SIBLING SWEETNESS

It's been a while since we've attempted a sibling photo, and since both kiddos were in a good mood after baths tonight, we gave it a shot. Luckily, Cora stayed happy and James was very sweet with her. When I laid them down together, he kept looking at her and telling her "Hi" and "Night-Night", then patting her head. So cute!

For anyone who is curious, the kiddos are wearing Rumparooz one-size pocket diapers, double-stuffed for overnight absorbancy (hence their fluffy bottoms). These are new, purchased to offset the fact that we are now cloth diapering FULL TIME! That's right, daycare let us use our cloth diapers all last week as a trial, and since everyone loved them (or at least liked them, and everyone liked them more than the hybrids because they are easier and faster to use), we now get to use our cloth 24/7! We are so excited, and really proud of our daycare (the first daycare in Vicksburg to allow cloth)! Now we don't have to buy disposable inserts anymore, which means our overall savings from using cloth diapers will go up AND we won't have to deal with stinky diaper inserts sitting in the trash can. Hooray! Of course, now that our beloved BG Organic AIO's are getting used all day, every day, they needed a good stripping this weekend. Right now, we're "rockin' a soak" overnight with our Rockin' Green detergent, and we'll be using some "Funk Rock" ammonia booster tomorrow morning to eliminate any ammonia buildup, then probably throwing in a couple extra rinses (one with vinegar) to completely clear them of stink. Every once in a while there is some maintenance to using cloth (if you want them to last a long time and look nice and smell like roses, or "Smashing Watermelons" in our case).

Oh, and if anyone is wondering why we didn't just purchase a couple more of the BG 4.0 pocket diapers we love so much, I don't know. I guess I just wanted to try something different. And the yellow was on sale (perhaps the color is being discontinued?), so that's always a bonus. They are extremely soft on the inside (microfleece), and people rave about the inner gussets. I think they run a bit smaller than the BG's though, so hopefully they'll last us through potty training...