Least Eco Friendly Thing Ever

Photo: Isaac wearing his outfit with the recycling logo on it :) I hope we can raise him to be aware and take care of our planet!
I have come to the conclusion that babies are not green (albeit green poo sometimes.) I recycle, and like to "live green" when I can, but living green and raising a baby do not go hand in hand.
First, there is the issue of diapers. We use disposable. I know what you are all thinking - duh, use cloth! Well, it's either fill the landfill or suck the earth dry with the gallons and gallons of water you would use every single day washing cloth diapers. They do have some new, more eco friendly diapers that are part disposable, part not. It is very pricey to use this system, though. Why must it cost so much green to be green?
Second, I never imagined how much laundry one little baby would dirty. You figure they wear tiny little outfits and have tiny little beds, you can save it all up for one load a week, right? Noooooooo...not so much. If you are a parent, you know exactly what I am talking about. I always thought people were exaggerating when they complained about the laundry. Turns out they weren't. The water being used, electricity being consumed to do the laundry, not to mention the chemicals that are dumped into the used water. We use eco friendly detergent, but Lord help me, I have to use some nasty chemicals to get that mustard yellow poop out of some of his outfits.
Speaking of outfits, this is the next thing that babies do that totally pollutes our earth. Actually, I should say this is the thing that parents do that pollutes our earth. Isaac was only able to wear his newborn clothes for 3 or 4 weeks before we were at the next size. He is now starting to grow out of the next size and he is only 6 weeks old. Can you imagine how many baby clothes are out there in the landfill? It is nice to have a few nice things, but I wish more people would do their part and accept hand me downs. Why? Well, then we aren't consuming resources so much on a baby that really could care less what they wear. Second, baby hand me downs look almost new! After all, their predecessors only wore each outfit what? Like 4 or 5 times? I say accept the new clothes that others want to buy you, because it's fun to have some new cute things, but also accept hand me downs. They are often cute, in great condition, and you are helping the environment!
Toys. That bright plastic that babies love is totally a bummer for the new green wave everyone wants to pretend to be a part of. I admit, you need to have toys to keep the baby stimulated. I definitely won't be depriving my baby of toys or other baby gear (bouncers, high chairs, cribs, swing, walker, etc etc.) THat being said, it's still one more strike against babies being green (sorry babies.)
The list could go on and on. Washing bottles, binkies, hands, this that, that this. Constantly.
Babies - I love you. You are so cute and cuddly and you grow up to be, well, us. SO even if you are living green now, remember how totally un-green you were at one time in your life and do something a little extra to clean up our environment to make up for it :) Clean up some litter on a walk. Recycle glass even if you have to drive it to the recycling plant. Read the newspaper online. Come on, you can think of something!