“For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb.” (Psalm 139:13)
There are a lot of practical things I could tell you about bringing up baby. I could tell you all the ways I’ve tried and failed to soothe or feed or put baby to sleep. I could reiterate all the advice I’ve ever gotten - the good, bad and ugly. But I realized if there … Continue reading Dear Pregnant Me,
Before I go into this any further, some of you might be looking for a more in-depth explanation what a flat diaper is. A flat diaper is a single sheet of fabric, usually cut into a square. It's what people used to diaper before disposables were a thing and before modern cloth diapers began to … Continue reading Flats Challenge 2: What I’m Using
When the virus hit Guam, my sister messaged and asked if I needed anything from the store because she was going to get baby stuff before she ran out. Immediately, my answer was “like what?” because I (a fortunate dingus) forgot for a moment that people usually get disposable diapers from the store. I’ve never … Continue reading Flats Challenge Day 1: Why I’m Participating
Where there is a family with an infant, there is a family that needs diapers - at least in most modern societies. This is especially true for Guåhan (Guam), where I come from, and especially true now that we are in a global pandemic which has led to a shortage of supplies. According to Guam … Continue reading The Diaper Dilemma
Due to the coronavirus pandemic, parents are wiping the grocery shelves in a panic not knowing when they'll safely go shopping again. This has left a need for people who weren't able to get to the store in time and wonder what they'll do to diaper their kid when their stash runs out. Cloth parents … Continue reading 7: Emergency Diapering
Note: I wrote this in January. Today's topic brought to you by the reason I went on a nearly year-long hiatus from writing on this blog. That's right friends, your favorite long haired blogger became a parent last year. When I became pregnant I became extremely depressed and then I had the baby, which didn't … Continue reading 6: Parenting
