I couldn't think of anything catchy to name this, sorry. Can I still use baby brain as an excuse???
Well , Mallory is 2 months old now. Actually 8 weeks and 3 days. Wow, it is going by fast! She is a chunky little thing but not too chunky....she is just right. She has enough heft that she feels solid and feels like you won't break her but still small and squishy and baby-ish. And let me tell you, I absolutely love it! I kiss her, and squeeze her, and love on her all day. Oh, and so does the rest of the family if they can wrangler her from me. Just like Maddox (and most every baby I suppose) she loves to be close to me and I wear her a lot. As an avid "baby wearer" I have like 6 different baby wearing devices and I have used all but one of them on a pretty regular basis. My 2 favorites right now are my trusty Ergo (I actually have 2) and the Baby K'tan. Right now I like the K'tan because I can wear her in the seated position with her legs out so she is a little less smashed up against me and not jabbing my belly with her little feet. I get zero complaints from her so for now we keep on keepin' on. She is still a very easy going gal and cries very little. She is also a great sleeper so I have great energy for someone with a newborn and preschooler.
When Mallory was about 6 weeks old she did develop some congestion and overall snottiness. We think it is safe to blame the adorable almost 5 year old boy for bringing it home from his germ infested preschool. Not that his preschool is unclean but come on, it is a building full of little kids. I don't even want to think about what that place looks like on a microscopic level. Anyway, back on track....so she was a getting a cold or something possibly worse and I started using my essential oils on her. I made some little roll on bottles and would roll a little on her feet when I changed her diaper. I also put some oils in the diffuser that kill viruses and bacteria like On Guard so that anything in the air would be killed as well. Breathing it in help keep the rest of the family healthy too. I was very consistent with this and she never got worse than a little bit of snot. After about 6 days she was better. When she was almost better she had her checkup at the doctor and she said her lungs were crystal clear and whatever I was doing to keep doing because she was great. I was very relieved and once again thankful that I had doTERRA essential oils to help.
I started using doTERRA essential oils in October of 2012 and they have made a huge difference in our lives. At that time I was pregnant and could take very little to help me if and when I got sick. Right after I got my first oils I did get sick. I got a sinus infection, bleh. Anytime I ever have had a sinus infection in the past I have been sicks for 2 weeks or more, pregnant or not. This time I looked up how to use doTERRA essential oils for sinus infections and I started using them. Boom, 2 days later, pregnant mama feels fine. Seriously? I thought that was cool but was still skeptical. I week later I caught something else (I blame the germy kids again :) ) so I started using the oils again, 2-3 days later I'm totally fine. I could not believe it. This stuff is very powerful and effective and safe for me while pregnant??? Oh I was a happy gal.
Since then we have been using oils everyday and reaping the benefits. Even Julie is a believer....she has not jumped in with both feet yet but she uses them too and she is the family skeptic. After talking to a friend on the phone the other day I realized I need to share my knowledge more. I know most people think I'm a little nutty, and that is fine, but I am constantly seeing people on Facebook talk about sinus infections, colds, flu, aches/pains, chronic diseases and I feel like I have information and tools that may help, so I should try. If you are not interested don't read, but if you would like to find out more then stay tuned, I'm going to try to be more diligent about sharing the ways we stay healthy in our family as well as other things. Also if you are now intrigued and want more info on essential oils let me know and we can chat. Do a little Googling as well and see what others have to say about doTERRA. I love to help people learn more and do better so reach out to me.
Oh and this is important, when I talk about essential oils and what we use I am only talking about doTERRA brand. doTERRA brand essential oils are as pure as it gets and I would not put any other brand on my sweet babies.
Time for bed, sweet babes are needing my snuggles.
