Rachel woke up from her wonderfully long nap quite happy and energetic, so I decided to see just how she did when we put her the tripod position. Check this kid out:
Thursday, May 19, 2011
Tripod Amendment
If you haven't read the post before this one regarding the 6 month check up, read it before reading this post.
Rachel woke up from her wonderfully long nap quite happy and energetic, so I decided to see just how she did when we put her the tripod position. Check this kid out:
Not only does she love NY, she loves to sit up.....ON HER OWN. Take that!! We're not such terrible parents after all....we just never let her sit up on her own. Now we'll work with her more as she's still wobbly, but she's pretty strong! I'm a much happier mommy now :o)
Rachel woke up from her wonderfully long nap quite happy and energetic, so I decided to see just how she did when we put her the tripod position. Check this kid out:
6 Month Check up
Another round at the doctor's office today. Oh how I wish these visits were more fun. They really aren't.
Last night I went ahead and put Rachel back in her diaper to sleep. And that girl SLEPT! I know she loves her crib, and who wouldn't? Comfy mattress, pretty colors, soft pillow and blankets...I'd love it too! Unfortunately, mommy couldn't sleep much. Getting rid of this diaper rash has taken its toll on me. Jason's been gone this week and I've been so concerned about making sure that rash didn't get worse that I kept her out of her diaper for several nights in a row = no sleep for mommy.
Since she was sleeping last night and I'm not used to it, when she woke up at 3:30 this morning I changed her diaper just to be safe and she went back to sleep without a bottle. I, on the other hand, couldn't go back to sleep. I've developed a cold (partly from lack of sleep, partly from a sick kid coughing in my face). Jason has graciously found a way to come home a day early. PTL!
I'd called the doctor earlier this week begging for another solution for the diaper rash. Her appointment today was a follow up on the diaper rash as well as her 6 month check up. It's a few days early, but the doctor is out all next week and I wanted to get it done before she was gone and not wait that extra week.
The diaper rash hasn't gone away, but it has gotten better. I'll take less diaper rash than worse diaper rash. Doctor says the treatments I'm giving her are just fine and she doesn't look bad otherwise. So we'll keep with the creams we've been using. I need to count how many different diaper rash treatment creams we now have in the house. I'm sure it's a ridiculous amount, but at least we now know what works!
Once the diaper rash conversation was over the doctor expressed concern and this part kind of upset me. Yes, Rachel was 5 weeks early and is a little behind developmentally speaking. But the doctor said she was concerned that Rachel isn't sitting up. At her 3 month visit the doctor was concerned that she wasn't rolling over. So for the next 3 months at home and at day care she's worked really hard on being on her tummy and just started rolling over last week. The doctor said Rachel should at least be able to sit "tripod", where she's hunched over and has her hands on the floor in front of her between her legs. This is where I felt like a dumb parent: I had no idea Rachel should be doing that. She sits up a LOT, because she loves it. But it's always in her Bumbo seat or the exersaucer. I have been trying to sit her up on her own on the floor, but she's so wobbly that I stopped. I didn't realize that I should be working on that. And I'm sure the developmental book I have (and haven't finished month five and into month 6 yet) would have told me that. So I feel like a complete failure as a parent. First the formula problem where I wasn't making the bottles right. Then the diaper rash and cold that just won't go away. Then the lack of tummy time and inability to roll over. Now she's not sitting tripod. The doctor positioned Rachel in the tripod pose while we were in there, and Rachel can do that for a few seconds before she totters over, so she's not completely incapable. The doctor's concern was that another patient baby she has that couldn't sit up had scoliosis. We obviously don't want that! So I was told that we have a month and a half to work with her on this and if she still isn't able to do this, we'll have to call in "First Years"....which I'm assuming is a group at Community Hospital that comes over and does physical therapy with the child to get them developed to where they should be.
And to put the pickle on the crap sandwich that was this visit, then they gave her her shots. *sigh*
I know we're first time parents and don't know everything. I refuse to read a ton of parenting books because Jason and I both have agreed that we don't want our parenting style to be influenced too much by all these books. But I should have been reading AHEAD in the developmental book I have and I haven't done it. And it's not that I haven't had time, it's that I just haven't done it.
Thankfully we at least have these awesome developmental toys that we play with. And she is doing well with everything else...reaching, responding to noise, focusing on people, etc.
I was also told that she's at the stage where she will develop "Stranger Anxiety". (PTL she's already started day care so we don't have to deal with that!) But she started crying when the nurse was listening to her heart beat, which was out of character for her. Oddly, she had no problems with Aunt Gail or Uncle Paul while they were here the last few nights. I think the stranger anxiety started TODAY. Weird. I'm also thankful she's already spent the night with her grandparents so at least that's not foreign to her and we can do that again.
On a happier note, she did look cute as a button going to the doctor's office. This little outfit came from her Grandma Terry:
Look at that cute bow on the back!!
I kept her home from day care for the remainder of the day as she typically sleeps for the rest of the day and night after getting her shots. So she's in there sound asleep right now, looking adorable as she sleeps peacfully. Tomorrow she'll begin working on her tripod pose. We'll get her caught up!
Last night I went ahead and put Rachel back in her diaper to sleep. And that girl SLEPT! I know she loves her crib, and who wouldn't? Comfy mattress, pretty colors, soft pillow and blankets...I'd love it too! Unfortunately, mommy couldn't sleep much. Getting rid of this diaper rash has taken its toll on me. Jason's been gone this week and I've been so concerned about making sure that rash didn't get worse that I kept her out of her diaper for several nights in a row = no sleep for mommy.
Since she was sleeping last night and I'm not used to it, when she woke up at 3:30 this morning I changed her diaper just to be safe and she went back to sleep without a bottle. I, on the other hand, couldn't go back to sleep. I've developed a cold (partly from lack of sleep, partly from a sick kid coughing in my face). Jason has graciously found a way to come home a day early. PTL!
I'd called the doctor earlier this week begging for another solution for the diaper rash. Her appointment today was a follow up on the diaper rash as well as her 6 month check up. It's a few days early, but the doctor is out all next week and I wanted to get it done before she was gone and not wait that extra week.
The diaper rash hasn't gone away, but it has gotten better. I'll take less diaper rash than worse diaper rash. Doctor says the treatments I'm giving her are just fine and she doesn't look bad otherwise. So we'll keep with the creams we've been using. I need to count how many different diaper rash treatment creams we now have in the house. I'm sure it's a ridiculous amount, but at least we now know what works!
