biggish data

What prompted me to take him to the Dr was the spot behind his ear got so bad it started cracking and oozing. So we had to get an antibiotic cream to use for 5 days, then we are to follow up with cortisone 1% once a day for a few days until it gets better. We are also to switch back to Dreft detergent and keep using Aveno soap and Eucerin cream.

~ Karima ~

Female

Morocco

2008-08-06 16:45:00

We have tried the Nestle Goodstart, Similac and Enfamil and I have to say the Enfamil is best for Ayman. It is not as grainy as the Similac powder and he doesn't get as constipated. He goes through a 25.7 can in a week so those coupons help out a lot. We also took everything from the hospital as well- diapers, wipes, pacis, nose sucker, t-shirts, bottles of formula...everything.

~ Karima ~

Female

Morocco

2008-08-06 14:23:00

QUOTE (ks71905 @ Aug 6 2008, 01:20 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Oh im sooooo glad you got it! See what I mean? I dont think you will need any 0-3 onsies at all! zaid never got to wear any of that stuff, he was toooo darn big, so i hope your guy can! Well now you can spend the day washing and folding and preparing...I loved doing those kinds of things before zaid was born! Enjoy!

ps....zaid will be getting cereal for the first time tonite when daddy gets home...He is drinking waaay too many bottles...doc said go ahead and try. im scared about the colic but we shall see

Key word is BEFORE he was born. I still don't mind it now, it just doesn't get folded as cute and neat as it did before.

He will be fine with the cereal. It will help cut down on the amount of formula, just watch him for constipation at first.

~ Karima ~

Female

Morocco

2008-08-06 14:12:00

QUOTE (ks71905 @ Aug 6 2008, 08:51 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Carrie, yes, moving is a headache, I feel for ya...How is ayman doing? is he becoming a little more independant...Zaid is to the point where I rarely have to hold him anymore...He goes from one toy to the next..He has this new little fetish with shoving his whole fist in his mouth, I wonder if maybe he isnt starting to teeth...Did the transition to soy go well? I know you dont miss buying the nutramigen, lol...

Ayman is doing good. We went to the Dr on Monday because he now has Eczema really bad. He is 15 pounds at 3 1/2 months. He still would rather play with us than toys, but he is getting better about it. He tries to stuff his whole fist in his mouth as well. He's still on the soy, but his Dr said to start adding ceral to his bottles now twice a day. Then in 2 weeks we start food. He goes in for shots soon and I'm sooooo not looking forward to it.

~ Karima ~

Female

Morocco

2008-08-06 14:10:00

QUOTE (Henia @ Aug 6 2008, 08:37 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I am all for swaddling ... worked with my daughter! But binding - no way! They bind the baby way too tight with these strips of binding cloth. I have seen many baby literally red/blue in the face after binding. Something I am sure is not healthy one bit!

That is exactly what Simo was talking about. He said they take their arms and put them straight against their sides, then straighten their legs out and wrap them in a blanket really tight. Then you take another long piece of cloth and wrap that around and around (like a mummy) so that they cannot move. He told me they do this so that the baby straightens out and so they stay still and don't move. I was horrified when he was telling me this. I told him that it was insane. Swaddling an infant to give them a sense of security and keep them from scaring themselves is one thing, binding to me is torture.

~ Karima ~

Female

Morocco

2008-08-06 12:13:00

QUOTE (Henia @ Aug 6 2008, 08:23 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

QUOTE (just_Jackie @ Aug 6 2008, 08:12 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

ahhhh gossip fest. Gotcha

Bind the baby? With what and why?

They bind the baby mummy style (only leaving head uncovered) so that the baby is straight LOL!

Extreme swaddling LOL!

They do this in Morocco too. I remember Simo telling me about this when Ayman was born and I thought he was nuts. I do have to say that with a colicky child it works wonders, although I allowed more of a swaddle than a binding.

