All Dressed Up

Today is being spent preparing for my first day back at work tomorrow. I’m packing up things for my desk and things to go with Maddie to the sitter’s house. I’m terrified of forgetting something.
ring ring
“Hello?”
“Hi, Erica. Can you tell me where I’d find Maddie’s formula? I looked in her diaper bag and the paper bag you brought, but I don’t see it.”
“Formula? Ummmm, yeah. That’s because it’s on my kitchen table.”
“Oh well. I guess she won’t get to eat today.”

I colored my hair yesterday. It’s now a shade that I like to call “Way Fuckin’ Darker Than It Was On The Box.” I had to ask Gerald if he had a thing for goth chics, because otherwise, he might not like it. I keep telling myself that it will fade. And that I look just like Angelina did with that dark hair she sported back in her “crazy days.” You know, the Billy Bob Era.

My dad moved in with us this weekend. He’s staying here for a month and a half until the wedding. He and Shari are building a house and his house just sold, so he didn’t have anyplace to live until the house is built or until they’re married and he can move in with Shari. Sometimes, it must suck to be a pastor. Anywho, it should be interesting, to say the least.

We saw the pediatrician for the monkey’s two month check up on Friday. She now weighs 12 lbs, 10 oz and is 22 1/4 inches long. She’s in the 90th percentile for weight and 55th for height. She’s short and fat like her momma. Only it looks better on her. Fat rolls on your thighs cease to be adorable around the age of five or so. I keep telling her to enjoy it while it lasts.

Her ear infection is FINALLY gone. Lord, I thought we were going to have to hold an exorcism to get rid of that thing. She also got five vaccinations. Yes, I cried. Hearing your child scream in pain is heartrending. I had to hold her down while someone hurt her. I felt like I betrayed her. Gerald’s totally taking her at four months. I’m done with that nonsense.

I talked to the doctor about Maddie’s anti-sleep position and she postured a theory that hadn’t ever occurred to me. She said that in her experience babies that are smart tend to have trouble “turning off’ at night. Maddie’s little brain is going a mile a minute and she can’t get to sleep. She asked if this was true of either Gerald or me, too. It is! We both have to take Tylenol PM or Benadryl to get to sleep at night. She recommended Hyland’s Teething or Colic Tablets. She said that at the very least, they won’t hurt anything. She also said to continue on with our bedtime routine so that Maddie knows it’s time to start winding down and to make sure we don’t stimulate her too much before bed. Well, I couldn’t find the colic tablets anywhere, so I got the teething tablets. I wasn’t too optimistic about them, but I figured we’d give them a shot. Well, she’s had them the last two nights and wouldn’t you know it? She’s gone to bed without any kind of fussing at all. I gave them to her about 30 minutes before bed and by bedtime, she was calm and peaceful. It was amazing! So, if you have sleep troubles with your little one, try them. At the very least, they won’t hurt anything. Even though one of the ingredients is Belladonna.

Four out of five pediatricians recommend giving your child poison to help with teething!

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