On the 4th I realized I was running low on diapers, so I ordered a case of Huggies from Amazon.  They are scheduled to be delivered today.  The UPS guy is USUALLY here by 11AM.

Yesterday we went out to dinner, and Lydia ate a mess of peanuts before dinner came.  Before she went to bed, she had pooped twice.  She kept asking for “DOO? DOO?”  (that is Juice?  Juice?)
I told her, “Lydia you have had more than enough to drink!  You are not thirsty, just bored.”  (I am the same way) lol.  Jokingly I said, “You only have 3 diapers left until the UPS man gets here!”

This morning she woke up and got a dry diaper and had her milk.  I changed her.  Not 20 minutes later, she poops.  I have one diaper left and want to get her in the tub.  I hold off a bit and then give in to the bath.  I left a note on the door, “Driver, please leave diapers.”

We get out of the bath, get on the last diaper.  10 minutes later she poops!  ACK! 

We have no choice, I get her freshly bathed in her poopy diaper and strap her in the car seat to go to Target.  (about 2 miles away) I grab diapers and head to the rest room.  No changing table.  By this time she is squirming and screaming, “I STINK!  I STINK!”  (poor baby) we get into the other bathroom and she is wailing!  I open her diaper and find unchewed peanuts in there!!!! along with a raging diaper rash!  How can that happen so fast?   I take a huggies “natural care” wipe and gently blot her and she practically propels herself backward off the changing table.  I slather some A&D ointment on her and we head out with me promising her juice.  (JUICE?  AM I CRAZY?) We get milk instead.

She drinks her milk and plays with my phone while she calms down.  We go to the car, we need to stop at the post office (3 miles away) to mail out 3 things I sold on eBay.  She falls asleep in the car.  It is 100 degrees, and even if it wasn’t, I wouldn’t leave her anyway.  I figure, I wake you now to run in and mail these, or we go home and I wake you anyway and they still don’t get mailed.  I go for the latter. 

My package gets stuck in the parcel bin.  I tell them at the counter, they shrug. 

We leave to come home, and stop at the complex’s office.  UPS didn’t drop off. 

We get home and put on Elmo, she stands there with her legs spread and screams.  I check her and her rash is worse!  I didn’t want to hurt her with any stinging ointment, so I filled the diaper with cornstarch powder.  Poor baby.

A nap is certainly in order!

EDIT***** Just called the pediatrician her wailing got so bad, they are calling in some Nystatin Cream.  Seriously, worst rash she has ever had.  poor baby.

Just found out that one of my Xanga friends that I met while I was expecting Lydia passed away last month. 

• I’ve been suffering severe insomnia for over 3 months now. 
• One of the medications the Dr gave me on Friday (prednisone) CAUSES insomnia
• as much as I would like to be sleeping now at 4:57 AM, I am thankful to be able to breathe.

I just checked two Wanda Brunstetter books out of the church library tonight.  Her writing style isn’t my favorite, but Beverly Lewis’s next book doesn’t come out until next month! 

I generally stick with non fiction reading, but I enjoy the Amish fiction.  I have a special place in my heart for Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.

Lydia’s teacher comes tomorrow and I am excited!  She was on a missions trip, so we haven’t seen her since June.  I can’t wait for her to see Lydia’s progress!

• I was going to try to start potty training Lydia a year ago, but Fred got very sick and things went by the wayside.
• I was scheduled to go to a potty training workshop on April 14th when i got a call from Fred that his mother was in a coma, and we had to leave for NY.
• I’ve been sick since we got back from NY.  Thyroid out of whack, anemic, found a spot on my lung….. (What else have you got?) So, we have barely worked on it.
• Lately she has been putting her hands down her diaper a lot. 
• Last night when I was getting her ready for bed, I undressed her and took off her diaper to put on a new one – she took off running!  We played for a few minutes tehn she went and stood on the tile by the front door and tinkled.  LOL  GLAD IT WASN’T ON THE CARPET
• This morning I woke her and she was dry (9 times out of 10 she stays dry through the night) I put her right on the potty.  10 minutes later and I hear her, I encourage her to listen, “do you hear that?  You’re going in the potty!”  She finishes I tell her to stand up and look and she says, “OH!”  It was really cute, but I wonder if she even knew she went.
• This afternoon she took a nap and when she woke up she reached down between her legs almost like she was going to scratch an itch – but she pulled the diaper out of the way and proceeded to pee on the floor. 
• I guess it is really time to buckle down!

This was Lydia last week while we were waiting for friends at Starbucks

There was just something about the clouds this evening.  The first two photos were in our apartment complex parking lot, and the last 3 were headed West into Alabama on the way to church