Baby Boy Burp Cloths

I am having a "Shower in a Box" for a friend of mine in a few days. Let me explain what a shower in a box is for those of you with the luxury of all your friends and family around all the time. You may think this would be annoying from time to time to have all your family around, but let me assure you... You are blessed!

A Shower in a Box, is an idea I got from another friend here on base. Since everyone is scattered all over the globe and can't possible attend a shower this is a great way to show the gal you love her and her bun in the oven. The hostess (that's me) will ship any packages and party supplies you would need for a baby shower and then send out the evites. The idea is to have all the baby gifts arrive on the same day.

For this shower I am going to include streamers and noise makers in the box. I have also heard of sending the "diaper cake" as the baby shower cake. Very cute idea, doncha think!

So, because of all this baby stuff going on in my head, I decided to make baby burp cloths. I got baby cloth diapers...you know my new obsession with cloth diapers... and decorated them all fancy to make a one of a kind burp cloths. It took a few practice runs to come up with the style I like best. I think I may be quiting my job and opening a Burp Cloth business!

I would love you hear your stories of other "Shower in a Box" ideas. Please, leave a comment and tell me what you think!

Diaper Dilemma

I am a nurse in Labor and Delivery, and I would say I have changed a fair amount of diapers in my days. I have always been sold on the idea of cloth diapers, mom did it, why couldn't I? I don't know if it's just trendy right now or if it's part of the green movement. But, either way, I can't help but think this is a good idea. Since, you already know about my obsession with kitchen sprayers, just try to imagine how excited I was to learn about this, a diaper sprayer! Yes, that's right a sprayer for your dirty cloth diapers. Why do I know about this? Well, I am glad you asked. I had a very informative lesson from Maria today. She is a cloth diapering fan, mother of a 15 month old, Air Force wife and her hubby a chemical engineer. To them, it just made sense to cloth diaper. Environmentally, it was a better idea and Maria says it doesn't hardly cost a thing....Note: we live on base and don't pay water bills. Evidently, this cloth diaper thing it easy. You put a cloth diaper on the kid, safety pin it on, rubber pants go over the diaper and tada all done. Oh, but then oppies as soon as you get it on...lunch comes out. What's a girl to do? No problem, take off the rubber pants, take off the diaper, throw the diaper into your diaper pale, wipe the bum and re-apply new cloth diaper.
Now here is when you get to use you fancy diaper sprayer!!! Once it's time to launder the diapers, sort out the pee-pee's from the poo-poo's. Put the pee-pee's in the washing machine and then take the poos to the toilet rise them out with the DIAPER SPRAYER and then put them in the wash as well. Wash first on cold with detergent and then a second washing on hot with detergent. It's best to line dry diapers because the sun bleaches out the poo-poos stains.
Here I am demonstrating the wonderful diaper sprayer for all to see. Also, a diaper sprayer can be use to rise out the toilet after a man poo-poo's or for a little cool water relief to an espisotomy site. It's what the site said...but just like Reading Rainbow, you don't have to take my word for it.

http://www.cottonbabies.com/product_info.php?cPath=37&products_id=1228

Also, Maira recommended:

http://www.cottenbabies.com/