She’s teething or at least we think she is. The past few days she has been very whinny. For no reason she will start crying. Not the blood red face I’m starving feed me now cry but the I’m hurting cry and need some relief. We finally got some stuff you rub on their gums to help with the pain. That seems to have helped some but not as much as we would like. Car rides are still good and after she cries for ten minutes or so in her crib she goes to sleep. Once she is asleep though she has been setting record for the amount of sleep. We put her down at 5:30pm last night. She woke up at 5:30am hungry. Amy fed her and then she went back to sleep until 9:30am. Let’s see how good she does tonight. Have a good one.
Grandparents. They love to be around there new grandchildren. The problem is trying to figure out who gets to hold the baby. Being around the baby all the time my wife and do not notice the need to hold the baby if she is content in her car seat. After taking a good look at it I have found that because the grandparents are not around the baby all the time they want to make the best of the time they do have. In order to accomplish this it requires effort on both parents and grandparents. We are trying to find a happy medium but could always use some help. If anyone has any good ideas please leave a comment.
One thing I will never understand is the dedication a mother has to her child. As soon as a woman gives birth, anything that child needs the women feels obligated to take care of. I like to think I would do anything for my daughter (and believe me I would) but if someone I trust like my parents or my wife’s parents ask if it is ok for them to push the stroller or change the diaper, I am all about letting them. Women are not like this, I can see it in my wife’s eyes every time I ask “would you like for me to change her” or “if you want to get ready I will being her to you” I get this look of longing for her to want to do it for me. Not in a bad way as though I cannot do it or that I would mess it up but in a needing way. The question is will this ever go away? Even my wife’s female friends that have had children seem to have this selflessness about them when it comes to taking care of a child. I have already notice that even though our child is only 4 days old every time I hear a baby cry I wonder “What is wrong”, “Does she need her diaper changed”, “Is she hungry”, “Is she hot or cold”, “Is her straps rubbing her”. I use to always think “Why did you bring your child here” and “Don’t take them out if they’re going to disturb everyone else”. Wow how things have changed. I can’t wait to see what is next.
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