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Every day with my little one is a new experience, and a reminder of how sweet and simple life really is. Even with yukky diapers.
Monday, July 14, 2003
We're whipped.....
So yesterday, we tried a little tough love for the first time. Now, keep in mind, tough love at this stage is keeping a straight face while we're asking Cassidy to do something she doesn't want to. She hasn't been eating solid foods for a few days now, only wanting her bottle, and maybe a few cheerios, although most of them end up on the floor. So last night, Eric and I are eating dinner, and we're trying to get Cass to eat just a few bites of her carrots and oatmeal, but she keeps playing her cute little game of scrunching up her face, pursing her lips, and looking away each time I hold up the spoon for her. She closes her eyes when she does this too, which adds to the cuteness. We both had our hands on her high chair tray, and we put on our best stern faces. Eric said, "It's time to eat Cassidy." I offered her the carrots and she scrunched up her face. So I said, "No Cassidy, come on now, it's time to eat." No luck. So Eric tried again, and said in his best stern voice, "Cassidy. It's time to eat!" It was at that very moment we knew we were whipped. Cassidy looked at Eric, tipped her head, and gave him the cutest, funniest look. She put her head down and looked up with these big eyes at Eric, and I swear that look said, "Are you kidding me? "....... I had to put my head down so she wouldn't see me cracking up... I'm silently shaking with laughter, and Eric's still trying to say, "No, Cassidy, it's time to eat." but his voice is breaking up because he too is struggling not to laugh. We finally just gave it up and both started cracking up! That little girl just worked us!!!! Then she starts giggling, and we knew we'd lost! So, no carrots for her, but she did have her bottle and some veggie wheels that she can feed herself with.
And speaking of no solid foods....we got a visit from the baby diarrhea poo poo angel yesterday! She hasn't had a poop like this since she started eating solid foods. She was sitting down playing yesterday, and I noticed that her pants were falling off, so I went over to readjust them. I pulled them up, and walked away, but noticed a smell.....on my finger, where I'd pulled up her pants, was a teeny bit of poo poo!!! IIIICCCCKKKKK!!! It was at that moment, I knew I was in trouble. I washed my hands, checked out her bum bum, and sure enough, it had actually shot up ( and I still don't know how this is possible) out the top of her diaper, and started oozing onto the floor!!!! AAAAAAA!!! I'm happy to say, however, that I used a technique to change her that worked better than I thought. I had to lay her on her tummy on the changing table, then slowly remove her pants (yukky) and her shirt, (the bottom had poo poo on it) then I took her diaper off with her still on her tummy. After all was said and done, back into the bath she went! And she smiled the whole time!! I bet she felt good!! hahahahahaaa!!!!
So yesterday, we tried a little tough love for the first time. Now, keep in mind, tough love at this stage is keeping a straight face while we're asking Cassidy to do something she doesn't want to. She hasn't been eating solid foods for a few days now, only wanting her bottle, and maybe a few cheerios, although most of them end up on the floor. So last night, Eric and I are eating dinner, and we're trying to get Cass to eat just a few bites of her carrots and oatmeal, but she keeps playing her cute little game of scrunching up her face, pursing her lips, and looking away each time I hold up the spoon for her. She closes her eyes when she does this too, which adds to the cuteness. We both had our hands on her high chair tray, and we put on our best stern faces. Eric said, "It's time to eat Cassidy." I offered her the carrots and she scrunched up her face. So I said, "No Cassidy, come on now, it's time to eat." No luck. So Eric tried again, and said in his best stern voice, "Cassidy. It's time to eat!" It was at that very moment we knew we were whipped. Cassidy looked at Eric, tipped her head, and gave him the cutest, funniest look. She put her head down and looked up with these big eyes at Eric, and I swear that look said, "Are you kidding me? "....... I had to put my head down so she wouldn't see me cracking up... I'm silently shaking with laughter, and Eric's still trying to say, "No, Cassidy, it's time to eat." but his voice is breaking up because he too is struggling not to laugh. We finally just gave it up and both started cracking up! That little girl just worked us!!!! Then she starts giggling, and we knew we'd lost! So, no carrots for her, but she did have her bottle and some veggie wheels that she can feed herself with.
And speaking of no solid foods....we got a visit from the baby diarrhea poo poo angel yesterday! She hasn't had a poop like this since she started eating solid foods. She was sitting down playing yesterday, and I noticed that her pants were falling off, so I went over to readjust them. I pulled them up, and walked away, but noticed a smell.....on my finger, where I'd pulled up her pants, was a teeny bit of poo poo!!! IIIICCCCKKKKK!!! It was at that moment, I knew I was in trouble. I washed my hands, checked out her bum bum, and sure enough, it had actually shot up ( and I still don't know how this is possible) out the top of her diaper, and started oozing onto the floor!!!! AAAAAAA!!! I'm happy to say, however, that I used a technique to change her that worked better than I thought. I had to lay her on her tummy on the changing table, then slowly remove her pants (yukky) and her shirt, (the bottom had poo poo on it) then I took her diaper off with her still on her tummy. After all was said and done, back into the bath she went! And she smiled the whole time!! I bet she felt good!! hahahahahaaa!!!!
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