So apparently we don't feed Emma enough...

She has resorted to eating her clothing:


yum yum...

oooo dress and fingers in the same bite!

The Great Conclusion

Yesterday we sent back the cloth diapers from our trial package, though we did keep a few - the bumgenius pocket diaper and the two prefolds. We also purchased 12 bumgenius diapers from Jillian's Drawers, the company that did the cloth diaper trial for $200 (and they threw in a free pair of babylegs...see below).




The diapers came today and are in the wash as I type. After seeing how many diapers we have not had to use over the last 3 weeks because of using cloth only about 1/3 of the time, I am very excited to see how few we will be using now that we have essentially tripled our cloth diaper supply.

I've been working on the math for cost per diaper of disposables and trying to guesstimate how many of each size we would use over the course of Emma's diaper-wearing years. If we were to only buy Costco diapers, which are already much cheaper than Pampers or Huggies, we would likely spend between $700-800 from now until Emma turned 2. If she doesn't potty train until she is 2 1/2 it could be another $150-200.

While the initial investment was a little steep, it looks like we should have a cloth diaper paid for about every 2 1/2 weeks. So it will take a few months for us to make up the money we spent on our bumgenius, but if we have more children, we will already have made the investment in cloth.

We aren't cloth crazy either. If we're out for the day with Emma or traveling, the disposables will go back on her bum! So we will have to buy some disposables once in a while.

This has been quite the experiment for Martin and me. We've done a lot of research, mostly because we don't know anyone who uses cloth diapers! We have found many great resources on the internet, which I may put together in a blog post sometime soon, but we also hope that through our experience we can be a resource to others. So let us know if you have any questions or comments about cloth diapering!

And the winner is...

Give them the evil eye:




Traci posted this video in the comments...its so funny! Thanks for all of your suggestions! This was really funny (at least I think it was) so I'll be on the lookout for more pictures to caption in the future!

Ticket to Ride

We love to play board games; they are a great alternative to watching tv, especially because they let you have a lot more interaction. One of our new favorite games is called Ticket to Ride.

We have the USA version, though there are several different ones available. I could explain the whole thing, but I recently discovered an instructional video put out by the company that made the game, so if you're really interested, have a look here.

One really nice thing is that this is a good two player game, but also good for up to 5 people. Its hard to find multi-player games that are also fun with only 2 people.

More game reviews and recommendations to come!

What a face!

Anyone care to write a caption for this photo?

I'll pick a "winner" and you'll get....your name on our blog!

:-)

Warm(er) weather

Last week we had several spring "teaser" days where it was mostly nice out, especially in the sun. But since Delaware is so flat its also really windy, which makes it feel a lot colder some days.

Emma and I sat out in the backyard one day. She didn't quite know what to make of the wind, so I ended up having to wrap her in a blanket and stick her in the bouncer (where she subsequently fell asleep).

Wii fit

I got a wii fit for my birthday and have really enjoyed using it this past week. I never thought that I would do yoga, mostly because it just looks silly to me; but I have been doing yoga on the wii fit and it is a really good workout and strength and balance builder! There are also lots of games and exercises that are fun to do but have some practical benefit at the same time. (There are also some games that are just plain fun and I dont think they have any physical benefit!) The wii fit even gets on you for not working out everyday - it says "too busy to work out yesterday, huh?" And it makes fun of you sometimes! - "do you find yourself tripping over your own feet?" But it has a lot of good, practical advice about working out, balance and strength training, and the importance of having an active lifestyle - things that most video games cannot boast.