Random Thoughts, questions and Observations Part II |
Today was a fun day. I had to wake
Annabelle up at 7:15 am with her bottle so it was a good start to the day. She
was cheerful all day and I was good at getting her wants and needs before she
melted down. Plus, it was a
beautiful day out (jinx) so we went for 2 walks. She’s great in the bjorn. The
second walk was with the Brookes’ and afterwards we went back to their
place for a beer. Annabelle was
great. I took her upstairs and put her in their crib and she was content to
hang out in a new place.
1) Random thought:
Baby food. Those stains never come
out do they? I mean, the orange
from the carrots Annabelle has been eating are with her clothes forever, I take
it. I washed, I used
bleach, but still the stains are there.
I am surprised it’s not marketed as industrial paint. Maybe we
should have started learning feeding with a more neutral colored food like
pureed bananas or apples.
2) Random Question:
What’s with the hair pulling? I’m thinking of asking for a
membership to the Hair Club for my next birthday. I don’t think I’m going to
have any left – Annabelle loves to lay back in my arms, gaze into my
eyes, and OUCH! Grab my hair and yank hard. She’s always walking around with
long strands of my hair in her chubby fingers.
3) Random Question:
How much baby food is substituted for how much formula. If she eats a quarter
of a jar of baby food, how much do I reduce her bottle by – or do I
reduce it at all?
4) Random Question:
Anyone with baby travel experience want to share how you make bottles on the
planes – do you ask the flight attendants to heat the water in a
microwave or do you just use the coffee/tea water or just give it to them with
regular water at room temperature?
1) Random
Observation: on our walks I haven’t figured out which way Annabelle
prefers to ride in the bjorn– facing me or facing out. It seems like
whichever way I face her, she wants to look the other way so she cranes her
neck to get a look at whatever she is not facing. Obstinate child. (Warning: the first person who cracks “like
mother like daughter” gets all the crap books here at the apartment sent
to his/her house all at once, an avalanche of bad writing at your doorstep.)
2) Not so random
question: Annabelle has started
chafing on her perfect little face.
I don’t know why but here are my theories – 1: the cloth
diapers I use as drool wipe-ups are too rough, 2: the bedding change between
the hospital and the crib here is the cause, 3: I used the baby wipes on her
face to clean up the baby food and maybe they are only meant to be used on the
bottom, not the face. Does anyone
have a clue which of these may be the cause and also, what I should do to fix
it. Should I put Lubriderm on it? Should
I put cortisone or the diaper rash cream on it? Should I do nothing?
3) Random
observation: Annabelle loves her bottle so much and when she is tired, her eyes
will half close and will roll up to the top of her eyeballs, so she looks
orgasmic when she’s having her bottle.
4) Random
observation: I bought some cute booties today. (that’s it, just looking
for a way to include this picture of her adorable booted feet)
Okay, that’s it for today. Sorry,
no amusing tidbits. The days here are blending together even more than at the
hospital.
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