LUVS Diapers

The great diaper quest has concluded ... about 2 diapers into a package ($6.99) of LUVS I decided that these were definitely the diapers for us! Katelyn smells GREAT - the Luvs diapers have that baby powder scent that the Pampers Swaddlers Sensitive have. Yes, Katie smells delightfully like baby powder all the time again. Also all signs of leakage have gone away - well, we do have the occasional blowout now and again but nothing like those horrible Pampers Cruisers. Katie's skin looks great, and I could not be happier with the price. I managed to purchase 216 size 3 diapers at Target this past week for $29 ... 2 CASES for the same price as 1 of Pampers. They were having a sale of $1 off per case and an extra $5 if you purchase 2 cases; however, this beats even the biggest coupon I have ever had from Pampers or Huggies. The normal price at Target is $18.99 per case containing 108 diapers. I am amazed just how comparable they are to the Swaddlers I loved when Kate was a newborn. Yay! I just finished signing up with the Luvs website so that I can get coupons and special offers sent to me. BTW: Joe commented that he also thinks the new diapers are great!

Baby Dry

It has now been 3 consecutive days using Pampers Baby Dry diapers for Katelyn. I am not overly impressed with them; however, we have had less leakage than with the Swaddlers Sensitive I actually loved using. They are not "blankie soft" and do not smell all baby powdery, but they seem to be doing their job. I also discovered under Katie's crib some additional Size 3 diapers I had received as part of a shower gift. We have no idea what brand they are, but since we are in the test phase of this size they are a true contender. Hopefully, we will have a final decision within the next 2 weeks.

Soaking Wet

This was my adventure for the day with Pampers ... Here is what I posted on their site.

Thank you for your feedback!

I used one of these new Cruisers for the 1st time today since my daughter just started size 3. I was really disappointed that the Swaddlers Sensitive are not available in size 3, but since all the advertising pointed toward Cruisers I figured it would be a seamless transition. I was WRONG! The very first Cruiser I put her in leaked through the diaper NOT out of the diaper - right through the center of it! She had not had it on long and she was sitting on my lap when the whole thing happened - needless to say we both had to change clothes. What a disappointment! I cannot believe this is a Pampers product!!!

So, as I posted this on the Pampers website I sent Joe out to Wal-Mart to go exchange 30 of the package of 31 diapers for Pampers Baby Dry ... update on this product soon.

Here's Milk in Your Eye

On Saturday, Katelyn's morning began by me rubbing crusty stuff out of her eye. As the day went on her eye gradually became more reddened ... I truly became concerned when Joe noticed the redness at dinner time. I had thought it could be conjunctivitis; however, I figured maybe I was being overly concerned and it would get better with time. Before bed I saw that her left eye was puffy and bloodshot, but the right one looked normal. I called the pediatrician's office just to see what the suggested method was for contacting our doctor over the weekend. Just as I figured - if I called the hospital they would page him, and he could call me back. I was not ready to bother him, and I certainly did not want to put antibiotic drops in her eye if she did not actually need them.

I remembered something I had heard about the benefits of breast milk. One possible use for this amazing fluid (other than feeding the very hungry Katerpillar) is treatment of conjunctivitis. Katie regularly causes milk to spray across her face and into her eye during meals, so I figured what could it hurt? I looked on the web for additional information and contacted my mother to make sure I wasn't completely crazy. After confirming this would definitely not hurt my baby I began the process of dropping 2-3 drops into her eye 3 times a day.

FYI it is best to use something sterile to hold the milk so that it does not pick up any bacteria from the container ... the best milk holder - well, is straight from the source. So here I am leaning over Katie trying to get my aim just right so as not to drown her in milk. She smiled as she figured it was mealtime and looked right at me. Perfectly the milk dropped into her eye - without as much as a whimper she looked right up at me again for the second drop. Of course, the promise of food was so present that I NEEDED to give her milky immediately!

We continued this process 3 times a day for the next 2 days. Her eye looked better within 24 hours, and although I felt a little crazy telling our pediatrician today (at Katelyn's already scheduled 4 month check-up)... he said "whatever it was, one way or another it looks fine now". So in conclusion - Katie's eye is just fine, she did not need antibiotics, our doctor does NOT think I'm crazy*, and I say the breast milk works! It's a beautiful thing just how God made us.

*Our pediatrician said that he had heard about people doing this before, and that "there must be a reason someone started doing it".

Rolling Over

Today was a monumental day for our family ... just before 2pm Katelyn rolled over for the very 1st time all by herself! She rolled from her back to her front - stopping halfway (on her side) for a bit, thus holding us all in suspense. We cheered, she took a moment to smile and then began focusing on her next challenge ... crawling.

By 6pm Katie had demonstrated her newest skill for a 2nd time. Shortly thereafter she managed to move herself backward across the floor on her tummy. It seems our little girl will be mobile sooner than we thought!

She worked so hard today that by 6:15pm she was done ... sound asleep for the night. Exhausted she fell asleep in my arms almost 2 hours before her scheduled bedtime.

Sweet Dreams Precious Baby - Mommy and Daddy are so proud of you!