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<< na na na ma ma ma >> So guess what....baby now has my fricken cold! I'm not even over mine and he got it, so now you've got a sick mom, a teething baby with a cold and an exhausted daddy. We're a mess. The only good that has come out of this whole thing is that my husband and I have reconnected through our mutual appreciation and respect for one another as parents. I watch my husband interact with my son and I fall in love with him all over again. I'm trying to keep giving my son water. I figured out quick that if he's not going to take the bottle I can use a medicine dropper. This way I don't have to worry about him getting dehydrated. He still has an appetite which is great, but a few times he has vomitted, not so great. This happens after he has a coughing spell. I'm not sure if it's because of all the mucous dripping to the back of his throat and causing a gag reflex or what. But it really sucks to see him like this. Gave him a bath this afternoon with some eucylyptus oil then lulled him to sleep in the ERGO - best damn thing I ever purchased. My husband says we got sick from the a/c. At first I didn't want to believe it, but then a couple of my friends recently came down with the same thing and they also said they thought it was because of the air conditioner. I never thought I'd say this, but after waiting anxiously for my husband's mom to return home to Greece after a seven week stay, I really wish she were here. She was so helpful, but I didn't appreciate her enough because I let my pride get in the way. Anytime she tried to do something for me instead of just sitting back and considering myself lucky to have the help I couldn't help but feel that she must be thinking I was an inadequate mother, housecleaner and cook. But of course she was thinking none of these things, she just wanted to help. Damn her though. She messed everything up. The original plan was for her to come after my six month maternity leave was up. Then she would stay with us for about six months while I returned to work. And when she went back to Greece I would have had the difficult decision to make whether or not to send my child to daycare or stop working altogether (as I did anyway). But at least she'd be here right now and I would have been able to make some much needed money. I reminded my husband that this had been the original plan and that I wish we'd stuck to it and he just nodded his head. I think that being a father has made my husband appreciate his mother so much more. I hear it in the way he talks to her on the phone now, although I have little to no idea what they're saying because he speaks to her in Greek, his tone is much nicer. My mother always used to tell me that I would understand one day when I had children of my own not only how much a parent loves their child - but how much work it is raising them. I get it now Ma, I do. And I wish you were here so I could tell you, you were right. Baby is now saying "na na na na na", instead of "da da da da da", which made me smile today because I'm convinced he's trying to say MA MA MA MA MA! Rest assured plenty of positive reinforcement was given to him. I cannot wait for me and baby to feel better. I just got a great blanket for the local park so that baby and I can spend the day and have a picnic! Also received welcome emails from a few members of the mom's groups I joined and am really looking forward to meeting everyone.
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