lemon Lime all in the Eco Nappies.

Bill holding Hudson wearing Happy Heiny in Cow.  That's Charlotte on the bottom there.  She's three in this picture.

I justified it like this:  I was now diapering two kids, so I certainly need at least 12 more.

The great thing about prints is that I always felt like my son was dressed even though he was in a diaper and a t-shirt.  That was our uniform for nearly a year.  I look back on my pictures from that time and just smile.  They make my kids smile too.  "Who's that, Mom?"  "Umm,  That's my Hudson wearing faux cowhide."

Ride 'em cowboy!

8 Reasons to Use Cloth Diapers

1.  The savings are phenomenal!  Over the course of your baby's diaper years, parents will save thousands.

2.  Reduce your carbon footprint.  Not only will you avoid purchasing diapers, but you will avoid using the raw materials used to make those chemical filled disposable diapers.  There's also a great satisfaction in knowing that you are not throwing away diapers and adding to landfills.

3.  After your family has used cloth, you can sell the diapers or pass them on to friends and family members who also use cloth.  You can't say that about disposables!

4.  Reduced smell.  Yes, disposables have a distinct smell that those who cloth diaper can detect immediately.  Cloth diapers just smell like clean fabric, and when your baby is wearing the diaper, the waste is not nearly as noticeable as it is with a disposable.  The smell of chemicals is a real killer once you are accustomed to cloth diapers.

5.  Cloth is comfortable.  You wouldn't want to wear paper clothes, would you? 

6.  No more late night trips to the store.  Save your money and your time.  I'd much rather do a load of laundry than run to the store at 11pm.

7.  Cloth is simply healthier.  Disposable diaper companies are always claiming that being wet is the cause of rashes, but what they fail to tell you is that the chemicals used to soak up urine can cause horrible rash and other skin issues.  The only thing keeping your baby dry with cloth, is cloth.  And yes, it truly is absorbent!

8.  The freedom to choose!  Many people don't realize how cloth diapering has changed.  It used to be that parents were forced to use rubber pants.  Dunking the diapers in the toilet was the only way to get them clean before the wash.  Times have changed.  Cloth diapers very much resemble disposables in the way they are put on.  Buttons and Velcro have replaced pins.  When your baby wears cloth, don't be surprised when folks approach and ask questions.  Tell them proudly that your baby wears cloth and their child can too!