In which I will try my hardest to not mention my boobiesMay 26th, 2006 @ 11:34 am
A few years ago The King decided to sign up to participate in a medical study through the University. He had to go in once a month and take a test where he would answer questions like, “how many sexual partners have you had in the last month?” and “do you think you have an STD?” It was super easy for him, you know, since he’s married and not really playing the field anymore.
Plus, I think they paid him fifty bucks every time he went in. Hey, fifty bucks to talk about his sex life. Sweet.
When The King and I were taking our childbirth class we were asked to participate in a study through the hospital and the university. They said something about saving the lives of the children, and maybe something about helping the medical field, or and maybe something about being paid for our help.
You’ll pay me? Sure I’ll help the children.
This study was to take place during baby’s 5th week. Which began last Monday night at midnight. To prepare for this study, I had to watch a horribly delicious movie on child safety. Hosted by none other than Gloria Estefan, bad eyebrows and all. (I’m pretty sure this movie was filmed in the late 80’s. Seriously, it was bad.)
All I have to do for this study is track everything that The Baby and I do for four days. I have to write down when I pick him up, when I feed him, when I put him in a car seat. I even have to write down when I walk away from my baby because of all the screaming. (Thank goodness I haven’t gotten to that point. Yet.)
It’s actually been interesting to track his patterns. After the first day I decided that I didn’t really like getting up every three hours during the night to feed The Baby. That’s when I devised the plan to just let him fuss until he would fall back to sleep.
Low and behold, this sneaky plan of mine works. At least it’s worked for the last two nights. The last two nights in which I’ve only had to get up to feed him one time. I am such a sneaky Mom.
And a newly well-rested Mom also.
Today is the last 24 hours of me logging everything. And then all I have to do is mail in the report and figure out how I’m going to spend my twenty five dollars.
Suggestions?
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The King’s sister is letting us try out her front pack. I like it. The Baby wasn’t sure what he thought the first few minutes in the thing. But now he’s fast asleep and letting me enjoy the Internet while he gets what he wants. A warm body next to him.
(Notice how I’m still using our totally outdated camera and not the fancy new one we just got? Right, because it’s still in the box. We can’t use it until we read the instruction and figure the darn thing out. Wish us luck.)
Uncategorized · My Sweet Babboo · The King · Back in the day
liberalbanana
said,
May 26, 2006 at 12:17 pm
Love the face he’s making! Glad he’s warmed up to the idea of being in the front carrier. I wish someone would carry me around like that… HA!
Mrs. Ca
said,
May 26, 2006 at 12:27 pm
I think the best thing about the picture is the expression on each of your faces. Glad he decided he liked it.
Bethiclaus
said,
May 26, 2006 at 12:30 pm
Alliclaus likes her Bjorn for about two minutes before she’s completely over it. Luckily, she likes being in a sling (so much so that she’ll sleep for hours in it).
Cindy
said,
May 26, 2006 at 12:44 pm
Finally, more baby “Bob” pictures. And no mention of boobies!!!
Sadie
said,
May 26, 2006 at 12:58 pm
omg, your baby is HUGE. He is adorable and I like his little fauxhawk, but he seriously looks like a third grader already.
Erika
said,
May 26, 2006 at 7:01 pm
ROFL…I love the picture of him screaming. I would love to try our front pack if I could figure out how to use it. The sling too…I haven’t really gotten the hang of that either. Dammit.
Also, I think we should take more pictures of the babies crying. Because even though it breaks your heart, it really is cute!!
Erika
said,
May 26, 2006 at 7:02 pm
Oh, and writing down everything for a week sounds exhausting. But it would be neat to see the patterns. In our childbirth class they suggested tracking when Evan ate, pooped, and peed for the first week or so. We are still doing it. It gives me such a sense of accomplishment, like crossing something off a list. Maybe we’ll stop when he starts preschool.
Chas
said,
May 26, 2006 at 7:49 pm
Lila doesn’t love her front carrier yet. Her head kind of slams into my chest if we’re not careful. I think she’ll like it better when she’s a little bigger…she’s liking the sling so far.
Allison
said,
May 26, 2006 at 8:17 pm
Sooo cute. My SIL loaned me her faux-Bjorn with our last baby, and once he got used to it, it made us all very happy. I think I’ll actually buy my own for upcoming baby.
Durga&Michael
said,
May 27, 2006 at 12:50 am
well ny suggestion is:
you can donate your $25 to http://www.savethechildren.org/
To help save the lives of mothers and children many countries.
Imagine the blessings u could get for just $25??? 100000s? millions??? whoa!!!
Or u can get a tee at GAP or shop at Walmart…
Frema
said,
May 27, 2006 at 7:05 am
You are sneaky indeed, but very smart. Babies don’t always know their needs, especially their need for sleep. I’m sure The Baby is just as happy as you are.
Avorie
said,
May 27, 2006 at 10:24 am
That camera is going to be awesome. I considered that one when I bought my Nikon D70. I’m sure you’ll soon have fablous pictures. It’s so fun and entertaining!
Lisa
said,
May 28, 2006 at 4:17 pm
Awww. His little face. He’s adoreably sweet even when raising hell.
Big Ben
said,
May 29, 2006 at 2:35 pm
That kid is cute (almost as cute as me)