Newsflash: kids don't come with instruction manuals. They do, however, produce an enormous learning curve for their parents upon arrival. Here are a few anecdotes and lessons that we've learned in the short time we've had our little man.
Burp like a man!
One of the many joys of baby-rearing is feeding and watching him grow. Part of the feeding process involves burping. And burping my son is, at times, altogether hilarious. There's a variety of ways to burp a baby, and having a kid with chubby cheeks makes one of those ways very enjoyable. To achieve said enjoyment, you must sit the kid up with one hand underneath his chin holding him upright in a sitting position, freeing your other hand to pat him on the back. By holding his head up from his chin/neck, his chubby cheeks seem to just *multiply*. And our little dude always gets this un-thrilled look on his face as if to say, "Mom, the clock's ticking. Knock off this crap, and get me back to the goodies."
Purple mouth
The rugrat recently had his 1 month appointment, and he got a good report on all fronts. After meeting with the Peed << that would be short for Pediatrician, folks >>, the Lactation Consultant wanted to see how we're doing with the breastfeeding. She also gave us a good report, however I've been dealing with something known as thrush for a few weeks now. My milk jugs were given a treatment of "purple paint" with the instructions to let them dry for a half hour and then it would be fine to feed the baby.
Later on baby wakes up ready to eat. I latch him on and he starts in... he detaches briefly and all I see is purple!!! His mouth, his tongue, his lips, and when I go to wipe, it got ALL over his cheeks too. Epic New Parent Fail. I was mortified. I imagined he'd be painted purple for a week! I kept thinking people would see him and wonder why he'd been given a lollipop.
He's sleeping... Momma can't move.
Everyone tells you to sleep when your baby sleeps. And sometimes I do. Other times I capitalize on time to do things like put on makeup, fix my hair, wash some laundry, and even eat. I had a fussy baby one afternoon when I was flying solo << the hubs had already gone back to work >> and I was trying a variety of positions to get him to fall asleep.
The magic position that hour ended up being for him to lie flat across my lap on his tummy. Worked like a charm. Until I realized that it was close to 2 pm and I needed to warm up some leftovers to call lunch. *Facepalm* Despite my hunger pangs, I did think to take a photo.
Eventually I did get the courage to gingerly relocate him so that I could eat.
Burp like a man!
One of the many joys of baby-rearing is feeding and watching him grow. Part of the feeding process involves burping. And burping my son is, at times, altogether hilarious. There's a variety of ways to burp a baby, and having a kid with chubby cheeks makes one of those ways very enjoyable. To achieve said enjoyment, you must sit the kid up with one hand underneath his chin holding him upright in a sitting position, freeing your other hand to pat him on the back. By holding his head up from his chin/neck, his chubby cheeks seem to just *multiply*. And our little dude always gets this un-thrilled look on his face as if to say, "Mom, the clock's ticking. Knock off this crap, and get me back to the goodies."
Purple mouth
The rugrat recently had his 1 month appointment, and he got a good report on all fronts. After meeting with the Peed << that would be short for Pediatrician, folks >>, the Lactation Consultant wanted to see how we're doing with the breastfeeding. She also gave us a good report, however I've been dealing with something known as thrush for a few weeks now. My milk jugs were given a treatment of "purple paint" with the instructions to let them dry for a half hour and then it would be fine to feed the baby.
Later on baby wakes up ready to eat. I latch him on and he starts in... he detaches briefly and all I see is purple!!! His mouth, his tongue, his lips, and when I go to wipe, it got ALL over his cheeks too. Epic New Parent Fail. I was mortified. I imagined he'd be painted purple for a week! I kept thinking people would see him and wonder why he'd been given a lollipop.
Here's a video showcasing both the burp method and
the poor little dude with his purple mouth.
He's sleeping... Momma can't move.
Everyone tells you to sleep when your baby sleeps. And sometimes I do. Other times I capitalize on time to do things like put on makeup, fix my hair, wash some laundry, and even eat. I had a fussy baby one afternoon when I was flying solo << the hubs had already gone back to work >> and I was trying a variety of positions to get him to fall asleep.
The magic position that hour ended up being for him to lie flat across my lap on his tummy. Worked like a charm. Until I realized that it was close to 2 pm and I needed to warm up some leftovers to call lunch. *Facepalm* Despite my hunger pangs, I did think to take a photo.
