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Geez, people, where is the compassion? Even the best behaved babies and children will have their moments. Living in such close proximity to others comes with its inconveniences, including noise, be it from neighbors having raucous sex, yappy dogs, children, etc. One could easily say that if these people don't like the sounds of humanity, they should move to the country. As a parent I think my perspective is biased in favor of the overtired babies and sleep-deprived parents of little ones who are just trying to figure out a way to survive the days and nights, so I think hating on the young families is a bit heartless. If there is any karma, maybe these haters will one day be blessed with beautiful, healthy children who will nonetheless be poor nappers and light sleepers, and then they will know real bittersweet torment.

Nice! I wish I had an unused closet to convert into a craft space.

we use the exact same bench in our entryway. Very sturdy, love it. We've paired it with the PORTIS hat rack http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/60099791/, which we spray painted white and replaced most of the metal rods with birch dowels to match the bench.

I have two boys under 4 and I definitely prefer to see the grime so I can get to it. (and trust me, little crawly babies and toddlers are often wanting to be picked up/nursed/danced with/comforted, so whatever is on your floor WILL be on you.) Also, mottled or dark counters and flooring in places like the kitchen and bathroom drive me nuts, since those are the two places that (ahem, esp. with three males in the house) I definitely WANT to see the yuck asap. That said, there is a lot of white in our house (walls, chairs, couch) and it all stays *relatively* clean without hired help.

and that floor looks immaculate.

¡Órale MoMA!

I clicked on this post because I love the look of the pale aqua walls in the guest room (recently painted my sons' room and was trying for that almost translucent blue water effect, but it fell short). So, please share, what color is it, exactly? And unlike a previous commenter, I do love the color scheme in that room, doesn't matter if it was trendy a few years ago, it's still a beautiful, serene combination.

I love it! What color is this, exactly? I would love to bring some bring yellow into my kitchen, but with white cabinets and black granite countertops (that we cannot afford to replace at the moment), I fear it would look very bee-like. Well done here!

Wow! I love it! It makes me wish I wasn't so arachnophobic - I am afraid of painting any walls dark because then I wouldn't be able to spot the occasional spider, especially in the dark.

Hmmm. I agree that the before was kinda "granny," but it was also warm. Bright and white is refreshing, but keeping the darker floors would've toned down the sterility. I do like the green accent and the recess lighting and think the new room is aesthetically interesting, though.

I love, love, love the sheer number of options available for diapering these days! Not only do we have everything from Pampers to biodegradeable disposable dipes, but also a ridiculously fabulous array of cloth diapers. We're on kid #2 and have used all kinds: diaper service prefolds , disposables, pockets, cotton and synthetic AIOs, flats, prefolds, PUL covers, wool covers, and fitteds.

I'm a SAHM to my two boys so I have the luxury of choosing whatever system works best for me, which currently is: 1) flat folds with Thirsties covers for at-home use, including naps (they wash up better than anything and dry in no time at all, also make fantastic burp cloths - and folding them is not rocket science), 2) bumgenius AIOs for night sleep and for short trips outside the home, 3) disposables for packing in the diaper bag (less bulk!) and for when I'm too lazy/sleep deprived to bother with the flats.

A note about potty training: early potty training was one of the reasons we chose cloth for my first, but since we mainly used prefolds with him, I think he actually got accustomed to the feel of a wet diaper. When we started potty training him at 2.5 yrs, he didn't seem to mind at all the feel of either a wet dipe OR wet underpants. Go figure! :)

One thing I love about cloth - I'm reusing everything for my second, and plan on selling my stash when we're done. Except for the flats - they make awesome cleaning cloths.