an assorment of stupid questions and observations.
Boy mom's- do I need to point his penis a certain direction (down?) When diapering? I'm getting a lot of leakage out of nearly dry diapers. I'm assuming misaligned bits are to blame?
Also...baby powder. I know its not recommended for girls, so I never used it with shorti. Should I be using it for sizzli? If so...every time?
Second kids are a funny thing...shorti now seems ENORMOUS when I pick her up. Also in the middle of the night I consistently get confused about which kid this is and where I am. Which has twice resulted inn my dropping stuff on the floor when I reach out to set it on the table next to my nursing chair. The table was on the right in shorti's room but on the left in sizzli's.
Always point it down otherwise the belly of the shirt/onesie is wet and the diaper is mostly dry.
We have two weeks to get DS back on the bed at 7:30pm and up for school at 6:30am routine. I do not anticipate this going well. All I hear at night is "but MOM, it's still light outside."
1) I just now realized why you call your kid shorti. Like, it took sizzli for me to put it together. Omg. /dumb (And I'm in NJ so I should have "gotten" that.)
2) point it down or suffer the leaky consequences
3) i only ever used powder (the goldbond kind) between my kid's toes when he'd get that scrunched up toe rash
I had a dream last night that I was pregnant and that my 8yo wanted to nurse. Lol. I'm pretty sure all this means is that I need a vacation.
an assorment of stupid questions and observations.
Boy mom's- do I need to point his penis a certain direction (down?) When diapering? I'm getting a lot of leakage out of nearly dry diapers. I'm assuming misaligned bits are to blame?
Also...baby powder. I know its not recommended for girls, so I never used it with shorti. Should I be using it for sizzli? If so...every time?
Second kids are a funny thing...shorti now seems ENORMOUS when I pick her up. Also in the middle of the night I consistently get confused about which kid this is and where I am. Which has twice resulted inn my dropping stuff on the floor when I reach out to set it on the table next to my nursing chair. The table was on the right in shorti's room but on the left in sizzli's.
Yes, point it down. Learned that the gross way in week 1. Repeatedly. I think I posted about here too, lol.
Definitely point it down. I also recommend putting a wipe or burp cloth over anytime it's uncovered if you don't want to risk getting peed on, and try folding the top edge of the diaper down (inwards towards his body) to act as a little pee shield just in case. We never used baby powder so I'm no help there
Post by CallingAllAngels on Aug 13, 2015 8:56:21 GMT -5
Today is DD's last day in her preschool/day care. She starts kindergarten on Monday. She has been there since she was 10 weeks old and DS was there a year before that, so I have seen these same people most mornings/afternoons for the past 6 years. I am was so sad this morning when I dropped her off.
She also has been waking up between 10pm and 12am scared out of her mind. She won't settle down at all unless we let her sleep in bed with us (which is okay when H is out of town, but our bed isn't big enough for the three of us and she is a night-kicker). We tried making her sleep on the floor, but she freaked out. Last night, I told her to go sleep with DS, which is a very sound sleeper and had a full-size bed. It was so nice to sleep in the same bed as my H without a squirmy little worm between us.
Post by eponinepontmercy on Aug 13, 2015 9:28:12 GMT -5
Do you think we'll get a call home when DD tells her teacher in her Catholic school that "Jesus Christ" is a bad word and we shouldn't say it? So far, that's been her main exposure to anything religious, besides my mom trying to get her to make the sign of the cross for some reason.
yeah. boys are different. point it down and watch out for getting peed on in your face when you change a diaper.
Also, I totally get the "OMG, my kid is HUGE" thing that happens when you have a newborn.
us... things are all crazy with the Vegas trip MONDAY. Lordy, I can't wait. I need this vacation so much, it's almost pathological. I'm starting to pack (makeup, etc) and I'm realizing that I need to NOT bring every little thing that I think I'll never use IRL. It's so hard not to see this as the ONLY kid-free anything we're going to have for a very long time and, therefore, have to bring it all and pack it all in when we're there.
The kids, for their part, are bouncing off the walls with excitement at getting to stay at our family friend's house. The friend has two kids (who are like 21 and 24) who are really into showing ours a good time, they have all kinds of day trips planned. It's as much a vacation for them as ours is for us... and that means they can barely contain themselves with the freaking out. They leave Saturday, and their clothes are already packed because they begged me to do it Tuesday.
