Miscellany

[pantryslut]

1. I sure could use some leads on a good anatomically correct doll for April. Affordable and un-creepy, and I am resigned to vinyl. She currently is undressing every single doll she sees and checking out its parts. She's also checking out visitors, so mind your boundaries. It may also be time to break out Where Do Babies Come From and its terribly tasteful watercolors.

2. Barbara Payton's life story makes Frances Farmer's look like a cake walk.

3. I know you guys probably think I'm a little too obsessively politically correct on the subject of the skin hues of dolls. Nonetheless, I am disappointed in Planet Pixies.

4. An unrelated toddler disappointment: it's surprisingly hard to find dresses with either frogs or elephants on them. I finally succeeded with the frogs. Makes me wish I could sew. I wonder if Mom wants to take it up again...

5. Anyone have any recs for treating mild but very itchy eczema? This stuff just isn't going away this time for some reason.

Comments

[aquenigmatic.livejournal.com]

Noxzema? Or Calamine Lotion?

[jactitation.livejournal.com]

1. Let us all know what you find.

3. I don't. And Groovy Girls!

4. Pillowcase sundresses. Tons of tutorials online! Requires v. little sewing skill. And can be worn over turtlenecks and tights as needed.

[kate-schaefer.livejournal.com]

Frog iron-on or sew-on applique patches: http://www.frogstore.com/catalog/Crafts-orderby0-p-1-c-268.html

[elusis.livejournal.com]

You may already have thought of this, but for anatomically-correct dolls, therapy and education catalogs are probably the way to go. If you can shake the inevitably slightly creepy/upsetting association with the therapy dolls.

[abostick59.livejournal.com]

5. Cortisone creme?

[kalmn.livejournal.com]

i in no way think you are any more obsessive than i am. which means you have gone and set yourself up for a lifetime full of "hey, this variety of X sucks-- did you find anything better?" emails because you had kids first.

[whipartist.livejournal.com]

Itching relief: soak it in the hottest water you can stand for 3-5 minutes. It will itch like bloody crazy while you do it, but after that the itching will go away for several hours.

[marialuminous.livejournal.com]

My skin has been super itchy recently too. It's driving me up the wall. I hope you find relief.

And I have been cracking up every time I remember April checking my body parts last week because I totally had not seen it coming -- ears, earrings, nose, mouth... nipple? I'll be more prepared next time, and maybe not just sit there like a deer in the headlights.

Also, I have some fabric paints and I'd be happy to decorate a few dresses with designs of favorite animals if you like -- I hear there is a birthday coming up. If you have some plain dresses I could paint those, or I could stop by a thrift store and pick up a few.

[innerdoggie.livejournal.com]

I can ask my friends about the eczema since their little boy was troubled by this.

[gayathri.livejournal.com]

I've suffered from eczema a LOT - if otc stuff isnt working, might be time to ask a doc for a stronger steroid if its for you.

bathe in cooler water, moisturize like crazy - I'd been using Aveeno for ages, and just switched to CereVe lotion, and its helping. I liked Aveeno because it soaked in and lasted all day, but I was applying it twice a day! (I also have a ton of them, since I changed to CereVe)

The latest I got of all things was a bleach bath to help too: http://www.webmd.com/skin-problems-and-treatments/eczema/news/20090427/bleach-baths-may-help-kids-with-ezcema

(docs trying to start me on an antifungal to see if it helps, and if it does, then its bleach baths for me!)