the beginning of a very big purchase...

So, I just made the first of my biggest purchase for baby Reegan...

I have decided that I want to use cloth diapers.... It took me a long time to convince Eric, but I think that the thing that clinched it was the fact that to purchase 24 cloth diapers (which includes the diaper, a newborn soaker and a full size soaker) is around $525 dollars, where as, to diaper a baby for 3 years using disposable diapers can cost up to $3,500 dollars.  That is EXPENSIVE!!

But, some other benefits are that cotton ventilates and will help the ammonia that starts to form after a baby pees to evaporate, thus causing less diaper rash. The cotton is also so much softer than the paper used in disposable diapers. 

I love the Rumparooz diapers, as well as the Little Joey by Rumparooz (newborn diapers). The Rumparooz are a pocket diaper and the Little Joey is an all in one, meaning that there is no insert, it's all in one ;-). The Rumparooz are a multi size diaper, which means that you can change the buttons on the diaper to fit your baby, where as the Little Joey Diapers are mainly to me used for newborns, I believe from 7 up to 12 pounds. Also, the Little Joey's have a button in the middle that will prevent the top of the diaper form rubbing against the umbilical cord stump. 

Here area few pictures of my first adorable little diaper. 

This little cutie is snapped to the smallest size. 

This picture shows what comes with 1 Rumparooz Diaper. The diaper, newborn soaker and the medium/large soaker. when your baby gets bigger, the newborn soaker snaps into the med/Large soaker to make a doubler, which is great for bigger kids who need a little more absorbency. 

I am sure that some people will read this and say "EWW, GROSS," but that doesn't really bother me because i'm the one cleaning up the poop either way. :-).

So, now the buying begins. I can't wait to start my little Cloth Diaper stash.

If you want more information you can go to a few different websites. You can go to Kanga Care or gogonatural.com. Both have the Rumparooz diapers that I love, as well as other brands. What I like about Kanga Care is that they have a baby registry so you can register for diapers.

I am waiting for Eric to give me the okay to make my first larger purchase, and I can't wait for the okay. (hurry up honey, I want to buy baby things :-)

Here's to cute baby things!!

~Amy