Cloth Diapering: Finally Taking the Plunge

I've been wanting to try cloth diapers since before Caedmon was born.  With it being an environmentally-friendly and cost-effective option to disposable diapers, what was there to DISlike?  Oh, right... apart from the poop, lots of extra laundering, poop, high upfront costs, poop, higher water bill... and did I mention poop? ... there really shouldn't have been too much standing in my way.

Except disposables are easy.  Hands-down, that is the BEST reason to stick with disposables... but I still couldn't shake the desire to at least TRY this new system.  Moms who have mastered the learning curve say that it's really not too much work once you get the hang of it... So, after 11 months and nearing the end of a Costco-sized box of disposables, I took the plunge and put Caedmon in his first cloth diaper a few days ago.  

And oh, how cute he looks!

Caedmon actually posed like this for a good 10 seconds for me. Look how cute I am, Mom!

... and pose...

... until he was up and running off again.

Shrieking in wild delight...

a blur before the lens...

kaboom! before falling into one more pose for Mom!

Feeling extra domestic and mommy-savvy (and cheap, because the commercial brands were so expensive), I've even ventured in making my own cloth diaper detergent!  My first load is in the washer right now... I'm crossing my fingers that the diapers come out clean and odorless!