The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
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fleaThe good: Casper was ogling mr. flea's banana (and no, there's really no better way to say that, is there?), so he mashed up a piece and gave it to her on his finger. He said she made a face, but ate it. So that's TWO solid foods. Also, clearly not allergic to bananas. (Is anyone?)
Also, she's so charming when we go out shopping. Yesterday I walked over to this store I'd never been to - it sells clothes and shoes and girly stuff and also yarn, and hosts knitting classes. It's tiny and jammed so I spent a lot of time checking it out, and it was the perfect "look at stuff" store for a baby - all full of shiny. Unfortunately for me, Dansko maryjanes not on sale in my size, and Eileen Fisher at 20-50% off is still way too much. (Must find a good used clothes store for grownups). She sits in the sling and smiles at the salespeople and everyonme thinks I have the perfect baby! Very gratifying.
The bad: In the course of a 15-minute conversation mostly about her house renovations, my mother managed to:
1. Scold me for using the booginator. Why? "It invades her space." Dude. She loves it. If you had an annoying booger and couldn't blow your own nose yet, you'd love it if someone aspirated it for you, wouldn't you?
2. Ask "is that baby sleeping in her own bed yet?" Nope. Haven't even tried. Don't really want to.
3. Say "I was on the phone with Cousin's Wife, and she said, 'oh, Cousin's Baby (age 15 months) is up from her nap, but she knows she's not supposed to come out of her room yet.' Now THAT'S a well-trained baby!" Well, mine is a little young for training, and frankly that's not my goal anyway!
The ugly: She's started biting when she's had enough nursing. No teeth yet, but she clamps down hard and pulls. OW. I say "Ow!" and "No!" and she grins. Har har, kiddo.
Resolved: I brought Casper's quilt to work, so I can quilt it at lunch, so I will finish some time before Casper enters first grade. I will no longer play around on the internet during lunch; I will quilt during lunch, and play around on the internet when I should be working. (It's a gorgeous quilt. Even though I can only sew 2-dimensional things, I'm good!)
Also, she's so charming when we go out shopping. Yesterday I walked over to this store I'd never been to - it sells clothes and shoes and girly stuff and also yarn, and hosts knitting classes. It's tiny and jammed so I spent a lot of time checking it out, and it was the perfect "look at stuff" store for a baby - all full of shiny. Unfortunately for me, Dansko maryjanes not on sale in my size, and Eileen Fisher at 20-50% off is still way too much. (Must find a good used clothes store for grownups). She sits in the sling and smiles at the salespeople and everyonme thinks I have the perfect baby! Very gratifying.
The bad: In the course of a 15-minute conversation mostly about her house renovations, my mother managed to:
1. Scold me for using the booginator. Why? "It invades her space." Dude. She loves it. If you had an annoying booger and couldn't blow your own nose yet, you'd love it if someone aspirated it for you, wouldn't you?
2. Ask "is that baby sleeping in her own bed yet?" Nope. Haven't even tried. Don't really want to.
3. Say "I was on the phone with Cousin's Wife, and she said, 'oh, Cousin's Baby (age 15 months) is up from her nap, but she knows she's not supposed to come out of her room yet.' Now THAT'S a well-trained baby!" Well, mine is a little young for training, and frankly that's not my goal anyway!
The ugly: She's started biting when she's had enough nursing. No teeth yet, but she clamps down hard and pulls. OW. I say "Ow!" and "No!" and she grins. Har har, kiddo.
Resolved: I brought Casper's quilt to work, so I can quilt it at lunch, so I will finish some time before Casper enters first grade. I will no longer play around on the internet during lunch; I will quilt during lunch, and play around on the internet when I should be working. (It's a gorgeous quilt. Even though I can only sew 2-dimensional things, I'm good!)
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Date: 2004-02-02 08:22 am (UTC)Excellent plan.