Momma T and Family

Tuesday, May 29, 2012

Wordless Wednesday: Pool Time! {w/ Linky}

Baby E loved hanging in the pool this weekend while we were at my sister-in-law's for a BBQ!

The Joyful Giraffe {Review}

I'm always looking for a great deal on cloth diapers and cloth diapering accessories and recently discovered a lovely online shop called The Joyful Giraffe which features those things and so much more!

Before I tell you more about the shop, here is a little bio from Kate, The owner of The Joyful Giraffe:

I'm a wife to a great husband and a mom to 2 cloth diapered kiddos (ages 1 & 3 yrs). I grew up in Massachusetts, met my husband on a missions trip in Mexico and I now live with my family in Illinois. Before children, I taught at the high school and community college levels. My son was born in 2009 and then began my cloth diapering journey. We started using cloth to save money and the more I used them and learned about them, the more it became a hobby and quite possibly a fluff addiction!

Summer is almost here and what is a better way to celebrate then with a swim diaper giveaway from The Joyful Giraffe, hosted by Momma T and Baby E. Three (3) winners will have their choice of size and print from either a Gabby's swim diaper (pullup style) or Bummis Swimmi (with velcro).

Make sure to check out The Joyful Giraffe shop review here on my blog and visit The Joyful Giraffe shop which features new and gently used cloth diapers, cloth diaper accessories and more!

Enter to win one of the swim diapers using the Rafflecopter below. This giveaway open to US and Canadian Residents 18 and older, ends June 11th at 12am, EST.

Flats and Handwashing Challenge: Day 6

Today is Day 6 of the Second Annual Flats and Handwashing Challenge hosted by Dirty Diaper Laundry. I will be using flat cloth diapers for a whole week. You can read about the challenge and why I'm doing it in my Day 1 post.

I went to the grocery store yesterday and E was is a cover with a pad folded flat laid into a diaper cover. I put her in the shopping cart and started looking for what I needed. All of a sudden I notice poop on the cart seat. In my head I'm thinking "Oh my GOD!" E had a poo explosion! The poop escaped her diaper and was all over the cart seat. I turned red with embarrassment and quickly placed the items in my cart on a random shelf and speed walked right out the door. The worst part, I had NO wipes! I did have some paper towels so I wiped of the cart, laid and old sweater over her car seat and strapped her in.

For those of you not familiar with itti bitti, They are an Australian company that was established in late 2005 by founder and mom, Sue McLachlan. itti bitti was named after Sue's "itty bitty" daughter who is also the inspiration for her designs. itti bitti launched in the US in March of 2011 and their line consists of their amazing diapers, change mats, wet bags, wipes, nursing pads and more!

I was very excited when I learned that itti bitti also made changing mats and I looked forward to trying one! The change mat I had prior to the itti bitti Change Mat fell apart after multiple uses and was a plastic material and that wasn't very comfortable for Baby E to lay on.

Flats and Handwashing Challenge: Day 5

Today is Day 5 of the Second Annual Flats and Handwashing Challenge hosted by Dirty Diaper Laundry. I will be using flat cloth diapers for a whole week. You can read about the challenge and why I'm doing it in my Day 1 post.

Thursday went well considering I ran out of covers because they were all still drying from the previous day. Because i had no covers to use, I doubled up flats and worked with different folds. For example, I did a pad fold and layed it into a jo fold which worked out very well and can be seen below.