by Jessica on March 30, 2010
Ugh. My dear, sweet child has been overtaken by the wretched reflux. In the past two weeks, I would say the level of screaming and vomiting in our house has increased three fold. I had the pleasure, this morning, of being the recipient of one of Knox’s vomit geysers… in. my. face. That’s right, nothing like a face full of regurgitated breast milk to get you really nice and awake. I had just fed and burped him, changed his diaper and swaddled him up nicely when I heard the tell-tale sound of spitting up. I picked him up so I could get him cleaned off when HUAHHCCCGGAH (<-- vomit sound), and the full force of it hit me in the nose and mouth. Delicious. I got to change Knox, his sheets and my own clothes at that point (and then I brushed my teeth). Then, this morning, we had about three or four puke incidents which earned baby boy a new outfit and mom several wipe downs.
I called the doctor’s office this morning about changing him from Zantac, which is obviously no longer effective.
Oh, and he screamed. And screamed. And screamed. All. Morning. Long. Can someone figure out how to tell a baby to chill out for five minutes while Mommy gets dressed? Because I really can’t put on pants with one hand. I’ve tried. I tend to fall over.
In general, I think he enjoys making me feel like I’m losing my mind. See?
by Jessica on March 10, 2010
Thanks, y’all, for all the advice on Knox’s holding addiction. We do have a Moby wrap, I tried using it several weeks ago, but home boy’s head was way too floppy and he hated every position that involved tucking his head in. I’m going to try it again and hope for better results!
I’ve tried slings, but I swear, I can’t find one that works. They either leave him squished beyond belief or too loose. Recommend yours, please, if you have one you love!
(And yes, I would love a swanky baby-in-front carrier, but I am currently in **discussion** with one of those companies for a potentially very exciting situation for the blog during the summer! So, I’m trying to be patient…)
Speaking of my son’s epic lungs, they’re going off right now, so I’m going to go tend to that!
Click here, please! It’s fun being in the top 20 (so I’d like to stay there!).
by Jessica on March 9, 2010
Being held is not an option. It is the LAW. The kid will NOT allow you to set him down. Period. If he is asleep, great, he can be swaddled and put to bed. If he’s awake, you WILL hold him. No questions asked, thank you very much.
Today, he had a complete meltdown when I tried to take a shower. This is not a new thing, and it generally takes me a good two hours to actually get around to a shower if he’s awake, but today’s freak out was extra frantic. He was bright red, screaming at the top of his lungs, gasping for air, I thought about filming it to show you guys, but obviously, he needed to be picked up really quickly before he combusted. I have no idea how people let their kids cry it out. I am not a fan of that method. If it worked for you, great, but I just think I would be physically incapable of doing it. It breaks my heart when he gets that way, and knowing I can fix it by just picking him up, I would be hard-pressed to just let him wail.
I am concerned how this holding addiction will play out next week when I go back to work (dreading it, by the way). I am lucky enough to work for family, so my little guy will be tagging along with me to work. My mom works with me, and I work for my stepdad, so he will have a little fan club right there in the office. However, I have a feeling we’re not going to get much done considering Knox is going to be passed from person to person all day long, knowing how he rolls. Should be interesting.
This face pretty much sums up why I will do anything to keep him happy. He is so freaking cute, I can’t stand it!
This face says “Damn you, woman, pick me up!”
