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Have said it once, will say it many more times
Read on the Alternative Baby
forum and then heard on the news while driving back, about some mother
who fell asleep with her newborn in the bed and woke up to find it dead.
That in my opinion is one of the worst possible things that could ever happen to anyone.
I feel sad for her.
The
thing I'm pissed off about though is how those dumb fucktards in the
media (can you tell I have next to no respect for journalists and am
concerned about anyone wishing to become one, especially if they are a
friend?) sensationlised the shit out of it and everyone's raving on
about the dangers of co-sleeping.
Tooth bud
Tiny has a tooth bud just visible under his lower gum. I was wondering
why he was wanting to chew on things (more specifically, his hands or my
fingers). I asked Mum and she agreed with me that it was a bit too
early for him to be teething, and she said sometimes their gums get a
bit itchy prematurely so they just birte on things to scratch them in a
sense.
I looked in his mouth coz Tiny was delivering massive gummy shark smiles and I thought I saw a hint of white under the gum.
I said to Josh without being any more specific, "I think he has a tooth bud."
Josh
looked into Tiny's mouth as our son shot his daddy a massive happy
gummy sharp grin complete with laugh and agreed, pointing out the tooth
bud which I hadn't pointed out to him.
Could that be a reason for
his mysterious fever that he had a few days ago that we put down to he
might have caught whatever Josh had?
Catching Up and AB Calender
Tao tried to roll over a few days ago! He didn't manage in the end but
it was extremely exciting to watch ;) He was trying to push off the bed
with one leg and using the other to try to kick over and get some
momentum. Maybe the next time he tries he'll flick his shoulders in the
same direction thus acheiving success :)
Maybe he might learn to use his head as well (literally...he has a big head).
I
may be suicidal but I have taken on another project which I think is
very worthwhile. I am making an Alternative Baby calender (quite sadly
dubbed the ABC project, I'm so clever). It'll be something else I keep
track of in this journal.
Almost forgot
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I put Tiny on the floor today while Josh was at uni, down on his tummy
coz he was being active and I thought he might like to attempt crawling
again (it always frustrates him and he makes lots of noise, I'll flip
him back over as or a bit before he starts crying). As soon as I put
him down he lifted his head all the way up.
I was too shocked to grab the camera, and by the time I thought about it he didn't seem inclined to want to do it again.
The
thing that spun me out was that both arms were by his sides, he lifted
his head all the way up and his legs came up as well to counterbalance,
looking kinda like a balancing banana. It was cute and funny and I wish
I got a photo!
And it's bedtime for me.