True Mom Fashion

A new beast that uncovered its dirty presence this week is the diaper rash. We have had diaper rashes in the past but not one as angry and red and this current rash we are fighting. Diaper rashes remind me of eczema in that different remedies work for different babies. And just like I had to experiment with the eczema beast now I have the diaper rash beast.

We have only had this rash for less than 24 hours. But in true mom fashion, I have allowed my head to become completely and utterly focused on the healing of this rash. Funny thing, it doesn't bother her one bit. Doesn't make her upset to touch it. She doesn't even acknowledge its presence.
I called the on call nurse at the doctor's office to get more advice on what I should be doing. And of course their answer is "bring her in". Now I know they are not going to prescribe something, just tell me what to do and when to go to the doctor if it is not gone, since it has been less than 24 hours. I would prefer to wait because it is getting better and lets face it I am unfortunately used to seeing rashes on my child.  That and since we haven't had it that long, I don't want to experience 2 horrid waiting periods at the doctor's office. Call me selfish, but neither Autumn or I want to experience that on our relaxing Wednesday morning.

 The gates are down!! I realized I never close it anymore and this girl is amazing at stairs. So why have it up.

Mothers intuition is a very strong natural power that all mothers have. My mom radar is off and in a yellow zone but the red lets rush her to the urgent care is not going off yet. We will see how this goes but as of now baby is napping comfortably.

Autumn got to see her cousins this weekend! Emelyn on left and Kasiah on right. The other babies were there too. Livia, Chris and Liam who I don't have a picture of all of them yet.

 No rash is going to stop this girl from enjoying her morning stroll!

Bring on the Pain

Being sick while watching a toddler reminds me of being forced to run a marathon with no water and no shoes. Bring on the pain. My child does not yet understand the concept of "no today is a lets sit on the couch and enjoy this lovely glow from the television" kind of day, but expects everyday to be a dance party with fun while singing the alphabet, and trying to get into things that could potentially send ones self into the E.R., if not carefully being watched.

To make this experience as painful as possible, mother nature has literally decided to rain on our parade. Which equals no outdoors. This is another fun learning experience for Autumn. Just because you want to go outside does not always mean you are able to. So what is a mom to do......
My new fun games are that of which a adult would laugh at. I put all of Autumns dirty clothes in a pile and tell her to open the hamper, put the clothes in, and put the hamper back where it belongs. Then I spray Windex  on the table and give her a paper towel to show her how fun it is to rub the Windex away. Now the fact that she finds these new games funny, makes me laugh because it is like training a little house helper for the future. I find it ironic and think " haha, you think this is fun now but just wait till I won't let you watch that lovely glow box you currently hate and force you to use the Windex and put away laundry". It reminds me of that saying, what comes around goes around.

 I have no pictures of amazing chore time but we like to finger paint on rainy days.

Well I couldn't take the sinus pressure and congestion anymore and I had to force myself to go on a expedition that all mom's fear, taking the toddler to a doctor's appointment for mom..... alone.  So with no other adult around to help because it is a weekday. I used my Nedipot one last time, packed the diaper bag full of cool toys, and mentally prepared myself for what could turn into a ultimate disaster. Taking a child to the doctor's office is torture every time but it is ten times scarier to embark when you are the sick one.
Normally I am not one that likes to just sit in the car and wait, but Autumn and I arrived 15 minutes early to my doctor's appointment. Instead of chasing the toddler like healthy Julie would do, I decided to enjoy the locked confines of the car as long as possible.

Autumn sitting on my lap waiting in the car. The steering wheel was super cool.

When it was time to go in, we checked in, ran around for about 5 minutes, and then the light bulb of knowledge lit up in my head. Just give her the dumb cell phone. So I did. You Tube videos of My Little Pony calmed her down for the whole rest of the appointment! I sat her down in a chair even and had time to get weighed and have my temperature taken. Then the whole time during the exam while I was talking about my symptoms, she just smiled and talked a little but was in a chipper mood. Normally I don't just give my child my phone as a distraction but this is one time where I would like to thank Samsung for creating their smart phone. Now she is taking her nap. I took my antibiotic. And hopefully in 24 hours mom will be ready to run a marathon with shoes and water.