Good-bye, Farewell and Sayonara

After 17 1/2 years of having at least one in diapers, I'm done. It still seems a little unreal. I've walked past the baby aisle several times and had to catch myself and remember that I don't have to go down there. My 'baby' is now officially potty-trained and I am a happy girl!
Here's a few facts about diapers and me-

• I've tried almost every brand from Pampers to the generic. Luv's were always my favorite. I would try the generic when I was feeling thrifty and always regretted it.
• I did cloth with Adam for about 2 months. I'm just not 'green' enough for the effort.
• Five of my kids started out in size 1, only Hunter and Noah were small enough for newborns.
• When Max was born, the hospital didn't have anything but newborn diapers, they taped two of them together until they could send someone out for bigger ones. (Don't even get me started about Salt Lake Regional.)
• Right before Adam was pottytrained, when Sadie was a newborn, I had three in diapers for about two months. That was a very expensive 2 months!
• I have a 'thing' for newborn diapers, they're so cute. (Size 5's, not so much.)
• I figure this is about how many diapers I've bought/changed over the past 17 years.
  

This is not a bittersweet good-bye. I'm thrilled! Noah has had a few accidents, but is doing so well. It's actually quite liberating. No more diapers, diaper bags, diaper rash or wipes. (Of course, I'll always have wipes around for other uses.) That is until I have grandkids, but, by then I'm sure I'll be happy to change diapers again.