It's Baaaaaaaack

That's right folks! Whether you have a weak stomach or extreme sympathy for Our Girl or just a general dislike for discussing bodily functions, it's The Blog Topic You Hoped Never To See Again: Julia's Toxic Poo!

Once again Julia has a horrible diaper rash and blisters on her behind. We think we know what's causing the blisters, though. Last night (about 30 minutes before bed) I had to change Julia's diaper and her little bottom was SO red I decided to slather her with a thick layer of Desitin. She immediately started SCREAMING! I wiped it off as fast as I could and put her diaper on, but she wouldn't stop her fussing. And it wasn't just a tired fussing, you could tell she was hurting. Dave ran a warm bath, added baking soda and we dumped her in. She played for about 20 minutes and seemed to be doing okay except for the fact that she wouldn't sit on her bottom. She tucked her legs underneath and sort of sat on her feet or else stayed busy crawling around. After the bath, as I was drying her off, David looked at her and said, "Is that water on her butt or blisters?" Her rear end was covered in little, clear blisters!

I'm not certain it's the Desitin causing it, but I switched back to Vasoline petroleum jelly as a diaper rash cream and she didn't start screaming. And I won't be using the Desitin again anytime soon. We go to her one year doctor appointment on Monday so I'll ask about it then. In the meantime, we'll be back on the evening baking soda baths for a while.

Poor Kid

I made Julia's first "real" baby food today (rice cereal and baby oatmeal don't count in my book), but that's not why I feel sorry for her.

I feel bad for her because I'm not feeding it to her tonight! HA! Dave has a double header with his volleyball team and won't be home until well after bedtime. It doesn't seem fair to start our girl on real food and not let him be a part of it. So, Julia will just have to wait!

And that's not really why I feel sorry for her, either.

She has a wicked diaper rash. This stuff just won't go away. I've had to start setting timers around the house every time I change her so I make sure I don't let more than 90 minutes pass before she gets a clean diaper. And if Echo is overly interested in her behind or she starts screaming, I have to check to see if she's pooped (which she's been doing 4-5 times a day) and change her immediately if she has. I missed a poop diaper earlier this evening and when I changed her, her poor bottom was blistered! Eek! It mostly clears up as long as I am super diligent about changing her and slather her diaper area with Vaseline at every diaper change, but if I wait too long ... BAM! it returns. It's like our baby is suddenly dispensing Toxic Poo.

Why Are Our Kids In Disposable Diapers Right Now?

Well, two babies teething while also needing to take antibiotics means that nearly every single diaper is poopy ... runny, nasty-smelling poop. I'm tired of feeling like I need to wash diapers every two hours. (And Dax has had a run-in with the Toxic Poo so he's getting changed every hour. That's a lot of diapers, people!) So we're back in Pampers.