March 1- Sneak Peek

It's been a rough past couple of weeks. I've been humbled, afraid, rewarded, exhausted, grateful, stressed, sad, annoyed, scared, excited, relieved and satisfied, among other things.

My 3 year old ended up in the PICU overnight because of pneumonia. What a humbling & scary ordeal! Humbling in that, thus far knock on wood, I have had majorly healthy kids. Humbling in that there are people that spend a good amount of time there with their sick littles. Humbling in that I don't, er haven't. Grateful that I have a great nurse for a neighbor who came over and listened to my son's lungs and told us what we suspected and grateful for the wisdom not to wait until morning to go to the ER because after the events that transpired, had we waited any longer we would have most certainly been calling 911 that night. Grateful for the fact we waited merely minutes in the ER that night though we did have a seriously sick little boy. Scary in that, well, just plain scary!

One ambulance ride, a fight with a nurse over a nasal cannula that was adult size, some major breathing problems, beeping, vital checks and a sleepless night later, we came home with medication only to have to find a flight out for my husband back to his home state for a funeral that weekend for a family member that had passed away that morning.

This is goat birthing season around here and Thursday night found me walking wearing the path from the house to the girls stall to check on a doe who was showing signs of labor. I do my best to be there for each one during delivery especially first timers since I've had to assist more than once.

I told my husband it was going to be an early morning. I would have said late night but it was midnight by the time he got home from teaching a class at one of the colleges. I fell asleep shortly after, woke up at 2 AM wanting just a couple more minutes which I would somewhat live to regret because at 3 AM I went out in the pitch black night, flipped the switch in the stall and there were 2 wet and cold babies on the ground. One mama goat can only lick her babies so fast.

Being as how I was still in my nightgown (and freezing!) I raced up to the house and changed quickly, woke my husband who did not follow me out for this one. His love for me only goes so far. Just kidding! I told him I would be fine. Two hours and two dry and nursing babies later (one boy and one girl by the way WITH spots!) it was back up to the house for another hour of sleep before getting up to start milking chores.

Friday I saw my hubby off at the airport and that brings us to today without much to sneak a peak at. But here's what I've got anyway...They'll be in the store tomorrow!

February Custom:: Prefolds

February Custom

XL Side Snapping Bamboo diapers with lay in snake style inserts.

February 15th Stocking and Drawing Sneak Peeks!

Custom Order: Side Snapping XL

One of January's customs- a side snapping XL fitted in bamboo and organic cotton french terry and velour with accent panel.

First and Last

I lay awake some nights, except, you know, the nights when I'm asleep :o), thinking about gaggles of new things to make and to do. It's any wonder I sleep at all really because sometimes I cannot shut it off.

If you don't already know, I have goats. Yep, I raise goats, and milk goats, and help goats give birth (yep, I've had my hands and arms in places most people don't like to think about! Those are the joys of it all, what can I say) and sew diapers, among other things of course. Those are just my hobbies, sort of. This coming year I'd like to try my hand at soap, and go further making cheese.

But, this is the diaper blog and therefore I will be talking about diapers. I do love showing off my babies though so just one more...



Okay, enough of that. On to "First and Last". Truth be told I like browsing through photo's of cloth diapers! Truth be told as well that sometimes apostrophes just pop up from time to time in places where they shouldn't be, like in "photo's" above and I'll leave it in "photo's" above to prove that point. They often find their way into "it's" as well most often when I am thinking in terms of possession instead of a contraction, if that wasn't confusing enough. ANYWAY, enough about grammer. It's not my strong point truth be told so if you're a stickler for it, forgive me, I'm not perfect :o).

I admire the work of others but...BUT, I can't help but not like one size diapers for one specific reason.

I don't like them because I have yet to see a photo of a newborn or small infant under 12 lbs. in a one size 3 body layered diaper that actually fits well. I'm sure I'm not alone in hating bulky diapers. I don't mind some bulk. I mean, obviously. That's the nature of the beast for the most part with cloth diapers. But to put a newborn in a one size diaper and say it fits, well, that's somewhat laughable really. It may not fall off, in that sense it fits yes, but in every other sense, I have yet to see one fit well to my liking.

So, hopefully this new "First and Last" dual duty set will appease those who feel the same way I do about OS diapers!

These OS diapers come with an insert that doubles as a prefold for newborns and small infants measuring 12"x14", the same size as my small prefolds in a 2x5x2 construction (center layer has 5 layers, each outer layer is 2 layers giving you 9 total layers when folded in thirds). Once your baby has outgrown the prefold they will be ready for the OS diaper and now your prefold becomes your insert, matching panel and all! You have the option of folding the front of the diaper down to adjust to your baby's rise as well.

An added bonus is the attractive price! This diaper will cost less than what many OS diapers cost. You get a two for one deal for less, how grand! These delicious darlings are being made with an outer layer of bamboo and organic cotton french terry or loop terry which is Snappi friendly on both the diaper and prefold! The inner layer next to baby is bamboo and organic cotton velour, super super scrumptious! The prefold's inner layer is also bamboo and organic cotton velour too!

I really like the knit as an accent panel rather than the whole outer layer of the diaper. This serves a dual purpose in and of itself too. The bamboo and organic cotton french terry/loop terry really holds up a lot better over time as an outside layer as opposed to the knit. While the Snappi (if you're using one) does grab the knit panel in the center, I've found the bulk of the stress is on the wing area making the french terry/loop terry a much better choice. Not only that, but the accent panel is backed in 2 layers of bamboo and organic cotton french terry or loop terry giving your more absorbency where your baby needs it and eliminating the need for an additional doubler! Having a bunch of loose doublers running around is not something I appreciate.

The accent panel just adds a fun amount of whimsy. To aid in cutting down on bulk, the accent panel does not reach the back "top" or the front "top" of the diaper.

This is the "First and Last" diaper you will need for your baby all in one package.

They go on sale tomorrow!

New Diaper con't...

I am getting around to listing these new OS diapers today. I thought I'd get some photos of my son, Drew, in them. He's been potty trained for 18 months now but happily (sort of) obliged to modeling it as long as he got to choose with one he wore. Drew is 3 1/2 and a super skinny little guy. I'm really happy with the side pin on him! He weighs 30 lbs. but as you can see, there is still a lot of room for growth! The max rise on these is 18".