Archive for June, 2007

Mom’s First Blog Post…

Tuesday, June 5th, 2007

Chris has been on my case to write about my adventures with Amara…but I have been finding that her adventures keep me too busy to write most of the time! Over the next week or two I’m going to try to write a few posts about some of our experiences with various baby items and our (and Amara’s) favorite things…the most recent of which is her new “lovey” (a comfort toy / transition object), a “Sloppy” Peppa Doll. I certainly have created my own personal list of the best items for any new mom in my life!

The subject of this post, however, is shrieking. Amara loves to shriek. This is much better than crying obviously, but equally loud. I’ve never known such a loud and chatty baby this small! It started a little over a month ago, maybe once a day on her change table where she seemed to want to “chat”. Now she spends much of her day experimenting with her voice. She is especially loud and vocal on her change table and while watching her beloved mobile. I feel like I shouldn’t be encouraging her to shriek her head off, but it’s so darn cute it’s awfully hard not to smile and laugh ;) . Just today she started inserting some sounds that were vaguely like consonants (a change from Aaaiiiieeeeaaaaaaaauuuueeeaaaah!!!). This is definitely a fun stage but I’m still looking for the volume control….they have one, right? :)

Posted in Mom | 3 Comments »

Bath Time – Code Brown

Sunday, June 3rd, 2007

A couple of nights ago we had our first code brown during bath time. The water was nice and warm, Amara was relaxed and she let out a couple of toots and then launched a torpedo. Luckily I had just watched the Dad Labs Bath Time 101 – When Kids Poop in the Tub video so I knew exactly what to do.

I picked Amara up out of the water and called for backup, “Help! She pooped in the tub!”. Kate had not seen video and was a little lost because she could not find the poop hiding behind a bath toy and I was a little hysterical and not providing clear instructions. Her vantage point was less than ideal and I could not help too much cause I was dealing with a slippery, squirmy wet baby. Luckily the offending material stayed together and so extraction was easily accomplished. For the record, we did not use the “Manual” method advocated in the Dad Labs video, we used a scoop instead.

In the end, Amara got hosed down, the poop got scooped and we survived our first code brown. Since then I have been trying to get Amara to promise that she won’t let loose in the tub anymore, but have yet to come to any kind of agreement. At least she has not decided to grace us with a similar experience since then.

I also hope that Daddy Clay’s assertion that we can expect a floater one in five times is way off the mark. I am also not sure about the accuracy of chili as a poop simulator. Any experienced parents want to comment?

Posted in Dad | No Comments »