~ Karima ~

Female

Morocco

2008-08-06 07:29:00

QUOTE (ks71905 @ Aug 5 2008, 05:30 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Carrie totally off the subject but I'm soo glad your back. How did the move go?

Move went good. We still have some things to unpack, but i'm exhausted. It will have to wait until the weekend. Love the pics and video of Zaid...too cute!

~ Karima ~

Female

Morocco

2008-08-06 07:24:00

Hanging in there - I have some things I can send you if you will send me your address.

Henia - I bought a sling and I don't like it, and Ayman hates it. It is brand new. Send me your address and I will send it to you. It's one of those slings with the rings. It looks like this but it's black mesh.

~ Karima ~

Female

Morocco

2008-08-05 14:29:00

News about our petitions

Congratulations Jackie!

~ Karima ~

Female

Morocco

2008-08-12 12:20:00

A little birdie told me....

Sorry to hear about the problems with USCIS, but man is that one chunky baby. He is SO cute!

~ Karima ~

Female

Morocco

2008-08-15 08:46:00

QUOTE (Ganja_Girl @ Aug 15 2008, 03:36 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

All these babies are so precious, I could not help myself.

That is so cute....thanks!

~ Karima ~

Female

Morocco

2008-08-15 17:28:00

HAHAHA too funny.

thanks Amal!

~ Karima ~

Female

Morocco

2008-08-15 13:01:00

QUOTE (amal @ Aug 15 2008, 01:38 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

QUOTE (Aymsgirl @ Aug 15 2008, 12:29 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Looks Professional Amal!!

THANKS! I appreciate that

u just made my day

QUOTE (carshel @ Aug 15 2008, 12:32 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Awwww that is cute. How do you guys do all these fancy things with pics?

photobucket has a really fun photo editor and its fairly easy to navigate too.

I will have to go check it out. I guess I will have to move them there .

~ Karima ~

Female

Morocco

2008-08-15 12:43:00

QUOTE (Olivia* @ Aug 15 2008, 01:03 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

QUOTE (carshel @ Aug 15 2008, 08:57 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Thanks, his daddy seems to think he needs to drown in bubbles. These are pics I get on my cell phone while I am at work...my poor child.

He's like a little cherub cloud!

How about this cloud...lol.

~ Karima ~

Female

Morocco

2008-08-15 12:38:00

Awwww that is cute. How do you guys do all these fancy things with pics?

~ Karima ~

Female

Morocco

2008-08-15 12:32:00

QUOTE (Aymsgirl @ Aug 15 2008, 10:26 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Ok, I better leave that out of date night!!! He'll probably thank you ladies! He's into goofy stuff and history movies anyways. He was in shock when he seen the nudity on Showtime at night. He woke me up and said Love, Love, get up there is porno on and we need to block this stuff! I said the kids are too young right now and they do not even know how to get to the Showtime Channel, it can wait until the morning. It was funny because it was like an emergency to get this done.

He also put this thing on our pc once that would cluck like a chicken if the kids or anybody looked at something that it thought was nudity or had a bad word in it. Well, that stupid thing was clucking all of the time when I was on VJ and also when my daughter was on Hannah Montana building cartoon dolls and dressing them. I said we need to explore something else, my nerves couldn't handle it. I could turn down the volume easily but my kids think they have to have it.

Carshel.............your new pics are sweet. I love all of those bubbles!!!!

Thanks, his daddy seems to think he needs to drown in bubbles. These are pics I get on my cell phone while I am at work...my poor child.

~ Karima ~

Female

Morocco

2008-08-15 09:57:00

Morning everyone.....

I want to see the SATC movie too, but I know Simo would hate it. We can't even watch a movie at home without him fast forwarding through the kissing/lovemaking scenes.

Baby and I are off to B'ham ( to visit my parents, so maybe I can get them to watch the chunky monkey while my older sis and I can go see it.

~ Karima ~

Female

Morocco

2008-08-15 09:19:00

Welcome to the world little one!

