One thing I didn't realize before becoming a mom is that newborns tend to be very congested. I mean, it makes sense - they've been floating around in fluid for months! As a result, babies sneeze a lot, and they make lots of boogers. My poor little guy has had moments recently where he was so congested that he was gagging and choking on his mucus. As a result, we did some research, and found the NoseFrida. The concept seems gross - you stick one end in baby's nostril, and the other in your mouth, and you suck the boogies out. But let me tell you: this thing really works! You should see the size of the things I've sucked out of Colin's nose. He breathes so much easier after we use the NoseFrida, and so do I. And for those of you who think you wouldn't be able to get past the nasty factor, let me ease your mind. It's impossible to get anything in your mouth; there's a filter to prevent that from happening, and the snot usually doesn't even go that far into the little blue tube. This thing blows the stupid little bulb thingie from the hospital out of the water.
Recently, we were in Target walking up and down the baby aisles, looking for some Mylicon (turns out, they keep it in one of the pharmacy aisles.. duh), and we stumbled upon the Boon "Grass" drying rack. It's cute, it's functional, and it holds things of all shapes and sizes. Since we go through a lot of bottles and pacis every day, it's nice to have a quick place to plop them after hand washing everything. I guess this is more of a mom thing than a baby thing, but hey - it makes my kitchen look cute, and it's useful, too!
For a while there, Colin was quite the spitter-upper. He still is, on occasion - maybe because we have done some formula shopping to try and find the right one (he seems to be doing great on Similac Sensitive so far, knock on wood), or maybe because he drinks down his bottle so dang fast most of the time. Either way, my cute little burp rags weren't quite cutting it, and I was having to wash them all the time. One day, it dawned on me: those receiving blankets we got from the hospital were made of a similar material, and they covered more surface area on your shoulder. Maybe if I used those, I wouldn't have a lovely splotch of spitup on every shirt I owned. Well, lo and behold, they work great! We use them as burp rags pretty much all the time now. Heck.. we have a ton of them, so there always seems to be one around.
When a friendly neighbor saw the big blue ribbon and the "It's a Boy!" balloons tied to our mailbox (thanks to Justin's sweet parents), she brought Colin a gift: the Cloud b Gentle Giraffe. It plays four different sounds, including an awesome white noise one that lulls our sweet baby to sleep every night. It has become a routine part of his bedtime, and he likes to "talk" to it during the day, too. It's so sweet, and it distracts him long enough that I can take a shower or get something done when he's awake and won't nap. We love love love this thing, and will definitely be using it (or one of the other awesome Cloud b products) with our future babies as well!
More to come! :)
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