Moving!!

Yep. That's right.
Packed up and moving on!

To where, you might ask?
Oh, just to another web page, that's all!

The great thing about this move is as follows:

1. No boxes
2. No packing
3. No husband

SAY WHAT?!

Yes, you read that correctly.
NO HUSBAND.

Well, he will be there 'cuz I'm gonna talk about him.
And post a picture of him once and a while, just to remind you that he exists.
But he won't be a contributor to the blog.
...unless I beg him...

The man has a bazillion million trillion things going on in life.
Updating a blog is not on the top of his list.
Not even close.

Besides, a girl needs her space!

So to answer your burning questions:

1. Yes, I will still be blogging.
2. No, you will never get rid of me.
3. Yes, still talking about life, baby, money, etc.
4. No, not on blogspot.

In celebration of this change, I changed my name.
Well, my blog name.

New Name:

(drum-roll please)

Sitting Pretty

Yeah, that's right.
Sitting Pretty.
Don't try to figure it out - just go read.

www.sittingsopretty.wordpress.com

...and you know, subscribe and junk.

ps: if you are using firefox, stop now...and forever.
for whatever silly reason, my new blog is still getting used to it's new local and firefox is messing everything up. darn you firefox!

do yourself a favor - download google chrome.
you can thank me later.
...well at least until I get the kinks worked out on firefox...

Expiration Dates

I was clipping coupons, doing my normal thing, and then realized that most of the coupons expire at the end of December and our sweet Nolan is due early December.

Let me break this down for you...
Nolan will be here SOONER than my discount on detergent expires.

OH MY GOSH!!!

Our normal grocery run will no longer be normal.
We will be buying Honey Bunches of Oats and deodorant with an infant in the cart.
Is anybody else freaking out?

The nursery is almost done. His clothes are all put away.
We've got the gear and the bathroom stuff and the safety stuff.
We are prepared.

...or so I thought.

I just had this moment of panic
where I realized that I've never been grocery shopping with a kid, never-mind my kid!
What if he cries in the store?
What if he needs to nurse?
What if he needs a diaper change?
What if I need to potty??

What if I forgot my purse in the car??!!!
Do I leave him in the cart at the check-out counter and ask the person in line behind me to watch him, NOT steal him?
Do I take him out of the cart, to the car to get my purse and then back in to pay?
Do we just give up and go home without groceries?

Do I go to the store in the middle of the day to avoid crowds?
Or do I go at night to ask the crowd to reach that jar of apple sauce for me?


What if he doesn't like to grocery shop?
What if people want to touch him and breath all over him?
What if they don't?


Really?!
He will be here sooner than my coupons expire???

Didn't we just make this kid?
Didn't we just get married and buy this house?
Didn't we just get engaged?
...didn't we JUST meet in elementary school???

Oh my gosh - Nolan is going to attend school sooner than we think.
He will go to school, meet his future wife,
ruin his clothes on the playground and get all A's.
And then he will be in junior high, hitting puberty.
And then high school, and girls, and love and lessons and sports.
Then college and marriage and a family of his own.

All the while,
I will be measuring the next chapter in life by the expiration dates on my coupons.

10 weeks.
Nolan will be here in 10 weeks.
Sooner than my coupons expire.

Booty-licious!

Cloth Diapers

...you still there?...

Whew! We thought we lost you!

What is it about cloth diapering that is so overwhelming and confusing? Isn't it supposed to be the easier, more simple way of living? You know, going green and saving the planet and mother earth nature stuff...easy right? NOPE!

There are so many different diapering options out there these days and yes, they do make saving the earth a little easier and stylish but how in the world do you get started?

What's the right diaper for you?
Why are there so many types of cloth diapers?
What do all of those code words mean?
Is this some kind of secret club for hippies?
Do we REALLY have to pay for a diapering service?

If you're considering CD (cloth diapers), you've probably asked those same questions...and many more. Don't worry supermom, we're with you!

