Musings on cloth diapering....

Cloth diapering... somedays I love it, somedays I hate it.  Today is diaper day - which would make you think that today I hate it... but today, I love it.

It is on diaper day that I usually most love cloth diapering.  Yes, it can be a hassle.  Yes, it is sometimes time consuming.  Yes, my diaper pail can get pretty stinky. 

BUT...

Here are some reasons I love it:

- When you go to the store and forget everything important, atleast you don't have to worry about having forgotten diapers.  Lets face it, the neighbors might have honey and chicken noodle soup when you have a cold, but what's the chance they have any size 2 diapers laying around?

- That baby butt only gets cuter when you put a little purple on it :)

- Sometimes washing diapers is what pulls me out of an "I'm tired and don't want to do anything" funk.  I have to wash the diapers, regardless, the baby will poop and I will have to change her into something.

- When I put a certain diaper on my baby I'm reminded of how blessed we truly are and am reminded to pray for orphans around the world...  see The Little Bee Co.

- I never run out of diapers! 

- Folding diaper laundry is brainless and surprisingly fun, makes me not feel so guilty about not folding the rest of my laundry.

- Not that I should strive to be "cool" but when I wash diapers and hang them out on the line I feel a little bit like my mom when she was a farm wife - and she's pretty cool :) 

- I love the smile Z gives me everytime I smear coconut oil on her butt.

- There are so many different options for cloth diapering, I get to have a little fun when I pick out what diaper to put on next.

- Sometimes I make my baby's diaper match her outfit. (rarely, because I have a hard time matching anything)

- Babies with giant butts look like Weeble Wobbles and who doesn't love a Weeble Wobble?

And Finally -

I love Cloth Diapering because I'm saving a whole lot of money! (which may be what carries me through on the days I want to give the whole thing up)