It's just killing me...

Being a mom of newborn twins, I expected to be fatigued and overwhelmed. I can handle that because I know soon enough this period will end. The one thing that has taken me off guard is the stench that is coming out of the nursery. My beautiful fresh smelling home now has the notorious scent of baby poo wafting throughout. I just don't know what to do. I didn't have this problem with my daughter. Is it because there is twice as much poop? Is it because they are little boys and this is a sign of things to come? My Glade scented air fresheners are working double duty and there are not enough cans of Lysol to dissipate the smell. The stench is just killing me! Any suggestions?

I think she's got it!

I think my daughter may have turned the corner onto bigger and brighter things! At least in my world. No wet diapers at all today. Each time on the potty. Even better yet, she called me from her crib a few minutes ago to ask to use the potty. She hoped out of the crib, stripped down and planted herself down onto the little potty and out came a poop!!!! I know it is strange but it is what I've been dreaming about...the day she could poop on the potty. Much less of a mess until I stared at the perfectly swirled brown pile on the bottom of the tiny potty. That was a little icky...thank goodness for Clorox wipes!!! Could this mean the end of the tape...dare I dream?

My daughter is a climber!

I've heard many parents speak of their daredevil children. How they climb, jump and swing from anything available. I can totally relate. At 7 months old, my daughter who could not even walk, figured out a way to jump up & down in her crib and swing a leg over the side rail. I remember panicking and calling her pediatrician. When I told him what my daughter was up to, he replied, “Well, that’s just not normal”. Gee thanks bud, that’s exactly what a first time mom wants to hear! After researching every blog and every mom site on the Internet, I found the solution. A crib tent. Yes, it’s exactly what it sounds like. A giant white mesh tent that comes to a dome like top, with a zipper that secures it shut. I couldn't believe I was actually contemplating purchasing what looked like a jail for by beautiful darling baby. But as I looked over at her, one leg hanging out of the crib, it was either order the crib tent or risk having her fall out and suffer a broken limb. I can’t say enough about the crib tent, it has worked wonderfully and I even ordered a travel crib tent for our pack in play. Now at 2 1/2 years old, many ask when am I going to put her in a toddler bed? I don’t know the answer to that. All I just know, is that as long as she’s happy in the crib I have no need to rock the boat!