The Good, Bad and Ugly II
Good
- A smiling, happy baby to play with and interact with every morning. Little girl is a morning person.
- Smiles and giggles are always there for the viewing just about anytime of the day.
- Crying fits only when there is a reason to be crying. No more screaming for no reason.
- Big eyes and chubby cheeks looking you straight in the face.
- Very, very rarely peeing or pooping during diaper changes. We’ve either been very luck or Emelia has good self control.
- Two well behaved and happy babies.
Bad
- Constant spitup. I mean spit up three or four times between feedings all over your clothes, the baby’s clothes and whatever floor you happen to be walking on spitup.
- Changing a diaper and then an outfit only to find out that the little bugger decided to pee again while you changed her shirt. Change her diaper only to find that she spitup on her shirt. Repeat.
- Baby fists in the eye while sleeping. Baby vs. Daddy head collisions at night when baby wants to eat.
- One happy and well behaved baby and the other not so well behaved.
Ugly
- Fully body defecation is still not cool
- A 1.5 hour trip in a very cramped trunk that turns into a 3+ hour ordeal complete with baby screaming, mommy and daddy disagreements and lots of time spent in random parking lots trying to sooth baby.
- Two babies that need immediate attention. It’s called the “headache-maker” situation.
May 31st, 2007 at 4:52 pm
OH YES,, the memories,, they came flooding back,, 29 years ago,, I almost lost my mind,, for many of the same reasons,, but alas,, he grew into a,, into a,, into ummm,, into a dad,, thats it,, this is “GREAT”.
Just kiddin,, just kiddin,, cherish the little spitups, repeted diaper changes, cause what comes next is alot more interesting, trust me.
Dad
May 31st, 2007 at 5:37 pm
Yeah and you’ve changed into an…umm…granddad.
I do my best to enjoy it. I already notice how quickly they grow up. She’s changed so much in 3 months. It’s amazing.
Three months ago it seemed like you could never change her diaper without rousing a crying fit. It seemed that all she did was eat and sleep. When feeding her a bottle you could hold her small head in the palm of your hand.
Now, she rarely cries unless there is a good reason. Diaper changes are no longer for crying; they’re times for smiling and playing. She does still eat and sleep often, but she’s on her own schedule, which we are starting to learn. And her head has grown a lot. It’s more of two handfuls than one.