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Today was Jayden’s 2 month visit with the pediatrician. He received some vaccines and will continue them, but with few being administered at a time. Next time we see a pediatrician, we’ll be living in a new area, so we’ll have to find one that will work with us. I’m dreading this. I can’t say that I’m not uneasy about vaccinating, but I would be if we chose not to. I really hope something is done about today’s vaccines soon to make them more natural. It’s too much on the parents who have to make such tough decisions and then on the children who are just totally helpless.

Jayden did so well today. I expected him to scream like I’ve never heard him scream before. The cry that he let out was much like the I don’t want my diaper changed cries. He was very easy to console. After Daddy gave him a few hugs, I nursed him, and almost instantly the crying stopped. When we got home, I gave him a small dose of baby Tylenol just in case of fever, nursed him some more, and let him play in his bouncer. He’s napping now and I’ve been watching him closely like a hawk.

How could I forget to mention Jayden’s growth? He weighs 12lbs 2oz. I know I said he was 12lbs 6oz, but I read our scale at home wrong (don’t ask). He’s about 23 inches long. He’s in the 50th percentile for length and head circumference (we keep forgetting to get the measurement, they quickly write it down without mentioning it). As for his weight, he’s in the 75th percentile, making him a Happy Panda!

The pediatrician said to keep applying the Eucerin on Jayden’s eczema, but I’m going to try some shea butter instead.

Below is a montage from the visit at the doctor’s office and then after Jayden had bouncer time. The last video in this montage should have been longer. I don’t know what happened. Luckily Daddy was recording using his camera at the same time I was using mine. His is much more exciting, but it will probably take HOURS to upload!

Below is the video that I recorded while typing the previous post. He was having a ball! He loves that bouncer to bits!

Browsing through pictures from the cruise has reminded me that I have yet to put the pictures that I took in Puerto Rico and Jamaica (3 summers ago) on flickr. I have also been reminded of the list of things that Greg and I planned on doing last summer, but never got to them. That has made me realize that we haven’t done anything this summer. I want to have some fun in the sun! We’re supposed to be taking a trip to New York in August, ultimately I’d like to be moved into wherever we’re going to move to before the trip. My uncle and his wife bought a new house not too long ago and they want to have a small family get together. Since they are still in the renovation process, space is limited. So my mother, aunt, Greg and I may be the only ones going. I’m not sure how it’s looking though, if we’ll get there. Not much has been said about it. I want to scream! lol! I want to go somewhere!

Since traveling can get costly and Greg and I absolutely love traveling, I troll the internet for travel package deals. It doesn’t matter if we have plans on going to a specific area, I still browse. A girl can dream, right?

The WonderFall celebration provided by Beaches Resorts recently fell into my inbox. WonderFall takes place during the peak-off season, September 1st - November 4th, 2008. During the WonderFall promotion you are able to get 1 free night when you stay 5 or 6 nights or 2 free nights when you stay 7 nights at Jamaica’s Boscobel, Sandy Bay, Negril, and Turks and Caicos beaches. In addition, there is an opportunity for up to 45% in package savings.

The best of everything in a family vacation is included in each WonderFall package! There’s unlimited dining from a variety of gourmet and specialty cuisine restaurants serving great breakfast, lunch and dinner. *drool* Not only are the standard meals included, but kids and parents have access to “anytime snacks” and beverages. So you don’t have to hoard snacks in your luggage in fear of running up the bill. I’ll admit that my family packed a whole luggage bag of snacks when we went to Jamaica, lol, and I’m glad we did. The grocery stores were sooo expensive!

Beaches Resorts has something the whole family can enjoy. During the day, tennis, golf, and state-of-the art fitness centers are available for recreation. Little tots can enjoy wading pools. Big kids can be entertained at Pirate’s Island Waterparks and amazing pools that feature swim-up bars where parents can relax with friends. Snorkeling and scuba diving instruction are even available for an additional fee.

