I again will postpone the post that was for last week because it’s not that urgent and I have something more amusing to share.
It seems we may have a future wrestler in our house. She’s hilarious…
I guess we should be relieved to hear that wrestling has regained Olympic status. Matt has joked that we may have a future Olympian in our house. Although she’s getting pretty tall… would that be a disadvantage?
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As I mentioned during a recent #ThrowbackThursday, we’ve had a pretty hot and sunny summer thus far.
And hopefully I didn’t just jinx us so that the rest of the summer is RDF (rain, drizzle, and fog).
We were at our summer home at Bull Pond a few weeks ago and it was a scorcher of a weekend. It was in the low 30 degrees Celsius (that’s around the high 80s for any American readers). The Humidex was definitely making it feel warmer and there was no way of getting any real relieve except going for a swim in the pond (as I also mentioned on Thursday, it’s something I thoroughly enjoy when at Bull Pond).
Yet we faced a problem – Missy Moo was just as hot as the rest of us, but she couldn’t go swimming because even on such a hot day, the pond water was still too cold for her itty bitty body. The poor thing was stripped down to her diaper and was hot, hot, hot. She wasn’t even able to nap during the day much at all because she was so overwhelmed with the heat.
How silly did I feel when I remembered that we have an extra baby bathtub at home, but didn’t think to bring it with us! And yet I remembered to bring her new swim diaper and some bathing suits…
Sometimes you just have adapt and make due with what you’ve got.
My father had a small mail crate and we filled it with some water. After it was in the sun for a couple of hours we decided to help little miss cool off and boy did she ever!
A little bit of shock at her first experience in some fairly cold water while wearing her new My Little Lion Designs swim diaper!
Notice the adorable swim diaper she’s wearing. It was made by the wonderful and talented Christina Kubik, owner of My Little Lion Designs. The swim diaper we have is fantastic and was perfect for the cool dip Missy Moo needed on such a hot day.
Note: I tend to call my daughter “two by four” when she will no bend because she’s like a piece of plywood!
My Little Lion Designs has lots of other great products and I’ll do a proper review of some other products that we’re enjoying including a very snazzy bib and wet bag. So if you haven’t yet, go check out Christina’s Etsy site and her Facebook page!
All finished cooling off!
Last night I was at Walmart and found a Cozy Sun and Bug Cover. I’ve been thinking about getting something like this for Missy Moo because it’s possible we may have a warm summer with sun.
Found at Walmart for only $10
There’s also a concern about flies when at our summer home. The last thing we want is for our little one to get a sunburn or fly bites!
So any other new moms out there*, this is definitely a handy thing for summer!
*And if you’re in the St. John’s area, I was at the Topsail Road Walmart and they were on a rack of what may have been discontinued items near the baby section. They had both green and pink covers.
Moms and dads out there, Matt and I are looking for opinions on powder formula for our baby.
What formula should I use?
Over the past few days, we’ve noticed that Miranda has been increasingly fussy later in the day and even more so in the early evening.
While it could just be a growth spurt that we have to march through, we’re also wondering if she’s experiencing extra gas that’s causing discomfort; perhaps even colic. She’s kicking her legs more and seems to be suffering some sort of pain. The her facial expressions would break your heart… and the her cries would break your ear drums!
After not being able to give her any relief yesterday afternoon, I went to Lawtons Drugs after supper in hopes of getting some gripe water. The pharmacy was pretty busy, but I waited for my turn. I spoke with a pharmacist and we discussed the different over the counter (OTC) options. I decided to go with Kolik because it has a decent dosage of sodium bicarbonate and it was recommended for babies her age. I’m really glad I spoke with the pharmacist since they have more medical knowledge than I’ll ever have and they can give an honest opinion, but not make me feel pressured to choose a certain product.
