Vis-a-vis my progeny (new baby thread)

[Greg Nog]

oh my goodness she is a lovely little bundle

[hannah]

I want her, give me her.

[fishjim]

you ever need help MC, you just ship her to Berkeley, C.O.D.

I'm trying to teach Iris about responsibility, and I think a newborn could help.

[dieblucasdie]

baaaaaaaaaaaby

[auto-da-fey]

aw man, you made a hell of a cute kid, MC--congrats!

[milesofsparks]

Hello, Alice!  Welcome!

[elpollodiablo]

Marin rolled off the bed yesterday! I felt terrible. She's getting more and more mobile, and it's hard to know what she's capable of. She's got a little bruise on her face today.

[Bernard]

Aw, poor mite. She'll be ok. If it really worries you, do you have a futon or can you put your mattress on the ground? (Not sure what your sleeping arrangements are.)

[YojimboMonkey]

Agreeing w/ B that she'll be OK. Think about getting one of those bed rail things that just tucks under the mattress if you're going to have her on the bed & she's getting more mobile

[peacocks]

Alice! A beautiful name for a beautiful baby. Also my grandmother's name, she was a very sweet lady who made delicious chocolate cakes.

pollo: aw that's a scary feeling! Marin's a tough baby!

[Bernard]

I'll be honest, we just stack a bunch of pillows around HT.

[YojimboMonkey]

btw have I mentioned how excellent Alice is? That's a fine babby there

[dumbfish]

cat and baby

[mixed cats]

I'll be honest, we just stack a bunch of pillows around HT.

This is my family's fall prevention method, as far back as I can remember with all my cousins


Thank you for babby compliments. She gained nine ounces between Saturday and Tuesday. She's starting to get a second chin. COME ON FAT THIGHS.

[kadiekatRN]

It's amazing how fast they grow at first!  Just wait until she starts outgrowing her clothes.  I'll go through a bunch of old clothes at a time to store them, and just look in wonder that he ever fit in something so tiny--then I realize it's only been like a month.

Alice is a beautiful name, congrats!

EPD, our little guy has bonked himself every which way--and that includes in his crib.  Just wait until she crawls and stands and cruises--it's bonk city! 

[clare]

Gorgeousness of baby!!! (renders me incapable of regular speech)

'pollo, they're made of rubber, she'll be OK, but everyone else's suggestions of padding are good ones.

[jess]

Alice is beautiful, congrats mc! How are the cats dealing with her so far?

[bethany_m]

yay! congrats, mixed cats and family!

[mixed cats]

The cats are generally afraid of her!  Linus is much better about it than Hugo, and is fine with getting in the bed with us when she's nearby. Their saucy/bonkers behavior has been really toned down, and they're a little weirded out that we're home all the time and awake at odd hours. Bill is trying to pay extra attention to them.

[hannah]

WHEN ARE ALICE AND MARIN GONNA HAVE A PLAYDATE?

N.B. I would have other LPTJ babies get in on the party, but this one actually seems, like, feasible

[elpollodiablo]

BABY FRIENDS

[Nick Ink]

Nice name, nice baby. Well done.

[Little Sixes Little Nines]

MIXED CATS YOU MADE A PERSON

[mixed cats]

So tmi or whatever but Alice is pooping 12-15 times a day, and her butt is raw and rashy. And now she wails when she poops. I imagine it hurts!
We don't let her sit in it. I want to switch to using flannel wipes with just water. We've been using a diaper cream and it went away for a few days, but it's back with a vengeance.. It's hard to keep the cream on when we're changing her every ten minutes.

Right now I have her naked on a towel to let it air out a bit. Any suggestions? Brands of cream? Vaseline?

[Bernard]

We like boudreaux's butt paste but we had to supplement with formula, so fewer poops than that. Do you give her much diaper-free time? Maybe immediately after a good poop, when the chances of another poop coming are lower? Airing the area out could help. Downside, that's a lotta poops. Upside, that's a well-fed baby.