Wordless Wednesday - Fires in Colorado

I know this is a WORDLESS Wednesday post, but I just wanted to say that I have family and friends that live in Colorado, and my Cousin Misty posted this on Facebook yesterday. I am praying that everyone is safe!

Wordless Wednesday

Gavin is sick! And so is Mommy!

So my child has his first summer cold. And, now, so do I. It started last week with the runny nose, and turned into a full blown snot fest from both of us (yes he shared with me) all weekend long. As if that's not bad enough, we shared it with Grandma too.

Now, I have seen him sick before with a little cold over the winter, but this one has me very frustrated. He started out fine, with again, just a little runny nose. Then it progressed into a cough and not sleeping well. Then came the decreased appetite. I took him to the doctor and they told me its a viral thing and to give him Tylenol to help make him more comfortable until it runs its course. The thing is this sucks!!! I HATE watching him be miserable! None of us are getting any sleep and I can't fix it! The worst part of all of this is my husband. The poor, poor man. He has been trying so hard to help me, as Gavin shared his illness with me, but the little stinker wants nothing to do with Daddy and cries his fool head off until I get to him. So here I am coughing and sneezing and rocking lil man to sleep, all the while Craig sits by feeling worthless. I have tried to tell him its not his fault and that sometimes a child prefers one parent over another when they are sick. I don't think Craig has taken any comfort in that. Poor guy!

What is he thinking?

So Craig and I had Gavin outside yesterday. We were sitting in the yard at my parents and Gavin had a leaf that had fallen from the tree out front. I was watching him turn the leaf over and over in his tiny little hands and it got me thinking. I wonder what goes through his mind. I wonder what its like to see things for the first time and to learn the colors and textures and tastes. I wonder what its like to smell a flower for the first time. I know as an adult our lives get so busy and we rush from one thing to another and never really stop to take things in like kids do. I never really wanted to slow time down until I became a mom. Gavin will be 8 months old soon and the time has flown by. I think my goal for the weekend will be to try to take time out each day to try to experiance things through Gavins eyes. Maybe it will make me a better mom. Or just a better person.

Product Review of Evenflo Bebek 3-Handle Trainer Cup

I recently received the Evenflo Bebek 3-Handle Trainer Cup in the mail. I received this cup from the company free of charge for review purposes and the opinions expressed here are mine and mine only.

I will start with what Evenflo says about the cup.

This new Bebek 3 Handle Trainer Cup:

• Promotes smooth transition from bottle to cup
• Soft spout is gentle on teeth and gums
• Unique handle is easy to hold from any angle
• Expertly designed not to leak
• BPA free and is designed for children 4 months and older. 
• This cup is available in blue or pink.
• You can purchase this cup at Buy Buy Baby, and wherever other Evenflo products are sold, for $5.99.

The things I like about the cup;

The colors.  There are two options, blue with a yellow accent and pink with a purple accent.

The spout. My son is teething right now and feels the need to chew on everything. The spout is soft on his teeth and he doesn't cry if he bumps them with it. 

The shape. It is very sleek and stylish.

The parts. Everything comes apart easily and makes for quick clean up.

The price. Very affordable.

The things I dislike about the cup;

The 3 handles. My 7 month old son (who is teething) immediately tried to shove the handles in his mouth and they are long enough that they caused him to gag. I had to keep pulling it away from him and telling him no. I did find that I could remove the handles and that fixed that problem but his tiny hands then had a hard time holding the cup. 

The leaking.  I found that the cup did have a leaking problem. The inner valve makes it not leak. However, what is in the outer spout still leaks. After the first use of the cup my son had the whole top part of his shirt wet and I had to change him. 

Overall:

I feel that this cup would be a good choice for an older child. One which wont be as tempted to eat the handles and tip the cup every which way but loose. I will definitely keep the cup and try it again in a month or two when he's a bit older.


 

Wordless Wednesday

Should I shower today?

I came across this chart on Babycenter.com  the other day and I had to laugh. This is so me lately. I'm not saying I haven't been showering or trying to keep up with any personal grooming but there are days that I pretty much run through this in my head. I'm sure a lot of moms (especially first time moms) can relate. I think we all have days where it is so much more effort than its worth. In the end a shower always wins and feels great. But my days of 20 min showers have long since gone away once my son was born. Now I'm lucky to get 5 min and sometimes I'm not sure if I remembered to wash my hair so I wash it again. Lol

Gavin's first pool outing!

Took Gavin to the pool today! What a disaster that was! Craig and I decided at about 12:30 today to take Gavin to the pool for his very first visit. I called up my brother Chad and his girlfriend Wendy to see if they wanted to join us. By the time we were all ready to go it was 2 pm and Gavin was ready for his afternoon bottle and then a nap. Being the idiot inexperienced mother that I am we headed to the pool anyway. BIG MISTAKE!! Things were good until we got Gavin in the water. As Craig lowered him in so that his toes were just touching the surface, he felt the cold of the water and that was all she wrote! His face curled into this massive frown and then the crying started. Of course I took him from Daddy and made it all better by removing him from the water. Then I tried, thinking OK he just wants his Mommy! WRONG!! My attempt was not any better. He Pulled his legs up outta the water and started squirming and crying and I felt AWFUL!!! This child loves his baths, how in the world could he not love the pool? We packed everything up and came home. Gavin got his tummy full and then took a 2 hour nap. Guess we will leave the pool for another day!