Once the diaper rash conversation was over the doctor expressed concern and this part kind of upset me. Yes, Rachel was 5 weeks early and is a little behind developmentally speaking. But the doctor said she was concerned that Rachel isn't sitting up. At her 3 month visit the doctor was concerned that she wasn't rolling over. So for the next 3 months at home and at day care she's worked really hard on being on her tummy and just started rolling over last week. The doctor said Rachel should at least be able to sit "tripod", where she's hunched over and has her hands on the floor in front of her between her legs. This is where I felt like a dumb parent: I had no idea Rachel should be doing that. She sits up a LOT, because she loves it. But it's always in her Bumbo seat or the exersaucer. I have been trying to sit her up on her own on the floor, but she's so wobbly that I stopped. I didn't realize that I should be working on that. And I'm sure the developmental book I have (and haven't finished month five and into month 6 yet) would have told me that. So I feel like a complete failure as a parent. First the formula problem where I wasn't making the bottles right. Then the diaper rash and cold that just won't go away. Then the lack of tummy time and inability to roll over. Now she's not sitting tripod. The doctor positioned Rachel in the tripod pose while we were in there, and Rachel can do that for a few seconds before she totters over, so she's not completely incapable. The doctor's concern was that another patient baby she has that couldn't sit up had scoliosis. We obviously don't want that! So I was told that we have a month and a half to work with her on this and if she still isn't able to do this, we'll have to call in "First Years"....which I'm assuming is a group at Community Hospital that comes over and does physical therapy with the child to get them developed to where they should be.
And to put the pickle on the crap sandwich that was this visit, then they gave her her shots. *sigh*
I know we're first time parents and don't know everything. I refuse to read a ton of parenting books because Jason and I both have agreed that we don't want our parenting style to be influenced too much by all these books. But I should have been reading AHEAD in the developmental book I have and I haven't done it. And it's not that I haven't had time, it's that I just haven't done it.
Thankfully we at least have these awesome developmental toys that we play with. And she is doing well with everything else...reaching, responding to noise, focusing on people, etc.
I was also told that she's at the stage where she will develop "Stranger Anxiety". (PTL she's already started day care so we don't have to deal with that!) But she started crying when the nurse was listening to her heart beat, which was out of character for her. Oddly, she had no problems with Aunt Gail or Uncle Paul while they were here the last few nights. I think the stranger anxiety started TODAY. Weird. I'm also thankful she's already spent the night with her grandparents so at least that's not foreign to her and we can do that again.
On a happier note, she did look cute as a button going to the doctor's office. This little outfit came from her Grandma Terry:
I kept her home from day care for the remainder of the day as she typically sleeps for the rest of the day and night after getting her shots. So she's in there sound asleep right now, looking adorable as she sleeps peacfully. Tomorrow she'll begin working on her tripod pose. We'll get her caught up!
A Funny
This week I've been working on a photo book project with my Aunt Gail. It just so happened she had taken a ton of pictures about a month ago of Rachel I didn't know about. One in particular cracked me up when I saw it and I had to share:
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Third Time's the Charm?
Here we are Round 3. So far, Mommy 0, Diaper Rash 2. Her little bottom just kept getting worse and worse, so after this last round of treatment cured the diaper rash only for it to come back a THIRD time, I called the doctor's office again. I had absolutely no intention of taking her in to be seen, and I'm glad that they weren't wanting to see her again. All I wanted was another method to cure her. This time it was even more odd than before. After much waiting (seriously, like several hours) I was informed by the doctor to keep using the Lotrimin. Add Zinc Oxide to the mix and top it off with Maalox. Wha? Maalox? The Antacid? Yup, that's what she said. She explained that since Rachel's poo has been really runny, it's probably highly acidic because she's been sick, so this will help to keep her soiled mess from eating her bottom skin. I've been using it since we got home and so far she does look better. Now let's hope this is remedy that helps to make the rash go away and STAY away!!
Last night she was "open faced" as I like to call it, without a diaper all night. She fell asleep for the first part of the night in her swing, but once I fed her at around 3:30 AM I put her on the floor.
Tonight I was really aching to sleep in our bed since I haven't for a few days and Jason suggested I set up the pack-n-play (he's out of town this week). We havent' set up the Pack-n-play in quite some time, only because when she was a newborn she hated sleeping it it. I figured it was because it was too cold and harder than her crib. Turns out, she can sleep on the floor and it's much warmer in the house now, so we're trying it tonight so I can sleep in our bed. Right now she's passed out and will hopefully stay that way!
Her cold seems to be getting better. I've done a much better and more diligent job of keeping the vaporizer filled and running when she's home. It seems like she can breathe easier, but that doesn't mean it's going away. I want to say that she sounds better, but I'm not being completely honest when I say that. I feel the treatments we're performing on her both at day care and at home are helping though. As annoying as all of this is I'm refusing to put her on antibiotics because I think everything that's happening to her bothers me more than it does her. And she's so young that she needs to fight what's happening to her so her immune system will get stronger. I truly feel the diaper rash is a result of her being sick, so if we can just get her feeling better the diaper rash will go away! Once again I will state that I am so very thankful I have such a flexible job and she's getting over this crap while I'm able to run her to the doctor and keep her home when necessary.
We go to the doctor on Thursday for her 6 month check up. Diaper rash, cold bug and shots. Does our kid ever catch a break? :o)
Here's some more pictures of her:
A smile!!! This sweet little outfit is from her Grandma Terry. I finally found some pink pants to match it so she can wear it without being too cold. So cute!
Tonight we had visitors that played with her. She's such a happy kid even though she really should be fussy:
This is her Great-Aunt Gail feeding her this evening.
While they were here Rachel started a new guesture. We were sitting eating dinner and had her in the Bumbo seat on the table so we could interact with her. She kept lifting her arms above her head and leaning back as if to say, "I'm SOOOOO Big!"
After they left she played in her exersaucer and oh is that so cute. Dang I wish I could get videos posted up here, but it just doesn't seem to want to work for me. I was on the phone with Jason and she kept spinning the little ball that has plastic toys in it that make noise when it's spun. She likes the noise so she kept doing it and after she'd spin it she'd lean back and lift her arms above her head like she did during dinner and it causes the exersaucer to rock back a bit. She gets so excited that she'll push her feet out and catch the bottom of the exersaucer which also causes her to move about. It's adorable, plain and simple.
