Ari Doesn't Bite, He Kisses

Today was the last music class of the summer. Music class is awesome and we'll be going back in the fall. Ari loves it and he gets to interact with other kids in a fairly safe environment. But sometimes things happen.
Another kid brought her dolly to class today. Ari liked her dolly and the other mommy said it was okay. Until that mommy saw Ari chewing on the doll's arm...
What did she think an almost 11 month old would do with a doll? The other parent acted appropriately, but it sorta ticked me off. I really did not want him playing with it anyway, not because it was a doll (Ari has his own) but because the thing looked pretty abused to begin with. Next time I'll just look like a bitch because even if they say it's okay, I don't. Since Ari's birth, I've gotten much better about not sterilizing everything but I really do not want my kid playing with your kid's grimy toy. Especially since he chews on everything. He did kiss the doll for the first ten minutes. It was a very cute make-out session... Hopefully he'll learn soon that kisses are okay, but you should not try to chew your date's arm off after.
Thankfully he only bites toys, not kids, but I'm watching him closely...

Careful, we have a jumper!

So Ari decided that jumping off the bed to the floor would be fun.  He jumped from the bed to his blanket on the floor while I attempted to zip a zipper.  That's what I get for trying to keep him happy while I get dressed.  He had been on the floor while I figured out what to wear but started complaining so I put him in the middle of the bed.  Stupid me!

My first thought was that we must get to the ER asap.  I called his grandfather to drive us to the hospital and the Rabbi to let him know what happened.  While on the phone,  Ari stopped crying and started talking to me and smiling and laughing so I called the Doctor's office.  His grandfather arrived and we got in the car as the doctor's office called me back.  No ER visit was needed.  They think he is probably fine since has has no bumps or bruises from his leap and is acting normally.  We have to watch him closely for the next 48 hours, but chances are good that he won't even remember taking 10 years off my life.  I was a child without fear which led to numerous ER visits, so my dad said it sounds like he takes after me.  You know what they say about payback...

Sleep!

I love the thought of sleeping through the night.  Ari has done it.  Why can't I?  I keep waking at old feeding times.  

Ari goes from 8pm until 5:45am without a snack or diaper change most nights.  I'm so grateful for this and feel like a new person, but I keep waking up when he used to eat.  I find myself wide awake at least once a night listening to the silence of my sweet boy.

I think I'm not as crabby as I was just a week or two ago.  It is nuts that I'm more productive too.  Today I have nothing I "need" to do.  My house is clean and so is the laundry. I am left to my own devices while the boy naps. So here I sit blogging and watching TLC.   

More sleep has made everything better, but I find myself making bad decisions in the name of being nice.  I agreed to take Ari on a road trip in June.  He may travel well, he has in past shorter excursions, but I get carsick.  Really carsick.  As a food source, I won't be able to drug myself for the trip either.  All 11 hours to Michigan...

Fun!

So we are having a blast as the weather gets warmer.  The other day we went to the zoo for the first time and it was lovely!  This was not our first outdoor excursion, but it was the smoothest one we have had.  

The Headhouse Square Farmers' Market opens next month and I can't wait for Ari to eat local.  Last fall, he was on breastmilk only, so he got everything secondhand.  This summer he can meet the people who grow his food which is awesome.  

Eating in public

So, Ari breast feeds.  Sometimes while we are out he gets hungry and starts feeling me up.  Yesterday was one of those days.  Nothing funnier than an adorable little boy burying his face in your cleavage and making sucking sounds.  

Feeding him in public is fine, until he starts playing.  How do you explain to an infant that we do not to play with our food?  His food being the milk coming from me.  He pulls off the blanket that provides a bit of privacy and then starts blowing raspberries on my nipples.  Highly entertaining, but sort of awkward at the Starbucks filled with businessmen.  Take them away you say?  I do.  This leads to demands for more in just minutes as we like to play in the middle of our meal, not at the end.

Thankfully, Buy Buy Baby has nursing covers for only $12.99 and I got one the other day.  Unfortunately, I am not used to packing this for every excursion yet.  Grr!

Victory is mine!

We did it!  The rash is fading fast!

Diaper Rash, I will defeat you!

Ari has diaper rash.  He has had it for more than two weeks.  We have been using the prescription ointment and it was looking fine.  This morning after bath time it became clear that we have to go back to the doctor... grr!