I am starting to get a glimpse of the rigors of parenting two children now that Desmond is in full motion and getting into everything, including his sister's belongings. They are having little spats already. The house is too small to separate them (I know I sound like a complete Goldilocks since I used to complain that our house in Dallas was too big). They are going to have to learn to share and play together. Marlie is usually very loving and gentle with him until it comes time to play together. She has been snatching toys from Desmond, but he doesn't take it lying down. He'll go after her or crawl to me crying. Isn't it too soon for the sibling rivalry?! I checked out a copy of Siblings Without Rivalry and it is so insightful.
Toddler Log: 3 Years and 13 Weeks Old
Every time she experiences change or is going through something she suffers a potty relapse. She has been peeing everywhere like a new puppy....on our area rug, the neighbors floor, at the gym. Sometimes she is distracted by play, which I understand. But sometimes she pees right after I have reminded her to take a potty break and she insisted that she didn't have to go. I don't know how to get to the bottom of why she won't go to the bathroom in time. Meanwhile, I am thinking of crating her(JK!).She had her bi-annual dental check-up this week and passed with flying colors. She did so well during the exam that the dental assistant showered her with with goodies. So proud of her!
Baby Log: 31 Weeks Old
Poor baby is covered head to legs in eczema. I believe the patches on his face and neck were caused by drool so I bought him some bibs. Then there are the patches on him abdomen and bum, which must be a food allergy. I stopped giving him the Greek yogurt, but his skin kept on erupting. Finally it dawned on me to stop giving him mangoes, and voila! Within three days his skin started to improve. Friday was chilly so I put a jacket on him and his chest broke out. The metal zipper is probably nickel. I could just smack myself! All of his jackets have metal zippers. What is he supposed to wear this winter?
5 comments:
Oh poor baby...would a jacket with buttons help? Marlie looked like such a big girl at the dentist office:-)
Oh boy, allergies are no fun. Abby would breakout if anyone held her besides us - the detergent we assumed. She also was allergic to casein and now preservatives and artificial colors.
P. developed an allergy to the detergent we'd used since she was tiny. Just all of the sudden! We switched, and used hydrocortisone in prescription strength until the rash went away. But until we figured out it was the detergent... ugh!
Glad to hear that you're getting used to playing single parent. It does suck, but can have some advantages, as you mention. Whenever my kids had eczema like that, it ended up being caused by soaps, either laundry or bath. We also can't use fabric softener and so forth. Even some natural laundry detergents have caused problems.
Awww poor little guy! You're so good at figuring out the triggers. I suffered from it later in life and for me I found it's linked to stress =(
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