Summer

THIS amazing song has been stuck in my head my favorite from primary... (bedtime singing)

I am a child of God and He has sent me here
Has given me an earthly home with parents kind and dear.
Lead me, guide me, walk beside me, help me find the way,
Teach me all that I must do to live with Him someday.

I am a child of God and so my needs are great,
Help me to understand His words before it grows to late.
Lead me, guide me, walk beside me, help me find the way,
Teach me all that I must do to live with Him someday.

I am a child of God rich blessings are in store.
If I but learn to do His will I'll live with Him once more.
Lead me, guide me, walk beside me, help me find the way,
Teach me all that I must do to live with Him someday.

I am a child of God His promises are sure.
Celestial glory shall be mine if I can but endure.
Lead me, guide me, walk beside me, help me find the way,
Teach me all that I must do to live with Him someday.


Anyway I finally updated my blog design for summer I meant to do it last week.

Homemade Baby Wipes

She loves daddy's safety glasses

I knew I was running low on wipes so of course Sunday evening comes and I ran out. I was thinking about a "Thrifty Recipe" I had read in The Duggars 20 and Counting for baby wipes. I looked it up in the book here is a summary of the recipe.

1 roll Bounty paper towels cut in half

1-gallon ice cream bucket

2 cups of water

2 tablespoons baby oil

1 tablespoon rubbing alcohol

1 tablespoon baby bubble bath (optional)

mix liquid in large measuring pitcher, put paper towels in bucket, pour liquid over the top. Let set for 30 minutes. Remove cardboard center. Put lid on and cut on X in the lid to pull wipes through.

So I didnt have an ice cream bucket, I didnt want  to use alcohol on miss A sensitive skin, and I wanted to make a smaller batch just to try it out. I took a bunch of towels off the roll ( they were smaller half sheet kind and brawny was the brand I had) I cut them in half then folded them in half and stacked them with a half flap of one going into the mouth of the fold on the next one like this... then they would easily come out of the dispenser

I put them into a 64 wipe dispenser. I made a mixture of 1 cup water 1 teaspoon baby oil and 1 teaspoon head to toe baby bath soap. I poured it over the top let it set for a while and was good to go. I have used them 4 times now and they work great. I do not think I will be going back.
A roll of paper towels is less than $2 right and the mount of oil and soup is so small it hardly counts. So for less than $2 you get 280 wipes! I did a little more math. You can get a 6 roll pack for $11 (1700 wipes) Huggies natural wipes cost $12 for a box of 448 wipes). Guess what that is $0.006 vs $0.02 per wipe.

Diaper Rash

I can not get Allyson's diaper rash/ yeast infection under control. She has had it since April when she started sleeping through the night and not getting a diaper change in the middle of the night. I have tried different diapers and different creams including a prescription. I change her frequently especially when the rash is having a bad day because she cries when she goes (it has to be extremely painful) so I know it is time to change her. Due to the hatred of water that she has always had she does not get many actual baths. She gets a daily sponge bath kind of wash down. Now could it be that because she is not soaking her bum in the bath on a daily basis she is not getting clean enough to get rid of this infection? Is her skin just extra sensitive? Was it the change in diet, it started about the time I stopped nursing? hmm we have seen a walk-in clinic doctor about it and we see her regular doctor in a few weeks and will discuss it more then. Until then lots of diaper changes and creams.

Just reading some old posts and the rash start from diarrhea caused by dairy yogurt... 

part of our fathers day gift yet to be finished