Chicco Humidifier

Bought a Chicco Humidifier (Cold Humidifier Comfort Neb) for the boy yesterday. 

My mistake - I should have opened and checked it at the store. We got back home and found out that there were smudges and the insides had dirty water traces from drying up. Called them and went to the store to exchange it. They were apologetic and said that customers sometime return the piece and they did not clean it. Whatever!

Cold and the wife loses it

The cold was getting worse and we took the boy to Dr S on Monday. He was so cheerful that we were surprised. Steaming, Saline Nasal Spray (Nasoclear - check here and here) and he should be good. 

We started steaming - the wife held the boy and sat under a blanket with one end of the blanket over the vessel with with Karvol drops) he was able to sleep better during the night. No rubbing balm, oil or any other external application on his body were the strict orders from Dr S.

The wife nearly lost it last night. Apparently the boy was all cranky and crying but when he saw me, he gave a wide smile and stopped crying The wife did not like it and was super annoyed. How it is my fault?

New mobile

The mobile from Fisher Price had to be wound manually and the music lasted for 1 to 2 minutes. That prompted me to go in for a Winfun - The Sweet Melody Mobile.


This can be fit only on a crib and not on the bed headboard and had time (10, 15, 20 minutes), volume options and lights that was a big boon. It could be used as a music box as well and required 4 AA batteries. The boy was calm for longer periods.

Climate change

His first long car drive – 320 km one way and he took it well. We took 7 hours to get complete the journey with a stop for breakfast. He had to be fed twice and slept through most of the journey. 

Being born in a cold climate we were vary how he would adjust to a hot climate. Adjust he did, well. He was so comfortable wearing just diapers – more like relieved with no clothes clinging to his skin. The IL’s (In-Laws) and close friends fussed around him and what more did he need – gullible folks ready to carry him at the drop of a hat!