This is a temporary post as a few people asked to see this. Don’t be surprised if it disappears – but don’t worry, the video is available on YouTube.
This is a temporary post as a few people asked to see this. Don’t be surprised if it disappears – but don’t worry, the video is available on YouTube.
Today was Eid – the first Eid for Baby A. And, as with any special day such as this…it means a gathering of people. Lots of people. And usually, what does a gathering of lots of people mean? Well, it usually involves this:
Yep, that’s right…Baby A getting ready to cry. Still, what are we supposed to do – lock him up in the house and leave him? (Hmmm…..interesting idea…).
It is quite customary to buy new outfits for for Eid as presents. I had done my good deed and had remembered to buy an outfit for Mummy A….I even picked it myself. Ok, not completely myself…admittedly Mummy A’s mother was with me…but only to assist of course.
This was also I the first time I bought an outfit for Baby A. And this really was all by myself. I got him a nice Tigger outfit, with a lovely striped red tank top. I thought he looked very handsome. Takes after his old man…
It was a nice day seeing friends and family, and Baby A was alright. Well…as alright as he gets anyway – as long as you sit by him and nobody tries to pick him up…then he’s alright.
The typical thing in Eid is to give money to the kids as a gift – if you have a lot of friends and older relatives you can do pretty well for yourself. Baby A did pretty well for himself, I have to say – I might have to get a loan from him! Although, I am going to deduct the cost of my glasses from his earnings…
Baby A set two records today: one for the most nappy changes in one day (I counted 9) and one for the most nappy changes in one hour (4).
So how did the Special One* achieve this incredible feat? Well, he decided today would be the day to do the sloppiest poos possible (I’m not obsessed with poo…honest). Of course it’s not just about sloppiness, but also timing and volume.
I had barely changed his first nappy of the day when he started grunting with strain. Yep, the first nappy lasted about 2 minutes. Another change followed breakfast, and I thought that would be it – there couldn’t be that much left could there?
He’s a crafty little bugger though, and thought he would hold some back, just to torment me. Where does he keep it all? He must have a hollow leg.
* NOT copyrighted by Jose Mourinho, all you Chelsea fans, so I’m perfectly entitled to use it.
I called a friend the other day, and his daughter answered:
Me : Hi, how are you?
Her: I’m fine thank you
Me : Whatcha doing?
Her: Eating
Me : Oh? What are you eating?
Her: Oh, just some rice and fish
(In the background I hear her mum say “no, you’re not, you’re eating chicken!“)
Her: Oh….(she thinks about it for a moment) well it tastes like fish….
I have tasted her cooking, so I refuse to comment.I look forward to Ayaan talking…
Now that Baby A is drinking his milk it really takes a load off your mind. When they’re this small you want them to eat and drink as much as possible. Mummy A always said she wanted a plump baby (mainly ‘cos a tubby baby looks cute) but that looks unlikely in Baby A’s case. Hey, as long as he’s eating, I’m happy.
It did get me thinking though, about how things used to be in the past, all those many months ago back in January…
– Our first experience of feeding was guided by the midwife at the hospital. We were taught to support his head with our hand (It was a great way of getting cramp in your arm). This is despite the fact that every other mother in the universe holds their baby at the elbow…
– We fed him Aptamil because that’s what the hospital told us. So of course it Must Be Right. We now feed him Cow & Gate and can’t see any difference – the ingredients are identical, but it is slightly cheaper. I’ll leave you to decide what’s best.
– We were feeding him about an ounce of milk…every hour on the hour. You know what that means…no sleep.
– We were worried about him getting sick, and his problems with feeding. A midwife told us that bacteria could rush in as soon as the steriliser containing the bottles was opened. Talk about scaremongering – how the hell do you get a bottle without opening the steriliser?
– We bought a set of Dr Brown’s bottles ‘cos we thought he had colic. What a waste of money that was. We were convinced he drank better with them – but in hindsight I don’t think it actually made much difference which bottle we used.
– Speaking of colic, I remember trying all sorts of medicines, such as dentinox, infacol and gaviscon (to name but a few). I thought they were great stuff, but wish we hadn’t bothered. Let’s face it, no one has been able to pinpoint exactly what colic is, so it’s something you’ve got to ride out.
Phew! There are lots of things we just never knew about or understood. I’d like to think I’m pretty clued up now, although there’s probably a million and one things I could still do with knowing about*. I’m sure it will all come in time. Although…maybe not in this lifetime.
*Like…how do you put a baby up for adoption? Just out of curiosity of course…