Day One

I am currently sitting in the living room with my loving husband and {world's most adorable} baby boy...this is my first foray into blogging and, to be completely honest, I'm a tad bit nervous about it. I have never been one to write a journal, or to share my personal thoughts and feelings with others - but give me a 10 page research paper and I'll be done in no time.  I have dabbled in many things {music, crafting, cooking/baking, and event planning to name just a few}, yet don't consider myself an expert in any of them. I am still trying to find my niche and life - actually, I think I have found it and that's why I am starting this blog...

My little man has always had a tough time with disposable diapers - I'm talking horrible rashes that won't let up no matter what, huge {and I'm talking huge} blowouts, and the list goes on. Pretty recently I made the decision to switch him to {full-time} cloth diapers, much to the chagrin of my husband. Mind you this was something we never planned on doing. It hadn't even crossed our minds - until a friend of ours started talking it up and I just had to get my hands on those adorably colorful and fluffy booty bumpers! Then I realized this could be the answer to all of baby's diapering issues. We have been full-time for about three months now and I feel like a whole new mommy. I could go on for hours about how wonderful cloth diapers are...but I'll save that for another day.

As I started my online shopping and research I soon found out that there are hardly any cloth diapering resources in the Indianapolis area! I mean who wants to make such a huge {and initially expensive} decision without being able to examine all of the possibilities up close and personally. I ended up ordering a sample pack of a few different diapers to give them a try...once I had tried them for a few weeks and knew I had to pursue this full-time, my husband, son, and I made the 77 mile trek down south to visit a physical "green" baby store. {I know...77 miles are you crazy?!?!} Don't worry I have thought of that possibility, but I will tell you it was totally worth it!


Because of the issues I have had supplying my new cloth diaper habit, my wonderful mother and I thought up the idea to open our own store here in the Indianapolis area. We have so many ideas - honestly, I'm not sure we'll be able to pull it all off in the time frame we have set for ourselves. We have started on the official business plan and I have begun shopping for inventory {which is of course the best part of the whole thing}. Hopefully we could be in a storefront and having a grand opening celebration before the end of Fall...how fabulous is that? I cannot express to you how excited I am about this whole endeavor.

Would you like to hear a little bit more about our plan? OK well here goes...

I envision a chic boutique {with chandeliers and tea} housing the most adorable upscale and handmade baby items you can imagine. One half of the store will be focused on baby&mommy needs and cloth diapers, while the other half takes you through preschool age with fun educational items. In the back of the store there will be a wonderfully posh restroom where mothers can change and feed their babies in luxury. But, here's the kicker {and what I think I'm most excited about} - we will have a Whimsy Tots event room. That's right! The plan is to have a room set up for baby showers and training events. On top of all that we'll have a registry system for parents and teachers.

The Tater Tots blog is going to follow my journey through mommy-hood and into business ownership. Check back frequently for updates {brands we'll sell, location information, online shop details, deals, and more}!

Until then, 
Have a whimsical {spontaneously fanciful and playful} day!
Sam