Baby of the Cloth (Diapers, that is)

Now that Mina's cord has fallen off and we have made it through the remaining disposables, it is time to start using cloth diapers!!! I am a little over-excited about this. Now, before you all say I'm crazy, I just want to make a few disclaimers:
1) You no longer have to use diaper pins - no poking baby or me
2) You don't wash them with all the poop still on the diapers, floating around your washing machine
3) I am already washing off clothes, sheets, blankets, etc. she manages to poop on twice a week so I may as well throw diapers into the mix.

This al started when Ben said we should do cloth diapers 8 or so months ago. I gave him a look and said he could change all the diapers and do the laundry. But since I try to sometimes listen to my husband and his opinions, I did some research. I came across this series of posts from the Simple Mom blog: http://simplemom.net/tools/cloth-diapering/ and I realized maybe cloth diapering wasn't so crazy after all. Also, there are some pretty darn cute cloth diapers out there.
Cuteness aside, there are many practical reasons to use cloth. The obvious one is environmental impact. I read some articles that claimed washing cloth is just as damaging as throwing out disposables but I think those people are like diapers, full of... you know. Throwing diapers full of waste that will never break down into a landfill has to be worse than a few extra small loads of laundry a week, especially since we have a good water supply here in DC.
To be completely honest, helping the environment, while nice, wasn't really my main concern. A huge draw to cloth was the cost. We got a lot of diapering supplies as gifts so we ended up spending only $30 of our own money. I got mostly one-size diapers so they will grow with her. I expect to spend more on diapers in the next several months but it will likely be less than $100 of our money total. In just 2 weeks, we had already spent over $40 on disposables. Buying in bulk and coupons can help save money, but not that much. Mina goes through a lot of diapers. With Ben's fairly small paychecks, every dollar saved on diapers buys me more time at home with Mina before having to go back to work.

So why am I so excited about using cloth? I get to be environmentally responsible, save money and make Wilhelmina look even more adorable than she already is. It's a win-win-win scenario. We'll see if I am still this excited after wash day, but if I absolutely hate it, we can always go with disposables.

Mina loves her new cloth diapers - this is a Thirsties duo wrap 

Mina had her first Dangerously Delicious Pie experience today. I got so excited about the pie, I forgot to get the picture until it was almost gone. Oops :)