Congratulations Carolyn!!

I LOVE that name. Simo's mom and I both liked the name Ilyas, but Simo shot it down.

Maggie - yes there is (me) Carrie and Simo, who has baby Ayman. Then there is Carolyn and Simo who now have baby Ilyas.

Edited by carshel, 19 August 2008 - 07:37 AM.

~ Karima ~

Female

Morocco

2008-08-19 07:36:00

It's TUESDAY today!!

QUOTE (ME~n~HIM @ Aug 19 2008, 03:45 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Carrie, that boy is just toooooooooooooo cute!!! He's quite the little charmer... tata Noura wants to squeeze him!!!

Come on over anytime. He'd love to see you. He's a mess let me tell ya. He can be a little spoiled, but he really is a good baby. Now if I can just get him to sleep thru the night without waking, he would be a perfect baby. lol

QUOTE (MrsAmera @ Aug 19 2008, 04:14 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Carrie if I have a daughter in a few years Ayman and her are so going to get married! LOL - we'll have to make sure they're not related somewhere along the line of Marrakechi families

Most definitely Amanda! He's gonna have one tough time in that department with this mommy. Better for me to just go ahead and arrange it...LOL

QUOTE (ks71905 @ Aug 19 2008, 04:34 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

carrie. How did you get pics from your cell phone to VJ?? I have tons of zaid in his saucer, but im a bad mom and havent got any batteries lately and my cam is dead...

Yea, i dont know about the nuvaring...although, my cousin had one put in when she was 2 months postpartum and got preggo a week later...she will be delivering this month and will have 2 babies under a year old...I see the Gyno next week for my yearly...If i wait til then, and its positive, ill take it from there...if its negative, we will discuss other means...as much as i would love another...i dont think im ready...

Zaid loves spongebob too, infact he is watching it now...I think he is starting to teeth, he is aggresively biting down and crying when he does, and drooling like no other...this shoudl be fun!

I send them to my flickr account then transfer them to my picasa albumn.

My Dr put gave me NuvaRing because I didn't want an IUD and I'm not good at remembering to take a pill everyday. I sure hope this is just a false alarm for you. I know that my cycles have been pretty off since Ayman was born.

I think Ayman is starting to teeth too. He is obsessed with chewing on any/everything, drooling and crankier than usual. It is about that time.....yippie for us!

~ Karima ~

Female

Morocco

2008-08-19 18:43:00

It's TUESDAY today!!

I am so tired today. Ayman woke up twice last night for some reason, once at 1am then again at 4:30am. When we were at my parents over the weekend he slept thru the night the whole time. I soooooo wish he would make up his mind. I'm sure part of it has to do with Simo letting him take a 2 1/2 hour nap until 7pm....ugh.

Kel would another form of BC like NuvaRing cause tummy trouble? I would be going nuts wanting to know if I was pregnant again so soon. My older sister and I are only 16 months apart. I would not mind having another one soon, but just not yet.

Someone ask for a baby picture? I received these on my cell this morning....

~ Karima ~

Female

Morocco

2008-08-19 14:40:00

Where do I shop for 28x34 size pants for my husband?

My husband is 6'2 about 160lb and eats anything in the world he wants and never gains an ounce. Makes me sick!!!!

~ Karima ~

Female

Morocco

2008-08-19 08:20:00

QUOTE (Nawal @ Aug 25 2008, 01:12 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Carrie

She is on Axid...its in cherry flavor base too. But she HATES it...LOL. Poor lil monkey.

Noura---Call ANYTIME silly! We can always make time for u!

QUOTE (carshel @ Aug 25 2008, 08:37 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

No problem Ash, it wasn't your fault. I think maybe had I not given it to him right after eating and put it in some juice it probably would have gone better. He's doing fine now. Btw...your son looks so cute! What a handsome young man.

Nawal what medicine is Nour on for reflux? Ayman is on prevacid, half a tab twice a day. It's the disolvable kind in strawberry flavor. He doesn't really like it, but he will eat it.

