Virginia Vs. Michigan!

I grew in a small town in Michigan called Greenbush. Very small, you can drive through it and just think you're in the middle of no-where. It's very much a family place, which why I enjoyed growing up there.
I moved to Virginia Beach in February 2012 to be with my husband when he came home from deployment. I love being in Virginia Beach its so different! I am walking distance to a 7-11 a Subway and a small shopping center! Three malls a half hour away.
Two very different places!
Being in Virginia Beach I think I've learned a lot about myself that I wouldn't have living in Greenbush. I started to see the change when I got pregnant, I saw there was a different styles of parenting. Breast make milk, cloth diapering is really fun, babies should be worn. Before I moved to Virginia I thought you fed babies formula, used disposable diapers. If it wasn't for moving from Michigan I think I would still think that way. But I'm a breastfeeding mommy, who is addicted to cloth diapering, and loves wearing my baby everywhere I go!
I think a lot of times we do what we know and what works, and we don't think to look at whats out there. I researched a lot and learned a lot from my sisters in law. My sister in law showed me the world of baby wearing, and cloth diapering. Something I never seen in my hometown. Surprisingly I don't know why more parents don't learn about it. Baby wearing is a life saver for me. Wrapping my baby helps me get cleaning done, easier to go on walks, and babies love it! Cloth diaper I know isn't for everyone, but it's saving the environment. PLUS, they are way to cute for words. 
I'm so happy I got to see more of the world before I had my baby, and I got to learn about different parenting styles. There is a lot of different parenting styles out there! Don't settle for what you know, there might be something new you love. Attached parenting, Crunchy mommy, you never know what is right for you until you try it!
I sad I wouldn't co-sleep, I was going to breastfeed, and I wanted to work. I'm a co-sleeping, co-showering, baby wearing, Stay at home mom! and I love it! I wouldn't change my parenting at all!

-Stephanie