Kate is one of those babies that I had always read about but was quite certain never really existed. I had heard it from friends and never really believed them. They were just boasting, right? But now I am a believer. This baby sleeps. All. The.Time. Put a baby down, who is wide awake, and they'll go to sleep on their own? Without making a peep? Fughettabout it. She started sleeping through the night at about 7 weeks (I know you want to start throwing darts at me. Go ahead.) I was baffled by all this so-called sleep as a certain 3 year old still isn't sleeping through the night. But she sleeps all day, too. She usually is only awake for about 4-5 hours in a 24 hour time period. It's crazy. I just don't know what to do with myself. Not really. 
When she was born, she didn't look much like Henry but as she grows they are starting to look a lot more alike. He had those funny eye-brows. He always looked so concerned. Not much really to report, she's a chunky little monkey- so big that she is off the charts for her weight. And she's starting to coo and laugh a little. And of course, lots of smiles:
So people have been asking how I like the gDiapers. Here's the dealio: I liked the gDiapers but Kate outgrew them at about 6 weeks. I was at a crossroad when deciding if I should buy all the stuff for the next size up or go in a different direction all together. I decided to go in a different direction and I'll tell you why. Because the gDiapers are biodegradable/flushable they aren't as thick/absorbent as the average diaper so you are going through them more frequently. Plus, they are about $15 for a pack of 40 inserts and I needed a lot more than that per week. I also found myself constantly washing out the outer cover and hanging to dry. One day, while doing that, I thought, 'If I am going to be washing them out- I should just do cloth.' Not so fast quick draw McGraw. There is the whole poop factor (a.k.a. PF) That is the reason I have never wanted to do cloth in the first place. And Chris was so not convinced. I didn't want to be rinsing/washing out diapers because any parent can tell you that smell takes nothing short of nuclear power to get off. Plus, the even bigger reason is we don't have a washer & dryer. It costs us $2.00 every time we do a load.
In the end, I decided to go with cloth and to use a diaper service (thus alleviating the PF.) I have to say, I've been using them for just under 6 weeks and have been really, really happy. The first week they brought 80 diapers, a lined diaper pail (which looks like a white garbage can) and some diaper covers that I ordered. Every time I change her diaper, I just toss it in the pail. No rinsing, no washing. So that part of it has the convenience of disposables. The little deodorizer inside smells really good actually and every time I open the pail, it's all I smell. "Wait until you've got a weeks of diapers in there!" he says. I'm telling you a week later, still smelling good. Every Tuesday night, I pull out the liner of diapers and set it on our doorstep. Wednesday morning when I wake up, I have a fresh new bag of about 80 diapers. "Kind of like the East Bunny" says Henry. Exactly.
So I 've been using the cloth with these yellow things called "Snappi's" which replace the need for pins. There's alot of different options out there for covers, I ordered the Prorap covers because it's what the diaper service had and I could get them delivered with my diapers.
They are a bit big because they are for 13-25lb babies and Kate was just barely 13 lbs when I got these. One thing you have to get used to with cloth is the bulk, but it doesn't bother me so much anymore. The covers feel a bit… generic…hospital grade.. I can't think of the right word but she hasn't had any leaking or blow-outs. They are working great, but I might keep looking around to see what else is out there. Some of the biggest things that I love about the cloth is that they are so soft and I can change her as often as I want- it doesn't cost me anything more. So many times I'd put a new diaper on Henry and 2 seconds later he'd need to be changed again and it always felt like such a waste. So I change her often which I don't mind at all. Anyway the diaper service is $20 a week, and that's for LA, it may be cheaper in your area. I've found there are some pretty die hard cloth diaper-er's (??) out there, alot of talk…well our delivery truck says it best:
"Would you wear paper underwear?" Such a crack-up. I'm embroidering that on a pillow. I will have to say that it does feel great that in her 3 months of life she hasn't created additional waste in landfills, that there aren't hundreds of her stinky old diapers floating around out there. I have to admit, after using cloth, it does feel wierd to put a disposable on her (which I have had to do a handful of times) Oh no, I am turning into a die-hard!
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