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Last week I had to pick up Pampers Baby Dry disposables in his size, as they were all out of the Swaddlers in his size at like 5 different stores! They’re supposed to be very similar diapers etc, and that could not be further from the truth. He didn’t develop a rash, but I found that they fit him poorly, his skin was always red and irritated. They absorbed well, but the absorbtion gel crystals would start to disperse out into the diaper. That freaked me out as those crystals are what causes TSS. So I made the decision to get my butt down to the store this week and figure out a solution. So Tuesday afternoon I zipped out to The Extraordinary Baby Shoppe to do some cloth diaper shopping. I picked up some simple Chinese prefolds(PFs_ and some Snappis as we already have several Bummi Whisper wraps to use as covers courtesy of Marc’s mum. They have a fantastic diaper loan program too, so I got my name put in the list. They essentially have 1 of everything they offer in the store for you to try out and see which diaper system works best for you. In the near future we will be expanding our diapers to some fitteds and AIOs (All in Ones)
I spent all night Tuesday running the PFs through four hot water washes and drying them so that the natural fiber oils broke down and would be absorbent. Yesterday morning was his first time in them. Took a few tries to get the Snappi to work right on him and not be too tight (baby comfort learning curve here!), but I got him in and he was good to go. It didn’t take long for Lucien to make a mess of himself. With CDs the baby knows he’s staying wet as there is no moisture lockaway barrierss, so they let you know they’ve had a whizz pretty dang quick -lol- By the second change I noticed that in a few short hours, Lucien’s skin improved 100%. I still am putting him in disposables at night because I don’t relish getting up every hour and a half because someone’s soaked through. Once he gets a bit rounder in the belly, some of the AIOs will fit him better and he’ll be able to go into those at night with a soaker pad.
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1. When you looked at yourself in the mirror today, what was the first thing you thought?
Oof
2. How much cash do you have on you?
Nadda
3. What’s a word that rhymes with “TEST”
chest
4. Favorite planet?
Jupiter or Saturn
5. Who is the 4th person on your missed call list on your cell phone?
probably Juli at this point -lol-
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OK so I suck with the surveys. I promise a more meaty post later on.
1. Egg Nog or Hot Chocolate?
Hot Chocolate. I’m REALLYpicky about my egg nog
2. Does Santa wrap presents or just set them under the tree?
Both. Large odd shaped presents weren’t though.
3. Colored lights on tree/house or white?
White and Red LEDs
4. Do you hang mistletoe?
nope
5. When do you put your decorations up?
After the first of December. We gotta clean out the workroom for our freezer order we have coming on Monday. Hopefully that will allow me to find all the goods for decorating.
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a. Who is your worst enemy?
Myself
b. Do you like cream cheese?
I do, but it’s gotta be Lite
c. What song are you listening to right now?
The quiet static hiss of the baby monitor
d. Where would you like to be right now?
in bed sleeping.. which i will be very shortly
c. What do you think when you see two girls kiss?
hott!
d. How do they get the caramel inside the Caramilk bar?
neeeedles
e. First person you think of whose name begins with S?
sarah
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So, here’s how it works:
1. Open your library (iTunes, Winamp, Media Player, iPod, etc)
2. Put it on shuffle
3. Press play
4. For every question, type the song that’s playing
5. When you go to a new question, press the next button
6. Don’t lie and try to pretend you’re cool..
Opening Credits:
“Don’t Rush Me” - Juliana Hatfield
Waking Up:
“You’re Gonna Need that Pure Religion” - Lucinda Williams
First Day At School:
“Good Sign” - Emilia
Falling In Love:
“Teach Me Tonight” - Frank Sinatra
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We spent the past 2 days driving to and from Midland. It was an adventure to say the least. A little bit more stuff in the car, an extra passenger -lol-. The baby did really well with traveling, even with the difference in air pressure going through all the giant hills etc. He’d grunt a bit at the bottom of the hill and then zonk back out.
The reasoning for going to Midland wasn’t an entirely happy one unfortunately. Earlier this week, K’s grandfather passed away and while he didn’t want a funeral, as a family we wanted to all get together with Gran. So, off we went to visit for a family dinner and brunch this morning. While Lucien traveled extremely well, once we were done in the car he turned into a bit of a monster. He was super hungry (we may be hitting a growth spurt again. He’s super clingy and always hungry), full of gas and over all just cranky as all get out. Made dinner at Aunt D’s a bit interesting as K, his mom and I all took turns dancing a screaming baby around the living room while the other people ate. He finally quieted down only because he filled his shorts I believe 3 times in a very short about of time. He’s been a bit backed up the past few days and well, he cleared himself out and then some! All that aside, we had a really tasty dinner and it was so very good to see Gran. I felt bad having to leave her so soon. Hopefully we can take another visit soon.
While the drive was exhausting for all parties involved, I have to say I love going there and back. We don’t take the 401 to the 400, we go what we call “The Northern Route”. It involves several back highway changes through northern middle Ontario, just south of Algonquin Park. The scenery is just beautiful. I think next year, I’d like to go during the beginning of October. It’s lovely with greenery, and starkly beautiful with nothing but bare birch and pine trees lining the craggy glacier rock; I’m sure it’d be breathtaking when it’s blazing with Autumn colour.
