So, I'm a stay-at-home Mom; and with the recent departure of my mother to Massachusetts/Quebec, it means I'm a FULL time stay-at-home Mom. That's not to mention my job, which thankfully is also from home.

Diapering is a big issue. At first, and especially in the last months of my pregnancy, I was practically obsessed with figuring out exactly what to do. I didn't want to pollute the environment, and I surely didn't want to sacrifice "ease". I mean... God, taking care of those things when they first come out is hard enough!

I had settled on gDiapers, a hybrid combination of paper and cloth... then I decided to go with a diaper service. Well, the diaper service didn't work out. Liam leaked through everything those first few weeks. And I had a very bad opinion of the people that ran the place.

Then, I'm not sure when it happened exactly, but somehow the shiny of paper disposables got to me. Before I knew it, I was doing exactly what I had promised not to do--I was using paper diapers, and not even thinking about the ramifications. Sure, I've had my own issues the last few months, and things have been tough. I suppose there's other things that have been on my mind. And that's okay. I'm not mad at myself, I'm just surprised it didn't irk me for so long. I mean, I'm a research nut. I researched the crap out of this stuff ($4000/3years vs. about $1000.. I mean, come on... that's easy).

So Michael and I got some more gDiapers. And I really like them. But my issue is that they leak quickly if you don't get to them quick enough, which for Liam is a strict 2 hour window. That was running us about 10 diaper changes a day... as environmentally friendly as the gDiapers may be, it certainly was becoming a cost issue.

So I did some sleuthing around online, back to cloth diapering options. And honestly, there's tons of options. Options upon options. But it's all online--and that makes it almost impossible. I like to touch things, to feel if they're going to work right for me, and for Liam. That cute little tushie--well, it deserves nice things.

It turns out that literally across the street is a fabulous cloth diapering/natural childcare boutique at the Womens Health and Wellness Center... So I dawdled for a long time, feeling up all the diapers, while Liam crawled around exploring. And I found some great stuff! Sure, I can't afford the gorgeous bamboo ones... but I found some good ones.

And I have to say. Watching him giggle and roll around in those adorable unbleached MotherEase diapers today... it did my heart good. I felt warm and happy--like it was something good for him, good for me, and good for the environment. I know that sounds silly, and I'm probably a little batty about it honestly... but hey, when you spend a good part of your day dealing with doo-doo it's good to feel good about it sometime!

It's been a while since my last update, and it's not really surprising. As my husband was mentioning in his blog, it's been a crazy last month or so.

The hardest part is that my folks are gone for the entire month of July. So I'm on full-time mommy duty. And Liam's teething. And being ornery. Mom and Dad have each other when they watch Liam, so there's never a moment where he is "alone". With me--well, I have work to do. I have clients to call... and yesterday Liam screamed almost the entire day. It was so bad I drove to Raleigh to pick Michael up just to get some backup. Then on the way home, Liam vomited all over his brand-new carseat. And I mean vomit. Pools of the stuff.

I know I'm not Super Mom, but I'm just trying to hang on. There isn't time to do anything. And that's not to mention I've had about of insomnia, too. Even though I have medical options, I'm really not a fan. So you sleep all night, sure, but the next day you still feel like you haven't slept. What's the point of that?

Come August, I'm also going to start working a bunch more. Lisa at Write2Market is hiring me as an honest to goodness employee--so that means a regular paycheck and everything. And I don't have to worry about taxes. I'm really looking forward to that.

I should be writing, but with all the noise it hasn't been an option. Liam's favorite toys are the loudest ones, and I can't concentrate. But at least he's not screaming at the moment. For whatever reason he prefers his little pack and play to the huge hallway. I have half a mind to go out and get him a playpen...

I've been really bad about keeping up with people in general. But things have been so busy sometimes I realize I haven't even showered! Yuck. Lately I've been stalking Facebook because that's a quick easy way to see what people are up to. But not everyone's on there. So I dunno...

The plan for today? Well, writing would be nice. And showering. Yeah, that's the ticket!