Happy Earth Day

We are celebrating Earth Day a little differently this year. This is Jacob's first day wearing cloth diapers, and my first day using them. Wow! I have always felt like cloth was better for babies, but never thought I would have the time or energy to sift through all of the options to find something that worked for us. I was also afraid of spending a lot of money on products that didn't work for us. So, here are our cheaper alternatives: I got some trifold diapers at Babies r us when I went there to try to use up our remaining gift card, and that kicked everything off. Then, I found that to use those, I needed some kind of cover. In the process of my research, I found that wool covers are the best for keeping moisture locked in. I asked my friend Flo about knitting me some covers, but apparently it takes a long time, but she gave me a link to a free pattern for sewing diaper covers. They were pretty easy to make because I had all of the materials in my stash. I made him 3 covers yesterday, 2 blue fleece, like the one he has on and one bulkier wool one out of a felted sweater. So far I have only put him in one diaper, so I don't know how well I'm going to do with this, but I'll keep trying it out and we'll see what happens. Hooray for Earth Day!

P.S. I don't know what I'm doing. His first diaper was a poopy one, and I think I need to work on waterproofing the covers because he soaked through everything. I guess it's all about trial and error, right?