Parenting
Biting Baby!
Maisie has been trying to take a bite out of crime anywhere she can. Yes, it all started while she was nursing. Now it is just out of control. I was noticing that she kept trying to bite my leg while I was on my computer. Then again while I was putting her to sleep. I thought they were innocent little nibbles, but now I am beginning to think she is trying to communicate something to me. Is she mad? Does she need more attention? Is she bored? Maybe all of the above. I don’t know. I tried to say a firm, “NO”, but she just looked at me like, “Is that all you got?” Then I tried pushing in on the side of her cheek to release the little grip her four teeth had on my flesh, but that was also a joke. She just stops and goes back…
Read MoreDrinking and Driving
I have always heard those crazy stories of moms who breastfeed while while riding in the car. I thought I would never do it, but tonight I was forced to maneuver my body into a position where I could reach Maisie. Go go gadget boob!
Read MoreOuch
Maisie has her first tooth. Need I say more? No, I don’t need to, but of course I will! Maisie got her first tooth about a week ago and I was thinking things were going pretty good as far as her not biting me goes. Until today. She just kept wanting to chomp down AS she was pulling away. Let’s just say it wasn’t a pleasant experience. I firmly told her, “No,” as I pried her little gums open. She burst into tears. She was still hungry, so she went back for more. Not a couple seconds later, she did the same thing, again causing me to react the way I did, causing her to react in the same burst of tears. I felt so bad. I hurt her little feelings when all she was doing was trying to relieve her pain, in turn, causing me pain. It was a…
Read MoreWhy do people say the things they do?
I am beginning to wonder if I should have been thankful for not understanding the language when I lived in France. I have been a bit surprised at conversations I have overheard, but also in what strangers have said to me. Let me just give you an example of what I am talking about. This morning I went to a little coffee shop and noticed that a woman was watching me as I tried to maneuver the stroller through chairs and tables. Random lady with no social skills: “I don’t think she likes to be jostled around like that.” ME: “Oh, she always has that look on her face.” HER: “So, she always looks p*ssed off?” ME: “Yeah, pretty much.” HER: “Well, she is going to have a lot of wrinkles when she gets older.” Really? Don’t you just wonder what people are thinking sometimes? Who says these things and…
Read MoreA Few Confessions of A Sometimes Bad Mom
Maisie lives for danger. Or maybe I enter her into danger. A couple days ago she was being a little terror, so I let her have my paper shopping bag to play with. I realize that she loves to eat paper, but I thought I was watching her. Not well enough obviously because when I next looked over, she had taken little goober bites out of my shopping bag, with the pieces nowhere to be found. I wonder if this is part of the reason she has been constipated. Here is the damage…to the bag. Have I mentioned at all how many times I have dropped my cell phone on her little newborn face? It is true. I am not proud of it and just because I am posting that information here does not mean it is something I am bragging about. I am quite shocked at myself actually. It…
Read MoreGot Milk?
I did it. I talked Maisie through it (also myself) and mixed up a sippy cup of formula. Maisie has never drank out of a bottle, so I thought a sippy would be a better bet. Let’s just say it didn’t go over so well. First of all, it took forever to find the right temperature of the water! I had to use Justin’s thermometer that he uses when he steams milk for coffee drinks! Once it was made and in the cup, I thought I would try it to see what I was feeding my baby. YUCK!!!!!!!! It tasted disgusting! Ew. I threw up a little in my mouth right now just thinking about it. Well, I gave it to Maisie and she looked at me like I was crazy. She took a couple sips then wanted nothing to do with it. I don’t blame her. I took the…
Read MoreBlocked Duct
What is it about me that likes to get infections? I am honestly on my THIRD breast infection! Let’s just say, “OUCH!” Fevers, hard boob, sore, fatigued, head aches. The worst part about all this? My friend is in town for basically today and I was walking around like a zombie with her, had to come home and sleep and be anti social, which is just horrible. Don’t worry people, I am applying heat, nursing on that side and trying to massage the area to get that duct free of blockage. How wonderful is this that I am posting about this on the internet? I am too delirious and feeling crap to even care, so back off:). It is all part of life anyways. Lately I have considered stopping the breastfeeding. I don’t know what to do. In Barcelona it was so freakin’ hot all the time that the body…
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