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Enter for you chance to win a $10 GC to Hey Dude Diapers!!!  Hey Dude Diapers has a ton of different fabrics to chose from and 4 different types of diapers in both NB size and OS.  Check out my REVIEW of the AI2 and make sure to check out the Diaper Giveaway from Hey Dude Diapers that is part of the Made in the USA Hop!!

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Made in the USA Giveaway Hop - Hey Dude Diapers!!!

Happy 4th of July! Thanks for stopping by the Made in the USA Giveaway Hop, hosted by Happy Mothering and A Year of Jubilee Reviews through the Green Moms Network. As part of this hop, you’ll find dozens of blogs with eco-friendly prizes packages worth $25 or more – all made in the USA! After entering my giveaway, be sure to visit the other blogs listed below the Rafflecopter form for more chances to win! All giveaways in this hop will run through July 13 at 11:59 p.m. EST.

Here at SAH CD Mama you are entering for you chance to win either a Hemp Fitted (Value $35.50) or a AI2 (Value $30.50) in the Cranky Clouds HTF Print from Hey Dude Diapers!!!  Make sure to check out my REVIEW of this awesome diaper!!!  You can also enter to win a $10 GC to Hey Dude Diapers HERE :)  Good Luck and Happy Hopping!!!

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Hey Dude Diapers AI2 - Review

Outside of the Diaper

I have been in contact with Crissy from Hey Dude Diapers for about a month or so now.  She was recommended to me and I to her from another WAHM that I have worked with in the past.  Crissy has been awesome enough to allow me to review one of her AI2 diapers with a fold down rise.  She even allowed me to pick my own fabric (which I LOVE)!!!!  I saw in her pictures a diaper she had made for her son Jude that was an American Flag Dipe!!!  I decided right then that Baby K needed one also.  I knew that I would be getting the diaper in time for her to wear for the 4th of July and was super excited about it!!!

Inside of the diaper

My diaper came about 2-3 weeks ago.  So at this point it has been wash (prepped) fully and I have worn it on Baby K enough times to get a really good feel for it.  I have to say that the diaper itself is adorable :) with Red and White Strips all down the front and then the back and wings are Blue with White Stars!!!  Baby K will be wearing this diaper ALL day on the 4th :)  Especially since it is an AI2 and I can just change out the insert :)  I can't wait :)

You can find Crissy stocking Hey Dude Diapers every Tuesday at 4 p.m. at her Hyena Cart Store.  She has also teamed up with Taylor from Hipster Fluff to have a special group on Facebook for info, special drawings and to B/S/T your Hipsters and Hey Dudes!!!  To be apart of the group you must request to join :)  

A Little About the Diaper

With rise folded down and cross snapped

Hey Dude Diapers have a fold down rise or a snap down rise and cross over waist snaps. AI2s have two parts to the diaper, the shell and the insert. The AI2 shell is made up of cotton outer, a hidden layer of waterproof fabric called PUL, and then a very soft cotton velour inner.  The OS diaper fits around 10-35+ lbs.

Hey Dude Diapers snake style soakers are four layers of organic bamboo velour, topped with two layer of 100% cotton flannel. When folded in half they create 8 thirsty layers (plus four additional layers of flannel.) Because the soaker is made from all natural fibers, it will become more absorbent the more it is washed. 

My Thoughts

Rise unfolded and snapped in the middle

Ease:  AI2 are a little more tricky to use that just snap it on baby.  But not that much harder :)  All I do to put it on baby K is to lay her in the diaper, fold the top layer all the way up, I then fold the bottom layer of the soaker twice so there is a little more padding between her legs, fold the top layer 1/2 way down and then snap the diaper on her :)  Once you do it once or twice you will know how it fits best on your baby and you will be a pro.  I fold all of my AI2 soakers like this so the technique transfers from 1 diaper to the next.  

Price:  The Hey Dude AI2 is $22 which is a very reasonable price for a WAHM diaper.  I don't think I have seen any that are cheaper but I know I have seen a bunch that are more expensive.  Crissy also carries NB AI2s for $17, NB OBF Fitted $20, OBF Fitted OS $25, NB Hybrid $21, Hybrid OS $26, NB Hemp Fitted $22, Hemp Fitted OS $27, extra boosters for $4 and extra soakers for $6.  Overall extremely reasonably priced.

