At first I thought that Parker was just a really difficult burper after nursing! But he's actually very easy! I just hold him up like I would if I were trying to burp him but then do nothing, and as long as he is little bit awake he will almost always burp on his own.
If he is too asleep to burp I will just go put him down and if he really does need to burp or the bubble in his tummy hurts him, then he will usually wake up. He's just awake enough to burp and then go right back to sleep!
I remember doing this for Taylor too, but I worked better for him if when I held him up, I put his arms up over my shoulder like he was flying.
This is a lot less work for me... When Isaac was a baby it would usually take me a half an hour to burp him, and I would try EVERYTHING!!! I would hold him different ways while I pat his back, lie hiim on my lap and pat, roll him around, anything, because a bubble in his tummy usually really hurt him.
I've also found that, at least with my kids, there is a trick to burp them that usually always works.
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
Friday, June 11, 2010
Only 3 hours at the Pool!
It is quite the project to get out of the house! Today we went to a neighbor's house to go swimming! (We get together every week during the summer because they have such a fun pool!) We do a pot luck for lunch and it was my turn to bring the adults' lunch. Luckily I made the chicken salad sandwich part yesterday.
Anyway, I got both boys lathered up with sunscreen and Isaac into his swimsuit. (I put Taylor's bottoms on at the pool because swim diapers only hold poop not pee, it just runs out of the diaper. So I didn't want him to accidentally pee on the way over to our friend's house.) I got all three boys in the car and got the food in and we were off. Luckily another neighbor got there at the same time and she helped me carry some of the swim stuff in. I got the boys' floaties on and got them in the pool. Isaac wears arm floaties and Taylor wears arm floaties plus a small vest. There were other moms in the pool so I ran back out to the car to grab the food. Then one of Taylor's floaties ripped, he was pretty upset about it. I tried just using the vest but it didn't keep him up all the way, I tried another bigger vest but he couldn't balance and just fell over onto his back. So I put the other vest back on and luckily Isaac's friend Rook is swimming really well on his own, so he shared his floaties with Taylor.
Also luckily Parker was being really good even though it had already been 4 hours since he ate last. So, I nursed Parker and jumped in the pool with the boys. Parker was so good the whole time!
Then it was time for lunch and Isaac and Taylor never want to get out, but finally I got them out and covered with towels and sat down at the kiddie table. The kids' meal was little finger corn dogs which my kids don't eat, and Isaac kept practically yelling, "I WANT REAL CHICKEN NUGGETS!" Embarrassing. But they ate fruit and some veggies. Maridyn had to correct Isaac because he coughed without covering his mouth, and couched right onto Alexa's food!
I finally got my food and was half-way through eating my sandwich when Isaac says he needs to go stinkies. We went into the bathroom but he only went pee. Then we went back out and Taylor is waiting at the back door saying, "Stinkies, Stinkies!" Maridyn brought a little kids' potty and I put Taylor on it. He was shivering so bad, and he's never gone poop in the potty, so I hurried over to get his towel to keep him warm. By the time I get back Taylor is off the potty with poop hanging off his bum, and a poop log on the ground! I sat him back down on the potty and ran inside to put the poop in the toilet and grab some wipes, but he had already gotten poop on the back of swim shirt. Finally I got Taylor cleaned up and I went in to get a bag for his swim shirt. Some of the other kids were getting back in the pool and I look over and Taylor is in the hot tub with his sandals on but no floaties! Luckily he stayed on the step. Then I got him out and both their floaties on, and back in the pool. By that time Rook needed to go potty but had to run upstairs because I hadn't been able to clean his potty yet. I finally got the potty cleaned and could sit down and finish my lunch and chat with some other moms.
After a little while it was time to go. (It was already 2 hours past Taylor's normal nap time.) I got the boys out and into their normal clothes so they weren't wet in the car. I had to take two trips to the car to get the food and swim stuff in and then the boys. Then we got home and as I'm trying to put Taylor down for his nap, Parker starts screaming because it is time for food. I get Taylor down quickly and feed Parker while Isaac watches a little TV. Now, after about an hour and a half of being home Isaac is asleep too! I can't believe it! They are all asleep! I guess after a crazy 3 hours at the pool I deserve a break! Phew!
Anyway, I got both boys lathered up with sunscreen and Isaac into his swimsuit. (I put Taylor's bottoms on at the pool because swim diapers only hold poop not pee, it just runs out of the diaper. So I didn't want him to accidentally pee on the way over to our friend's house.) I got all three boys in the car and got the food in and we were off. Luckily another neighbor got there at the same time and she helped me carry some of the swim stuff in. I got the boys' floaties on and got them in the pool. Isaac wears arm floaties and Taylor wears arm floaties plus a small vest. There were other moms in the pool so I ran back out to the car to grab the food. Then one of Taylor's floaties ripped, he was pretty upset about it. I tried just using the vest but it didn't keep him up all the way, I tried another bigger vest but he couldn't balance and just fell over onto his back. So I put the other vest back on and luckily Isaac's friend Rook is swimming really well on his own, so he shared his floaties with Taylor.
