I know it has been quite some time since I’ve been on here… hope you can all be understanding when I say, “I am busy!” :)

Well the doctor was right, Levi’s umbilical cord fell off the day after his last doctor’s visit!  So, naturally I just HAD to give him his first bath!  My brother and sister-in-law got a cute blue Whale baby bathtub for Tim and I for Christmas, and I was really excited to use it!  I filled it up with luke-warm water and Huggies Soft Skin Shea Butter (with Oatmeal) body and hair wash.  That stuff smells really good, by the way.  I got Levi ready to go in, and began to lower him into the tub.  As soon as his toes touched the water, he pulled his little legs and feet up to his belly- it was sooo cute!  I guess the water was a little too warm for him still, so I added more cold water.  After that, he LOVED it.  And why wouldn’t he?  What could feel more natural to a baby than submersion into water?  I wish I’d had my camera to take pictures of his first bath, but I left the camera in the living room and was not about to chance leaving him alone in the tub.  Especially when kicking his little feet nearly makes him slide under the water.  I loved sprinkling the water over his head and chest and just watching those cute little facial expressions!  Of course, when Dad got home from work, we had to give him another bath. :)   And then we found out the Huggies Wash is definitely tear free, but that doesn’t stop the whites of babies’ eyes from getting a little red if you get some suds in there!

Speaking of cameras, I dropped my phone later that same day and thought I broke it!  Which would have been a HUGE bummer because I have 86 pictures of Levi on there already and I don’t have them saved to a chip (which I will remedy very soon).  Thankfully, it was just shut off, and my husband had to point that out!

So, on the subject of diapers and wipes- WOW I’ve never used so much of one thing in my life, let alone two things!  I was using Huggies newborn diapers shaped for umbilical cord care and those leaked all the time.  I thought maybe he was just out-growing the newborn size at first.  Then I opened a package of Parent’s Choice newborn diapers, given to us at our baby shower.  They NEVER leaked and they fit him just fine!  I finished that package off the other day and am now working on a package of Huggies Snugglers size 1.  So far no leaks, but if I don’t get more coupons for Huggies (or rather if I run out of coupons), I may just stick with the Parent’s Choice.  I’m all for cheap if it performs as well as or better than expensive.  And on that note, I definitely prefer Huggies wipes to Equate diaper wipes, seeing as Equate wipes lack a good amount of moisture.  BUT the equate wipes help get the yellow tint (how does breast milk turn to mustard any way?) off baby’s skin better than Huggies… why is that?  You’d think the wetter wipe would wipe better…

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