When and Why I use it:  I use this diaper during the day time.  I could use it at nap because of its absorbency but I don't like to use my cutest diapers while she is sleeping :)  I love to wear this diaper with just a cute little white tang top and no bottoms.  It makes an adorable and patriotic look!  I use this diaper because I truly LOVE it!  I love the way it looks and I love the way it fits Baby K.  I feel that this diaper will be able to be worn for a long time.  Right now at almost 15 months baby K has the wings ALL the way crossed over.  This is the ONLY diaper that I have that fits her like that.  You could use it on smaller babies but you might have some extra wing left over :) 

Recommend:  Of Course I recommend Hey Dude Diapers!!  Crissy has wonderfully constructed diapers, adorable prints and is just a pleasure all around to work with.  She has been great with this review and is even bringing 2 different giveaways (You can find both under the giveaway tab, running 7/4-7/13).  

Overall:  I would give Crissy and Hey Dude Diapers an A!!!  I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the diaper :)  If I didn't already have an over following stash of diapers I would definitely get the one in the Mickey Print.  And I would love to try a WAHM Fitted!!!  Maybe someday :)

I would like to thank Crissy so much for allowing me to do this review for her.  It has been my pleasure getting to know Hey Dude Diapers and you!!  You make a wonderful diaper that works great for my little girl!

All opinions are my own and not influenced in any way.  This diaper was provided by Hey Dude Diapers for review.  No additional compensation was accepted for this review.

HomeSchooling?!?!

Let me just say I would like to know when I became the SAH, cloth diapering, baby wearing, nursing, and now homeschooling Mama!!! :)  I never in a million years thought that this is who I would become...but I have and I LOVE it :)  So this coming year I made the decision that I am going to homeschool A!!!

A will be 4 in September so technically she does not need any "formal" schooling until next year but she NEEDS something :)  This past year A attending 3 year old preschool at a Church of Christ that is about 30 minutes from us.  I LOVED her being there and she loved it there.  But sadly the drive just became too much :(  This next year she would be going to school for 3 days for 3 hours a day and I would be driving 2 hours a day to take her and then pick her up.  It was just going to be too much and gas is just too expensive.  So my only options were to either continue to send her where she was at (which really wasn't an option), send her somewhere closer to home for double the cost, do nothing with her or homeschool her.

I decided on the homeschool route so that I could teach A what I thought she needed to learn and what she wanted to learn.  I taught preschool for a number of years and know what she needs to know going into Kindergarten.  Sadly at 3 1/2 though she already knows just about everything she needs to know to go into Kindergarten and a lot of what she will know when she is done with Kindergarten.  Yes she is actually that smart and yes I know ALL parents say that.  But she takes after her Daddy!  Especially in Math and Science.  Plus I have a degree in Mathematics so it does explain a lot :)

I put a lot and I mean A LOT of thought and prayer into my decision.  I actually had started thinking about this route before I even put her in school last year.  But I really wanted to try her out somewhere and have her learn from someone other than me and the Hubby.  But after last year I think this is now the best decision for us.  A knew a lot going into school last year so I really don't feel that she learned that much.  Don't get me wrong I loved her school and I think they do a great job.  But a lot of kids go into preschool not having a real learning foundation.  Where A had already learn a lot at home from us.  She already knew how to spell her name going into school (and she started before she turned 3), how to count to around 14, all her colors and shapes, and a couple of other things.  She learned how to spell her nickname the very 1st week of school and I had never worked on the with her before :) 

So overall, sending her to preschool last year was great because she learned how to learn from someone else and in a classroom setting.  But staying home and learning this year I think will be a great advantage for her :)  I have not decided if homeschooling is going to be a permanent thing in my house or not yet.  I am going to see how this year goes and then decided from there.  I do think that if A goes to Kindergarten in public school next year she will be bored.  So that is a major thing to take into consideration.  But depending on how she does this year and if I can keep up with it, her and still taking care of the house and Baby K will be the main deciding factor.

See what curriculum I chose and why!!! (Coming Soon)    

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