CUTE IDEA

I have been looking for things I can do with Kaylee to help progress her learning. She loves books and I think they are a great learning tool but I also wanted something a little different. I searched around and found these MEAL MATS. You can put them on your child's high chair while eating and basically they can go anywhere because you laminate them. Click HERE to check them out for children ages 12-24 month and click HERE for children ages 6-12 months.

Happy Mother's Day!

Wow, sorry this is so late! Life has been crazy around my house these days. But I want to wish all of you a Happy Mothers Day! I hope you all got spoiled rotten:) It is the hardest job in the world but also the most rewarding!



Also, I am attempting a "healthy living plan." No, not a diet! I hate that word. I really want to be a healthier person. I eat out WAY too much, snack a lot, and I have a MAJOR sweet tooth. I have always been a firm believer in exersizing and have pretty much stuck to a routine since Kaylee was born. But I want to change my eating habits. Especially since being home most of the time I have notices it is SO much more tempting to snack all day long. Before when I was busy at work and school I really didn't have time to snack. I barely had time to eat! So, I have a question for all of you......what are some healthy snacks for me? What do you all think of 100 cal packs? I have never tried them. And what about those Quaker Rice Cakes? Are they any good? I just hate spending money on snacks I either won't like, or make snacking habits worse.

Gender Prediction Test??

I saw this gender prediction test at Walgreens a couple weeks ago. I have been reading up on it, and people are saying that it's 94% accurate!! It's pretty expensive though- $35. (At least I think it is. lol) Do you think it works? Should I give it a try?? They say you can find out as early as 6 weeks pregnant!! I might give it a shot just in case:) Would you do it!??

I'm expecting!

I (Rachelle), figured I would share this awesome picture of myself:) jk But I am expecting baby #2 in December! My kids will be exactly two years apart! We are so excited!:)

Host a party, get a FREE NURSING COVER!!

My little NURSING COVER business, Charlie Cloths, is trying to expand it's roots! If you would like to host a nursing cover party, IN UTAH, you will receive a FREE nursing cover!! Email me at rachellelaree@msn.com for the details! Anyone can do it!!

My baby won't eat...

anything that is good for him! I admit, I am not the best at eating healthy either. But when I give him fruit, he won't eat it. When I give him mac n cheese, he won't eat it. When I give him anything that is even remotely nutritional, he won't eat it...

BUT HE WILL EAT...
Candles, and wax of any kind...Crayons...another waxy treat...
And last but not least, I caught him guzzling KY gel!!!! What the heck is wrong with this kid??! (I called my husband, who is a chemist & knows a lot about ingredients and formulation of products such as these, as soon as I saw him doing this, cause I thought I was going to have to get his stomach pumped or at least call poison control, but I was assured that KY gel is made to be edible. Thank goodness!) (Although that's just gross.)

Diaper Rash Continued, The Cure!

After my whole experience trying to treat Kaylee's diaper rash, I thought I would share what I learned. I know a lot of you probably are already very familiar with what I am about to say but I know I have been clueless on most things like this since my daughter was born.

2 weeks ago I picked my daughter up from the sitter's and she had a horrible diaper rash. She has really sensitive skin and even 10 minutes in a soiled diaper can give her a rash. I treated it with EVERY cream I could buy over the counter and that didn't work, so I tried taking her diaper off and letting her play with no diaper for 2-3 hours, still nothing. In fact the rash started to get worse. I called my doctor and she told me it had most likely turned into a yeast infection. She prescribed me some Nystatin, which is an anti fungal cream about 2 days ago and since then her rash has gotten better everyday.

I am serious when I say that I bought EVERY single cream on the shelves. I want to cry when I look at the massive amounts of money I spent on creams. To save all you other Mom's out there the trouble, I have listed my top 3 diaper rash creams. Even though Kaylee's was a yeast infection,these creams still helped with the redness and the pain. And on her normal rashes they seem to get rid of them the quickest.

My number 1 choice in Balmex. It really does reduce redness in just one diaper change!

My # 2 choice in Aveeno Baby Soothing Diaper Rash Cream. This one really helped with pain, not as good with reducing the redness though. Also it smells really nice and cleans off your hands easily as well.
My #3 pick is Bourdeaux's Butt Paste. Everyone recommended me this cream, so I must admit I was expecting a little more out of it. The main thing I liked was there was absolutely no smell. And it cleans up easily. Also works for pain and redness, but not as much as Balmex or Aveeno.

Well, there you have it! My thoughts on Diaper Rash treatments!

Read more about Yeast Infections in Babies Here. This is a really good article from babycenter.com about signs, symptoms, and treatments.