So she's asleep in the pack-n-play, sans diaper, (sans clothes actually) covered in one of our old bath towels and hopefully she'll sleep until morning. Fingers are crossed that her little bum clears up and stays gone!!!
Last night she was "open faced" as I like to call it, without a diaper all night. She fell asleep for the first part of the night in her swing, but once I fed her at around 3:30 AM I put her on the floor.
Tonight I was really aching to sleep in our bed since I haven't for a few days and Jason suggested I set up the pack-n-play (he's out of town this week). We havent' set up the Pack-n-play in quite some time, only because when she was a newborn she hated sleeping it it. I figured it was because it was too cold and harder than her crib. Turns out, she can sleep on the floor and it's much warmer in the house now, so we're trying it tonight so I can sleep in our bed. Right now she's passed out and will hopefully stay that way!
Her cold seems to be getting better. I've done a much better and more diligent job of keeping the vaporizer filled and running when she's home. It seems like she can breathe easier, but that doesn't mean it's going away. I want to say that she sounds better, but I'm not being completely honest when I say that. I feel the treatments we're performing on her both at day care and at home are helping though. As annoying as all of this is I'm refusing to put her on antibiotics because I think everything that's happening to her bothers me more than it does her. And she's so young that she needs to fight what's happening to her so her immune system will get stronger. I truly feel the diaper rash is a result of her being sick, so if we can just get her feeling better the diaper rash will go away! Once again I will state that I am so very thankful I have such a flexible job and she's getting over this crap while I'm able to run her to the doctor and keep her home when necessary.
We go to the doctor on Thursday for her 6 month check up. Diaper rash, cold bug and shots. Does our kid ever catch a break? :o)
Here's some more pictures of her:
Tonight we had visitors that played with her. She's such a happy kid even though she really should be fussy:
While they were here Rachel started a new guesture. We were sitting eating dinner and had her in the Bumbo seat on the table so we could interact with her. She kept lifting her arms above her head and leaning back as if to say, "I'm SOOOOO Big!"
After they left she played in her exersaucer and oh is that so cute. Dang I wish I could get videos posted up here, but it just doesn't seem to want to work for me. I was on the phone with Jason and she kept spinning the little ball that has plastic toys in it that make noise when it's spun. She likes the noise so she kept doing it and after she'd spin it she'd lean back and lift her arms above her head like she did during dinner and it causes the exersaucer to rock back a bit. She gets so excited that she'll push her feet out and catch the bottom of the exersaucer which also causes her to move about. It's adorable, plain and simple.
So she's asleep in the pack-n-play, sans diaper, (sans clothes actually) covered in one of our old bath towels and hopefully she'll sleep until morning. Fingers are crossed that her little bum clears up and stays gone!!!
Sunday, May 15, 2011
Baby Bargains and other Milestones
This past Friday I didn't have a lot of work to do, so I set out to hit up garage sales in the area to try to find some more baby stuff. Specifically, I've been loking for a high chair and a little arm chair. I didn't find everything I was looking for, but I did manage to come across:
A REALLY nice high chair! These are really expensive and exactly what I was looking for. It's a high chair "rocker". Meaning, it reclines. Talk about luxury while you eat!! It's also raises up to the table level and lowers to floor level. The lady who sold it had a bunch of baby stuff that all looked very well cared for, so I bought this up in a heartbeat. Looking on line, I couldn't find these chairs for under $200. I got ours for $50. BARGAIN!
I also picked up these items:
I got each for $2. I kept my eyes out for little "walking" toys that she can use to help her walk around. They have them at day care and I can see how they are really helpful. This tiny little toy she can ride. And the little cloth bucket with fish? What a find! It's perfect for holding all the toys she plays with. (All the toys also came from a garage sale). If anyone saw all this stuff but didn't know I'd purchased it all from garage sales, they'd think we were buying way too much stuff for our kid and spoiling her! But it's the thrill of the hunt for these items that I enjoy. Plus, if they get destroyed I don't really care. So many people that I talk to at garage sales end up telling me they wish they would have bought a lot of their stuff at garage sales as well. There are a couple of items we purchased brand new that we never used. They were really expensive. For the items I've gotten at a garage sale, I won't be as annoyed if she doesn't use them as I would have been had we paid full price for them. Those couple of expense items we never used....it truly does annoy me that we wasted the money on them.
In other news....this girl has started jumping hurdles. She's just about to his her 6 month "birthday"....(Technically it's an anniversary of her birth, right?) She's now been moved into the "6 month" clothing items. She's about to outgrow her 3-6 month clothes. For probably the next month she'll be in clothes that are sized "6 months". And with all the hand-me-downs and shower presents we were given, she's got some super cute items for summer!
One night this week she was kind of fussy and didn't want to be on her back. She REALLY likes to be upright. The bumbo seats we got her have been a Godsend! But I got her an exersaucer (Craigslist....saved 70%!) and thus far she's not really enjoyed it. Since she's starting to reach her arms and hands out to grab items, I decided to try her in the exersaucer again. See for yourself what she thought:
She loved it! So much to look at, touch, and pull on. Excellent purchase! I can sit her in that for a while and make dinner or watch tv and she likes it. Eventually I think her little feet get too much blood in them from being upright and she'll fuss to get out and try something else.
Right now she gets these tiny little bursts of energy where her arms and legs start flailing. It's adorable. I love it when she does this while I'm holding her. Her arms will flail then she'll put her arms around my neck. It's not a true hug, but it feels like it and I love it!
She's still really talking and laughing. Lots of big smiles. This tells me she's in that "Golden Baby Stage" where she's easily pacified, constantly happy, and a time to cherish. She can't move or make a lot of annoying noises, and it's just wonderful. (I've been told constantly that this is the really fun baby stage. I agree!)
Yesterday we went to mom and dad's to shoot guns and hang out. I took some adorable photos but am having trouble getting them off my phone. If I can get my phone to work, I'll post them here.
As we were getting ready to leave, the idea came to me to ask if she could stay all night. We didn't have anything going on, so we didn't need her to stay all night, but I just thought it would be fun for them. And also something we, as parents, should be doing. Day care has been great for a bit of separation (and a nice break for me). But this is a whole new enviornment for her. Plus, my mom didn't seem to want to put her down. She needs grandparent time! So she spend her first night away from mom and dad at GramE and GrampE's house. Mom send me lots of pictures, which was kind of fun. Normally I'm the one sending them to her!