It's going to be okay. It's going to be okay. T-minus 52 hours...
We're leaving for Vegas on Monday and I can barely contain myself with glee.
...the problem is that that kids are heading to our friend's place on Saturday and they're bouncing off the freaking walls. I have shit to do, and they're so excited for time in a new place, and fun with new people, that I can't get my shit done.
But, yay. First real vacation in forever. First vacation away from kids since DD was born in 2007 (and, frankly, probably before then).And boy, do I need it. We're dropping them off early so we have time to pack and clean our house so we don't come home to the ick...
but I want to PACK ALL THE THINGS NAO NAO NAO. I'm sure I'm bringing way too much stuff and I don't rightly care. It's also the first trip I think I've ever taken that wasn't largely guided by getting the best deals - - cheapest flights, best value rooms, etc.
You've gotten the point down thing. We never used baby powder.
Babies feel soooo light to me now. J is 35#s, so a regular toddler feels like a loaf of bread. I held a friend's 8 mo old girl the other day and felt like she was going to lift out of my arms like a balloon.
So we're about 2/3 through vacation and so far J has fallen down the stairs and split his head on the table. I think we need to leave a good tip for housekeeping. And also pick up some fabric cleaner. Vacation rental with two preschoolers is not for the faint of heart.
Yesterday we walked around the school and swung by the dorm where we lived when we met. They're empty and airing out the rooms so we walked right up and took pictures. It was pretty cool. The boys were jumping on "my" bed (I hope it's a new mattress).
It's crazy how big number one feels when the second baby comes along!
Mine is that DS2 had eye surgery two weeks ago to correct a muscle imbalance and it didn't fucking work!! His eyes are straight now but he still has no depth perception and his brain isn't accepting an image from his right eye and therefore he is losing his vision in that eye pretty rapidly. We're back to patching his good eye to force the bad eye to work and its incredibly stressful for him and us. I'm really freaking out that he'll go blind in that eye
no powder. the participles can get in their lungs. do you just want to use it to dry him? if so, sposies should keep him dry enough alone.
a funny convo with YD the other day in the car:
YD: Momma, after daycare, I am going to the park (we were going to the park but not after daycare, no sir-ree) Me: No, Buddy. Not today. Tomorrow. YD: No, Momma, after daycare, I am going to the park Me: Well, I have news for you. YD: What is this news, Momma?
I didnt really see any point to it, but noticed the thing of it from a gift set at shorti's shower that was just languishing in the back of the drawer and wasnt sure if I was missing something.
Penis down. Also, you may want to open the diaper for a second to expose it to air, then quickly cover him up. Some boys pee as soon as their penis is exposed so that will help to avoid him peeing all over you.
Yesterday DS1 asked to feed DS2 a bottle. So when it was time we propped up DS2 and handed DS1 the bottle. He said no, it's missing a piece. He ran in the kitchen, grabbed my manual pump and held it on top of the bottle, lifted his shirt and tried to pump. DH and I nearly died laughing. After a few pumps he put the pump down and said the bottle was now ready. Apparently he's seen me pump a few times.
Today I felt what I think is mom guilt? DD3 came down as I was leaving for school and I picked her up and said, "oh, I'm so glad I got to see you before I left! I wish I could snuggle you all day." And she said, "If you want to snuggle me all day, you'll need to have a stay-home day." *sigh* She's growing up so fast and I just want all the stay-home days...but not really, because then I'd go insane. Anyway, it was just really really hard to leave this morning.
Why do they not tell you in the hospital to point it down!!!?!! We were a week or two in before we figured that out.
This was me. I think I posted the exact same question a couple days in.
I feel much better about having to ask now...
pescalita I have that floating thing with shorti's bff. She's taller and a few months older but I joke that she's got bird bones. She feels breakable. Shorti is so comfortingly DENSE. like a well made car...you know that gives that solid noise when you shut the door?
This was me. I think I posted the exact same question a couple days in.
I feel much better about having to ask now...
pescalita I have that floating thing with shorti's bff. She's taller and a few months older but I joke that she's got bird bones. She feels breakable. Shorti is so comfortingly DENSE. like a well made car...you know that gives that solid noise when you shut the door?
