NO, I am not feeding my newborn kool-aid! (My friend Mandy actually had someone ask her that when her son Max also was wearing a purple mouth!) Ashley is sporting the purple mouth because BOTH mommy and Ashley were dealing with a nasty case of thrush. Thrush is a yeast-based infection that was WAY painful for mommy and a little uncomfortable for Ashley. We started on prescription meds and the routine was so time consuming that I literally did not have a spare minute. I had to use an anti-fungal cream 4 times a day and SHOWER before each feed. OK, so most moms with a newborn are lucky to brush their teeth, let alone take FOUR showers every day! Ashley also needed her meds 4 times a day, but was not supposed to eat a 1/2hr after getting the meds...that was not easy!
'Seriously mom? Have you SEEN how silly I look?'
Well, the meds were not working and I was exhausted with the routine, so we went purple. And by that I mean we started using Gentian Violet. It is much easier to use, BUT, as you can see, it turns Ashley's mouth purple and also stains everything! Thankfully, I was healed after a few days and am thrilled to have pain-free nursing in the second week!(still doing fine!) But, Ashley still has a little left and hopefully in the next few days it will finally clear up.
Lacy had to get in the picture:) Wow, look how much the purple stands out!
My sweet little model
I can't tell you how many EXPLOSIONS Ashley has had. Pretty much every time she has a dirty diaper..it's a MASSIVE blowout. I will spare you the details, but it's so bad I need Eddy or even Lacy's assistance!!! These are Ashley's first and completely impromptu bath after one of her many blow-outs.
Ashley's first social outing- neighbor buddy Chaz's 3rd birthday party
Lacy's new friend. A neighborhood cat, who must be STARVED for attention to have a not-so-gentle Lacy love on it. But the cat enjoys Lacy just as much I think:)
Ashley checking out the toys while vibrating away in the bouncer
sweet, sleepy baby
more bath time and big sis Lacy was right there to watch and take part
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4 comments:
Your girls are just soooo CUTE!!!
I can not believe how LONG and BLONDE Lacys hair is getting!! She sure is adorable!
I sooooo know what you mean about diaper EXPLOSIONS!!! Kaiya was the same way... It was horrible!!! I rememeber one time calling Brandon at work telling him he needed to hurry home cause I could not change her myself! ha!!!
LOVE all your pics!! :)
I love all the new pics and am so glad to hear things are getting better with the breast feeding! Thinking of you!!
Thank you SOOOOO much for sparing the details concerning Ashley's "blowouts!" As you know, I'm allergic to even thinking about baby diapers and associated events. Blessings to you. I'm praying. My love. Grampa T
WOW! Sure hope that it all got better!!! Those first few months can be tough - Moms certainly don't need things like this to complicate it! Even with a purple mouth, sweet Ashley looks so cute!
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