Nursing: Unfortunately,
I started to get mastitis again this week, so Cash and I stayed home for
several days this week and nursed like crazy. Since I knew the signs from
before I knew to start taking my vitamin C and garlic right away. Luckily it
went away again after a couple days.
Cash is more and more alert everyday and has started to look
up and me while he nurses, he even pulls off my nipple to smile at me
sometimes! Cash also holds onto the back of my arm and the neck of my shirt. It
is so precious! I just love our bonding time while
Cloth Diapering: Nick
and I started to notice a smell coming from Cash’s clean diapers the second he
would pee in them. Since I read mommy blogs like crazy I knew it was time to
strip his diapers. Most mommies use blue Dawn dish soap to strip their diapers,
however, I don’t like the ingredients in Dawn and didn’t want it to come anywhere
near my precious boy’s diapers-even if it is rinsed out. I just didn’t feel
comfortable using Dawn so I began researching ways to strip diapers naturally.
I tried the following routines: washing on hot and rinsing several times,
soaking in Borax, soaking in vinegar, soaking in baking soda and vinegar and
soaking in Seventh Generation Dish soap - all followed by several rinse and
spin cycles. To my dismay NONE of these routines worked. I was so frustrated
and was about to break down and use the blue Dawn when my mom mentioned washing soda. I researched it and realized that it was the main ingredient in RLR,
which I read was good for stripping diapers. I tried soaking some diapers in
the washing soda and it worked!!! I was so excited!!! Now Cash has super clean,
non-stinky diapers again! Thank you nana and thank you washing soda!
Sleep: Cash
consistently sleeps one 3 or 4 hour stretch in the beginning of the night and
then wakes up every 2 hours until morning. Nick and I are getting used to
functioning on less sleep. We are just so grateful that he usually sleeps a
solid stretch each night.
Likes/Dislikes: Our
little man loves his bath time! We have started to put him in the tub with me
for a water only bath and he has a blast. He liked it when I support his head
and back and move him around the water like he is swimming. Cash enjoys a good
nursing session in the tub as well!
While Cash doesn’t care for diaper changes still, he is
getting a little better. Trips in the car seat are still really tough though.
Activities: Last
Friday night we went to dinner with our neighbors Greg and Kristi. Their
daughter, Kailey, played a couple songs on the guitar and sang. We went to her
first guitar performance one year ago and it is amazing to see how much she has
improved. Cash slept the whole time in the ring sling and only woke up at the
end of dinner to nurse. We then went over to Greg and Kristi’s house for after
dinner drinks (water for me of course). It was nice to get out of the house and
have some adult time!
Health: No weight
updates for this week, but I know Cash is still gaining like crazy. I swear he
is heavier every time I pick him up! Nick likes to joke that he is doing his
10-pound curls in the morning when he holds Cash out in front of him.
I am also happy to report that Cash’s baby acne has mostly
cleared up! Yeah! He will get the occasional spot here and there but it is so
much better! He also has amazing head control and is turing his head from side to side quite frequently.
Best Moment: It
is so hard to pick a “moment” each week as everyday is so special but this week
mama finally got her first smile!! Nick was holding him but he looked at ME and
smiled! I was so excited that I screeched and started clapping my hands, which
of course startled Cash so he went from a smiling face to a pouting lip! That
in itself was hilarious so I can’t complain!
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