LOL
That's the difference between my two kids. They had their checkups a week or so back. There are only five pounds separating them but BoyLiu isn't fat, though he does have a little toddler belly. He's just all packed in there.
It's crazy how big number one feels when the second baby comes along!
Mine is that DS2 had eye surgery two weeks ago to correct a muscle imbalance and it didn't fucking work!! His eyes are straight now but he still has no depth perception and his brain isn't accepting an image from his right eye and therefore he is losing his vision in that eye pretty rapidly. We're back to patching his good eye to force the bad eye to work and its incredibly stressful for him and us. I'm really freaking out that he'll go blind in that eye
Eesh! I'm sorry, that sounds stressful as shit. Fingers crossed for you that patching helps.
This was me. I think I posted the exact same question a couple days in.
I feel much better about having to ask now...
pescalita I have that floating thing with shorti's bff. She's taller and a few months older but I joke that she's got bird bones. She feels breakable. Shorti is so comfortingly DENSE. like a well made car...you know that gives that solid noise when you shut the door?
My BFF's son is 4 weeks older than DD, but has always been tiny. Picking him up feels like picking up a stuffed animal. She made a joke once about them going to college together so he could look out for her. I'm pretty sure that DD will be the protector in that friendship.
Post by CrazyLucky on Aug 13, 2015 11:19:03 GMT -5
Lol, yes, point it down. I can't tell you how many times I was peed on before I figured that out. In DS' baby book, it had a line for accomplishments for each month. For the first month, his accomplishment is "peed on several people, including many church visitors." I've never used powder on DS or DD. Did you get him circ'd? Use the petroleum jelly for sure if you did. DS is two years older than DD. It's amazing how different they are. Watching the second child grow and be such a completely different person from the first is just awesome. I hope you feel that way too, at least on most days!
1) I just now realized why you call your kid shorti. Like, it took sizzli for me to put it together. Omg. /dumb (And I'm in NJ so I should have "gotten" that.)
2) point it down or suffer the leaky consequences
3) i only ever used powder (the goldbond kind) between my kid's toes when he'd get that scrunched up toe rash
I had a dream last night that I was pregnant and that my 8yo wanted to nurse. Lol. I'm pretty sure all this means is that I need a vacation.
Whenever I had nursing dreams, it meant I was pregnant. HTH!
My kiddos are being adorable, but I'm OVER the 3-4 year old tantrums and crying for no EFFING reason. It's ridiculous. I want to throw her out the window when she does it.
Penis down. Also, you may want to open the diaper for a second to expose it to air, then quickly cover him up. Some boys pee as soon as their penis is exposed so that will help to avoid him peeing all over you.
Yesterday DS1 asked to feed DS2 a bottle. So when it was time we propped up DS2 and handed DS1 the bottle. He said no, it's missing a piece. He ran in the kitchen, grabbed my manual pump and held it on top of the bottle, lifted his shirt and tried to pump. DH and I nearly died laughing. After a few pumps he put the pump down and said the bottle was now ready. Apparently he's seen me pump a few times.
DD called my pump my 'cow'. As in, "Mommy, you using your cow?"
Also funfact: Shorti told dcp that her brother eats my boobs. i explained that he's drinkimg milk that comes out of my boobs. But the result of that was that she is now convinced that he's somehow making milk.
Add in her insistence that my tubes of lanolin all around the house are lotion and she needs some and my boobs are one hell of a hot topic.
Fun fact: BoyLiu has not yet peed on me or his father. Only himself. In the face. More than once.
He and Jr. have a lot in common. I may have laughed the second and third times he peed in his own mouth. The first time I was horrified and ran over here to make sure he wouldn't be permanently scarred.
Also funfact: Shorti told dcp that her brother eats my boobs. i explained that he's drinkimg milk that comes out of my boobs. But the result of that was that she is now convinced that he's somehow making milk.
Add in her insistence that my tubes of lanolin all around the house are lotion and she needs some and my boobs are one hell of a hot topic.
DS1 says that too. "Mommy is it time for B to eat your 'oo-oos'?" (Don't know where he got oo-oos from, but that's what he calls boobs)
At some point I had to hide my pump parts from A when I cleaned them after work because he would demand to watch choo-choos in the office (that's what we did while I pumped on ML).