Baby Must Haves

I thought I would do a must have list of baby items - I loved when people did this when I was pregnant.  So I thought I would share things that have really helped me and that I really loved and things that were worth the money.

Little Remedies New Parents Survival Kit  

This really has everything you need to get started.

 

Fisher Price Newborn Rock N Play Sleeper 

Colin still sleeps in this ever night - it helps him because it is on an incline.

Gerber 10 Pack Cloth Diapers  

These are great for burp clothes!!!

The First Year Spin and Store Drying Rack  

Fisher Price Cradle Swing – My Little Sung-a-Bunny

 

Soothies

 

Trumpette Socks 

Homedic Soundspa

Carters Teething Bibs

Teething Bibs are must haves for babies who drool alot - Colin drools a ton and these are the only bibs that work.

I also love all of Carters clothes - including their socks, bathing suits and sleepers - but I only use zipper sleepers because they are easy to get on and off in the middle of the night.

My next post will be about the things I was not so crazy about or were a waste of money.

If anyone has any suggestions or things they would like to add or comment on please me let know - I am always looking for things that are worth my money and that the baby will love.  Hope this helps some new moms or moms to be out there.

My poor boy is suffering

So we went back to the pedi today - we were there two weeks ago because C was so stuffy - they told me it was a cold - but two weeks later he is still stuffy and not getting better - he is also whezzy - so I decided to call and get him seen since I was afraid the cold had moved to his chest.

Well the good news is his chest his clear and his nose is not inflamed but the bad news is they do not think it is a cold but that it is allergies and there is not much they can do right now because he is too young - so he just has to suffer - which makes me upset.

I am thinking of waiting two more weeks to see if the pollen levels go down and see how he is doing and if he is not any better I am going to ask for a referral to an allergist.  They also said he has eczema.  I feel bad my little boy is already having problems - and he is only three months old.

He is actually three months old today and he weighs 12 pounds 9.1 oz. - he is growing up so fast.

It never really goes away

Infertility that is - when I went to the OB for my 6 week checkup my OB asked about birth control and I had to laugh - it took over five years to have Colin - I think we are good on not having any birth control and when I tell my friends that we are not doing any birth control everyone says oh you are totally going to have irish twins - you are going to get pregnant right away - don't you ever hear about the infertility person who had a child and then was so fertile ended up having three more kids back to back - yeah well that is not me - we were giving only a 1% chance of ever having a child on our own and not only can I not get pregnant I cannot stay pregnant without intervention.

Luckily we still have two frozen embryos which I am thankful for - who knows if we will use them or do another treatment - not only does it costs about $ 6,000 for another treatment - if I do get pregnant - I will right away be high risk with my blood clotting disorder.  So as of right now - we are not planning to expand our family - I want to just enjoy Colin.

I have to say there has been many times since Colin has been born that I just cry - tears of joy - I am just so very happy that he is here finally - after all the years of trying - all the treatments and all the letdown have led to me to him and he is perfect and I just look at him and just get so happy - it was worth it - all of it.

Holy Shots

Why did no one tell me - after I wrote my last post - the day after Colin got his shots - he was a bit cranky but okay - well that night oh goodness it was horrible - he cried from 8 pm to 4 am - non stop crying - crying so hard it was breaking my heart - and he had a fever.  No one told me to give him Tynlnol - I only gave it to him after a call to the doctor around 9 pm and after he was already running a fever and no one told me his leg would hurt - I think that is why he was screaming more than from the fever.  It was a bad night - he was crying and I was crying - so to all the new moms out there - for the two month shots - make sure you give them medicine before hand and make sure you ice the leg they get the shots in because it will be sore - I wish someone would of told me ahead of time.

My little guy is also still stuffy - it has been over a week now - I was getting worried so I took him back to the doctors yesterday - they said it is just a cold and hopefully on its way out - his lungs are clear and he is eating and going to the bathroom so no need to worry and really nothing I can do for him - other than the humidifier and saline drops. 

The humidifer is a whole other story - I opened it for the first time the other night and put it on and it was like a jackhammer - it was so so so loud - too loud to keep on all night - so we are heading out today to get a new one.  Do not buy the Vicks CoolMist Humidifer - it is a piece of junk.

My little man is 11 weeks old now - time is flying - I just love being home with him - he is such a good and happy baby - even when he is sick.