Pampers Baby Dry diapers are terrible!

So I am posting this here because I tried to submit a complaint on the pampers website and it kept telling me that there was an error submitting my complaint- ridiculous. And I could not review them on some of the popular sites unless I purchased them from that site (i.e Diapers.com; Amazon.cm)

I purchased a pack of Baby Dry diapers size 2 for my twins who are 15 and 16 lbs each.

I have used every kind of diaper out there from brand name to generic. This is the first time I tried baby dry. I just wanted to say that I have not ever used a worse diaper. It hardly holds anything in! The first time I tried it, all it took was 2.5 hours and my child was soaked all the way up her back. I thought it was maybe just a random baby occurrence, but the next several did the exact same thing. I can't take them out of the house in the diapers much less keep them in the diapers over night (as it states on the package).

To top it off the gel substance in the diaper soaks through very quickly and creates a sticky consistency that adhered itself to my children.

The generic Walgreens brand diapers work exponentially better. I am very disappointed and I think their claim that they can keep babies dry for up to 12 hours is ridiculous and false as it barely works for 3. What a waste of money.

Physiologic Anisocoria

So Stella took a tumble during our road trip. Naturally there were tears, but as soon as I picked her up she seemed fine. I asked my mom (retired doc) what I should look for since we did not see the tumble; and one thing was unequal pupils.

I thought they looked a bit different but it was slight and my mother did not see anything.

Several days later, I noticed it again while with my sister- I asked her if she noticed anything and she did.

We called the nurse's hotline and after 10 minutes of questions (all of which the answer was no-meaning no other negative signs were apparent) the nurse instructed us to call 911 or go straight to the emergency room.

WHAT???!!!!!

It was 11PM.

I was in Minnesota, hundreds of miles away from our doctor and my husband!

And to no surprise, I was freaking out.

Now, we later deduced that the nurse had to suggest this just to make sure and due to the fact that unequal pupils can be a sign of bleeding in the brain.

My sister came with me and brought both the twins. We arrived in the emergency room at the Children's Hospital in St. Paul around 11:30, waited for about 15 minutes and then went through triage. Fortunately, the first thing the nurse said was that her son had different sized pupils when he was a baby and it was nothing. First sign of relief.

When we were waiting for the doctor after she was admitted, we were sitting in an exam room in the ER (somewhat dimly lit) and I look into my sister's eyes... her pupils looked different as well! She had never noticed, nor had I in her thirty years!

The doc came and examined Stella's eyes, head, and carried out some developmental tests and everything looked great.

As it turns out she has Physiologic Anisocoria, which although it sounds scary, occurs in 10% of the population making it somewhat common and just means unequal pupil sizes. It is a lot more noticeable in small children and especially those with light irises (i.e.our little blue-eyed girl).

Thank goodness all is well, it was quite the scare however!

Saturday Night Live!

Yes indeed, it is Saturday night in the Eden house where were are partying the night away listening to music online, watching our fake fireplace, and playing with numerous objects that rattle, crinkle, and squeak.

I would like to share a couple pictures that reflect a frequent occurrence in our daily lives:)

First pic is Dad and Lucy (mom dressed her); second pic is of Dad and Stella (guess who dressed her??)

Skype video calls make me feel Old!

So let me preface this with the fact that I love Skpe.

That doesn't mean that it still doesn't make me feel a bit old.

Now of course, according to many, I am not old (at least to anyone older than me). However, it is truly insane to be living in this time. My generation of X and Y (of which I am a lovely blend based on which periodical you read) is experiencing one of the greatest technological evolutions of all time- or at least up through this point in time.

I remember buying our first computer at some point in the 80s. An IBM with the infamous black screen and green letters. I remember being really excited in elementary school for computer lab when we got to play the Oregon Trail on the Apple.

I remember typing my first paper in high school on the word processor.

And I remember using the computer lab at school and envying my roommate for having her own. I don't remember using the Internet until I was in college when email had a newly-minted and grand place in my life.

Now, in our cozy Charm City rowhome, in the possession of 6 laptops- some working, some not- we ponder the old days.

OK, well maybe not so much ponder as look back in awe and how so much can change in so short of time.

I remember thinking (when I was young) that cars could not have been invented yet when my parents were kids because they were soooo old. And now, at 32 with my first children, I recognize how I feel in life, and the fact that my mother was also 32 when she had her first child-me. The speed of time is relative to age. And >age the >time goes by.

So this rant was supposed to lead into a conversation about Skype. I am pretty sure I invented the concept of Skype when I was 8, so its unfortunate that someone stole my idea. :)

Skype video calls enables long-distance relationships to thrive as they never had the chance to before! Its great to feel like we are all in the same room and it makes the country seem a bit smaller when trying to connect with family.

Emotionally satisfying-yes; family bonding- yes; some occasional technical difficulties- yes... see below! Will post shortly...

A study in linguistics: Spooky Stella

So this is what happens when Daddy tests out funny laughs on his daughter:)

Shimmy Shimmy Cocoa Pop: They are moving!! All over the place!!

It was literally one day... it happened... I had the girls on their play mat on the floor in the nursery. I went to the bathroom. When I returned a minute later... Stella was officially under the bed. No worries! Her head was sticking out and she was playing with a sock! She had moved a good 4 feet are her own--- not yet, mama thinks!!

Two days later Lucy shimmyed her way over to the tv stand and took the Play Station off the shelf and started pondering the meaning of a Grand Theft Auto video game as she tasted the package. And keep in mind, this all happened within 20 seconds.

Mom and Dad's first all-night out!

Dave and I got an entire night out on January 28th! My work was having their annual party and we stayed over night in a hotel! Grandma and Opa were in town from Minnesota and watched the girls from 5Pm to 1PM the next day- very nice of them!

It was a great break away, but of course we were very happy to see our daughters once we got back!