So this morning while she was gone, we did some "upgrades" on her stuff. Jason had already changed the settings on her car seat to allow for a "taller" baby. We also lowered the mattress in her crib and I hung the camera for her monitor on the wall. Since she's reaching for items now, I didn't feel comfortable having it sit in her bed anymore. I also spent the morning cleaning up everything I purchased from the garage sales (It must be bleached and Lysol'd!)
Mom and dad also went out for breakfast this morning, something we normally don't do. It was lovely!
This morning I'm going to spend some time researching my next "Rachel Project". I'm going to turn our front room (what's supposed to be the dining area) into a "Rachel Room". When she begins crawling, I want to gate that area off to keep her contained while she moves around in case I need to be doing something else. I want to get a bunch of toys to go in there that will keep her entertained. Like the little toy car pictured above. I'm thinking of getting some play mats to put on the floor for her to crawl on. Also, I want to get some "heavier" toys to put in there that she can eventually use to help her stand up and eventually walk. So I'll be hunting for toys, the gates, etc to put in there. I am looking out for a used arm chair. Have you seen them? Here's a picture of one:
Isn't that so cute?! She won't be using it for probably another year, but finding one that's gently used and in good shape can be difficult. So I'm keeping my eyes out for one.
The baby "fencing" that I'm thinking of we can use in the house as well as outside. I do already have some baby gates that I got when we lived in Decatur to keep our dogs in the kitchen. We'll be putting those in soon.
Also - I've been looking for a little kiddy table and chairs. I want to put those here in the front room (eventually) so she has a place to sit and draw, possibly eat, etc. Again, I'm looking now so I have time to find something that works really well.
For now, I think this girl has more than anything she could ever need for a 6 month old. But finding this stuff has been super fun. Very soon we'll be doing her 6 month photos. Nothing has been scheduled yet, but as soon as they are taken I'll be sure to get them posted!
I also picked up these items:
In other news....this girl has started jumping hurdles. She's just about to his her 6 month "birthday"....(Technically it's an anniversary of her birth, right?) She's now been moved into the "6 month" clothing items. She's about to outgrow her 3-6 month clothes. For probably the next month she'll be in clothes that are sized "6 months". And with all the hand-me-downs and shower presents we were given, she's got some super cute items for summer!
One night this week she was kind of fussy and didn't want to be on her back. She REALLY likes to be upright. The bumbo seats we got her have been a Godsend! But I got her an exersaucer (Craigslist....saved 70%!) and thus far she's not really enjoyed it. Since she's starting to reach her arms and hands out to grab items, I decided to try her in the exersaucer again. See for yourself what she thought:
Right now she gets these tiny little bursts of energy where her arms and legs start flailing. It's adorable. I love it when she does this while I'm holding her. Her arms will flail then she'll put her arms around my neck. It's not a true hug, but it feels like it and I love it!
She's still really talking and laughing. Lots of big smiles. This tells me she's in that "Golden Baby Stage" where she's easily pacified, constantly happy, and a time to cherish. She can't move or make a lot of annoying noises, and it's just wonderful. (I've been told constantly that this is the really fun baby stage. I agree!)
Yesterday we went to mom and dad's to shoot guns and hang out. I took some adorable photos but am having trouble getting them off my phone. If I can get my phone to work, I'll post them here.
As we were getting ready to leave, the idea came to me to ask if she could stay all night. We didn't have anything going on, so we didn't need her to stay all night, but I just thought it would be fun for them. And also something we, as parents, should be doing. Day care has been great for a bit of separation (and a nice break for me). But this is a whole new enviornment for her. Plus, my mom didn't seem to want to put her down. She needs grandparent time! So she spend her first night away from mom and dad at GramE and GrampE's house. Mom send me lots of pictures, which was kind of fun. Normally I'm the one sending them to her!
So this morning while she was gone, we did some "upgrades" on her stuff. Jason had already changed the settings on her car seat to allow for a "taller" baby. We also lowered the mattress in her crib and I hung the camera for her monitor on the wall. Since she's reaching for items now, I didn't feel comfortable having it sit in her bed anymore. I also spent the morning cleaning up everything I purchased from the garage sales (It must be bleached and Lysol'd!)
Mom and dad also went out for breakfast this morning, something we normally don't do. It was lovely!
This morning I'm going to spend some time researching my next "Rachel Project". I'm going to turn our front room (what's supposed to be the dining area) into a "Rachel Room". When she begins crawling, I want to gate that area off to keep her contained while she moves around in case I need to be doing something else. I want to get a bunch of toys to go in there that will keep her entertained. Like the little toy car pictured above. I'm thinking of getting some play mats to put on the floor for her to crawl on. Also, I want to get some "heavier" toys to put in there that she can eventually use to help her stand up and eventually walk. So I'll be hunting for toys, the gates, etc to put in there. I am looking out for a used arm chair. Have you seen them? Here's a picture of one:
The baby "fencing" that I'm thinking of we can use in the house as well as outside. I do already have some baby gates that I got when we lived in Decatur to keep our dogs in the kitchen. We'll be putting those in soon.
Also - I've been looking for a little kiddy table and chairs. I want to put those here in the front room (eventually) so she has a place to sit and draw, possibly eat, etc. Again, I'm looking now so I have time to find something that works really well.
For now, I think this girl has more than anything she could ever need for a 6 month old. But finding this stuff has been super fun. Very soon we'll be doing her 6 month photos. Nothing has been scheduled yet, but as soon as they are taken I'll be sure to get them posted!
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Re-Rash Rachel
So here we are again. Sick kid with a diaper rash.
Monday I took her to day care and they called at the end of the day to tell me that her diaper rash has gotten worse. Having done everything I could find on the internet to bring her comfort and healing, I finally made an appointment and took her to the doctor.
Although diaper rash is really common in infants, and I shouldn't feel this way, I felt like a horrible parent. Certainly if you change your kid's diapers often and keep them clean you are preventing diaper rash, right? It's like saying you wash your hands all the time, therefore you won't get sick. Unfortuntaely, that's just now how things work.
Since we spent 4 days last time getting rid of the rash and it was only gone about 2 days, I knew something wasn't right. Hence the doctor visit.
We found out that she's 14 pounds 7.5 ounces now. Moving right along on weight, which is great!
