Of potties and diapers

It seems that life with kids really revolves a lot around the bathroom. I never realized how much time and energy I would be spending on diapers, potty discussions, and training.

So everyone says that potty training goes by the wayside when a new sibling is born. They are absolutely right. It was awfully cool to use the potty before and now it is way cooler to have your pants changed like a baby. Sigh. Even though it seemed like we were in there for hours on end, I miss the days of my big grown up girl reading while sitting on the potty.

The exciting news for the little man is that his belly button stump has fallen off! Yay! This means a heck of a lot for a cloth diaperer. There are only so many cloth diapers that we have with a space for the cord, and so it has been a mix of cloth and disposables so far. But when the belly gives us the all clear, our diaper stash can be fully used and that means no more disposables! I really am amazed about the amount of trash just less than two weeks of newborn diapers makes. Of course, the amount of laundry is pretty significant right now... which is probably why this is so short.....

Woman of the Cloth

OK, so I have used cloth diapers from almost day one (maybe day 14...) with Peanut and am planning to do so with this new little one. We started to go through baby clothes and things and get organized for his/her arrival, and I discovered that we needed to do a little work on our diaper stash. SO, I went to the place I learned so much from last time - diaperswappers.com and immediately got totally sucked in and addicted to all of the new and improved diapers, and the threads in other sections beside the for sale or trade. I remember being on this site a lot before and after Peanut was born, but I forgot the immense hold it can have on me. I did find a bunch of diapers there as well as on craigslist, and am now up to snuff on the newborn/small stash. That baby will be all set! I also looked at one-size and mediums for my Peanut since she IS such a Peanut and has been in her mediums for a year or more now. Of course I did end up buying some more for her, and what does she do? Gets totally into using the potty! I am floored, but I will take what I can get since I know chances are slim that she'll stick with it when the new baby comes.

The funny thing about potty learning or training, is that I find myself saying really funny things. Things I never really considered saying before. "You can poop in your diaper or in the potty - either is fine with me. Which one do you want? Potty or diaper?", "Once something is in the potty it stays in the potty", (she loves to try to get the paper back out - ostensibly to use again) "Only poop, pee, toilet paper and tushes go in the potty" (that's so I don't have to say "no hands in the potty" a catrillion times) , "You pooped on the potty like daddy does!" (I'm sure he loves that one!). I am also spending a really inordinate amount of time in there with her. We sit and she does her thing and then I think she is not sure when she is done, because she gets up and then says "more" and sits back down. Sometimes she is right - there is more. We got a second potty chair for downstairs after several days of climbing steps in a hurry to and anxious "wet, wet" or "poop, poop!". When Peanut saw it this morning, she promptly wanted to take it for a spin and I was again surprised to see her use it like a champ!

Thank goodness I only bought one-size diapers for Peanut. At least i know they will get plenty of use from number two even if she decides that potty is king. The rough part about this addiction to these diaper websites, is that suddenly, I feel that I must have these new things! Fancy eco fabrics, better absorbency, pretty embroidery...when really, I have a fully functional but maybe a little ratty useable diaper stash right now. Oh well. I've still spent way less money than if we used disposables so there.

I do have to admit, that it is really fun to open the mail and have new fluff in there to add to the drawer! OK, I think I really have a problem - is there a CD Anonymous?