The baby is now the weight of a butternut squash, about 2 1/2 lbs and about 15 inches long. I'd think it would weigh more than that, seeing that I've gained 26 lbs!
The nursery has been an ongoing project....the painting is just about done. Big thanks to my mother in law Kathy, my father in law John, my mom, Christine and our friend Matt for all their help painting. Especially Kathy, who has been here all week it seems like!
Here's a before photo. Yes, that is high gloss, fake knotty pine paneling. It is VERY ugly. And VERY difficult to paint.
Here are some in progress painting photos:
I will post more as it starts looking like a nursery!
We had our first hypnobirthing class tonight and we really enjoyed it! It was 3 hours, but they flew by! We have 4 more classes.
Sara asked about the cloth diaper class we had a while back. It was good, we were there a long time...it was a lot I already knew from researching online, but it was nice to actually see and feel them in person. We are definitely using cloth, for many reasons:
It's better for the environment, even with the energy used to wash the diapers, the energy and water needed to make disposables is way more. Disposable diapers take 500 years to decompose. Even the so-called enviromentally friendly diapers, like G-diaper liners that get thrown away, are in a trash bag that does not allow decomposition. For them to decompose faster, they must be exposed to air. Also, human waste should NOT be thrown into the trash. It even states that on disposable diaper packaging. The poop should be dumped in the toilet. Human waste should not be in landfills, as it will contaminate the water supply. Gross. So, if I have to scrape poop anyway, why not use cloth?
Cloth diapers are cheaper. This was our main motivation. Disposables are expensive.
Cloth is way better for the baby. Disposables are full of chemicals. FULL. They took a toxic chemcial out of tampons because of toxic shock syndrome, but it is still used in disposable diapers. I don't want my baby sitting in chemicals constantly. And, would you rather wear cotton underwear, or plastic? They have got to be more comfortable in cloth.
And, last, fluffy butts in cloth diapers are so darn cute!
My shower is Sunday and I just can't believe it! Time is going sooo fast! October 30 will be here before we know it.
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So, what kind of cloth diapers will you use? Can you tell that I'm fascinated by this? I only know two couples who have used them, and it only lasted two weeks, so I'm really curious to know more about the advantages/disadvantages for if we ever have a #2. Will you use any sort of diaper laundry service?
lucky you, getting to take pix of the painting instead of doing the painitng! I love the color BTW!
Wow, what a difference painting the room has made! Love the color!
BTW, you've gained 26 lbs. while I've lost 28 ;)
I think you're doing great with your weight since you also have to factor in everything else that's inside of you that it takes to make the baby :)
I think if we had just one we'd have used cloth diapers but with two we were so worn out by the lack of sleep etc that there was no way we could have added "wash poopy diapers" to the list of things to do. It most certainly would have driven us over the edge.
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