The doctor informed me that we'd done everything she would have suggested. (whew! relief! That made me feel better). Then she suggested another remedy I hadn't read of. She prescribed a creme that is an anti-fungal and healing cream for babies. She said that if we didn't want to pay for the prescription creme, there was some OTC stuff we could get. I didn't mind paying for the creme, so she called it in and we headed to the pharmacy.
I get to Walgreens thinking the prescription creme would probably be around $50. If it was more than that, I wasn't willing to pay for it. So I get to the counter and am stunned: $284. Seriously!? For diaper rash treatment?! Well, no I felt silly paying that much for diaper creme. So the pharmacist helped me find the OTC stuff to combine and make my own creme that does the same thing as the nearly $300 creme. Ridiculous! She also told me I'd see improvements quickly.
Can I stop and ask here....if I'm going to see improvements "quickly"....why on Earth wasn't this what I started with!? Had I known this remedy I would have done this from the start instead of going the route I did. The combo stuff I picked up: Lotrimin and Hydrocortizone 1%. So, athlete's foot-type of stuff and skin irritant stuff. I know I wouldn't have been comfortable using this stuff without permission from the doctor....but still.
Since this rash was bad and required a "mixture" of ointments, I went ahead and kept her home from day care. I'm almost tempted to keep her home again today (Wednesday) just to make sure she heals. However....as much as I love this kid, I do need the break day care offers. Especially when she hasn't been sleeping well.
And through all of this, with her bum being as red and irritated as it was, she's still smiled and coo-ed and been such a good kid. We had fun playing yesterday:
And secretly, is there anything cuter than a naked baby rolling around? I think not! And I know she's loving it. Tonight has been the first night in weeks she's slept well. Yes, it is 4:30AM and I'm up posting, but I let her fall asleep after her 7PM bottle and didn't wake her up at 10 to feed her, so of course she woke up really early.
Yesterday was also the first time I've seen her roll over. I'm sure she probably does it at day care, but I hadn't seen her do it. And what luck: I caught it on camera!!!!! I'm so happy. She can finally play on her tummy and is rolling around. While this is a momentous occasion for her, it kind of makes me sad that it won't be long before she's crawling around and that "Golden Baby Age" that we have been enjoying so very much will come to a close. You know, where she can't talk or move around, so she just loves to cuddle and is intrigued by everything you do?
Also yesterday she was cracking me up. I have her laying on her boppy pillow some of the time so she's not on the hard floor constantly, which raises her up just enough that she can reach her little hand out and touch the mobile we have in the living room for her:
She has really picked up the reaching out and grabbing for stuff. Her aim has improved in just 24 hours which is both sweet and it's also a wake up call. This weekend I'm hoping to re-baby-proof the areas where she's in the most. We kind of got lazy since she couldn't move around or touch anything. That's all changing now, so we're going to try to get anything she might be able to get into put away or secured.
We're also going to invest in more baby gates for the living room. I have a couple that I purchased when we lived in Decatur to keep our dogs corraled and we'll probably use those as well. But in hopes of keeping her in the living room where there really isn't a door way, I want to get the extendable gates. My hope is we'll be able to use it outside as well when she gets older and it's nice out.
Sadly, at the doctors office Rachel only had a diaper rash. It wasn't but just a few hours of getting her home that I noticed her voice was gone. *sigh* So I think we're about to hit round 2 of another bout with germs. I'm running a vaporizer to try to help, and she doesn't seem to feel bad. But her little voice is gone and it's so sad that she can't cry. Thankfully, she does cough, which is what wakes me up to let me know she's waking up. Oddly, she doesn't cough in her sleep so much, just when she's waking up. I'm just grateful that in the midst of the diaper rash (again) and her "cold" (again) she's at least sleeping well. I can cope with this if we're sleeping!
Monday I took her to day care and they called at the end of the day to tell me that her diaper rash has gotten worse. Having done everything I could find on the internet to bring her comfort and healing, I finally made an appointment and took her to the doctor.
Although diaper rash is really common in infants, and I shouldn't feel this way, I felt like a horrible parent. Certainly if you change your kid's diapers often and keep them clean you are preventing diaper rash, right? It's like saying you wash your hands all the time, therefore you won't get sick. Unfortuntaely, that's just now how things work.
Since we spent 4 days last time getting rid of the rash and it was only gone about 2 days, I knew something wasn't right. Hence the doctor visit.
We found out that she's 14 pounds 7.5 ounces now. Moving right along on weight, which is great!
The doctor informed me that we'd done everything she would have suggested. (whew! relief! That made me feel better). Then she suggested another remedy I hadn't read of. She prescribed a creme that is an anti-fungal and healing cream for babies. She said that if we didn't want to pay for the prescription creme, there was some OTC stuff we could get. I didn't mind paying for the creme, so she called it in and we headed to the pharmacy.
I get to Walgreens thinking the prescription creme would probably be around $50. If it was more than that, I wasn't willing to pay for it. So I get to the counter and am stunned: $284. Seriously!? For diaper rash treatment?! Well, no I felt silly paying that much for diaper creme. So the pharmacist helped me find the OTC stuff to combine and make my own creme that does the same thing as the nearly $300 creme. Ridiculous! She also told me I'd see improvements quickly.
Can I stop and ask here....if I'm going to see improvements "quickly"....why on Earth wasn't this what I started with!? Had I known this remedy I would have done this from the start instead of going the route I did. The combo stuff I picked up: Lotrimin and Hydrocortizone 1%. So, athlete's foot-type of stuff and skin irritant stuff. I know I wouldn't have been comfortable using this stuff without permission from the doctor....but still.
Since this rash was bad and required a "mixture" of ointments, I went ahead and kept her home from day care. I'm almost tempted to keep her home again today (Wednesday) just to make sure she heals. However....as much as I love this kid, I do need the break day care offers. Especially when she hasn't been sleeping well.
And through all of this, with her bum being as red and irritated as it was, she's still smiled and coo-ed and been such a good kid. We had fun playing yesterday:
Yesterday was also the first time I've seen her roll over. I'm sure she probably does it at day care, but I hadn't seen her do it. And what luck: I caught it on camera!!!!! I'm so happy. She can finally play on her tummy and is rolling around. While this is a momentous occasion for her, it kind of makes me sad that it won't be long before she's crawling around and that "Golden Baby Age" that we have been enjoying so very much will come to a close. You know, where she can't talk or move around, so she just loves to cuddle and is intrigued by everything you do?
