Speaking of...

My son is saying new things daily.  Sometimes it catches me off guard lol.

I'm going to put a few of the things he has told me in the last week so I don't forget.

I came out of the bedroom one day last week and he was in his high chair.  He pointed to the kitchen and said "get in there and cook".  (he's two and already being a "man")

Daily I now get "i lud you" and it melts my heart and makes my day.

He'll be playing and tell me "mommy hug"  :)

Today his daddy "tooted" to put it nicely... Aiden came running to me and said "he farded ...baaad" and hid his nose in his shirt.

If you burp, sneeze or cough he asks "you aw right?"  you'll tell him "i'm ok" he say "k".   If you ask him if he's alright (after he trips or something) he'll say "I fine".

He is getting so big so fast.

He can now pretty much tell you what he wants to eat.  I say pretty much because most everything is called a cookie.  If he likes it, it's a cookie.  Pretzels, chips, cookies, crackers are all "cookies".  Chocolate milk is "chaulky".  

At night I have started what some might consider a bad habit.  I rock him to sleep.  I love this time of night and when he starts to get tired he say "mommy i wannna wok"  

He likes a few different types of cereal but all are called "searie".

He name most animals in his animal book and tell you the sounds they make.  One cute thing though is chickens are not called chickens.  They are "bawk bawk".   He he wants chicken nuggets he asks for "bawk bawk".  

If we are out and about and he sees the golden arches we immediately hear "fry?"....even if he has just eaten it seems he needs a fry.

I'll admit, my son is a handful.  He is always busy and some days it seems I get him out of one thing and he is into another before I can even think but the joy and smiles he brings sure out weigh the challenges.

Pampers… such a disappointment.

So, last week I was fighting a battle against a severely red bum on my son. The red bum was winning.  I literally went through a whole tube of A&D in two days!  My son (for those new to my blog) is 11 months old.  He has never had so much as a pimple on his tush.  My oldest daughter, (now 21), used to get bad rashes if she ate anything tomato based.  By day three of the issue I was racking my brain to think of what he had been fed the last few days.  I came up empty.  He had had nothing different in over a week. 

On the fourth night we were watching the 11 o’clock news and saw a promo for what was coming up next.. it said “Dangerous Diapers?”  So, since I was impatient I googled Pampers and found a plethora of stories about people complaining about the new DryMax Pamper causing rashes, blisters and chemical burns.  This is where a light bulb went off.  My son’s red bum really couldn’t be called a rash, it did look like a burn and guess what.  The day before the rash started… I used my first Pampers with the new “drymax technology”.  

If you have heard about the complaints and issue here is a link that tells a bit of what is going on.  News Story

One story I found referred to a Facebook page with complaints.  I could not find the page referred to but did find Pampers Official Facebook Page  There I read their denial that the diapers are causing issues.  I also found page after page after page of complaints from parents.  I admit, I added mine, not that I have heard from them.  In the first story I linked to above a Pampers reps make the following statements:

"It doesn't make any scientific sense whatsoever," she said. "The research does not support it and the product has really been shown to be safe. It's not new. It's just put together in a different way. It doesn't make any rational sense that the diaper itself could be causing any kind of chemical burn." Loiselle is also identified as a clinical instructor at Mount Sinai Medical Center. Jodi Allen, Pampers General Manager for North America, took aim at the anti-dry Max movement. "It's been fueled by social media. And I can tell you, that Pampers with Dry Max are safe, and those rumors are absolutely false," Allen said.”

Well, I am not a scientist but I know the diapers caused my son’s red bum.  That night after the news I lifted him from his crib and changed him while he was still asleep.  I had some cheap diapers in the closet that had been given to me before Aiden was born.  They were Playskool brand sold at CVS.  I put one on him.  I did not add any A&D.  By morning his bum looks sooo much better.   The bright red raised area was now a light pink.  Three diapers later absolutely no rash was left.

Mom’s know their children.  Pampers… listen to the moms and dad’s of the world.  How dare you dismiss not just hundreds but thousands of complaints.  WE are the ultimate scientists…if we tell you your diapers are making our children’s bums sore…. they are.  In the long run the drop in sales should get you right where it hurts, in the wallet you carry close to your bums.

Tomorrow I will be buying Huggies.  I will NOT buy Pampers again until they are converted back to before DryMax state.   I have used Pampers for 11 months and until now you have served me well…. but my son’s bum says no more!

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UPDATE MAY 9
If you would like to file a complaint with the Consumer Product Safety Commission here is the link: CLICK HERE

I filed mine tonight.

Riding with teens

Even though I have a 26, 21, 20, 18 and 16 year old and three have driver's licenses today is the first day I rode with one of them that has a restricted (aka learner's permit). My son bought a 1971 Ford Torino 500 a couple months ago. He will get his license next week. He has been hounding me to ride in the car that he absolutely LOVES. Tonight I took the plunge. It wasn't TOO bad. I only squeaked one time when he got a bit close to the edge of the road... ok... so I kinda shouted "Lewis! Get OVER!". I lived. I don't think I got any more gray hair. Next week I might even ride with my daughter... slow... in the driveway.... on Sunday....

Lew's Car:




Lew is very proud of his car. He worked for and earned every cent that bought "her". He is working on slowly restoring her. He spent ALL day Friday sanding and priming about 1/3 of the hood so eventually "she" can have a nice new paint job.

After riding in his "baby" I have found it is a tank. My husband had told me not to worry about him but to worry about what he hit if he was ever in an accident. Now I know why. It took me not one, not two but THREE tries to push the heavy door shut!

I liked it so much better when the emblem on his car said "Little Tykes" Those days are gone.

So, is this a BAD thing?

So, my son decided to pull and all nighter again after two weeks of being on a semi-normal schedule. I crawled into bed at 4:33 a.m. (not that I was paying attention to the time or anything) I vaguely remember at some point in the a.m. getting up to get him to nurse. I KNOW I changed his diaper... do I REMEMBER changing his diaper... heck no! Is that a BAD thing to be in automatic mommy mode???