Well, poop

I have been on the fence about cloth diapering for some time now, and I think that I'm finally going to take the plunge and invest in a startup stash. It all started with Noah getting a diaper rash. Brand switching has proven useless and zinc products aren't helping and seem to be making things worse because my kids have very sensitive skin and don't handle fragrance well. I figure that with cloth diapers, I'll know exactly what is up against their skin. The article that Zookeeper posted about chemical burns and Pampers kind of cinched the deal.
I've been Ebay-ing trying to find some good deals on AIOs, because my time is a bit eaten up as it is between kids, school, housekeeping, and hanging out with Miles. Not that I'm complaining-- I just don't have a lot of time and energy to deal in folding and, truth be told, I am overcoming something that I'm intimidated by in simply starting to cloth diaper. In a country where you are alloted 100 liters of trash for every 2 weeks (not that much) I think that this will cut our trash in half, which is nice.
I've also been researching hand washing laundry. I've started line drying clothes, and I like the whole process and smell of sunshine that they hold after a few hours of hanging. I ordered a Rapid Washer DIY Washing Machine. It was pretty inexpensive and I think that doing this could be a fun and productive way to pass time while watching Lea play in the yard.
Things have been going well. I am endlessly thankful for the fact that I get to stay home with my children. I know so many women who simply don't have the options that I try not to take for granted. Breastfeeding has also been going without a hitch. Noah's a chubby boy and has grown into a jolly little fella. He's very content and usually just wants to be cuddled.
Lea's shifting out of her unreasonable stage and has been a lot easier to talk to and calm down. She hasn't hit or scratched in months and she's a great big sister. She's given up one of her favorite toys because Noah likes to suck on it and that was a big deal for her. She loves him so much.
Miles and I are talking about him getting out of the military after this enlistment period. We have a few acres in Vermont and we want to build a house and settle down there. I love the area and my stomach actually hurts when I think of how badly I want a permanent home. This will take years to hash out, so I'll leave it at that.