Cloth Diapers

I know that some of you are going to roll your eyes and think that I am on one of my crazy "health" kicks, but Kevin and I are going to use cloth diapers for this baby. I know what people say about cloth diapers. I was raised with them and have heard horror stories of leaks, messy clean-ups and poking baby with the saftey pins, but that is all a thing of the past. Cloth diapers are ADORABLE! They are easy to use, and not too much of a pain to clean. I am actually very excited to use them. Not only are they less expensive, but they have lots of health benefits for the baby and the environment!
Here is where I need you. I don't have any experience using these new cloth wonders, so I need to know if any of you have used them, or if you know of anyone that has. I would like to know what types of diapers people like, what brand, and what they thought of the whole process. Any advice would be super helpful! Thanks!

Boy or Girl??

This is in response to many of your inquiries about when we find out the sex of the baby... That has been a problem for us! We both think that it would be fun not to find out what we are having! On the other hand, I also want to be prepared for a boy or girl. My Mom would like to make something for the baby before it is born. I have a friend that told me about a test that I can take that tests your urine to find out the sex of the baby. We just don't know what to do!!!! What do you think?

Family Update

This is for those of you who keep asking about my parents status. On Saturday night my dad went into the ER knowing that his appendix was rupturing. Doctors confirmed his diagnosis, but it wasn't until Sunday afternoon that Dad was able to receive his appendectomy. Because the sugery was done through laproscopy, Dad was able to return home Sunday night. While all of this was going on, Kevin and I were in Provo. Dad was in Ogden at the hospital, so we decided to drive up and see how he was doing. On our way there we decided to stop in and see how Mom was doing. She had been experiencing some leakage from her sugery a few weeks ago. This meant that she couldn't be with my Dad at the hospital. When we got to her house we saw that she was leaking lots and lots of CSF (Cerebral Spinal Fluid). We decided that she needed to find out what was happening, but we had to take her to the University of Utah hospital. Kevin, Jamin, Laura Ashley and I took Mom to the ER. We were there all afternoon waiting to find out that she would need another sugery, and that she would have to stay at the hospital for a mimimum of 3-4 days. Because my Dad was recovering from his own sugery, I decided to stay with Mom. So, here I am at the hospital. Mom had her sugery yesterday (Dad joined me in the waiting room even though he should have been home in bed!). Her sugery went better then expected. They found out that her wound did not want to heal and adhere to the artificial collagen that they used in the first sugery. They took out her own tissue to use instead, and it looks like things will be better this time. The doctors are draining her CSF for a few days, so for now, my life is a hospital one. I sure miss my boys, but I am blessed that I am able to be here with my wonderful Mom. Please keep them in your prayers!

Our Big News

I am sure that many of you have already heard our big news, but we are making it officially known that Jamin is going to be a big brother! Jamin loved sporting his new t-shirt around to tell everyone the news that his mommy has a baby in her belly. The baby should arrive in November.