I have to admit that I was basking in Hubris-Land at the beginning of last week-- oh, yeah, I know how to work the baby! I can keep him happy!
Of course...
BAM!
Liam has now decided to fully stretch his lungs at regular intervals. Previously, we had a good 5 minutes before the whimpering and fussing would escalate into full-blown wailing--- now the transition is almost instantaneous. And who can tell what is a wet diaper cry or a food cry or a bored cry? Not me. Maybe not yet? Anyway, we had a rough couple of days, but now things seem to be back on track. I'm keeping a log of his activities to see if there is a pattern, so that maybe we an ease into a easy-going sort-of schedule.
Liam is REALLY discovering the world around him. This is adorable when we are walking in the park, but not so great while nursing. It's actually already getting better, but a few days ago he would stop nursing to look up at me with a big smile, nurse a little more, look around for Papa, nurse some more, have a look at the ceiling-- and then start to wail because the milk wasn't magically flowing into his mouth. On Sunday, I had to lie down on the bed with him with the sheet pulled over us, just so that he could concentrate (thank heavens I only had to do that once).
Liam likes:
hitting dangling toys
his puppy and alpaca bear
going for a walk in the sling
horrifying 19th century German morality poems for children (spoiler- most of the kids die)
2 comments:
Great picture! Welcome to the roller coaster ride of parenthood!
AT least he will know where most of the nursery rhymes that we all grew up with originated.
we all turned out prtty well......
What german nursery rhyme did you read that let you think that you will EVER get ahead of the child!Those cute little mewling sounds are designed to lull you into false security! He is a treasure though.
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