Wordless Wednesday Vol. 4

Works for Me Wednesday No. 1

I am very sure that my DS3 would be horrified that his dearest Mommy is blogging about his constipation. He's already famous for it a year ago when I went hunting all over the place for prunes baby food. I cannot find any on the stores I went to. Nothing. Not a single one was sold in Wal-Mart, Target, Tom Thumb, Albertsons, Wal-greens, CVS, and other Mom-N-Pops I stopped by. I had to resort to begging on my favorite BB for some prunes. I was really thankful to Tebble and Peggy. They also didn't make me beg at all. They're really wonderful ladies. They sent me Gerbers prunes, and DS3 was constipation-free for a long while.

A few days ago, he was in pain again. Not even Babylux did wonders. He's so backed-up. Emergency room trip seemed really eminent. DH went out to get a child-sized enema.

So, my WFMW tip is: When a child less than 3 years is constipated try any of the following before high-tailing it to the ER.

• Caro syrup, dark, 1-2 tbsp.
  
• Prunes on diet
  
• 1-2 tbsp mineral oil
  
• Babylux

Only one at a time, and wait to see if it works. I think Caro syrup and Babylux are alright to mix. Prunes too probably. I wouldn't give mineral oil and Babylux together thought, it seems overkill.

WFMW guidelines can be found here.

Crispy Walk

The weather was crispy, which is more than I can say about the lettuce in my burger. OK. To be fair, I had refrigerated the sandwich after buying it, forgot to take it out when I nuked it, so it was really limps by the time I saw it.

I was bundled. I did have to shed off my parka for this walk. An extra 50 pounds is quite handy this time of year. In fact, I was just thinking that it would be great if I get fat in winter, and thin in the summer. I can save on heating bills, then on cooling bills respectively. Isn't that a brilliant idea? I think that was one of the times I was grateful to be fat.

It was 33F yesterday, and still it was a perfect day for walking. The sun was bright, and with bundles of clothing, it was like walking inside a refrigerator. The DS4 refused to be bundled, when I got him out of his stroller, his little hands were freezing a bit. DS3 was sleeping for a good 3 miles under tons of cover, so he was nice and toasty. The baby threw off his blankets, so he was cold, but happy.

DS3 here gleefully celebrating his freedom. I can't even take a decent picture, he was jumping all over the place! He fell in love with the pebbles above this thing. I don't even what that is, only that it really fascinated him no end. DH had to peel him off it with lots of offers about chocolates.

It's never boring when we walk. DS4 loves to stop and smell the roses, or examine anything for ages. DS2 loves to speed skate. Between the two of them, We are either picking someone up and running after another. Like I said, fun exercise. I don't think it has occurred to DS2 that if he really cranks it up, we'd be in the dust. I can't wait til I can take up running again. I could do a good 6 miles per hour with the way my kids are skating. I'm reminding myself that I am holding off because I'm still on milk-delivery duties. I love it, but doesn't mean I can't want the running too.

Below are DS4 and my DH. You can see he's kinda cold, but he keeps tossing off his covers.

We did 6 miles in two hours yesterday. And I get to spend time with my favorite people. :) I really like doing this. It takes commitment, and it takes time, but I think it's time well worth it.