Did You know? Cradle Cap edition

Miles has had nasty cradle cap since he was born. (For anyone without kids, cradle cap is bright yellow oily flakes on your baby's scalp, kind of like dandruff, but it doesn't flake off.) Now, I know that cradle cap is not painful, itchy, or even uncofortable for your baby. It's not even necessarily a bad thing! Our problem is that Cameron and I are both pickers. We were picking at Miles scalp to try to clear it up, when in reality his body would just make more.

I did tons of research on what I could do to clear it up. Many people use the special cradle cap shampoo and say that it is ok, but there are also those that say it didn't work on bad cases. Didn't want to spend money if it doesn't work!

What I found from mother after mother was that *Olive Oil* did the trick!!

Did You Know?!

I rubbed a small amount of Olive oil into Miles's hair (it was regular olive oil, pretty sure EVOO works fine, too!) . I let it sit while he ate his dinner so he wouldn't make a mess of the house,

then stuck him into the tub to play. I rubbed his scalp with a baby brush as directed, but that wasn't really getting the flakes up. so I took a comb and brushed with a slight amount of pressure backwards (forehead back) a few times. I then washed his hair twice and finished his bath. Result: No Cradle cap 2 months later!!!!

What a great trick!!!

Miles's First Birthday (catch-up)

Miles turned one on October 5th!

Miles at 4:11pm 10/05/10...one year to the minute of his birth!!

What a Milestone (pun intended)! I had a hard time getting used to the idea that he is no longer a baby, but now my rough and tumble toddler. But what a celebration we had! We sent out the invitations to just family and local "family" because we have such a small little place, but almost everyone locally showed up!! His birthday fell on a Tuesday this year, and because James and Grace wouldn't be able to make it to his party, we decided to have a cake and balloons and presents at work on his birthday. How fun!

The kids were so excited to sing to him and to help him blow out his candle.

We had cake, then Miles opened his present (with the help of J & G) from the twins

and he was overjoyed with his Choo choo!!

Grandma and Grandpa Stone came on Thursday afternoon to help keep the celebration going, and we had Miles's party on Sunday!

It was so fun to have all of our very best friends come to celebrate our special boy. We had a ninja day

with everything from teriyaki chicken & potstickers

to ninja birthday cakes! So fun!

(sorry it's sideways!)

Poor Miles was sick all day :( He spent a lot of the day throwing up, but he help up through all the presents!!

We had so much fun, and missed all that couldn't make it, but most importantly...

Happy Birthday, Miles!!!

"...must be Tuesday!"

Ok, so each and every Tuesday for a while now, I would end up getting sick. I would be great all week, then come Tuesday...sick. After a while, (and mind you, I called Cameron each time I threw up. Don't ask why...I keep him REALLY updated-lol) Cameron would just say "Well, it must be Tuesday!"

Today, I called him at about noon just to say hello and he asked how my morning had gone, fully expecting me to relay a gruesome story of my meeting with the porcelain throne...but I got to say "I feel great!" First time in a long time!! I am so happy to have gotten past this little tiny hurdle. It may not last and I may have it coming to me tomorrow, but I just needed to shout it from the rooftops!!! I am so happy. Still having a hard time with a lot of smells in the mornings which do make me gag, but I can deal with gagging! Once I get past lunch, I am golden.

As far as the baby's growth, I am reading that Pebble is now about 4.5 inches from head to bottom, and little things like taste buds and hearing are being perfected in there! All the books say I should be able to start to feel him/her moving between 16-20 weeks. Friday marks week 16, and I don't know if I'm just over-looking for it, but I do feel SOMETHING. It is ever so faint, and definately not strong enough for me to say I feel the baby for sure, but I think I am starting to feel some flutters!! I am waiting for that "AHA!" moment when I think...Yep, that is what that was!!

I am going up to Boise next week to see Cameron's family and celebrate his sister Shelly's bridal shower and his niece Mya's 1st Birthday. It will be my first time seeing most of them since getting pregnant, and I am so excited to be there! Nervous, though...that's a lot of stuff going on in a 3 day trip, and I'm already tired as it is! I'm gonna be sleeping well on my flight home. :)

Happy Easter!

Just want to post a quick little Happy Easter to all my friends and family. Here is my easter gift to you...a picture! Finally!!

Quality is not so great...like I said before, I have no Camera because mine broke. So we used the iPhone which will work well enough for now, but we will get a camera soon!!

I am 15 weeks?! Where did the time go?!?!

Wow. I have not been on here to update in too long...sorry!
A lot has gone on, too.
On the 23rd of March, I started throwing up in the evening and I knew something was wrong because I really only got sick in the mornings before that. The next morning, I woke up and threw up 3 times before I went to work and also once on the way. By the time I had thrown up 3 more times at work, I realized I could not make it through the day and watch 2 three year olds. James' feeding relies on me (or his Mom) and I knew that His mom needed to come home to take over. I went home, and could not keep ANYTHING down, including water. Come Wednesday (the next) night, I hadn't stopped throwing up so we headed to the E.R. after talking to an advice nurse. Turns out I had a pretty bad bladder infection, and I was severely dehydrated. After a few bags of fluid, a very blurry but exciting first ultrasound (see above) and some antibiotics, we were headed home at 4 in the morning!! Took the next day off, too.
I had a Dr. appointment on the 30th and I FINALLY met my OB! I had seen the nurse up until then. Let me just say that this Dr. had come highly reccomended from a friend, and everytime someone would ask who my Dr was, they would be impressed that I had gotten in with him. I absolutely love my Dr. He is just great. To make matters even better, I was talking to a friend who just delivered (with the same Dr.) and she said that she went into labor on a Saturday and that wasn't his weekend on call. She had been so dissapointed, but understood. Well, he showed up to deliver her son anyway!! Not that I expect the same thing to happen with me, but to see that he cared so much to be there shows me that he is a good person on top of being a good doctor. My appointment went well. The doctor was happy with my progress, although with my being sick the week before, I had lost 15lbs and he was concerned and doesn't want me to lose anymore...as if I was trying! We got to hear the baby's heartbeat for the first time and it was a little fast (so says the Dr.), but he was quick to assure me that that DOES NOT always mean it's a girl. We didn't even think about that, but I guess a lot of women have heard an old wives tale about a faster heartbeat meaning it's a girl. We don't care.
I am still throwing up about 2-3 times a week and I'm waiting for it to subside....maybe??? I have also started getting a tweak in my back pretty regularly, but with a husband who's willing to work out my kinks, I can deal with it.
Each day is a learning experience and comes with a new feeling. I get so tired doing the simplest things-like walking up stairs or making the bed. It is such a weird feeling! It makes me feel helpless, but I am so glad my body tells me when I need to take a break. I am feeling the baby growing more and more, too! I can't feel him/her moving quite yet, but I can definately feel my little pebble in there! My organs are moving all around and they are being pushed up into my ribs. Not the most comfortable thing ever.
I am no longer able to wear my regular pants. I know, I need to post a picture! My camera broke and we are in the process of choosing a new one. I have a generous belly growing a little each day. I like it though.


Next Dr appt : April 27th

PS Mindy is doing GREAT now and has been taken off bedrest. Her back is in much better condition, and she is now at 28 weeks!!!