Relief for the Bottom

Poor Kalen has been battling diaper rash off and on for weeks now.  He even had a yeast infection diaper rash (that we got a prescription ointment for).  Even though we would lather on different types of creams and ointments it never seemed to fully go away.  It would get so bad at some points he wouldn't even sit in the tub because the water made it burn.  Sometimes he would have small spots of blood and areas would be rubbed raw.  We would use cloths with just water to clean his bottom because the wipes seemed to burn him, and then pat him completely dry and let him air out before placing a new diaper on. He would scream bloody murder when we tried to change his diaper.  I felt so bad when I changed him but I couldn't let him sit in his poop or pee that would just irritate his bottom further.  I remade a batch of the homemade diaper rash cream that had worked wonders in the past, getting rid of any diaper rash with in one change of his diaper, but that failed.  The hubs and I sat thinking about the fact that Kalen never use to get diaper rash, so we tried to think of what was different then.  Well Kalen has been eating a massive amounts of fruits, so we tried to cut back on those, thinking the acid in some of the fruits are bothering him.  We limited his apple juice to just a few drops in his water or none at all.  Nothing... We noticed that the Huggies Snug and Dry diapers seemed to only make matters worse.  So we finished those off.  Moved on to Huggie little movers.. still nothing.  Pampers Cruisers nothing.... So finally we went back to Target's Up and Up brand diapers.  Well his butt is no longer red, he no longer screams through changes, and he can happily go back to sitting and playing in the tub for bath time.  In this case the more expensive was not the best for us.  He never had a problem with any of the brands of diapers before, this has been a recent occurrence.  I guess the chemicals in the Pampers and Huggies reacted with his pee and poop and caused his bottom to be burned.   So now we have gone back to just using Target's trusted brand of diapers so our son can have a Pain free bottom!!

Monkey See Monkey Do

Well Kalen wants to be just like his dad (or anyone that does something cool and exciting that he can copy.) He mostly copies Michael but he doesn't discriminate.  He watches everything you do so closely and then tries to do what you just did.  This can be dangerous, he now can pull the back of the remote off to get to the batteries, open the xbox (while you are watching movies or playing games), flush the toliet (even if it didn't need to be flushed), and various other things around the house. He loves coping noises, but not actual words.  He knows that the container of parm, salt, and pepper need to be shaken to go on your food.  So anytime he finds one of those he shakes it over things, esp his food if we are at the table.  The other day I noticed he placed his flip flops which where in the living room by the front door where Mike and I keep ours. He also flip flops around with Michael's flip flops on and gets kind of frustrated when he can't go to fast in them, since they aren't exactly his size!  He also loves to close anything that will close, doors, cabinets, lids, etc.. I even hear him saying 'close it' as he does it, since I often ask him to close the fridge or other doors for me.  He pretty much just watches what you do once and he does it himself! Such a smart little mister, he has been coping us for a while but it is becoming more prevalent now. As you can see in this post.   He even helped put together my Ikea cabinet this weekend.

Yes that's where he placed his shoes, right next to mommy and daddies

Putting the cabinet together with dad

Climbing in to use the power tools

Pushing the button after dad showed him how

*Lucas One Month*

On Friday June 24th, Lucas turned one month old eeekkkk... Time is already flying by and I know Ill be planning his first birthday before I know it and he will be running around Kalen and being Mr. Independent just like Kalen!!! Ahhh make time stand still.  Lucas loves to be held which is and was the complete opposite of Kalen.  You could put Kalen down for hours and he was happy as a clam, you have to get really lucky to be able to hold Kalen for more than a minute and super lucky if he will actually sit next to you or on your lap for longer than a minute.  Currently the only time Kalen will be mister cuddles is when he is sick :(  So its nice to be able to hold Lucas and cuddle with him. 

Lucas is starting to get more control of his noodle (his head).  He won't really lay on the ground or in the pack in play on his belly (while awake) but he loves to lay on our chests and pick up his head and gander around the room.  He also rolls from his back to his sides to get a better look around.  He has been getting better at sleeping at night (I hope I'm not jinxing myself right now).  He has been going to sleep around 10 and waking up for a feeding any time between 3- 4:30.  Then he usually falls back asleep till 7:30ish.  When the hubs is home he gets up with the boys in the morning and lets me sleep till 10!!! Thank goodness I get some extra sleep on the weekends, thanks to my awesome hubby.  During the day it is a different story the little mister does not like to nap like normal one month olds.  He usually stays awake all morning till around 12 and falls asleep for 3-4 hours, which is actually nice since Kalen goes in for his nap at 12 too!! So momma gets a few hours to herself, and sometimes the whole house has nap time.  Then after his nap he pretty much stays awake till bedtime, he cat naps throughout the afternoon sleeping no longer than 15-30 mins at a time. 

