Thursday, June 29, 2006

Cherrios

So Madeline thought it would be really fun to get into her baby bag this morning. Inside are these really small tupperware type things where I keep Cherrios and other such snacks. Pop - open come the container and all over the living room floor go the Cherrios. Now this would be a boring vinnette except that is it not truly Madeline at her best. She is an on-the-go sort and promptly walked all over the Cherrios. This must have felt a little funny and on inspection was surprised to find that Cherrios stick to one's feet when one walks over them. Being both prudent and the problem-solver that she is, she pulled them off her feet and started eating them. What doesn't kill her, I guess, will make her stronger. I would worry about having to vaccuming them up but lucky for me, Buddy, our resident bottom-feeder, is doing a nice job of cleaning them up for me.

Maddy has also developed a strange facsination with anything that can be wrapped around her neck. Daddy's ties are the best but she has been known to wrap the dog leash, old computer keyboard wires and bathrobe ties around her neck. She is such an interesting personality, but sometimes her little ways scare the crap out of me because she is freaking fearless. Good thing in some ways, way bad things in others.

Maddy and the Bottom Feeder

Thursday, June 22, 2006

Maddy's Sick

I am such a freak mom. One bout of throwing up and I'm convinced we're going to have to take her to the doctor's office. But she was definitely not feeling good this morning. I guess because she's become so independant and so non-snuggly that it totally freaked me out that she wanted to do nothing more than snuggle up against me and lay there (don't get me wrong I loved it too because she never lets me snuggle her anymore). So here we are, Jack in bed with a stomach bug, me just fine and my daughter laying against me totally lathargic. I was getting up to take the dog out when all of sudden she's squirming out of Jack's arms coughing. Then she starts to cry and you could hear her poor little stomach just heaving. And then up it comes. There was nothing in there but it was sad to see her crying and heaving up her stomach and there was nothing I could do about it. It's so frustrating to know that even if you called the doctor they would just tell you to watch her and give her fluids. That there was nothing you can do to make it so she's not in pain or uncomfortable.