Those who know me or at least know my screen name on sites or forums like the baby buzz( formally called the baby 411) know I love cloth diapers! Having making the switch to cloth when my son Lyric was about 5 months old, I have been a sponge soaking up any and all information I can find about cloth diapers.
And I am still learning but have been ask a few times to share what I have learned, I love the idea of blogging about cloth but truth be told I have no clue where to start. When I think about cloth diapers I am worse then an ADHD child on Christmas morning crossed with the "and then" lady from the movie " Dude, where is my car"( sorry I'm a sucker for some really stupid movies but if you have seen the movie you know what I mean)
"And then................"
All that to say I am not truely sure where to start and where to finish when it comes to cloth .
So what I am going to do is try and start.
There is a few cloth diaper "short hand" speak I know I will list what I know.


Fluff,.... This is just a cute name for cloth diapers it just refers to the diapers them self's ie; fluffy butt a cloth diaper wearing little one, fluff mail a favorite day for cloth diaper mom's the day that ordered cloth diapers show up in the mail and a day for UPS,Fed Ex and,USPS carriers to fear because a mom waiting on the delivery is going to stock him or her and near leap on them when they arrive.

Sposies,....Disposable diapers it's just shorter to type or say.

AIO,or All In One,.... refers to a cloth diaper that is one piece no need to stuff this diaper or cover needed just put it one little one and go.A great diaper I really like the AIO for over night diapers but that's for another post.

AI2 , All in 2,Pocket diaper ..... This is a 2 piece diaper that could have a snap in insert or a liner or soaker pad that you stuff in to a opening or pocket in the diaper. This too is a good diaper it is nice on laundry day making drying time shorter.

RNG, This is a short way to say Rockin green a great cloth diaper friendly soap to wash your fluff in and if your like my husband and I you will find other things and clothes in the house to "Rock a soak" of just to see what the wash water looks like and how clean it looks after its done.(We really need to get out more I am starting to forget what a real date night is like outside of the laundry room)


Hybrid,......Hybrid diapers are one of my favorites they are a cloth diaper with a choose of a disposable insert or cloth one. The great thing about the disposable inserts is that most I have found are biodegradable,compostable,or flushable.

OS,One size,.......Another of my favorites these diapers are most time are one diaper that will fits little one from about 8lbs to 35lbs or birth to potty training.

This really is just a start of what "short hand" is out there and what I know and love about fluff but for now it's time to get ready to head back over to the NICU for diaper and temp time with Zurich.
I will be posting soon with more about cloth so stay tuned.:)

Zurich is here

Life has been pretty busy lately with Zurich here now.
So busy that this post is about 6 weeks late. Born January 10, 2011 at 5:07 pm CT time Zurich weighted an amazing 3lbs even and was 15 in long.
Born 13 weeks early at 27 weeks 2 days he has given us so much joy already.
Currently he is about 4lbs 7 oz and thriving in the past 24 hours he is taking feedings every 3 hours 38mls over 2 hours. Feedings have been his hardest struggle. But is taking to them well this time around.
In his six week stay ( so far) he has had two blood transfusions , Reminding us of the importance of blood donations to both my husband and I who have done our part in the past to actively donate.
We have met so many families and amazing nurses during our NICU stay in Wichita. During the past 6 weeks we (or I as my husband comes down on his days off and barring any illness our older children come to stay on the weekends) at the Ronald McDonald House across the street from the hospital.
If you have ever wandered about a McDonald house let me tell you they are heaven sent. And I will be sure never to forget this stay and will be doing my best to return in the future to do what I can to help. Even something as simple as collecting pop tabs off of soda cans in a help. At the house I am currently at over half of the utility bill alone is paid for by recycled tabs donated by those in the community!

We excitedly wait for the day when our whole family in reunited under one roof and to welcome Zurich in to our home as he is welcomed in to our hearts already.