Our stock of diaper bags is low–really low. Exactly one. I’ve been dreading replacing the hemp batik diaper bags we carry, but the company had gone out of business, so we just have the stock we have.

A customer called this past week. She already had one Mom about Town hemp batik diaper bag, but she thought she probably needed another because the rainbow batik was just calling to her. We talked about why she liked the bag–the softness, the shape, the nylon tote bag to keep wet diapers separate. I told her I was just about to ask customers to help me replace this favorite diaper bag with another, and she said she would like to help.

She surprised me by digging to find out that Mom about Town diaper bags are going back into production. Yeah! She didn’t have to dig very far. There it is right on their front page.

So, I wrote to tell owner Paula Vaden how excited I was to hear this and let her know that I would be very happy to restock her bags the minute they are available. Paula confirmed. Mom about Town diaper bags are coming back. What good news. I love to support small, woman-owned companies–especially one with such a great owner as Paula Vaden.

As I was sorting through inventory, I looked through the diaper bags I have in stock. I love these bags. I am digging through one right now (the one to the right).

Diaper bags are an adult product not a baby product. I like a bag that expands and contracts with the amount of stuff I carry. I don’t need a bag that looks like a wilderness backpack or an expensive handbag. Neither of these would be very me, and a diaper bag is really the diaper-carrying parent’s bag not the baby’s bag. Diaper bags are, I must admit, a fashion statement.

So, what is the statement made by the great Mom About Town bags we carry? I’m colorful say the deep rich colors of hemp/cotton twill lined with colorful cotton batiks. I’m natural says the hemp (or organic cotton). I have a lot of stuff to keep straight say the five inside pockets. Actually, the pockets are probably quiet when it comes to fashion statements—as are the matching changing pad and wet bag.

I didn’t choose the bags to make a fashion statement, though. I chose them for the natural materials, rich colors, quality construction, and great manufacturer. Mom About Town is owned by a work-near-home mother who is a pleasure to work with. The chains of production for these bags are short. And you probably know we smaller where we can.

So, there you have it: my ode to a diaper bag. If I had diapers to carry around at this moment, you would find me carrying the black bag with fuchsia swirls. I might even keep the chestnut bag with ivy print just in case I made a wardrobe change. Since I’m not carrying diapers at this time, both the black bag and the chestnut bag are yours. (Or check out more hemp colors and organic cotton patterns.) They’re beautiful, practical, and natural.