I really hate all these medicines and stuff. Poor Ayman inherited all my problems...sensative skin, bad stomach, short temper, no patience.....lol. He is still a happy boy though.

Noura! How are ya? I miss talking to you. Hope Said is doing well. I'm sure he is excited to be going home soon. If it makes you feel any better, I'm not really ready for Ramadan either. I'm not ready for a certain someone being grouchy for a month....

Ayman was on Axid at first and he hated it too. Poor Nour....

~ Karima ~

Female

Morocco

2008-08-25 13:20:00

QUOTE (ME~n~HIM @ Aug 25 2008, 11:40 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

QUOTE (carshel @ Aug 25 2008, 10:37 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Noura! How are ya? I miss talking to you. Hope Said is doing well. I'm sure he is excited to be going home soon. If it makes you feel any better, I'm not really ready for Ramadan either. I'm not ready for a certain someone being grouchy for a month....

Dang girl! We really do need to catch up w/ a phone session soon... it's been too long. I have this aversion to phone calls though, so I really don't talk on the phone as much as I lead people to believe! LOL. I'm also not ready for my man to be gone for a month. ISA, it will pass quickly!

Aww I know a month seems like a long time, but it will go by fast. We do need to catch up!

~ Karima ~

Female

Morocco

2008-08-25 13:16:00

~ Karima ~

Female

Morocco

2008-08-25 10:37:00

Morning everyone.

Kelly I think he looks just like you in the bathtub as well. He's so cute. I love the sweet potatoes one.

Nawal & Tasha - love your new pics as well.

We had a bad start to the weekend, but it ended up being pretty good. I got the Grapefruit Seed Extract Ash suggested for Aymans Thrush Friday night. Saturday morning we got up, had some cereal and proceeded to swab his mouth with the GSE. He had a fit when I put it in his mouth. So I dabbed a little on the end of my tongue and OMG I could see why, it was awful. He was spitting and gagging for hours and then started throwing up. Poor little guy thought I was trying to kill him. Needless to say, the rest of the day was spent pampering him. BUT, his thrush is gone thank God. I don't think I could have given it to him again. I don't know if I did something wrong, I diluted it as suggested, but it just made him so ill. Yesterday was better, Ayman and I hung out at home and played all day.

I'm soooo draggin' today, been up since 4am. I finally get Ayman to sleep all night the last 2 nights, but then last night I can't sleep.

~ Karima ~

Female

Morocco

2008-08-25 09:57:00

QUOTE (amal @ Aug 23 2008, 01:07 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Wow thanks Ash for that info. The nurse who called me back last night told me to swab milk of magnesia in his mouth and give him some tylenol for the pain. Now, how/why would that work for thrush?? Where do you find Grapefruit Seed Extract? I would much rather use something more natural that is effective.

They actually have a compounded medication that they like to call "magic mouthwash". Sometimes docs have certain pharmacies that know just what that doc likes in it. It does consist of milk of magnesia, benadryl, lidocaine, and sometimes other things. M.O.M. (milk of magnesia) is used to coat the mouth/throat and it holds the other medications on the affected area for a longer time. It also helps babies to spit up LESS therefore reducing the burning sensation in their mouths from the acid.
Benadryl helps ease the symptoms (itching) and reduce swelling/rash. Lidocaine is a topical antiseptic which numbs the pain (aka stops the crying lol).

Jax...they make our girl cry again and they'll have to deal with the rath of tata Amal...SERIOUSLY!!!

Where do you get this "magic mouthwash"?
I found the grapefruit seed extract at Whole Foods last night.

~ Karima ~

Female

Morocco

2008-08-23 08:07:00

QUOTE (ME~n~HIM @ Aug 22 2008, 05:22 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

QUOTE (carshel @ Aug 22 2008, 04:13 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

It's crazy expensive, we're hoping we can go in March. How long is Said going for?