Lucas' is starting to give us some SMILES!! They were just coming while he was sleeping, he must have been having some good dreams.  But, now when I talk or sing to him I get a smile!!! I just love baby smiles!
I have two little milkaholics!! Which is funny considering I do not care for milk and the hubs is lactose intolerant.  Kalen goes through a gallon of milk every 5-6 days and I cannot make enough Milk to keep up with Lucas.  He usually gets a formula bottle of around 4 ounces since I just can't keep up with him.  I have only been pumping since he would only feed off of one side, so it is just easier for me to pump both sides at once and feed him out of the bottle.  This is nice because other people are able to feed him, he doesn't have to be connected to me all day. 

Kalen seems to love his little bro, he is always trying to feed him or shove his Binky in his eye, nose mouth.  He also loves to give him kisses which have gradually turned in to what we call Noggins (from Nemo).  He will ever so softly place his head against Lucas' its actually pretty sweet and cute.  He even does it on his own sometimes.  If Lucas begins to cry Kalen runs up to wear he is to see whats wrong.  Sometimes he even gives him stuff to calm him down... including but not limited to the remote, goldfish, other food, his shoes, socks, Reggie's (the dog) toys, Kalen's toys, empty cups, Tupperware... you know the usual things a one month old would want to play with. 

Lucas and Dad on Father's Day!

Stationery card

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Our Family of Four

Our new Family Photo

Well its been a little crazy around here.  We went on our first road trip with two kids and a dog.  Holy massive amounts of crap!!! Everyone had their own bag (even the dog) plus the pack in play for Lucas to sleep in, and two strollers because we had not got all the parts to use our double stroller yet.  That all went in the back of the hubs truck.  Inside we had the diaper bag, snack bag, and the DVD player for Kalen with some movies.  Off we went to St.Cloud for the weekend, luckily its only about a hour and 45 min drive.  We had a super busy weekend ahead of us.  Friday we headed out to get Lucas' pictures taken, we weren't too happy with the pictures but we managed to get a couple of good ones.  Kalen was not to happy to be there and spent much of his time running around.  After pics we headed out to Ikea for some shopping.  I love Ikea but we often cannot get some of the things I want because we only had the accord and the items wouldn't fit.  But to my husbands my delight we now have a truck which allows for the bigger items! Yay.  Now I just need them put together.  We also hit up the outlets, where we purchased some new Jordans for Kalen.  He has a shoe collection that would rivial most womens.  He has so many we split them up so Lucas could have some of his own that were never worn by Kalen.  Saturday we had my niece's Baptism and then a nice lunch at Maggiano's.  So yummy!! Nothing is better than Family Style dinner with lots of leftovers to take home.  Then we spent the rest of the day swimming in the pool and hanging out.  Overall our weekend was super busy but lots of fun!!!


Lucas- this picture is sitting right next to the one of Kalen



Kalen when he was first born

Lucas

Mr. Bright Eyes

Sorry if this post is a little sloppy I was holding a sleeping Lucas!!

A Week in Review

Well I survived my first week two days at home alone with two boys.  I was by myself on Monday and Thursday, my mom was here Tuesday and Wednesday with me.  The hubs has off Fridays so we were going to drive up to Gainesville to get Lucas' pictures done but the place we get them done at is no longer at the Mall in Gainesville.  So now we are waiting till next Friday when we will be in Otown to get them done.

Kalen got a drum set for his birthday from Life with the Lacey's.  It's his Aunt Bridget and Uncle Matt.  The drum has a bunch of fun music instruments to play with.  Kalen is a one man band now!!

Shaving Time

Daddy giving me a fresh Shave


Kalen giving Lucas a Kiss



Time to get Crafting!!

So I have a list of crafts and other projects that I would like to get started on!! But I have some major problems.  I need lots of items that we don't have. 

Things I Need:

A. I need a sewing machine

B. I need to learn how to Sew

I need a saw

I need a nail gun (its just easier & quicker to use than a hammer and nails)

Other things include:

Super cute fabric

Spray paint

Other random craft supplies