July 15th, 2009 Graig
I managed to stay away from potato chips for almost three weeks, but I caved and caved hard, and it was through sheer force of will that I did not eat the full 235g bag. Almost 1000 calories down the gullet in one sitting, like Cookie Monster. Awm awm awm.
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July 12th, 2009 Graig
My first bathtime with LL was as disastrous as my first changing, perhaps even moreso. We don’t have a little bathing tub for the wee one yet, so I filled up the bathtub with a shallow pool of water. I didn’t make it warm enough so LL was upset with me for that (but the sound of running water plus the additional warmth did sooth her enough once it was deep enough to cover her flailing legs). When washing a newborn, you still have to support their neck, but it’s fun to see that they like to swim (or try swimming) when you put them in the water, as some of their flailing is actually somewhat graceful aquatic movement.
Getting the baby soap out of the bottle while also supporting her was difficult, but I decided to pour some on my forearm and take as needed (even our baby washcloths seem a little too harsh for her skin at the moment), washing her body and head, any exposed wet skin getting air on it making her cold and cry.
Finishing the job quickly I transitioned her into her hooded baby towel, bundling her up and holding her close while patting her dry. As I was taking her over to her change table, I noted an odor… I think you know where this is going. Towel in the dirty laundry, joined by Papa’s poopy shirt, and a freshly dirtied baby right back into the bath… She wasn’t very pleased with this turn of events.
Cleaned up for a second time, I transitioned her to the change table once more and dried her off, trying to dress her only to realize, after changing and unchanging a very unhappy baby four times over, that most of the newborn clothes that weren’t in the wash were pretty stretched out and far too loose for our little girl. We didn’t have any clothes that fit, and LL was so upset, that I began to take it personally. I bundled her up in a blanket and passed her off to mommy, and shuffled off with a hangdog expression, humming the sad Charlie Brown music…
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July 11th, 2009 Graig
Just discovered Don Hertzfeldt and… well see for yourself (not safe for kids or the squemish).
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