January 21, 2007
Rainy Weekend, Wheat Allergy??, Unplanned Pregnancies, Grey's Anatomy catch-up!
Olivia is so freaking funny! Last night, my mom and I gave her a bath, and my mom sprinkled corn starch on her before putting on her diaper. Olivia took the powder (now closed) tried to dump some on herself, and rubbed and patted all over her diaper and legs. It was so cute!
It's been a quiet weekend. It's been rainy and cold, and we've spent a good deal of time indoors. Olivia has been really fussy from teething. She's been grinding her teeth (does anyone else's baby do this?) and had a bit of a runny nose. Poor baby!
We watched some crazy TV this weekend. I watched "Sweet Sixteen" on MTV. I really don't watch MTV much, because it's totally trashy, but this show is insane. Has anyone seen it? These super rich sixteen year olds plan extravagant, completely obnoxious parties. The one I saw today was shocking. The girl got a 96K jaguar for her 16th birthday!!!!! I went to high school with kids like that, and it made me sick. And it wasn't jealousy either. My parents were wonderful and helped me to get a car, but I had to earn money for it too, and buy a used one. Kids I knew in high school got brand new expensive cars that they often wrecked right away. Anyway, I saw this other show in the Health Channel last night where this girl ate six rolls of toilet paper a day. I think Olivia might possibly eat one if I let her, but six? Probably not.
On Friday, a good friend called and told me she's pregnant. That makes two friends with unplanned pregnancies in the last week. My friend who told me Friday said that she was on the pill and didn't miss one! That makes 3 people in the last year that I know to get pregnant on the pill! Kind of scary! I don't know what kind they were taking (except one was taking Yasmin), but it makes me wonder if a particular brand, or brands, is/are faulty. My friend who told me Friday, Sarah, is really scared. I feel badly for her. I'll be happy to pass along some of my baby stuff (not too much though, because we want another sometime next year!). I just hope I can help her. I know how emotional I felt during my pregnancy, and mine was planned, and I had a wonderful hubby to help. I'm just glad she decided to keep it! She'll be a good mom.
I'm worried that Olivia might have a wheat allergy. She has little bumps on her face, which the doctor said was eczema (she's had it on her tummy and arms before in tiny patches). I asked him if it could be wheat because she eats WAY too many Gerber fruit & veggie puffs, and he said it could be and told me to go 2 weeks without them and see what happens. I ordered these wheat-free alternatives from Healthy Times. Makes me kind of worried that the doctor didn't offer any suggestions until I asked about the wheat. I'm going to be careful because I DO NOT want her to have a wheat allergy later in life!
Tomorrow will be a laid-back Monday. A repair man is coming to fix our air purification system (which thankfully is under warranty) and I have to stay home between noon to five, which basically means I'll be home all day. I'm praying for a long nap time tomorrow so I can finish season 1 of Grey's Anatomy. Love it! I'm a little late to jump on board, so I'm trying to catch up. I'm totally lost when I watch the new ones. Hey-- can someone explain this whole gay controversy??? Is George gay on the show or in real life? Or am I totally lost and he's not gay at all?
Posted by Hannah at January 21, 2007 08:55 PMGeorge on the show is not gay, the actor is in real life. Enjoy watching, it's a fabulous show!
Posted by: Jessica at January 21, 2007 09:38 PMLila has the same bumps on her face. Our ped. also said it was eczema. She told me to stay away from anything with corn in it, and I've found that some baby foods do include corn. She also told some really obvious stuff like stay away from peanut butter. Oh, and Lila doesn't really has gone weeks without any wheat, and she still had the bumps. Our doc said it usually only shows up like this during the winter months.
Posted by: Chas at January 21, 2007 10:56 PMHere's a little African remedy that might help! Remember that 'Rooibos' tea that I sent you? (The one I hate - but everyone else loves - and is only made here in South Africa?) Now - I've been told my several moms that this stuff is a serious cure for excema! Especially in babies. The interesting thing is that they don't even have to drink it. You simply fill up a baby bath with normal bath water temperature - and add a couple of rooibos tea bags! I know several woman who totally swear by this - and their kids have excema free complexions now. Thankfully I never need to test this out on the bubby - but if he ever gets excema I surely will! Being a tea-lover I'm sure you know all about tea remedies - I thought this one was particularly interesting though :)
Posted by: Valkyrie at January 22, 2007 03:09 AMThat is too cute....helping put the powder on herself. It is amazing how much information babies can soak in. Jacob has been teething as well and constantly grinds his teeth....does not sound healthy~!
I sure hope she doesn't have a wheat allergy....maybe this will pass. Every once in a while Jacob will have one and I still haven't really figured out what caused it. Hope you figure it out.
Posted by: Shanilie at January 22, 2007 05:57 AMSorry to hear sweet Olivia is having teething pain :( Kendall grinds his teeth sometimes but not alot. I'm hoping Olivia doesn't have a wheat allergy~I'll keep my fingers crossed & say prayers :) You know, I'm one of the very few that doesn't (yeah that's right~it's not a typo, lol!) watch Grey's Anatomy so I can't help you much there!
Posted by: Connie at January 22, 2007 07:49 AMLore had bumps on her face like that too and she had them before we started any wheat products... I was just told it was one of those baby skin things that will come and go as they get their body sorted out... but I can't help ya with Grey's... I hate the show lol... have a great day!
Posted by: Shannon O. at January 22, 2007 09:11 AMi've seen sweet sixteen, and i totally agree with you. i saw one episode where the girl got an suv and a sports car. honestly. and like you said, they're most likely going to wreck their cars anyway. grey's is such an awesome show! i got season 1 for christmas and watched it in about a day. hehe.
Posted by: cady at January 22, 2007 09:59 AMHope Olivia gets better soon!
The actor T.R. Knight who plays George on Grey's Anatomy is gay in real life. His character is not.
Patrick Dempsey and Isaiah Washington had an altercation before one of the scenes. I believe Patrick was defending T.R. for being late and Isaiah called him a very inapproriate word and then said the same word again at the Golden Globes but sayig he never said the word. He shouldn't have said it then though. I don't understand why people are not accepting period.
Posted by: Ani at January 22, 2007 11:30 AMIsn't it *so* sweet and funny when they start imitating our actions? Lucas *loves* to Swiffer just like Mommy. :) And he pulls dishes out of the dishwasher, one by one, and hands them to me in order to help. :) Gosh, *so* many people having babies here lately. We're all just at that age, I guess. It's nice of you to help your friend Sarah. I'm sure that as time goes on, she'll feel less scared. My pill is Errin, and the doctor said that it's only 97 percent effective and that you have to take it at the *very* same time EVERY day! LOL! :) Kinda scares me!
Posted by: lisanne at January 22, 2007 05:54 PMAntiobiotics make the Pill ineffective and most docs don't ask female patients if they're on the Pill or remind them about that - and with it being cold season, lots of folks are taking antiobiotics.
Posted by: Jennie at January 22, 2007 06:10 PMMy nurse SIL just told me that GRAPEFRUITS cancel out birth control as well. I thought that was interesting!!
Posted by: Amber at January 23, 2007 04:43 PM