I’m actually surprising myself these days with how “green” are family is getting, and it makes my heart happy.

For a long time I have wanted to go organic on meats, dairy and some fruits & veggies and after watching a documentary called Food Inc. we were sold. Sure, there are 2 sides to every story, but the movie had some great points and we know it is way better for our family. We also eliminated high fructose corn syrup and hydrogenated oils and surprisingly, we haven’t missed them. Don’t get me wrong, we might still eat those things here and there, we just avoid buying it. And surprisingly we are staying in our weekly budget!

Currently, we are buying our organic meats and such at a local grocery store, Wegmans. Wow, I love this place! Someone did something right because they really know how to run a grocery store and it is such an enjoyable experience, unlike most grocery stores I have shopped in.

Soon we hope to purchase most of our meats from this adorable little farm about 60 miles northwest of us. We hope to get up there in March and stock up our freezer for the next few months. It not only is a more affordable way to buy organic meats, but also a great way to support your local community.

:::ALERT::: This may be very shocking news to most of you….BUT….

We are cloth diapering our next baby!

You may be extremely shocked by this statement and honestly if you would have told me even 6 months ago that I was going to cloth, I probably would have laughed at you. It all seemed too overwhelming for me, but something recently changed in me. Not sure what, but I’m sick of buying diapers and thought to myself “poop is poop and I have seen so much of it, I can cloth diaper my next kid.”

I knew my SIL was interested in it as well, so for the last few weeks we have been diligently researching the hundreds of cloth diaper companies out there. It was nice to have someone to toss ideas off with. We’ve been texting, emailing and calling each other about the many different types of cloth diapers out there today. (As these companies say, “They ain’t your momma’s cloth diapers” and that is for sure.)

You would think everybody cloth diapers their baby with how many companies are out there! It’s madness and a whole new world for me. I did my homework and have seen enough cloth diapers to know what I didn’t want. So after countless hours of research I am fully convinced of cloth diapers and there is no turning back. Thankfully, Seth is completely on board. We’re so excited about all the money we will be saving!

My first cloth diaper is set to arrive any day and I am so pumped. You may ask “why did you already purchase a cloth diaper”. Well, my friends I am going to practice on Abel. Abel is completely pee trained (we are working on the poop), but not at night so I am going to test these suckers out on him. Plus, they make a “one sizes fits all” diaper and I can use the same diapers on him as my newborn. For those mommies out there who care, we ordered from Softbums. I’ll keep you posted on my experience in this whole new world of cloth diapering!