Wordless Wesdnesday: Like mother, Like son

Prince on my netbook, Sorry for the picture quality. Taken with my blackberry

Sewing: Wetbag

I have started to make a few things that I will need for Munchkin when she arrives. Basic things I will need for the diaper bag. Since I will be doing a lot of running around with 2 kiddos in school as well as Prince's standing appointments I decided I will need wetbags. A wetbag is a basic bag with a PLU lining. It is like vinyl. Since I fused a bunch of bags together a bit ago I decided to use that instead.

I get fabric in the remnants section of the fabric store. Sometimes you can actually find full yards of fabric there for 1/2 the price!!!

I had some beautiful purple fabric as well as ribbon to match and I just sewed it up really quick. I should have ironed my fabric but, oh well!!!

Here is what I made:

Quotable Thursday

I have decided to start something new! I love quotes! I think they are rather fun. Sometimes how a one liner can mean so many things and can be so touching. I get quotes and inspirations sent to my phone daily. I will be using those as well as some others I find. They will range from military, family, glamor and all things that I love. I hope you will enjoy it as much as I do putting it together for you.

I don't dream at night, I dream all day; I dream for a living. - Steven Spielberg


Every good thought you think is contributing its share to the ultimate result of your life. - Grenville Kleiser


Behind almost every woman you ever heard of stands a man who let her down. - Naomi Bliven

Living well and beautifully and justly are all one thing. - Socrates


There is no cure for birth and death save to enjoy the interval. - George Santayana

Review: Smooth Away

I have very sensitive skin especially on my legs. Since it is getting a bit warmer I need to wear shorts. I have been using Veet but since getting pregnant with baby #3 I have had worse sensitive skin. Veet just ate up my legs.

I have heard reviews and wonderful things about Smooth Away. So I tried it. It does work BUT it takes a bit more effort than just shaving. It would work better on finer hair than course. It did not leave red marks on me and seems to last a bit. It was not painful, though it is like sandpaper. It is really, really soft sand paper.

I am not sure that I will continue to use this product. I needed 2 pads to get both legs done. I think that seems a bit expensive. If you need to shave and have no water that you can use this product is great!

Shoes, If you call them that

Prince has worn Robeez shoes. For awhile. Since he could walk. I had princess in the exact same shoes.
When Ethan got better on his feet we noticed that his feet turned in. I have been told by countless people that this is normal. I will buy that, but it is not normal for them to constantly fall due to being off balance when they walk. It got to a point where he was falling into everything and hitting his head.
I went to 2 different doctors at the doctor office. They told me to leave him in robeez type shoes and they would get better. When he was evaluated at the Regional Center they agreed that his falling could become dangerous. Maybe cause he fell a lot while they were working with him. They put in a request for inserts. We got him measured and. Fit with inserts for his shoes.

He hates them! He would leave the shoes on his feet long enough to walk in them and as soon as he was sitting off they came! He has never liked things tight on his feet. With these inserts he hates his shoes even less!!

He loves his robeez type shoes though.! He grew out of the basic size they have which is up to 18 month shoes. Whatever the size that is. I went to Etsy and found some wonderful shoes at Baby Bug Shoe Designs. They do look a bit like clown shoes because they are so big but he loves them! Ruth, was very understanding and very helpful. She got my shoes to me rather quick and I am very pleased. I will defiantly order shoes for the munchkin from her!!!

I thought I would share and give you guys the link! I am SO getting these for munchkin!

Allergist

Okay so we have had some pretty nice weather here. We have a grassy area in front of the house and depending on the time of day you can let the kids run around and play. I say depending on time of day because he have a pretty full parking lot now and people come and go in the early morning.
So last week the weather was really nice and Prince went out to play. So I gathered both kids and the dog and went outside. Well with in about 30 minutes Prince had little dots on his legs. I scooped the kids up and took the dog inside. I went and got some benadryl.

Prince has been to an allergist. They told me as of the tests they ran he is not allergic to what they tested for. They did advise me that he had sensitive skin.

So by the time I get to the store he has a couple dots on his face as well. I get the benadryl and give it a chance. Things clear up within a couple hours.

I am aware at the first of every month a person comes here to spray for pests, I am aware that the grass that is here is a bit harder (not as soft as some grass) than most, my dog doesn't even really like it. I call the pediatrician and ask for a referral to the allergist again and see if they can put it through quick.

Well they did their part but the allergist doesn't have an appointment for a month an a half. That won't work. Well now he has new eczema spots. He has always had 3. Now he has them behind his knees. It has not been hot and we have not changed anything. Maybe it is coincidence that it happened around the same time.

They are putting in an RX for his cream because these are a little bit different than the other 3 spots that he has. I hope the RX works.

It is all very frustrating....

Speech week 6

we have great news from speech!!!

Prince is doing really well. He is on the right track. He still signs and talks at the same time. Sometimes he just talks, others he just signs. We always have to be watchful of him just in case he is using his hands. His teacher mentioned something to me about them doing a trial play group type of thing. However, she was not sure.

Today she told me that they have picked Prince and 5 other kids to go every Friday for 1.5 hours. He will eat lunch there and play with kids in ways they have worked with the local school district. Speech, social and sensory issues are things they are going to work with.

I am a little worried, he is my baby. I have not really left him in a setting like that WITHOUT his sister. His teacher(s) (OT, Speech and SDRC) all know the situations that go on with him, so they are aware of his actions with other kids. He is not the only one like this so we are all aware of things that might happen.

I am excited for him to go. I hope it is something that he can benefit from, especially since he will start school soon after it ends!

Wish us luck!!!