(trying) to go Green

Today we finally "committed" and bought 2 BumGenius OneSize cloth diapers. I am really excited about them. (Crazy thing for me to actually be excited about a diaper, but I guess I'm getting into "mom" mode). The diapers have to be purchased online and I got a pretty good deal through amazon.com. They should be here in a week or two and I'm anxious to get them washed and ready for BC (Baby Chilton) that is my dad's way of referring to his grandson now. I was the one who decided on cloth diapering from the beginning and had to convince Daniel. All it took was giving him the basics on price. A set of 12 cloth diapers will run around $300, these diapers are OneSize so they will fit the baby until we potty train. The average family spends about $1200 a year on disposables, times that by 2 1/2 years and you SAVE a ton with cloth. I know it will be a little more effort to wash them, but I am planning on setting up a "diaper/laundry" schedule of sorts so we won't have to worry about running out. Also, cloth are so much better for the environment. I feel better not tossing a diaper into the trash. We DO have a small stash of diaposables to use when the baby is first born. The cloth should fit him but you never know. Also, Nana and MaMaw aren't planning on using the cloth so we have to have some for them. 

Today we had to do the basic grocery shopping as we will both be busy with Christmases tomorrow and on top of that we decided to use our Christmas money and gift cards and go shop! The mall was CRAZY. We did find some great deals at Old Navy, Daniel got a new pair of Khaki's for only $11 and we were able to buy the baby some adorable onesies on sale. Overall, it was a great day and we are now both totally EXHAUSTED and off to bed.