Also yesterday she was cracking me up. I have her laying on her boppy pillow some of the time so she's not on the hard floor constantly, which raises her up just enough that she can reach her little hand out and touch the mobile we have in the living room for her:
We're also going to invest in more baby gates for the living room. I have a couple that I purchased when we lived in Decatur to keep our dogs corraled and we'll probably use those as well. But in hopes of keeping her in the living room where there really isn't a door way, I want to get the extendable gates. My hope is we'll be able to use it outside as well when she gets older and it's nice out.
Sadly, at the doctors office Rachel only had a diaper rash. It wasn't but just a few hours of getting her home that I noticed her voice was gone. *sigh* So I think we're about to hit round 2 of another bout with germs. I'm running a vaporizer to try to help, and she doesn't seem to feel bad. But her little voice is gone and it's so sad that she can't cry. Thankfully, she does cough, which is what wakes me up to let me know she's waking up. Oddly, she doesn't cough in her sleep so much, just when she's waking up. I'm just grateful that in the midst of the diaper rash (again) and her "cold" (again) she's at least sleeping well. I can cope with this if we're sleeping!
Monday, May 9, 2011
Mother Love
My first mother's day was absolutely wonderful! Rachel's Grandma and Granddad Terry were here for the weekend for a visit and it worked out very nicely.
Sunday morning I woke up to two of the sweetest cards in the world. One was in Rachel's crib and was from Rachel. On the inside "she" had written:
"Mommy,
Thank you so much for
making my bottles.....
changing my diapers....
giving me baths....
kissing away my tears....
holding me a lot....
rocking me to sleep....
I'm only 5 1/2 months old, but that was longer than I needd to know I've got the best mommy in the world.
I love you,
Rachel"
I cried. Wouldn't you?! (It was Jason who wrote the card, but it was REALLY from Rachel). Then I found another card from Jason that was just as sweet.
His parents took over watching over her at night so we could get some sleep. They also watched her so Jason and I could go to sleep baby Elizabeth (Lizzie) Mac who was born on Saturday. When we returned, they headed home after a wonderful visit.
Mom came over this weekend as well and as a mother's day present she took out the cora bells from our flower bed so I can plant Iris. She's also going to give me starts of Iris from her very own garden. So technically, she's giving me flowers for mother's day!
Jason took me to get sushi for lunch and then to Fry's for a unexpected shopping spree of fun gadgets!
I do enjoy being a mom. And right now we're in that golden stage with Rachel where she's not "talking" and isn't mobile yet. She smiles when we smile and is generally pretty pleasant. And I'm loving every minute.
I love....
How she's starting to hold her hands out in front of her in hopes it lands on something she can touch.
How she's just starting to move her hands where she wants them to, but hasn't quite gotten it mastered yet.
How she'll put her head on my shoulder when I try to burp her and she's too worn out to hold up her head.
How she'll see me and a smile appears on her face.
How she laughs more without so much prompting.
How she likes to caress my hands ever so lightly as I feed her a bottle.
How she'll hear my voice across the room and turn to try to find me.
How she'll coo and "talk" when she hears me talking to her or someone else.
How she calms down at the sight of her daddy and gets a big smile when she sees him.
How she'd rather be in my arms than laying down or sitting up.
How she loves to watch everything I do with intent interest.
How she stretches her arms and legs out and squishes her face when she's waking up.
How she gets excited while laying on the floor and starts breathing and kicking her legs really fast.
How she splashes in the water when she takes a bath.
How beautiful her eyes are that take in everything around her.
How she's just starting to wrap her arms around my neck when I pick her up.
How even though her nose is clogged, the diaper rash keeps coming back, she's sneezing and coughing more than she should, she still loves to smile at us when we see her.
I love being a mother to this adorable kid. So my mother's day was more special than anything to me.
So why not include some pictures?!
This t-shirt came straight from Jamaica from Tommy and Jen. Unfortunately, I shrunk it in the wash, so I could barely get this on her, but at least she's wearing it! And I think she's happy about it too.
Check out this super cute outfit! The pink jacket is actually a zip up hoodie. I apologize, I can't remember who got us this outfit, but I absolutely love it!!! I think she likes it too!
Sunday morning I woke up to two of the sweetest cards in the world. One was in Rachel's crib and was from Rachel. On the inside "she" had written:
"Mommy,
Thank you so much for
making my bottles.....
changing my diapers....
giving me baths....
kissing away my tears....
holding me a lot....
rocking me to sleep....
I'm only 5 1/2 months old, but that was longer than I needd to know I've got the best mommy in the world.
I love you,
Rachel"
I cried. Wouldn't you?! (It was Jason who wrote the card, but it was REALLY from Rachel). Then I found another card from Jason that was just as sweet.
His parents took over watching over her at night so we could get some sleep. They also watched her so Jason and I could go to sleep baby Elizabeth (Lizzie) Mac who was born on Saturday. When we returned, they headed home after a wonderful visit.
Mom came over this weekend as well and as a mother's day present she took out the cora bells from our flower bed so I can plant Iris. She's also going to give me starts of Iris from her very own garden. So technically, she's giving me flowers for mother's day!
Jason took me to get sushi for lunch and then to Fry's for a unexpected shopping spree of fun gadgets!
I do enjoy being a mom. And right now we're in that golden stage with Rachel where she's not "talking" and isn't mobile yet. She smiles when we smile and is generally pretty pleasant. And I'm loving every minute.
I love....
How she's starting to hold her hands out in front of her in hopes it lands on something she can touch.
How she's just starting to move her hands where she wants them to, but hasn't quite gotten it mastered yet.
How she'll put her head on my shoulder when I try to burp her and she's too worn out to hold up her head.
How she'll see me and a smile appears on her face.
How she laughs more without so much prompting.
How she likes to caress my hands ever so lightly as I feed her a bottle.
How she'll hear my voice across the room and turn to try to find me.
How she'll coo and "talk" when she hears me talking to her or someone else.
How she calms down at the sight of her daddy and gets a big smile when she sees him.
How she'd rather be in my arms than laying down or sitting up.
How she loves to watch everything I do with intent interest.
How she stretches her arms and legs out and squishes her face when she's waking up.
How she gets excited while laying on the floor and starts breathing and kicking her legs really fast.
How she splashes in the water when she takes a bath.
How beautiful her eyes are that take in everything around her.
How she's just starting to wrap her arms around my neck when I pick her up.
