Wow, it’s sure been a long time since I’ve posted to this blog!

After our camping adventures, we went to visit my husband’s family in Elko.  It was supposed to be a weeklong vacation but ended up lasting a week and a half.  And my husband ended up needing emergency surgery while we were there.  Oy!  And through it all?  I (drumroll please) cloth diapered!

The hardest bit was when we had to take my husband into the emergency room.  I had figured we were going to breakfast that morning and I haven’t even taken a shower yet that day!  Evie’s diaper bag was woefully understocked, with only one diaper and outfit change inside.  Both of which she used up fairly quickly.  Luckily, my sister in law was happy to stop by the house and pick up more diapers.

My in laws have hard water at their house, a challenge which I had yet to be confronted with.  However, I just did some studying up on the Diaper Swappers board and learned what best to do to counteract the hard water.  Thankfully, Walmart carries Calgon and I picked some of that up.  I didn’t have my Simplicity dryer sheets or my dryer balls there, so the diapers did get a little crunchy by the end of our visit, but the diapers stayed clean and smell-free.  And that’s what I wanted most of all.

I’m convinced now, if I can cloth diaper while camping and while out of town for a week and a half?  I’m in it for the long haul!

Now that we’re back home and adjusting to life again, I’m realizing that my chunky little lass is quickly outgrowing her prefolds and covers.  Since they make up the bulk of my stash, this means I need to find a new solution soon.  Do I want to buy more covers and some more prefolds (she’s outgrowing the covers more than the prefolds at this point)?  Or do I want to get some fitteds (and I would still need covers)?  Something else altogether?  Decisions, decisions!  I’ll keep you all posted.

And hopefully I won’t disappear for such a long time this time!

Tags: Diaper Covers, Fitted, hard water, laundry, prefolds, vacation