Children will love the programs at Beaches. Children get to spend time with Elmo and friends as part of The Beaches Resorts Caribbean Adventure with Sesame Street®. There’s story time with Elmo, baking with Cookie Monster, dancing with Zoe, exploring with Grover, making music with Bert & Ernie, character parades and even character breakfasts (for a nominal charge). Supervised kids camps for all ages are available, from newborns to tweens and teens, the Crayola Art Camps and an Xbox 360® Game Garage, featuring the latest video games the entire family can enjoy.

At the end of the day, families can get together to enjoy nightly entertainment and stage shows or parents can schedule a nanny for the kids, and enjoy some adult time at the piano bar. At the end of an exciting night everyone can fall out and rest up for the next day in top-notch beach side accommodations. One and two bedroom suites facing the ocean and beachfront provide an amazing view as well as relaxing atmosphere. Don’t feel like climbing out of bed? Relax while your personalized butler brings you breakfast, fresh towels, and your freshly ironed attire for the day!

Book your WonderFall vacation today while the getting’s good. Trips must be booked by July 17th 2008 to take full advantage of these awesome amenities! If you can only afford to dream like me, you could have a chance to win a Five-day/four-night Luxury-Included® vacation for 2 adults and 2 kids during the WonderFall celebration!

So I was all ready to write this post on the 26th, but I couldn’t get a video of him I wanted to include in the post uploaded to One True Media. My Firefox browser kept crashing!

It is now 5:17PM. As I was typing this post at 4:30PM, the video was uploading AGAIN and it had reached 96% completion. Right when I finished typing the line My Firefox browser kept crashing! (see above), the electricity WENT OUT! After that I was TOO THROUGH!

So here I am now typing on my iMac, waiting on the video to upload from my laptop. If the electricity wants to cut off again at least there will be battery back up.

Our little man made 2 months on June 26th. He’s getting so big! According to our scale he weighs 12lbs 6oz! I can’t stop squeezing his thunder thighs and kissing his little button nose!

Right now he’s sitting in his bouncer batting and kicking at the toys. He’s having a good time watching and hearing them light up and play music. He’s cooing! *grabs camera and records*

Remember the baby acne? I think it’s baby eczema. Our pediatrician told us to rub Eucerin cream on his cheeks twice a day. It has helped, but I’ve been applying it at least 4 times a day because his face feels so dry. And on occasions when he’s hot, his cheeks flare back up, like heat rash. His skin is dry all over just like baby eczema so I’ve just been keeping him nice and shiny with the Eucerin. I even put it in his hair. He had some flakey spots on his head which the Eucerin helped. He hasn’t had any more since. We have an appointment Monday, so we’ll see what we can do to better moisturize his skin. I’m thinking switch to some all natural products such as Dr. Bronner’s. I’ve been wanting to try some of their soap for my hair. We’ve been using Aveeno Baby wash. I didn’t know that Aveeno was distributed by Johnson & Johnson *smacks head*. I chose Aveeno because because I wanted to avoid the Johnson & Johnson drama. Ugh, defeated the purpose…I’m loving the idea of going green more and more each day.

Jayden’s been doing a GREAT job at pooping through his diapers. We need to get a few diaper covers; we have one and then we have a small collection of cloth diapers. I usually use cloth at night or when I want to give him a break from disposables (Nature Babycare). You may start seeing pictures and videos of Jayden wearing socks on his hands because he can’t keep them out of his face. We have scratch mitts, but they don’t stay on like socks. He’s scratched his cheeks a few times and caused them to bleed so we have to keep them on.

Well it looks like I won’t be posting that video I’ve been trying to upload or the one that I just recorded. I am beyond frustrated because I’m trying to be more on top of things but I can’t when things keep crashing or take forever to upload. HOPEFULLY I’ll be able to post the videos some time tomorrow…

EDIT: I managed to get the 1st video uploaded!!!!

The winners of a double scoop of Cherries Jubilee hair bows from Eclectique Soul are Sheliza and Ana! The winner of the personalized prize pack from Olive Kids is John Esberg!

Congrats!

Thanks to all who participated in both giveaways!