Our Weekend Away With Cloth

This past weekend we went on a CREDO family enrichment retreat.  My husband and i talked back and forth if we thought we could do cloth for the whole weekend 2 nights and 3 days away with no washer and dryer or if we wanted to grab a pack of disposables.  In the end we decided what the heck we can totally do a weekend we have done it before but we have done it at peoples houses that had a washer and dryer just in case we needed it.  I was worried that we didn't have enough diapers or that going that long without washing would be bad for them.  I normally do wash every other day, so adding that extra day in there had me a bit worried!!  As soon as we got home Sunday though i promptly put all the diapers in the wash, i only had 6 left and knowing we use around 3-4 at night time i knew i couldn't make it till morning without doing diaper laundry.  So we made it by the skin on our chin!!

How the weekend went in cloth:

We left Friday around noon after we got everything packed up, picked up a book on CD for the journey and dropped our foster mama and 3 kittens back off to the shelter.  Of course about 15 minutes into our two and a half hour journey the baby decided to poop!!  So yummy stinky baby diaper right off the bat to deal with all weekend!!  It seems to never fail, though, the last time we traveled for a weekend away he pooped as well right at the beginning of our trip, but i ended up doing a load at my mothers house just so the diaper would not have to sit all poopy the whole weekend.  Minus the poopy diaper right off the bat we had no issues and it was just like cloth diapering at home.  We actually got to meet another cloth diapering family but they choose to do disposables for the weekend.  Seeing us doing cloth and braving it they said the next time they traveled they were going to try it too!! So, woohoo for being a model.  In the short five and half months we have been cloth diapering i have definitely gained confidence and tons of knowledge.

Not So Glamorous But Someone Has To Do It

oooo the life of a SAH mommy you must think. Sit around all day, watch tv, catch up on the news, and throw your feet up and relax. WRONG!!! Could not be farther from the truth!! Little man is 5 1/2 months old and still has not mastered or even come close to mastering sleeping through the night. He has slept about a handful of times about 6 hours straight but normally he is up every 2-4 hours and lately his new wide awake wake up time is around 4:30am (before my husband even needs to be awake and out the door for work). So that is when my new day starts!! I am not a morning person (very very far from it). So, naturally i beg and pled with my 5 1/2 month old to please please please just go back to sleep for just a few more hours. His response, giggles and smiles. So, my day begins!!


 4:30am: Feed and change little man
 4:45am: Playing downstairs on the floor
 5:30am: Hubby leaves for work
 5:45am: Crankiness of being up so early starts with little man
 6:00am: Start load of diapers 6:15am: Another feeding and diaper change
 7:00am: (when he would normally wake up) Wants to go to sleep and starts dozing off
 7:15am: Just kidding mommy I AM AWAKE!!
 7:20am: Change cycle on washer
 7:30am: Happily playing in his bouncer


 Maybe i can get some breakfast for myself now?  NEGATIVE!! I get out of eye sight and the melt down begins. I guess i will wait till morning nap (when ever that time will be now) to try to get some food. So much for our nice daily schedule, that's seem to gone out the window!!  I wonder when nap time will be!!

 8:00am: Another feeding and diaper change

 8:35am: Breakfast for the mama FINALLY!!

 9:05am: Diaper laundry almost done, baby POOPS!! 

Still no nap but baby is pretty happy and not super cranky.

9:30am: Vacuum the floor to settle the cranky man baby down
9:40am: Yet again another feeding
10:05am: Little man finally gives in to a nap
10:15am: Switch diaper laundry to dryer, wipe down kitchen counters and load dishwasher
10:20am: Start an episode of lost
10:33am: Diapers need more time in the dryer and baby man wakes up
10:35am: Another diaper change and i think maybe i can finish my episode of lost

Little man does not want to be awake from his nap and is super cranky no such luck on restarting lost.  Maybe some play time and mama loving and he will be ok!!

10:52am: Melt down time because he is still sleepy and didn't nap long enough
11:03am: Back to sleep after rocking but can't set him down he wants to sleep in mama's arms

Resume episode of lost seeings how i can't get any more house work done or put away diapers that are dry.

11:23am: Finally finished my episode of lost and little man is still a sweaty ball of sleeping in my arms
11:41am: Sneeze and wake up baby time for feeding and diaper change
12:05pm: Little man is happy and playing on the floor maybe i can get the diaper laundry put away
12:35pm: Melt down from little man, needs mama loving
12:50pm: Baby happy finally have diaper laundry put away and Daddy comes home!!
1:20pm: Daddy showering, diaper change and another feeding

Is today over yet!?!?! Mama could sure use a nap thats for sure :)