Thankgiving down......Christmas still to go!

Well, we made it through Thanksgiving and Black Friday. First time cooking a holiday meal as a complete family. My parents were here to celebrate and give thanks as well as two of my favorite aunts. We enjoyed our time together and the memories of Logan's first Thanksgiving. Next year he will be able to sit at the big table and eat with the rest of us. This year his menu consisted of Gerber carrots and cereal with a splash of formula. Doesn't sound tasty, but the little guy enjoyed it.

After all the eating, talking, laughing and football, we planned our shopping out for Black Friday. Up at 5am, we left at 5:30 to hit the stores. About two years ago, we braved the cold and were at Best Buy at 4am. This time, we decided to take the more casual approach. If we find stuff, we buy it. If we don't, we don't. I think we did fairly well. Got Logan lots of toys......that he tested before we purchased........as well clothes, shoes and other small goodies. We finally made it home around 4pm. Had some leftovers and rested. Logan did extremely well. For being six months old, he shopped like a pro. He took his naps, ate when he was hungry and never complained about the atmosphere. He was great, which gets us prepared for next year. Didn't get all of our gift shopping done, but will finish soon. I don't plan on waiting till the last minute.......like I have in the past.

Thanksgiving this year was different as we are so thanksful for the new joy in our life, Logan. Every holiday now has a different meaning. More memories are being made and new traditions are created. We can only hope that each year brings new blessings and shows us what we are truly thankful for......our family and each other.

Hope you had a great Thanksgiving with your friends and family. Looking forward to Christmas and the beginning of a New Year.

What A Week This Was.....

You will never know just how much your baby can handle, or how much you can handle, until it hits you. This past week, the feeling of being overwhelmed doesn't describe it enough. Last weekend Logan, our 5 month old, continued to suffer with diarrhea. He had previously been to the doctor to make sure there was nothing serious that we needed to be concerned with. As always, she stated "no fever, no worries". Well, not for her anyway. As the week passed the diarrhea still continued. We then begin to notice a slight rash appearing during diaper changes. OH MY!! We were finally experiencing diaper rash. In the 5 months of Logan's life, we were blessed to not have to deal with it. We immediately began using Desitin with every diaper change. Oh, how that did not go over well. I have never heard my son cry and scream so much from the pain and irritation. To the point, that I wanted to cry myself. This lasted for the next two days. Finally, as the weekend rolled around, we decided to leave him out on his blankets, with only a t-shirt and socks on. Raw bottom completely exposed. Yes, we had to deal with the poops and pee, but we were willing to do whatever it took to make him comfortable and speed the process of healing the diaper rash. That Sunday, before heading off to HEB, I did some research online. I heard other parents say, "never change the brand of diapers you are using. Stick with one brand to prevent rashes". Well, did I follow their advice, NO. Two weeks prior to all of this, I changed from Pampers to Huggies. So, I decided I should switch back. The first isle I went to at HEB was the diaper isle. Back to Pampers we go. And, I also found that the Desitin was not as strong as other brands on the market for healing and preventing diaper rash. As odd as the name sounds, Boudreaux's Butt Paste, has the best products for babies ever!!! I had been using the Skin Moisturizer and the lip balm for myself for several years. I even had the Diaper Rash Ointment on my baby registry and received several tubes. But when I first tried to use it on Logan, it seemed to burn the irritated areas more so on his bottom. After further reading on their website, I immediately went, cleaned the Desitin off and applied the Boudreaux's Butt Paste. Within 24 hours, his rash was already healing and he was no longer bothered during diaper changes. The crying and screaming stopped. WOW, what a difference it made!

That Monday, when Logan went back to Day School, his teachers were so impressed with how quickly his diaper rash had started to clear up, especially compared to Friday. They are now requesting for the other parents to consider switching from other diaper rash ointments to Boudreaux's Butt Paste. Logan's little bottom has made them believers, just like me.

My husband and I have come to realize that we can handle alot of things when it comes to each other, but having to see our little guy deal with life's irritations is bothersome. But, we made it through our first ordeal with diaper rash. We conquered it and our little guy has a happy bottom again!