Cloth Diapers

Call me a hippie I don't care, I have been pondering the thought of cloth diapering for awhile, don't ask me why I just get random ideas every now and then. So I got online and did a lot of research and went for it. We are on day 3 and I love it! The diapers I got look just like real diapers the fasten close or Velcro they have little pads that you insert at night I put two in Bradley's and he is still dry in the morning. They are not any more of a pain than normal diapers. Actually the diaper pail smells better than if normal diapers were in there because the poop is knocked into the toilet and is not sitting in the diaper. I also but a little potpourri in a little container that is in the pail. I washed the diapers today because I only ordered 9 to see how they would work, I am ordering 2 dozen more.
They are kind of spendy but I have two kids in diapers. I figure that it will save me on just one kid over $400 a year and that is not counting the gas running to the store to get diapers. We also figured that we will no longer need our Sam's club card because diapers and bread is about the only reason why we go there and since I make bread now it will save us another $43 a year. When washing you also only use 1/4 of detergent as normal but you have to make sure that the detergent is more of a environmentally friendly detergent which is what I already use so it was not a big deal.
The diapers are so soft and the outside material is water proof check out bumgenius.com and fuzzibunz.com. I orded some of both they both have pro and cons. Like the bumgenius has a one size fits all diaper that snaps so you can make it bigger and smaller and they velcro shut and the fuzzibunzones snap closed and are supper soft but you have to get differnt sizes for when they grow. I so far like both of them. And when I have knocked poop into the toliet it does not even stick to the diaper because of the material it is made out of. I would deffinatly recommend checking into it.
I will take pictures and post them for those that are interested of what we do, like our diaper pail, washing, wet wipes ( I use a reusable wet wipe, a little cloth), wet wipe solution (I took a little finger spray bottle filled with water and a squirt of baby body wash and a little bit of baby oil, I squirt the rag or bottom and then wipe, if poopy I swishing the toilet then throw in the diaper pail). If you have any questions let me know, I am not an expert yet but I have done a lot of reading about it.
I am just excited they are cute and will save us a lot of money in the long run. I figure in 10 months we will have them paid off and then from there it will be a huge savings in our wallet.

Biking

Okay, so I am not as good at this blogging thing as I thought I would be but you know life happens. Well I am still on my weightless journey. I have upped the exercise to doing my five mile walk video and I try to either walk outside with friends or do my five mile video twice in the hopes that I can lose these last 11 pounds. Yes, I am now at 146 lbs. It's so exciting I am almost there but it's seems that I am stuck, I have had a few rough days or eating whatever I want but I am determined to start up again today.
I am so excited that it is summer time almost we have pulled out our bikes and we ride everywhere. We are a mile from the store and a little less from the library the church is only a 1/2 mile away. Hadley rides his bike, his new absolute favorite thing to do because of him we are on our bikes 5 to 6 times a day. I put Madelyn and Bradley in the bike trailer and off we go! I love it we are saving on gas and getting fit while we are at it. I highly recommend investing in a bike and a bike trailer if needed it's a great way to get in shape and when the kids are cranky and I am cranky it's the best way to relive stress. So some days we are on our bikes more often than not :).