Heat Wave

     Today was our annual family picnic and boy was it hot! I have written before about the heat and heat rash occurring with the harness but today we attempted to prevent it. Prior to leaving we coated Froggie in baby powder and chose to put a jumper on her that fit over her harness instead of our typical onesie under the harness and shirt or dress over it.
     This seemed to work, not to mention it felt significantly cooler than it was since we were near the lake and had a nice shady area with a constant breeze off the lake. It was nice to see family and we got to spend the afternoon outside.

Froggie and her Gi-Gi (Great Grandma)

Big Brother and his goldfish

Hubby and Froggie

Mmmmm fingers.... Froggie working on those teeth!

     After some socialization and lunch Big Brother asked to go to the beach. So we got him changed, put Froggie in the Ergo and headed down the "cliff".

Down the cliff

     Once we got to the bottom of the stairs Hubby still had to climb down the cement wall and take each child as I handed them off to him. Once we were on the beach it felt much warmer! The water was cool  but Big Brother wasn't thrilled with the little waves coming in and only took a few steps into the water before deciding to play in the sand instead.

cooling off

Froggie and I cooling off

Playing in the sand

     The kids had such a great day! By time we came back up from the beach they were both exhausted and passed out on a picnic blanket!

Sleepy kids!

     When we finally got home we took Froggie's romper off and let her hang out in a bib and her harness. She was a little red but it wasn't not quite what we had seen previously. Hubby's taken her to soak in a cool bath for a few minutes before bed which seems to cool her off and help her sleep.

Rashes, Bruises and a Harness - Oh My!

     Yesterday I watched as one thing after another turned "weird" with Froggie.
     After several cooler days the temperatures crept back up into the 70's and are expected to keep rising. I noticed some red marks on Froggie's neck. Then they were on the back of her head and I could see them through her hair. Then they were EVERYWHERE.

     Heat rash...
     We had dealt with it last week when it was hot by sticking her in the tub and, simple as that, it was gone. Well at work there was no tub to put her in and it wasn't even that hot! I fed her to make sure she was well hydrated and she fell asleep nursing so I put her in her crib. She slept for awhile and woke up pretty happy but started to fuss shortly after waking. When I checked on her she yawned and I noticed a mark on her tongue!

The mark

     She had a legitimate bruise on her tongue! She doesn't even have any teeth yet! Don't get me wrong, my son cut teeth a few days after he turned 4 months old and Froggie is clearly working on at least one considering the amount of chewing and drool that I notice but there aren't any in there yet.
     The heat rash faded as she cooled off with a bath and some baby powder. I  haven't tried cornstarch yet, which was a recommendation from a Facebook group about Wheaton-Pavlik Harness. "The mark" faded as well, by this morning it was only a slight discoloration. It seems as though she clamped her tongue between her gums and bruised it. This apparently is very common though I don't recall it ever happening with Big Brother.
     I'm sure these are just the beginning of the bumps, bruises, marks and issues we will experience with Froggie but everything seems compounded by the harness. Especially the heat rash and we're in for some hot days for the remainder of the week!