turd
milo's exploding all over the place. all of the sudden he's blowing raspberries, holding his own bottle, grabbing for my glass and/or my food, grunting very specifically for things he wants, manipulating toys...and now he's made his very first turd. were any parents ever prouder? and all of these things (except for the raspberries, which started a few days ago) started within about 24 hours. any second now, he'll be pulling himself to sitting by himself; he is *this* close. by next january i suppose we'll be taking little doogie off to college. it's just crazy. have i mentioned that last week he started pulling our faces to his mouth after we give him kisses? i'm completely in love.
less developmentally exciting is his scientific exploration into the effects of repeated biting. specifically, his research addresses the effects of biting his primary food source, including such topics as: what happens when i give it a twist? how many times can i clamp down before i am removed from the boobie? how far can i crane my neck to look at daddy before the boobie snaps out of my mouth? how loud can mommy scream?
gone are the days when a quiet but firm "no biting" would startle him enough to get him to loosen his iron grip. anything i say, from a volume of 0 to 11, as well as any attempts to physically break his latch, result in him holding on for dear life. i fully expect to find a detached piece of nipple in his mouth any time now. i'm considering cutting out the nursing and just pumping, although the thought of it breaks my heart. i never thought i'd have to choose between a broken heart and a broken nipple. sheesh.
less developmentally exciting is his scientific exploration into the effects of repeated biting. specifically, his research addresses the effects of biting his primary food source, including such topics as: what happens when i give it a twist? how many times can i clamp down before i am removed from the boobie? how far can i crane my neck to look at daddy before the boobie snaps out of my mouth? how loud can mommy scream?
gone are the days when a quiet but firm "no biting" would startle him enough to get him to loosen his iron grip. anything i say, from a volume of 0 to 11, as well as any attempts to physically break his latch, result in him holding on for dear life. i fully expect to find a detached piece of nipple in his mouth any time now. i'm considering cutting out the nursing and just pumping, although the thought of it breaks my heart. i never thought i'd have to choose between a broken heart and a broken nipple. sheesh.
posted by laura at 1:09 PM
7 Comments:
Oh the biting! Now that O has top and bottom teeth it is a real worry; he's generally pretty good about it but when he does bite down...!@#$. I have to say though I hate pumping more than biting so I'll stick with it.
All of the other things sound so exciting! It is funny but I think lots of things tend to come at the same time, big leaps and then a kind of statis/pause and then more leaps. Fun times!
hooray for the development stuff. it's so much fun especially kisses.
my condolences to your breasts however. may they remain bite free for the duration.
I'd be tempted to go with the broken heart. Caitlin does all that stuff along with pinching. I have scabs all over my boobs...
May your nipples remain attached. You will have to wean before college next year though;)
my mom just offered the advice of pushing his nose into your boob and cut off his air supply for a few seconds. he should open his mouth and release his prize.
no caps - one handed typing... yay
That face below is just the sweetest ever. I am starting to see Justin? I have missed you! I am sorry you didn't have the password for the old blog. NOT intentional!
new blog: raqueljoy.livejournal.com. tired of paying for typepad. also, i'll put you on the asher update list.
i love milo's name, by the way.
I agree with Delphi ... that's what LLL advised and it worked for me and Amelia - just gently pushing her face in (which is the opposite of your urge to get him off!) and she released.
What they don't tell you about nipple confusion is the confusion between being able to move the head when bottle feeding but not booby feeding. My husband pointed this out the first few times she twisted around with my nipple in her mouth and me yelping. He was like, "Oh, she does that with the bottle all the time." Grrrrr
Good luck!
Hooray turd! How fun is that? Milo! The turd burglar!
Sweet boy, holding bottles and all. This time just flies by. It goes faster and faster.
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