He's going for a month... oh dear... what will I do w/ myself? We talked 3x/day for the 4 days I was in NY!

Oh wow, I wish I could send Simo for a month.

~ Karima ~

Female

Morocco

2008-08-23 08:03:00

QUOTE (ME~n~HIM @ Aug 22 2008, 05:05 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

QUOTE (just_Jackie @ Aug 22 2008, 03:53 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

sending out cross stitch patterns tommorrow! brni is first on my list,,,who else sent me an address? I apoligize for taking so long!

Ummm... I did! Also, nobody better be making that precious Lexy cry again!!!! You will live till tomorrow am to talk to Ibrahim, Jax... why don't you do your nails or something? Take a nice hot bubble bath. Live it up in the single life, it will be over before you know it.

In other news, we just purchased my husband's ticket to go home for a visit next month

I really wish I could go too, but it's just too dang expensive right now.

It's crazy expensive, we're hoping we can go in March. How long is Said going for?

Tasha I love the new pics of Malek. How old is he now?

~ Karima ~

Female

Morocco

2008-08-22 16:13:00

QUOTE (sara535 @ Aug 22 2008, 11:38 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

here's my day:

its a repeating pattern

Hey Aimee - Congratulations on your big day!

Have a great Friday everyone

Wow Sara are you sure her and Ayman aren't related?? She is so cute!

~ Karima ~

Female

Morocco

2008-08-22 16:00:00

QUOTE (Ash * Habibati @ Aug 22 2008, 10:17 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I went through a thrush thing with Aaron when I was nursing and it was a mess!!! The doctor gave us RX but they didn't seem to clear it up and then I found Grapefruit seed extract and it worked soooooooo wonderfully! Cleared it up fast, kept it away, and was all natural... Just thought this might help if you don't get any results from something the doctor gives you!

If you or your infant contract thrush and present yourself to your Pediatrician, you are likely to be sent home with a prescription for Nystatin. It is the most commonly used medication when dealing with thrush. There is a liquid medication for giving to the baby, and a cream that can be placed on your nipples. Other treatments used are Gentian Violet and Diflucan.

My reservations with beginning with the above medications are that the Nystatin liquid contains sugar to make it palatable enough that baby will swallow it. However, yeast feeds on sugar. This may be the reason why it is often not effective. Gentian Violet is effective, but stains skin purple for several days. I have some lovely photos of my twins with purple faces! Diflucan is very effective, but can cause intestinal distress in mom and/or baby. For these reasons, I prefer to begin with Grapefruit Seed Extract as the first line of defense. I have found that the use of Grapefruit Seed Extract as recommended almost always brings rapid relief and an elimination of the yeast imbalance.

Grapefruit Seed Extract is a broad-spectrum antimicrobial compound synthesized from the seeds and pulp of grapefruit. It is an extremely potent and effective broad-spectrum bactericide, fungicide, antiviral and antiparasitic compound. Tests have shown that GSE is dramatically more effective than Colloidal Silver, Iodine, Tea Tree Oil and Clorox bleach against five common microorganisms. In studies performed by Dr. John Mainarich of Bio-Research Laboratories in Redmond, WA, samples of each of the common antimicrobials or sanitizing agents were evaluated for effectiveness against Candida albicans, Staphylococcus aureus, Salmonella typhi, Streptococcus faecium and E. coli. The other antimicrobials tested were considerably less effective than the GSE.

GSE is extremely effective in the treatment of thrush. I also find it to be the easiest place to start. If used diligently, it typically will clear up thrush within a couple of days.

http://www.drjaygord...t/bf/thrush.asp

QUOTE (carshel @ Aug 22 2008, 10:14 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Morning all.

Kelly that is exacly why Simo will never let me have a dog. He doesn't want them using the bathroom in the house and he hates them licking him. My mom has a cute mini poodle and he freaks when she gets too close to him or Ayman or if she has an accident. How in the world do you get Zaid to sleep all night? I cannot for the life of me get Ayman to sleep. He has now gone from waking once to twice at night. It's driving me insane, I am so sleep deprived. However he now has a case of Thrush, so I'm wondering if that is why he's waking and being so crabby.

