Pee Pee Butt
Friday, May 11, 2007

My mom and grandma are leaving today. I am pretty bummed about that. Having them here for the past 4 weeks has been wonderful. I don't know what DH and I would've done without them. They have paid for all our groceries since they've been here. They have bought Scout a ton of outfits. My mom thought we should have Scout's hospital picture, so she bought a $70 photo package for us. Our kitchen floor was pretty dingy and worn out and my mom knew that it bugged me, so she paid for and installed (she's a very handy lady) new flooring in our kitchen last week. She also replaced the screen in our front door and mowed our lawn. They have fed the dog, taken out the trash, done all the laundry and cleaning, made all the meals and paid for any take-out food we've ordered. My mom is a talented seamstress and while she's been here she has made me a gorgeous ring sling (I need to post a pic), she made Scout a hand-smocked gingham jumper, she is in the process of making me some nursing tank tops, she finished a baby quilt I made (I hate putting the backs on quilts), and she painted and personalized a picture frame to hang in Scout's room. When I need to take a shower or grab a bite to eat, they hold Scout for me.

I am nervous about taking care of things around here by myself. I know I have DH to help me, but he has enough stuff on his plate with work. I guess all I can do is my best.....and if I fall behind on everything and the house starts to crumble around me, so be it. The only thing that absolutely needs to be done is feeding and taking good care of our daughter. Anything beyond that is a bonus, I suppose.

I started using cloth diapers yesterday. They fit her pretty well and we didn't experience any leaks or blow-outs or anything......but she HATES the feeling of being wet. I guess she didn't really feel wet in disposables, so even though I was constantly changing her cloth dipes, she was cranky all day. She is normally not fussy during daylight hours, so I knew it had to bethe wetness that was bothering her. She's a pee machine, so that doesn't help either. I put her back in disposables for the night fot her own comfort (and so I could get some sleep). Hopefully, I can get her used to cloth.

Labels: cloth diapering, family

posted by Unkempt Mommy @ 4:54 AM,

4 Comments:

At Fri May 11, 09:23:00 AM CDT, twolinesonastick said...: I know you will be fine. As someone reminded me, the Lord goes before you into each new day. He's there WITH you for all this.
At Fri May 11, 10:50:00 AM CDT, Annika said...: You will do a great job! You are absolutely right, nothing matters but taking care of Scout (though I would add that you must also take care of yourself). Sam hated being wet too, but he eventually got used to it (or at least less fussy -- and I changed his diaper every five minutes when he was small). Fleece doublers will wick the pee away from her skin, which might help.
At Fri May 11, 11:45:00 AM CDT, Danielle said...: I second the notion that you cut some rectangles of fleece and lay them in her prefolds. It'll help. Just remember, that cloth isn't an all or nothing event. Go at your own pace and comfort level. Mix and match paper and cloth. You know what is best! I need more pics of sweet momma and baby! Suffering from withdrawal...
At Fri May 11, 04:41:00 PM CDT, Wendy @ WMF said...: I just know you will do great on your own. I also know that feeling of fear and dread as your mom leaves.
Your mom sounds like a real gem.