We found a GREAT place we're moving into starting this next week. I'm tellin' ya, it's perfect for Monkey. (Yay!) But, we have to actually pack and move all of our things. (Boo.) We weren't exactly planning on finding a new place, but this worked out really well since I would have been signing a new year lease this Thursday. (Yay!) Unfortunately, we still have to give our current rental agency 30 days notice, so we'll have to pay most of the monthly rent on both places. (Boo.) Then, I went to my prenatal appointment and listened to Monkey's strong, healthy heartbeat. (Yay!) But then the midwife and I started talking about cost of delivery and I realized we'll basically be paying most of it out of pocket due to our lame deductible. (Boo.) Monkey's arrival is approximately 4 months from now (Yay!) but, then again, we only have 4 months and I'm feeling so much stress about the coming month that I can't imagine what those other three months will bring, (Boo.) and should I even bring up the next 18 years?
There were several moments today when I felt like lying down on the floor and crying it out. That's partially due to Monkey's influence I'm sure, but in general, today was pretty hectic. Instead, I did a little retail therapy (Yay!) and looked over my registry. Oddly enough, that had me worried too. (Boo.) There are a lot of really fun baby items out there that I would love to have, but I'm most worried about the essentials. A super-cool nursery is one thing, but the peace-of-mind of having a closet full of diapers is something altogether different! Um... and maybe this would be a good time to mention that we're crazy and sadistic enough to have our hearts set on using cloth diapers? (I'm hoping our research into the BumGenius 3.0 diapers will be worth our while.)
Oye vey, diapers or not, that peace-of-mind thing is sounding pretty great right now... can't I just register for that? Come to think of it, if you've got any on hand, we're the hand-me-down kind of folks. :)
CLOTH diapers!!?? What hippies! ;) The only things I've heard about cloth diapers is the stories my grandma tells about having to wash my uncle's cloth diapers because no other kind was available. By the look on her face, I decided to never consider such an eco-friendly thing as washable, reusable diapers.
ReplyDeleteI used cloth diapers with my girls. I took as much flack about that as I did about being a vegetarian, but it was one of the first steps in raising my kids with MY values and doing my part to make the world a better place for THEM to grow up in and raise their children. It wasn't much trouble at all. I did relent and use disposables when we traveled.
ReplyDeleteYeah, I really don't understand why anyone else would care about those things, but OH do they! After all, in what way does my using cloth diapers effect anyone else? Luckily, there are a few new models that are a little pricier than the prefolds, but are SUPER easy to use. Like those BumGenius 3.0s. And they're one size fits 5-35 pounds, so they'll last through several kiddos. :) Thanks also for the encouragement! It's nice to know someone else who used cloth and had a good experience.
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