Day 33 Con't. - Strolling and Poo Hell
I was either holding or carrying around Mika pretty much non-stop from 11AM to 3PM today. At around 3PM, my back finally had enough and I took her out strolling. It may have been -10, but at least it was sunny! Not that Mika ever really knows how cold it can get out there. When its cold out, she's safe in the stroller pod..the wee cave made from pulling the canopies from the stroller and attached car seat and covering the whole thing in a blanket. Today in the pod, she had her polar fleece bear suit on over her clothes and a double thick blanket folded in half covering her. Luckily, she didn't require medical attention for heat exhaustion.
Strolling was difficult. The condo folks hadn't anyone out to do the walks in either the complex itself or the public sidewalks. Crossing the streets were no easier. Far too much snow. It was like the snow was shoveled every two blocks on and off. When we got to the mall, the parking lot hadn't been cleared and it was very tough to get through. At certain points I was pulling the stroller through instead of pushing. Or taking it up onto the two back wheels and trying to force the stroller through the snow like some kind of plow. Mika slept through it all.
We needed to go to the mall for more diaper liners. Mika is not even 5 weeks old and she has gone through well over 200 diapers. This we know because we put flushable liners in her cotton diapers and have gone through 2 rolls of 100 sheets. All those liners, plus the disposables used when out shopping or visiting and the cottons where the liner has been left out. (If you feel that there won't be a poo by the next change or something, you can leave out the liner. Softer to the skin that way too.) *Well* over 200 diapers. Yikes.
While on the subject, Mika also had the poo to end all poo's today. It was so gross that I just have to share it. We got our first taste of the "What do you mean the baby shat all up her back?" diaper. Her cute little diaper shirt is now soaking in the sink to help get the stains out. It was the kind of diaper where wiping and rediapering is not an option. This was a "Danny, can you please fill up Mika's bathtub?" diaper. This was a "Hey Danny, Mika hasn't pooped in three days, I'm kind of concerned." diaper. Needless to say, we are no longer concerned about Mika being constipated. This was the first time that the bathtub was needed for a diaper change. There was one a few weeks ago that we *could* have used the bathtub, but a cloth did the trick. A cloth was not going to do the trick this time. We're talking poo from her feet to her neck. She stuck to the cloth of the change pad. Seriously. When I went to pick her up, she was totally stuck to the change pad. My sweet little girl. Wee cute little baby...I am amazed at what she can do.
Daddy picked us up from the mall and we went to visit G. Mika had a good nap in G's arms. We didn't leave until 8PM. We came home, Mika fed for awhile, had the diaper from hell and a bath, had a screaming fit, fed some more and has been sleeping now for an hour and a half. Bedtime for me too...
Strolling was difficult. The condo folks hadn't anyone out to do the walks in either the complex itself or the public sidewalks. Crossing the streets were no easier. Far too much snow. It was like the snow was shoveled every two blocks on and off. When we got to the mall, the parking lot hadn't been cleared and it was very tough to get through. At certain points I was pulling the stroller through instead of pushing. Or taking it up onto the two back wheels and trying to force the stroller through the snow like some kind of plow. Mika slept through it all.
We needed to go to the mall for more diaper liners. Mika is not even 5 weeks old and she has gone through well over 200 diapers. This we know because we put flushable liners in her cotton diapers and have gone through 2 rolls of 100 sheets. All those liners, plus the disposables used when out shopping or visiting and the cottons where the liner has been left out. (If you feel that there won't be a poo by the next change or something, you can leave out the liner. Softer to the skin that way too.) *Well* over 200 diapers. Yikes.
While on the subject, Mika also had the poo to end all poo's today. It was so gross that I just have to share it. We got our first taste of the "What do you mean the baby shat all up her back?" diaper. Her cute little diaper shirt is now soaking in the sink to help get the stains out. It was the kind of diaper where wiping and rediapering is not an option. This was a "Danny, can you please fill up Mika's bathtub?" diaper. This was a "Hey Danny, Mika hasn't pooped in three days, I'm kind of concerned." diaper. Needless to say, we are no longer concerned about Mika being constipated. This was the first time that the bathtub was needed for a diaper change. There was one a few weeks ago that we *could* have used the bathtub, but a cloth did the trick. A cloth was not going to do the trick this time. We're talking poo from her feet to her neck. She stuck to the cloth of the change pad. Seriously. When I went to pick her up, she was totally stuck to the change pad. My sweet little girl. Wee cute little baby...I am amazed at what she can do.
Daddy picked us up from the mall and we went to visit G. Mika had a good nap in G's arms. We didn't leave until 8PM. We came home, Mika fed for awhile, had the diaper from hell and a bath, had a screaming fit, fed some more and has been sleeping now for an hour and a half. Bedtime for me too...
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