My Cloth Diaper Fix

I’ve mentioned before that I use cloth diapers, right?

I love using cloth diapers.  We bought one brand, lots of them, and never looked back.  I love how easy they are to use and how cost saving they are.  Most of all I love how there are never poop leaks.  I can remember two or three poop leaks he’s had in 2 years.  Seriously!  I love them.

There are two things though, that I don’t love about them. 

1.  The brand I chose only came in solid colors.  No cute prints.  I love seeing all the cute prints available in cloth diapers on my message boards.  They’re amazing!  So many cute designs!!  I could go broke getting all the ones I love. 

2.  The Velcro on these diapers is starting to go bad.  I’ve caught a diaper falling off more than once in the past month, and the closures catch on his pants all the time.  I’m getting kind of annoyed with my choice of Velcro over snaps.  (Hindsight is 20/20) 

Here is what my Velcro tabs look like after two years of use and no maintenance -

 

They’re full of lint, strings, and fuzz.  They just don’t work anymore.  I was thinking about buying some new diapers with snaps and building up a new set.  BUT…that costs money, and if I can help it, I don’t want to spend any.  So, I figured out that I could probably clean out the tabs and they might work like new again. 

Here’s what I did.  One afternoon, after a load of diapers came out of the dryer, I sat and pulled out every last string, fuzz and lint from each tab.  My fingers HURT at the end of that afternoon!  I accumulated quite a lot of lint.

After I cleaned out the tabs, they worked like new!!!!!  Go figure!  Anyone else would probably already be cleaning out the Velcro tabs after every few washes, but not me!  I like don’t think of things like that.  Here’s a look at the same tabs from above after I cleaned them out.

 

 

Much better, eh?  I love it!  I have to clean them out every so often, but it surely beats buying new diapers! 

My advice to anyone considering cloth diapers -

Go with snaps.  I thought it was going to be hard to get a good ‘seal’, and that the baby would be too wiggly to do snaps, but I see in the end that they probably would last longer than Velcro tabs and I’ve been told they fit just as well as Velcro diapers.

Or clean out your Velcro tabs more often than I do.  Whatever.

 

 

 

Picture Test

I was going to add a picture to my last post, but I couldn’t seem to figure out how to get it to work.  I used to know, but it seems that something has changed.  Not sure what or why. 

After hours of searching tonight, I think I’ve figured out how to make Flickr my photo saver-place of choice now and should be able to get photos from my computer, to the internet, to this blog.  It was actually a very long process for me to figure out.  I still have to figure out how to get my watermark back. 

So, here is a look at how much my son has grown since I last blogged.  It was only about 5 months ago, but there’s been a lot of change in him.  He’s almost two!!!  He turns two this month.  My, how time flies!

Tap Tap Tap…is this thing on?

This isn’t the most exciting way to re-enter the blogosphere, but here I am.  Hopefully I’ll be staying a while.  Maybe even longer than last time.  I wouldn’t count on it, but anything can happen! 

I quit blogging because my son kept growing.  And even though I’d love to show off all of his Growth Chart Moments, I just can’t seem to make the time.  It’s not because I’m busy.  It’s because I’m lazy.  I will sit on the computer and scroll through Facebook, but never take the time to write a post.  I blame it on the pictures.  They take time to load. Not long.  But long enough.

Well, one of my unspoken New Year Resolutions (I never say them out loud, so I don’t feel bad when I break them) is to be more active on my blog.  I really loved blogging.  I loved reading other’s blogs as well.  That may be where my time-sucking pattern started.  I could sit for hours and read blogs.  That came to an end around the time my blog writing came to an end.  As of now, I have just under 1000 blog posts to read.  “Not gonna happen!”  I’m going to go clear out my reader and start fresh.  If you’re a blogger and you’re actually reading this, I may have missed the last *cough* couple *cough* of posts you’ve done.  Sorry ‘bout that.

So, I’m back.  For a while at least.  I loved having blog friends, so if you are here because I popped up on your reader and you forgot who I was, WELCOME BACK!  Leave me a comment.  I love to hear from you.  If you’re my mother.  Hi, Mom.  Thanks for being my number one supporter.

I was going to post a picture of Jack here, but I guess I can’t get that to work right now.  And he just woke up from his nap.  Maybe next time! (oh, and I didn’t proofread.  Hope nothing was too bad!)

My Friend’s Etsy Shop

I’ve been having a LOT of computer problems recently.  We’re in the process of getting a new computer, but haven’t figured out what to get yet. I have my ‘buyer’ looking for good deals for me. (Thanks, Aaron!) 

While my laptop is deciding to work, I thought I’d get out this post about my friend’s Etsy shop.  She has started making bibs, and they are amazing!    I got the chance to see one of her creations in person, and that bib was the sturdiest bib I’ve ever felt!!  It has a strong snap on the back that is very secure – no kid is going to pull that thing off!  It has thick terry cloth on the underside and an adorable print on the topside.  I would totally give her bibs as a baby shower gift or to a mom of a little one.   They really are amazing quality.  I loved it!

Here’s an image I yanked off of her Etsy shop.  So cute!! 

If you’re in the market for a baby bib, check her out.