Four generations - Grandma Maymie, Minnie, Chuck, and the kids!
Monday, October 31, 2011
Saturday, October 08, 2011
Tuesday, October 04, 2011
Cloth Diapering for Twins!!
We have decided to take the plunge and cloth diaper - while at home at least. We haven't ventured into cloth diapering out and about simply because the diaper bag is stuffed to the gills with supplies without putting in bulky diapers as well. We primarily made the decision to save money, but the environmental benefits are great as well. The diaper trash for the first two months of these babies' life is pretty ridiculous! Not to mention the approximate cost to diaper the babies for 3 years is $3500. We are going with the flip system by Cotton Babies because it is pretty versitile, easy, and inexpensive.
We are saving even more money because I made many of the actual diapers (inserts), and got most of the covers on ebay or diaper swappers for less than retail. Actually, I wish I had found diaper swappers earlier, because they have some really great deals on barely used diapers.
So, here's what it cost us to get a good stash that will last 2-3 days before washing:
8 new flip covers and 14 inserts - GIFT from Minnie and Bonnie ($160 actual)
8 gently used flip covers - GIFT from Mom ($70 actual)
2 new flip covers and 6 newborn inserts - $26
2 Sweet Pea diapers - $23
4 flip covers, 21 inserts - $66
30 microfiber inserts made by me! - $20
Several other inserts made by me from old towels, fleece, and flannel - FREE(ish)
Diaper Sprayer - $25
So, to diaper the babies from now until potty training, the cost is.... $160 for us ($390 actual)!!! Woo Hoo! A savings of at least $3000 for us when factoring in water and electricity use as well!
We have decided to take the plunge and cloth diaper - while at home at least. We haven't ventured into cloth diapering out and about simply because the diaper bag is stuffed to the gills with supplies without putting in bulky diapers as well. We primarily made the decision to save money, but the environmental benefits are great as well. The diaper trash for the first two months of these babies' life is pretty ridiculous! Not to mention the approximate cost to diaper the babies for 3 years is $3500. We are going with the flip system by Cotton Babies because it is pretty versitile, easy, and inexpensive.
We are saving even more money because I made many of the actual diapers (inserts), and got most of the covers on ebay or diaper swappers for less than retail. Actually, I wish I had found diaper swappers earlier, because they have some really great deals on barely used diapers.
So, here's what it cost us to get a good stash that will last 2-3 days before washing:
8 new flip covers and 14 inserts - GIFT from Minnie and Bonnie ($160 actual)
8 gently used flip covers - GIFT from Mom ($70 actual)
2 new flip covers and 6 newborn inserts - $26
2 Sweet Pea diapers - $23
4 flip covers, 21 inserts - $66
30 microfiber inserts made by me! - $20
Several other inserts made by me from old towels, fleece, and flannel - FREE(ish)
Diaper Sprayer - $25
So, to diaper the babies from now until potty training, the cost is.... $160 for us ($390 actual)!!! Woo Hoo! A savings of at least $3000 for us when factoring in water and electricity use as well!
Saturday, October 01, 2011
Two month check-up - 9/30/11
The babies are two months old!! They are growing so well, and are wonderful. Both babies are smiling sweet little smiles and even letting out a little coo every now and then. Those little milestones are just so sweet!
Here are their two month stats:
Mollie - 20in, 8lbs 5oz, almost to 5% on the growth chart for weight! She still spits up all the time, but the doctor thinks it may just be that the sphincter in her esophagus just isn't strong enough. We are going to try Prilosec for a week, but then call it quits if it doesn't help. Mollie is just a sweet, smiley girl most of the time. Even when she spits up, she smiles. Her biggest problem is that she is spoiled and doesn't like to be put down!!
Charlie - 22.5 inches, 10lbs 3oz, about 25% on the growth chart. Charlie is just great. He's happy almost all the time and so relaxed about everything. He's definitely an easy baby, which is so great because Mollie is a little high maintenance. He grunts, groans, and sighs constantly. His little noises are so sweet. He is a great snuggler, too! I could just hug and kiss his chubby cheeks all day long.
In short, the babies are just perfect, and the doctor was amazed at how well they are doing - especially for being preemies.
In other news, we've made the switch to cloth diapers! I'll make another post about this later, but it has been kind of fun figuring out all the stuff that goes along with cloth diapering. We learned quickly that buying disposables for 2 babies is outrageous not to mention horrible for the environment, so we did some research and made the choice to switch! I should have listened to Bethany forever ago about cloth diapering - it really is pretty easy and not a big deal at all! More to come on this later.
The babies are two months old!! They are growing so well, and are wonderful. Both babies are smiling sweet little smiles and even letting out a little coo every now and then. Those little milestones are just so sweet!
Here are their two month stats:
Mollie - 20in, 8lbs 5oz, almost to 5% on the growth chart for weight! She still spits up all the time, but the doctor thinks it may just be that the sphincter in her esophagus just isn't strong enough. We are going to try Prilosec for a week, but then call it quits if it doesn't help. Mollie is just a sweet, smiley girl most of the time. Even when she spits up, she smiles. Her biggest problem is that she is spoiled and doesn't like to be put down!!
Charlie - 22.5 inches, 10lbs 3oz, about 25% on the growth chart. Charlie is just great. He's happy almost all the time and so relaxed about everything. He's definitely an easy baby, which is so great because Mollie is a little high maintenance. He grunts, groans, and sighs constantly. His little noises are so sweet. He is a great snuggler, too! I could just hug and kiss his chubby cheeks all day long.
In short, the babies are just perfect, and the doctor was amazed at how well they are doing - especially for being preemies.
In other news, we've made the switch to cloth diapers! I'll make another post about this later, but it has been kind of fun figuring out all the stuff that goes along with cloth diapering. We learned quickly that buying disposables for 2 babies is outrageous not to mention horrible for the environment, so we did some research and made the choice to switch! I should have listened to Bethany forever ago about cloth diapering - it really is pretty easy and not a big deal at all! More to come on this later.
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