Baby newsletter
Well, Chad is watching the Vikings game with his mom (we’re still in DL) so I thought I’d blog a bit.
Not much really to update on, we got here late Friday night and went to church with the family. Potluck after church (gotta love potluck!) and then a nice nap. (gotta love a nap!) Then we went to Scott and Keri’s the parents of the aforementioned new baby. Alyssa is beautiful, lots of dark hair and very good natured. Keri and I were able to leave the baby with Chad and Scott twice, once for a nice long walk and again after supper for a trip to Wal-Mart for baby supplies. (gotta love … just kidding, I know that’s getting annoying, but it’s fun from this end.) Alyssa cooperated almost too well, sleeping the whole time we were gone.
The only time she cried when we were there is when I told Keri to go ahead and take a shower, I’d been looking for an excuse to hold the baby. She did, and as expected, Alyssa woke up about half way through mom’s shower and started demanding food. As this, ahem, is not a bottle fed baby, I could do nothing but hold her, bounce her and let her suck on my finger or her nookie. (how in the heck does one spell that? Oh well.) But she wanted FOOD and the finger or the nookie was just not cutting it. I felt like a traitor, tricking her like that, but had nothing else to do really. Then Chad came upstairs and bounced her for a while until Keri emerged, ready to feed the crying dear.
It was really frustrating to know what she wanted and be powerless to help, or to at least communicate to her, it’s OK, mom is on the way. Anyway, I know having my own kids won’t be like that, but I certainly know it will be hard.
Not much really to update on, we got here late Friday night and went to church with the family. Potluck after church (gotta love potluck!) and then a nice nap. (gotta love a nap!) Then we went to Scott and Keri’s the parents of the aforementioned new baby. Alyssa is beautiful, lots of dark hair and very good natured. Keri and I were able to leave the baby with Chad and Scott twice, once for a nice long walk and again after supper for a trip to Wal-Mart for baby supplies. (gotta love … just kidding, I know that’s getting annoying, but it’s fun from this end.) Alyssa cooperated almost too well, sleeping the whole time we were gone.
The only time she cried when we were there is when I told Keri to go ahead and take a shower, I’d been looking for an excuse to hold the baby. She did, and as expected, Alyssa woke up about half way through mom’s shower and started demanding food. As this, ahem, is not a bottle fed baby, I could do nothing but hold her, bounce her and let her suck on my finger or her nookie. (how in the heck does one spell that? Oh well.) But she wanted FOOD and the finger or the nookie was just not cutting it. I felt like a traitor, tricking her like that, but had nothing else to do really. Then Chad came upstairs and bounced her for a while until Keri emerged, ready to feed the crying dear.
It was really frustrating to know what she wanted and be powerless to help, or to at least communicate to her, it’s OK, mom is on the way. Anyway, I know having my own kids won’t be like that, but I certainly know it will be hard.
posted by HealthyHappyHolly at 3:14 PM
