Bumbo Baby

When reading everyone talk about how great the Bumbo seat is that they hype was just that, hype.   Not to mention, I figured it was just another way to force our kids to grow up faster, to teach them to sit up sooner than they should.  Then…..Zeke started to hate laying down or even sitting up in his swing.  Instead he wants to sit up constantly and look around, which can be hard when we have things to do.  So we got out the exersaucer, even though I thought he was too young for it.  Put a blanket around him for support and he loves it.  My friend who just had a baby got a bumbo, she cant use it yet so she mentioned we can borrow it til her baby is ready, which wont be long and usually  my kids are mobile so early I”m sure the timing will work out great.   So we are using the bumbo that I was so negative about before.   I really dont know how people come up w/ these new things but it’s great.   I’ve tried to feed Zeke in the highchair but he always falls to the side since he cant hold himself up, so I might try doing so while he’s in the bumbo next.   I’m trying solids once a week until he acts more interested, which at this point he isnt.  I put some cereal in his bottle, another thing I always judged others for, but my lightweight needs to add some weight before his next appointment, and since I cant get him to eat it otherwise and drinking more formula makes him throw up, well it’s the best I could think of.  So far he’s doing well with the addition to his milk.

My back is doing better, as long as I take my medicine on the dot if not a tad sooner than I should.   I had to stop taking the percocet, it made me feel crazy, and didnt really help the pain.   So for now I’m on steroids and 800 mg of ibuprofen.   I am still in pain but it’s bearable.  if I dont take the medicine it’s back to the unbearable.   Hoping after this 6 day regimen things will be better, I am supposed to clean the church at the end of next week and it’s Caleb’s birthday party weekend so I’ll have lots to do.   I dont want to do too much and make things worse again.

Dean’s work company picnic is today at this place called Millgate Park, they have pools and a splash area and other things for the kiddos, not to mention free food and drinks(alcohol too!)   So we are all about a free day of fun stuff to do on a beautiful day!   I’m really looking forward to swimming. i havent been able to all summer yet so hoping today I can, it would probably feel good w/ my back the way it is too.    Dean has been taking the kids next door to swim but I always stay w/ zeke so today we will take turns, or maybe even let him try the water out, we had Bo in the pool as an infant at the Y when he was younger than Zeke is so as long as the water is warm I think we’ll see how he does today.

House wise, the project on updating our basement stairwell is almost complete, again mostly by me, Dean will do the last part of installing carpetting over the new paint I put on.  I think the old paint on the steps was just regular paint, but I had gotten some paint off the oops counter at Home Depot that was tinted beige floor and patio paint, so used it to do the steps and it already looks 100% better.   So next we will lay a carpet runner over the steps and it’s a whole new look!   it’s already looking better w/ just the new more durable paint.    I’d leave it but I know w/ the kids and the amt of up and down we do it would look bad too quickly.

Gotta go get a stinky diaper replaced….have a good weekend!