Woohoo.
She cried in her sleep again at around 10ish, and I groggily woke without my glasses to march to the kitchen to make her some milk.
When I got back, she was a picture of serenity as she indulged in more sleep.
I put the bottle into the warmer(I managed to locate it with ease without my eyes opened) and placed it right next to the bed.
I managed another hour of sleep before she was wide awake, hankering for attention.
I carried her to the hall, changed her diaper, and got her back into the cot where she had her first milk feed for the day.
-The opportunity was greatly utilised with a quick trip to the loo, brushing of teeth, washing of face, slapping on toner, piling on moisturiser, stretch marks cream…-
-Finishes milks, Mummy picks up milk bottle-
She napped around 12ish, and I tried to get more sleep too.
Nope, didn’t happen with all those things going on in my head.
So I took the chance to mop the floor, clean the tables, down 2 glasses of water, boil somemore water, get her fresh drinking water(while plotting to force water down her), wash her bottle, clear the trash and bug some people… and then, I made her porridge. Email. Work(Great. When the person is finally contacted, she refers me to yet another part of the chain. Grr..).
Even my mum’s stuff too.
Now, I will try to steal some time and make some more calls.
And she melts my heart, whenever I look at how she tosses and turns in her sleep, before finally finding the position to burrow her head into.
Gee, maybe I can pluck my armpit hair. Heh.
Out!
Plucking armpit hair is very therapeutic. I was just going to dedicate a whole post to the art of plucking armpit hair. Haha.
Yes it is. it is an art. an exquisite one, no less. Especially how to pluck your master hand’s one. and how it is easier to do with without glasses if u are short sighted.
Take baby-steps when taking care of a toddler. Both have to learn to adapt to one another. Parenting books do help but the best help is from techniques taught by the Focus on the Family course (0-6 yrs).
BTW, you can never spoil a child by carrying him too often. I carried mine a lot till he is like 2 yrs old. He never cried himself to sleep either (not that I can remember cuz’ I’m always there).
There is a different school of thought. Try http://www.continuum-concept.org/book.html – they advocate parents carry the child everywhere until 3 yrs old or something. NLB has this book.
I miss carrying a toddler, gee, can I rent yours for an hour or two? Haha! mine doesn’t want to be carried anymore except when he wants to fall asleep on my shoulder.