Also luckily Parker was being really good even though it had already been 4 hours since he ate last. So, I nursed Parker and jumped in the pool with the boys. Parker was so good the whole time!
Then it was time for lunch and Isaac and Taylor never want to get out, but finally I got them out and covered with towels and sat down at the kiddie table. The kids' meal was little finger corn dogs which my kids don't eat, and Isaac kept practically yelling, "I WANT REAL CHICKEN NUGGETS!" Embarrassing. But they ate fruit and some veggies. Maridyn had to correct Isaac because he coughed without covering his mouth, and couched right onto Alexa's food!
I finally got my food and was half-way through eating my sandwich when Isaac says he needs to go stinkies. We went into the bathroom but he only went pee. Then we went back out and Taylor is waiting at the back door saying, "Stinkies, Stinkies!" Maridyn brought a little kids' potty and I put Taylor on it. He was shivering so bad, and he's never gone poop in the potty, so I hurried over to get his towel to keep him warm. By the time I get back Taylor is off the potty with poop hanging off his bum, and a poop log on the ground! I sat him back down on the potty and ran inside to put the poop in the toilet and grab some wipes, but he had already gotten poop on the back of swim shirt. Finally I got Taylor cleaned up and I went in to get a bag for his swim shirt. Some of the other kids were getting back in the pool and I look over and Taylor is in the hot tub with his sandals on but no floaties! Luckily he stayed on the step. Then I got him out and both their floaties on, and back in the pool. By that time Rook needed to go potty but had to run upstairs because I hadn't been able to clean his potty yet. I finally got the potty cleaned and could sit down and finish my lunch and chat with some other moms.
After a little while it was time to go. (It was already 2 hours past Taylor's normal nap time.) I got the boys out and into their normal clothes so they weren't wet in the car. I had to take two trips to the car to get the food and swim stuff in and then the boys. Then we got home and as I'm trying to put Taylor down for his nap, Parker starts screaming because it is time for food. I get Taylor down quickly and feed Parker while Isaac watches a little TV. Now, after about an hour and a half of being home Isaac is asleep too! I can't believe it! They are all asleep! I guess after a crazy 3 hours at the pool I deserve a break! Phew!
Friday, June 4, 2010
Opening Day
After deciding to start a mother's blog, the next day (which was actually yesterday) we had a not-so-fun situation...
We (me and the 3 boys) had just gotten back from a week long trip to Utah, and we were vacuuming out the van. The boys were playing with water faucet on the side of the house and were all wet. Isaac was sitting on the front passenger seat and I started to ask him to move so he didn't get it all wet. Then I saw blood all over the place. I was trying to figure out where it was coming from... Isaac's right forefinger. I asked him what he cut it on and he pointed to a pocket knife on the seat.
I had kept a pocket knife in the bottom of the glove compartment. I thought for some weird reason I might need it some day.
Anyway, I didn't know what to do. I couldn't tell if it needed stitches and I couldn't get a hold of Robbie at school. And worse I couldn't get it to stop bleeding! It finally stopped bleeding after constant pressure for 30 minutes!
Robbie thought that he needed stitches so we went to the urgent care. The doctor ended up using skin glue. But she didn't wipe off the blood or clean it first, she just said that the skin glue had anti-bacterial in it. I still thought it was kind of weird.
Since then he has split it back open twice! :( We just used regular super glue to fix it again! Trying to keep a band-aid on him is quite a task.
We (me and the 3 boys) had just gotten back from a week long trip to Utah, and we were vacuuming out the van. The boys were playing with water faucet on the side of the house and were all wet. Isaac was sitting on the front passenger seat and I started to ask him to move so he didn't get it all wet. Then I saw blood all over the place. I was trying to figure out where it was coming from... Isaac's right forefinger. I asked him what he cut it on and he pointed to a pocket knife on the seat.
I had kept a pocket knife in the bottom of the glove compartment. I thought for some weird reason I might need it some day.
Anyway, I didn't know what to do. I couldn't tell if it needed stitches and I couldn't get a hold of Robbie at school. And worse I couldn't get it to stop bleeding! It finally stopped bleeding after constant pressure for 30 minutes!
Robbie thought that he needed stitches so we went to the urgent care. The doctor ended up using skin glue. But she didn't wipe off the blood or clean it first, she just said that the skin glue had anti-bacterial in it. I still thought it was kind of weird.
Since then he has split it back open twice! :( We just used regular super glue to fix it again! Trying to keep a band-aid on him is quite a task.
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