Mommy Peer Pressure

Jake and I had a heart to heart via text message a week ago. We decided it was time to talk about having another baby. I will admit, I'm been having a huge case of baby fever after finding out my best friend was pregnant and having another soon-to-be niece born. Also, I just really really really want a girl, and want to  try for that this time around. While I know I'll be happy as long as the baby is happy and healthy, I'm really pushing for a girl this time around. Anyway, we decided we're going to start trying for a baby sometime in October or November. that would hopefully put the kid's 3 years apart, which I think is an ideal age gap. My middle sister and I have 5 years between us and so we were not really able to relate to each other until just recently. 3 years apart I think that the kid's would be able to really grow up together and share similar interests but still be able to be individuals.

Having a child has me excited to do some things that I was not able to do with Lucas, due to the fact that he wasn't exactly planned and also due to money and location constraints.  One of the things I want to try is cloth diapering. Don't worry I'm not going to turn into a hairy legs & pits, barefoot, organic eating hippie mommy. But I know a couple moms that are doing it and I just kind of want to see what its all about, plus I'm all about saving money. Plus they're less likely to cause diaper rash and after rash nightmares with Lucas, an extra load of laundry or two is worth avoiding that mess. I don't really mind doing laundry, its one of the less annoying of chores since once you put in the machine it pretty much does itself. The only problem I have doing laundry is getting around to putting it away. Thats already figured out, I will have a diaper basket and then I'll never have to actually put them away. So I was excited to see that the cloth diapering brand I was thinking of using is actually available on Target.com, helping us save money even more since Target happens to be Jake's new employer.

The brand I was thinking of using is Charlie Banana its a hybrid system which means that it also makes inserts that are disposable, so I don't have to worry about lugging around dirty diapers in my diaper bag and also can be used for those not willing to jump on the cloth diapering wagon with me, i.e. grandparents, babysitters, etc. Plus they're really cute diapers, and if I'm going to do this I might as well have some fun with it and get the cute ones.

I know I might be setting myself up for failure on this one, in fact I don't think Jake thinks I'm really going to go through with it., but I really think its worth giving a try. But first things first, I should probably get pregnant so I can have a new baby to do this whole experiment on, and then either praise or complain about on this blog. I'll keep you posted.

In the meantime, what do you think about cloth diapering? I was really surprised how much it has evolved. Its no longer the origami folding and safety pin confusion that it used to be. How about you?