Ugh

Last Friday I woke up with the worst neck pain I think I've ever had. I couldn't look right at all, driving was not a very safe endeavor, luckily for me I didnt need to drive anywhere with baby while I was like this, so now, my neck is juuuust about better, and I am sick. Runny nose, headache, sore throat, no voice, coughing up mucus (pretty picture, right?) sick. And alone since Jason is working today. Luckily there are no overtime shifts in the immediate future, so he'll be at home tomorrow, but this mothering thing is no fun when you have no energy and don't feel good. Because there is definitely still stuff that needs to get done-dishes (bottles at least), playing with the baby, which is very hands on when he can't really do that much stuff. It has been a very tiring day for sure.

However, in better news I have a fantastic wedding coming up that I get to go to. may 14th is going to be a great day, and this wedding has really given me a goal to work towards with my workouts since I haven't seen pretty much anyone that's going to be there since I've had the baby. But instead of kicking it into overdrive as it nears, I'm having to stop and try to get better, first my neck and now the rest of me. What a bummer...could an investment in some spans be in my future? Has anyone (anyone reading obviously anyone in the world has tried them) tried these? Do they do that annoying thing where they start to roll down and get all bunched up and just give you muffin tops in strange locations???

Cloth Diapers

I am cloth diapering. And no, not using a diaper service. The main reason I wanted to do this is the cost, which is WAY lower than disposable diapers, but it's also nice that I'm not throwing away bag after bag of dirty diapers each week--we used disposable for a couple of weeks until baby grew into the one-size diapers we have and I was amazed at how much trash this generated. I was also bummed about the diaper rash that developed in his poor little butt. This has also gone away since switching to cloth.

I chose BumGenius Elemental One Size All In Ones because I didn't want to mess with inserts and I definitely didn't want to have to buy a new set of diapers every time baby grew into a new size. I found them in a set of 18 that come along with a diaper sprayer that hooks up to the toilet, some little washcloths that can be used as reusable wipes, and some disposable liners for the diapers (think the same material as a dryer sheet, but obviously, without any dryer sheet chemicals/scent on them). The liners are really nice because they catch most of the mess of a poop diaper, but I will admit, there usually is still some on the sides of the diaper, and then it can just be thrown away. The mess that remains gets rinsed off into the toilet and flushed, and the diaper goes into the diaper pail, just like any diaper would.

I wash a load of diapers about every other day, not too bad I have to say. And I think the diapers themselves are really cute and you can order them in whatever colors you want.

And, no when baby goes to the bathroom, the diaper does not leak. From my experience with both kinds, it seems like the disposables had more accidents than the cloth ones do...

Anyway, I cannot recommend cloth diapers enough.