How even though her nose is clogged, the diaper rash keeps coming back, she's sneezing and coughing more than she should, she still loves to smile at us when we see her.
I love being a mother to this adorable kid. So my mother's day was more special than anything to me.
So why not include some pictures?!
Thursday, May 5, 2011
Me and My Girl
It's Girl's night! That's right, daddy's off doing stuff with a friend of his tonight, so my favorite baby and I are hanging out. Tonight is the first night in 3 whole weeks that she's been pleasant and not fussy. I can tell her sniffles are starting to get better. I thought she'd be sick forever! I'm not kidding, this morning she could hardly breathe, then tonight wihle I was talking to the lady at day care I could still hear her congestion. Suddenly at home tonight she seems better. Weird!
The last two nights she's been up nearly every hour, on the hour. Daddy had to go into work this week, so Mommy stayed up with her as she pulled this awful stunt. I pray that tonight she sleeps for at least 4 hours in a row. Mommy can't handle another night without good sleep!!
So since it's just the two of us, I decided to play dress up a bit. She doesn't like it much, so I'm normally only able to get her into two different outfits. Tonight we finally were able to try on a special outfit that her Aunt Arlene had made for her:
It's this sweet little sun dress that has her name embroidered on it in blue. It ties with ribbons on top of her shoulders and it absolutely adorable! (Even if it is Air Force Camo!)
This next picture is of a cute outfit (and I can't remember where it came from!! Ginny, I think this was a present from you):
Look at that happy girl in her popsicle dress!
Another activity for this evening:
TUMMY TIME!!
Check out this kid. 3 weeks ago she wouldn't lift her head more than an inch off of the floor. She looks like a proper boat now! When we lay her on her tummy next to us on the couch, she will roll over. She's so close! But not quite yet.
Today at day care they made a little paper with her hand print for Mother's Day. My first mother's day present. I almost cried I was so excited about it when I went to pick her up. However, I held myself together and was touched when Jason put it on the fridge for me. Apparently she wouldn't hold still, so her hand print actually has 6 fingers. Still....it's adorable and I appreciate that they do stuff like that there.
One new development she just started in the past week or two is holding her hand out to my face. She likes it when I kiss her palm and make it really loud. She only remembers when she has her hand out anyway, but after one big kiss, she'll keep hre hand out for another one.
She can also bring her hands together to hold objects, but she doesn't reach out for them on her own just yet. Not unless they're in her lap. Still, it's a development.
The last two nights she's been up nearly every hour, on the hour. Daddy had to go into work this week, so Mommy stayed up with her as she pulled this awful stunt. I pray that tonight she sleeps for at least 4 hours in a row. Mommy can't handle another night without good sleep!!
So since it's just the two of us, I decided to play dress up a bit. She doesn't like it much, so I'm normally only able to get her into two different outfits. Tonight we finally were able to try on a special outfit that her Aunt Arlene had made for her:
This next picture is of a cute outfit (and I can't remember where it came from!! Ginny, I think this was a present from you):
Another activity for this evening:
Check out this kid. 3 weeks ago she wouldn't lift her head more than an inch off of the floor. She looks like a proper boat now! When we lay her on her tummy next to us on the couch, she will roll over. She's so close! But not quite yet.
Today at day care they made a little paper with her hand print for Mother's Day. My first mother's day present. I almost cried I was so excited about it when I went to pick her up. However, I held myself together and was touched when Jason put it on the fridge for me. Apparently she wouldn't hold still, so her hand print actually has 6 fingers. Still....it's adorable and I appreciate that they do stuff like that there.
One new development she just started in the past week or two is holding her hand out to my face. She likes it when I kiss her palm and make it really loud. She only remembers when she has her hand out anyway, but after one big kiss, she'll keep hre hand out for another one.
She can also bring her hands together to hold objects, but she doesn't reach out for them on her own just yet. Not unless they're in her lap. Still, it's a development.
Sunday, May 1, 2011
Diaper Rash
Apparently it's the right of passage for any new parent: Diaper Rash. This horrible affliction to your child that you work so hard to prevent. Yet, inevitably, it happens to every baby that wears diapers.
Last week with Rachel being so very sick it was just bound to happen. Her poor body was fighting off the day care germs and couldn't fight off anything else. We noticed it when we had her in the basement last weekend: this little "bump" of sorts in her diaper area. I couldn't tell if it was irritated skin covered in diaper creme or a little fungus area. Either way, we tried to keep an eye on it and thought it was starting to go away.
Then on Thursday she came home from day care and her poor butt was pretty red. Then Friday morning came and disaster struck. I changed her in the morning before day care and it was flaming red and swollen. I applied a liberal dosage of Butt Paste and she screamed. Apparently Butt Paste burns. We have decided to not use it any more. Thankfully, I have this wonderful skin stuff for her that I put on little bumps on her face and it clears them right up. I took that to day care with her and left it there.
When I picked her up she was still miserable, and unfortunately we weren't going home that evening. I took her with me to see some of my friends and surprisingly she wasn't fussy. Just really red down there.
Jason and I decided when I got home later that night to try to have her without a diaper for as long as we could. It's what the day care ladies said as well as several websites. But what they don't say is: how do you let an infant lay around without a diaper and NOT make a mess? So here comes more Jason and Allison genius.
We've found that when any of us are sick it's easiest for the invalid to recover in our basement. Same with Rachel. She'd be happy anywhere, but for us to take care of her, it's most comfortable to watch over her and sleep on the couch. So what do you lay the kid on to catch all of the stuff the diaper normally catches?
We figured we'd lay her on the floor to sleep again on top of puppy training pads. That's right, you heard me, training pads. We had several left over from our last little puppy and those things can hold a lot of waste. So we laid her on the floor on top of a training pad to sleep:
(I covered her for modesty).
So she slept with a long sleeved jacket and nothing on her little legs. Her feet and legs were ice cold, but I don't think she really minds. She's had to sleep on the boppy before so we know that works well. Aside from having to change the pad a lot, it's not that bad. Although it doesn't catch everything. I took the Friday night shift and woke up to her having slid off the boppy pillow and into the middle of the changing pad.
Thankfully, baby pee is a lot less potent than adult or even toddler pee since she's on formula. So it's really not as gross as it sounds. But that blanket she's laying on will be washed the next chance I get and the carepets will be shampooed once this whole ordeal is over with.
