March 21st, 2009 ~ By: Alisa

Thanks to a bad case of diaper rash that we noticed last Thursday (the kid spent too much time in disposables, IMO), both Chris and I took to taking him to bathroom to “eliminate” while having him diaper free for hours and hours, both day and night. It was beautiful! The boy pees on cue, I swear. We’d take him to pee every 15 minutes after he eats or wakes up (speaking of intense parenting) for 4 or 5 times until he actually doesn’t even need to go until the next feeding, two or three hours later. When I take him to pee, he waits until I have him positioned over the tub or toilet (whatever I feel like using) and then goes! I’m super super excited about this. There was a day or two where we used only one cloth diaper the whole time. And yesterday, I had him sitting on the potty which he promptly used.

And there you have it. A mother’s story, a story about poops and pees. This is how exciting my life is.

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March 4th, 2009 ~ By: Alisa
From baby blue to brown

From baby blue to brown

Christian Winter is 14.5 weeks old. For a couple weeks now, we’ve been noticing that his eyes were changing, and today I managed to get a really good picture during his “belly time” in the sunny bedroom. Note the pathes of brown and blue in his eyes.

He’s asleep now, after spending good 2 + hours awake and diaper free.

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March 3rd, 2009 ~ By: Alisa
Give me!

Give me!

To our infinite delight, Christian Winter used his hands for the first time to grab a toy from his dad.

(Sophie la girafe is a gift from dear friend. She’s made in France, from natural rubber and non-toxic paint.

I can use my hands!

I can use my hands!

... and in the mouth she goes

... and in the mouth she goes

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