Diaper Rash

The other week, Isaac was standing next to me while I was changing Kai's diaper. As I wiped Kai's bum, I said "It looks like Kai is starting to get a little bit of a diaper rash."

Isaac was unusually concerned about this and asked me if we needed to call the doctors. I explained that all I needed to do was put some cream on his bottom and it would be alright. "Then why is it in the Emergency Book?" I had forgotton that Isaac had been reading "Treating Childhood Emergencies and Illnesses", a free book that was sent to us from Seattle Children's Hospital. There was a page on dealing with diaper rash and Isaac was concerned that we had an emergency. It was quite cute that he was so worried for his brother.

Our boy will read nearly anything he can put his hands on these days. Only yesterday, he found a Real Simple magazine and was reading about how to save money by doing some simple repair jobs at home. A 7 year old fountain of knowledge does come in handy somedays :)

Food Choices

We never talk about weight with our children. I'm concerned that so much emphasis is placed on weight these days and I think it could lead to greater problems later on, espeically with girls. Instead we talk about being healthy. We talk about eating a balanced diet and doing exercise to make our bodies strong and healthy. Our children know that dairy products have calcium to make their bones strongs. They know that vegies have good fiber content (and yes - they know what fiber does too).

I thought they knew about iron until the other night.

We were talking about our meal and how the meat contained protein and iron. We were talking about how iron helps make our blood healthy and if we didn't get enough food with iron in it we'd feel very tired. Suddenly Lizzy pipes up and says "Mmmmm....this [meat] feels like it's ironing my tongue." Ironing your clothes is just like ironing your tongue, isn't it?

A New Skill

Kai is working on a new skill. He's no longer content to lay on his back or tummy but is very happy when he's either sitting or standing. Until the other day, he was unable to sit without some support, but today he managed to stay upright without help.

However, he can't stay up for very long...

This is the earliest any of my kids have been able to sit by themselves. It just goes to show how they all have their own timetables :)