Yesterday we had plans and didn't want to cancel them, so we went ahead and put her in a diaper and tried to change her every hour. Sounds reasonable - but it wasn't easy.
Jason let us sleep in Saturday morning and I snuck out for about 45 minutes to hit up some local garage sales. I managed to get several really nice outfits for $1 each for this coming winter. They are adorable! Plus a bunch of toys that she and pick up and chew on. (My only critera for those is that I have to be able to wash them in the sink.) I found a ton of those, most of which are similar to the toys she has at day care and really likes.
When I got back we got everything packed up and headed out to a gun show then off to some friends house for cards and dinner. For needing to be changed every hour, it wasn't as difficult as I thought it would be. And she was a big hit at the gun show: all those old guys love babies. And the couples' house we went to we were abe to change her frequently and that was nice. She did really well through the whole thing.
Jason was up with her Saturday night and she was NOT a happy camper since her schedule had been upset on Saturday and we kept her out really late. Jason said he gave up trying to sleep around 5am. Poor guy. But he did say she looked better.
This morning when I took over caring for her she does look a lot better. She's less red, but still pretty swollen. So we're keeping her out of her diaper all day today and tonight as well.
Tomorrow day care is closed for their continuing education day so I'll keep her home and "open faced", as I like to call it.
What has me concerned has really been the question of what caused this awful rash to flame up. I think it's a combination of day care germs and formula. The lady at day care said Rachel spits up a lot. I figured all babies spat up that much. Since I had no baseline or frame of reference I just didn't know any better. She also said that her urine is really strong smelling, which is a product of the formula. I had asked our doctor if we could take Rachel off of this special preemie formula and was told not until 6 months. Well, our daughter has a rash, spits up a lot, and has even recently not wanted to eat much. So I made the executive decision: we're changing formula. I'm tired of forcing my kid to eat formula she doesn't seem to care for, so enough! We started the new formula Saturday morning and I can tell a huge difference. She doesn't spit up hardly at all, she will drink her whole bottle, and the rash is going away. Thank you to everyone who gave me the freebie formula you got in the mail!! We're using it, and it's working wonderfully!!!
Last week with Rachel being so very sick it was just bound to happen. Her poor body was fighting off the day care germs and couldn't fight off anything else. We noticed it when we had her in the basement last weekend: this little "bump" of sorts in her diaper area. I couldn't tell if it was irritated skin covered in diaper creme or a little fungus area. Either way, we tried to keep an eye on it and thought it was starting to go away.
Then on Thursday she came home from day care and her poor butt was pretty red. Then Friday morning came and disaster struck. I changed her in the morning before day care and it was flaming red and swollen. I applied a liberal dosage of Butt Paste and she screamed. Apparently Butt Paste burns. We have decided to not use it any more. Thankfully, I have this wonderful skin stuff for her that I put on little bumps on her face and it clears them right up. I took that to day care with her and left it there.
When I picked her up she was still miserable, and unfortunately we weren't going home that evening. I took her with me to see some of my friends and surprisingly she wasn't fussy. Just really red down there.
Jason and I decided when I got home later that night to try to have her without a diaper for as long as we could. It's what the day care ladies said as well as several websites. But what they don't say is: how do you let an infant lay around without a diaper and NOT make a mess? So here comes more Jason and Allison genius.
We've found that when any of us are sick it's easiest for the invalid to recover in our basement. Same with Rachel. She'd be happy anywhere, but for us to take care of her, it's most comfortable to watch over her and sleep on the couch. So what do you lay the kid on to catch all of the stuff the diaper normally catches?
We figured we'd lay her on the floor to sleep again on top of puppy training pads. That's right, you heard me, training pads. We had several left over from our last little puppy and those things can hold a lot of waste. So we laid her on the floor on top of a training pad to sleep:
So she slept with a long sleeved jacket and nothing on her little legs. Her feet and legs were ice cold, but I don't think she really minds. She's had to sleep on the boppy before so we know that works well. Aside from having to change the pad a lot, it's not that bad. Although it doesn't catch everything. I took the Friday night shift and woke up to her having slid off the boppy pillow and into the middle of the changing pad.
Thankfully, baby pee is a lot less potent than adult or even toddler pee since she's on formula. So it's really not as gross as it sounds. But that blanket she's laying on will be washed the next chance I get and the carepets will be shampooed once this whole ordeal is over with.
Yesterday we had plans and didn't want to cancel them, so we went ahead and put her in a diaper and tried to change her every hour. Sounds reasonable - but it wasn't easy.
Jason let us sleep in Saturday morning and I snuck out for about 45 minutes to hit up some local garage sales. I managed to get several really nice outfits for $1 each for this coming winter. They are adorable! Plus a bunch of toys that she and pick up and chew on. (My only critera for those is that I have to be able to wash them in the sink.) I found a ton of those, most of which are similar to the toys she has at day care and really likes.
When I got back we got everything packed up and headed out to a gun show then off to some friends house for cards and dinner. For needing to be changed every hour, it wasn't as difficult as I thought it would be. And she was a big hit at the gun show: all those old guys love babies. And the couples' house we went to we were abe to change her frequently and that was nice. She did really well through the whole thing.
Jason was up with her Saturday night and she was NOT a happy camper since her schedule had been upset on Saturday and we kept her out really late. Jason said he gave up trying to sleep around 5am. Poor guy. But he did say she looked better.
This morning when I took over caring for her she does look a lot better. She's less red, but still pretty swollen. So we're keeping her out of her diaper all day today and tonight as well.
Tomorrow day care is closed for their continuing education day so I'll keep her home and "open faced", as I like to call it.
What has me concerned has really been the question of what caused this awful rash to flame up. I think it's a combination of day care germs and formula. The lady at day care said Rachel spits up a lot. I figured all babies spat up that much. Since I had no baseline or frame of reference I just didn't know any better. She also said that her urine is really strong smelling, which is a product of the formula. I had asked our doctor if we could take Rachel off of this special preemie formula and was told not until 6 months. Well, our daughter has a rash, spits up a lot, and has even recently not wanted to eat much. So I made the executive decision: we're changing formula. I'm tired of forcing my kid to eat formula she doesn't seem to care for, so enough! We started the new formula Saturday morning and I can tell a huge difference. She doesn't spit up hardly at all, she will drink her whole bottle, and the rash is going away. Thank you to everyone who gave me the freebie formula you got in the mail!! We're using it, and it's working wonderfully!!!
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