We did our research, narrowed down our options and then took the plunge. We picked out the diapering system that we thought would work best for our home, our lifestyles and our budget. Then, out of the clear blue sky (that we're trying to save with these dang diapers), we started reading poor reviews and hearing awful things about the CD that we just registered for.

Back to square one we go...

And so we thought,
"Hey. This stinks. Literally. Let's face it - every diaper is going to have its share of fans and we are only going to learn the ins and outs by spending the money and just trying it out for ourselves. Maybe we should include our blog readers in this adventure. You know, to save them the misery of making the same mistakes. Nah! Let's watch them squirm like we had to..."

Okay, that last part was a lie.
Please, don't squirm (unless you are changing a totally gross, icky diaper...then go ahead, squirm away). As we begin our official journey to becoming CD super-parents, we thought we would include you in the ups, the downs, the dos and don'ts. Are you ready for this?


First of all - we need you to understand a few things about our diapering journey:

We drive an SUV and a scooter
Jason is all about technology
Katey is all about that homemade hippie stuff
We both like to be barefoot
Katey shaves her underarms
Jason showers twice a day
Katey showers twice a week (to save water...?)
We run our sprinklers 3 times a day because we are obsessed about green grass
We love our earth because God calls us to
We tried growing our own veggies and grew mushrooms instead
We dream about living in the country, surrounded by gardens
We think that CD is one small way to be a little greener
CD is cheaper than disposables and we like saving money

See?
We are a totally unqualified mish-mash of a mess that really has no idea what going green truly means in relation to how we attempt to live healthy lives.
Can you relate? Perfect.

Let's start with the basics:

Disposable diapering is BAD. Glad we cleared that up.
Really, form your own opinions. We don't want to shove our ideas on you.
But since this is OUR blog, we do want to share...

1 diaper stays in a land-field for 300-500 years

Let's do some math...
1 kid + 10 diapers/day x 30 days = 300 diapers each month
12 months in a year x 300 diapers/each month = 3,600 diapers/year
3,600 diapers x 3 years (average potty training age) = 10,800 diapers for ONE kid
10,800 diapers x 300 years (in land-field) = WOAH!

Catch our drift?


So let's talk about the CD lingo that has your brain turning to mush:
We're going to make this reeeaaaaal simple.
You only need to know TWO things to get started...

Fitted Diaper:
All-in-one cloth diaper. These diapers do not require diaper covers.
They go on just like a disposable, but are cloth.

Pre-Fold:
Thick burp cloth used as diaper.
(These are VERY budget friendly)

What is probably overwhelming you the most is all of those brands.
We agree, there are too many.
But this is a consumerism world folks and as much as you hate having so many confusing options, we know that deep down, you love being able to pick from a plethora of cutesy printed and colorful cloth diapers...who cares if they work, they're cute! Wrong!

This is the part where we encourage you to use your search engine.
Research like your little life depends on it.
Read about different brands - what they do and most importantly, what they DON'T do.
Don' get distracted by all of the cute colors and fun patterns. Remember, these are diapers, not prom dresses! You are one of few people who will ever see them...unless your one of those weirdo parents who are super proud of cloth diapering and take every opportunity to strip your baby down to his birthday suit, just to show off your "saving the earth one diaper at a time" pride. We beg you - don't be THAT parent.

Decide if you want to pay for diapering services (boo! Save your money!) or plan to wash the stinkers yourself OR even better, start kissing up to your in-laws who live just a few blocks away and have volunteered to help with anything you need...muawahaha!! (Hi mom!)

And now, drum-roll please...

After much research, we've kind of, sort of decided which diapering system we are going to use.

Thirsties
http://www.thirstiesbaby.com/duo_wrap.htm

Who knows if it will work out. We might ditch the Thirsties and try something else. Stay tuned for updates on our adventure.

In the meantime, good luck with your research!
Here are a few links that should help get you started:
www.diaperpin.com
www.snootybootydiapers.com
www.mothering.com

Although we are noobs at this, we'd love to make ourselves available to stumble with you through this journey. Did we say stumble? We meant help...

If you have any questions, please leave a comment with your email and we will do our best to help you out.