Tasha I hope your hubby's EAD or GC comes thru soon.

Aimee congrats on Badr coming. I hope he arrives safely.

No plans for the weekend except trying to finally get our house in order from moving 3 weeks ago.

Noura can you send some homemade bread my way?? yum

~ Karima ~

Female

Morocco

2008-08-22 09:37:00

~ Karima ~

Female

Morocco

2008-08-22 09:14:00

Hey I wanna come pinch some Mehdi cheeks too!!!

Wish I was coming....

Jackie your granddaughter is so cute!!

~ Karima ~

Female

Morocco

2008-08-22 07:56:00

QUOTE (ks71905 @ Aug 21 2008, 12:51 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

dont worry carrie, It WAS the cinnamon...lol...loving the new siggy of ayman, he gets cuter everyday!! Hows his eczema doing? .zaids seems to be getting worse

he goes to the doc on the 4th for his 4 month shots, i will ask then if they can recommend something else besides the Eucerin..

with my house clean already, and not a whole lot of money to go blow at the stores, i really have nothing to do...if it wasnt so muggy i would take zaid for a walk...i think its suppose to rain the next few days here...

Nawal, what is the deal with our phones?

Thanks, so does Zaid. Ayman's eczema comes and goes. If I don't lube him up everynight with cream and then put the cortisone on the bad spots, it will get really bad. It's mainly behind his ears and in the creases of his arms and legs. Sometimes a spot or two on his hand and face. We go for his shots on the 5th. We also need to talk to the Dr because I think he needs to be recircumsized. I just worry the insurance won't pay for it. When it was supposedly done at the hospital the Dr charged $400, for nothing.

I hope your Zaid does well with the shots and the Dr takes care of the eczema.

~ Karima ~

Female

Morocco

2008-08-21 13:04:00

QUOTE (ks71905 @ Aug 21 2008, 11:04 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

quaker oatmeal squares cereal is sooo good...(in case anyone cared...lol

Mmmm that is one of my favorites, I prefer the cinnamon one.

~ Karima ~

Female

Morocco

2008-08-21 10:19:00

Morning all....

Nawal those new pics are just precious!

~ Karima ~

Female

Morocco

2008-08-21 08:12:00

Tuesday Thread

Kelly I just cut about 4 inches off my hair 2 weeks ago. It's still past my shoulders, but much easier to deal with. I have very fine hair, so it tangles easily. I want to cut it all off, but Simo is dead set against that one. He says it would take me just as long, if not longer to get ready with short hair lol. I have no time in the morning to mess with it. I get out of the shower and up it goes all day, almost every day.

~ Karima ~

Female

Morocco

2008-09-02 09:21:00

Tuesday Thread

Morning all. Just got back from a nice long weekend at my parents. Now it's back to my 2 jobs (work and Ayman). Ayman gets his shots on Friday.

He still has the Thrush, it just won't go away. So I had the pedi call in the Nystatin this morning. He's not a happy camper. I guess I will be spending the whole night sterilizing all his nipples, pacis and toys.

Glad Noura is ok. Hoping she gets power back soon.

Sorry to hear about the scorpion Nawal. We just found a small one at my parents house yesterday. I hate those things.

Happy Ramadan to all!!!

~ Karima ~

Female

Morocco

2008-09-02 08:17:00

Monday, Monday

Morning all. Shots were Friday, so it's been a looong weekend. I'm glad it's over, but not too thrilled about having to work. lol Hope everyone is having a good day.

~ Karima ~

Female

Morocco

2008-09-08 09:52:00

Happy Birthday Nawal!!!

Happy Birthday Nawal. Hope you have a super day!

~ Karima ~

Female

Morocco

2008-09-11 12:46:00