Hi all,
Didn’t sleep again last night.
One good thing that did happen from the lack of sleep was watching a movie called “Whip It” directed/produced by Drew Barrymore and starred the girl from Juno. It’s about roller derby girls, and it’s actually not bad. It really reminded me of the Paul Newman movie “Slapshot.” (Though, they had the “Manson” sisters instead of the “Hanson” brothers.)
Yesterday’s baby essential class was pretty good. It went over all of the stuff that I’m going to have to know to take care of the baby. (How to pick-up/hold the baby, change diapers, how to bathe a baby, how to swaddle a baby, etc.) During the class, all of the Dads were supposed to hold the “baby” (doll,) except when changing, bathing, etc. I have to say, most of the guys in the class were wimps. I mean really, does it matter if you have a pink blanket for your doll, in class? (two guys out of 5 asked for a different blanket because it was pink…) And, I think that I was the only one that “held” the baby the entire time. (What the heck are these guys going to do in a month or two?)
One of the things that kind of surprised me, (but probably shouldn’t have,) was when I asked about getting/using a Moby wrap. I was wondering because I’ve heard/read great things about them. She said that (1) I should check out the Northside Hospital store, that they have some in there for sale, and if I was interested, they would let me try them on. (2) She said that in our society, guys just don’t wear them.
Now, she did follow that up with, I needed to go with whatever I was comfortable with, and do what I felt was right, and not worry about whatever anyone else thought. (edit: I know that she meant well, don’t get me wrong… you wouldn’t believe how many times I get the “most guys” explanation.) I was thinking to myself, if it’s more comfortable for the kid and me, why in the heck would I care what some redneck at WalMart thought? I’m pretty sure that if I cared what other guys thought, I wouldn’t be able to cook, sew, crochet, do needlepoint, (though I don’t because it’s frustrating to me,) or cake decorating.
(And I would know when the Football, Basketball, Baseball seasons started/ended/how to do fantasy teams, etc. etc…. )
I looked into it this morning, and it looks like while it’s not exactly popular yet, some guys actually like the Moby wrap over anything else.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDtb1ieynzo&feature=channel
and
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANCIOwuon6A&feature=channel
I looked into it, and they aren’t that hard to make… (something like “Buy 5 yards of jersey fabric, and cut into 12 inch strips. Boo-yah, done!) Maybe I’ll post something as well. Anywho, I have to get going.
Do you guys know anyone (guys in particular,) that own/use a Moby wrap? (Looking forward to your comments/emails.)
-D
I don’t think that caffeine is the problem. It’s stress/mental. I’ve never had a problem in the past drinking a cup of coffee before bed and going right to sleep. (Sometimes, in the past, I’ve _had_ to drink something caffeinated to get rid of the headaches so I could sleep.) But, I have cut down to a coffee in the morning and afternoon and a diet coke for supper… no effect. (Which, in comparison to the past, that’s like cutting out caffeine altogether…)
Good question… I don’t know. I was just going to (for simplicity’s sake,) going to get 5 yards of material and cut it in half lengthwise, and maybe do some sort of stitching around the edge to keep it from fraying. But I don’t see any reason why it wouldn’t be the same as folding it in half… I mean, it’s a stretchy material, so the angles that it would encounter shouldn’t be too much of an issue. I’ll try both, (I mean, I’m cutting a piece in half, might as well do one each,) and post the results.
Try this. Its a heck of a lot cheaper.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4l3nLP0vF8
Yea, it works pretty well. One day I saw a lady carrying about 30 lbs of wood on her head while the baby was on her back. That was normal, but what caught my eye was she was breast feeding at the same time. She had one of her breast wrapped around the side of her chest to her back, where the baby was sucking away.
LOL… Well, then I’ll have to visit more. (Oh wait, I’ve never been there. Ok, I’ll have to visit.)
Haggling… one of my favorite pastimes. Any way to get a better deal… The funny things is, when Kim and I were in some open air market in Mexico, Kim did all of the haggling. At one point the guy looked at me and asked something along the lines of, “How do you deal with this?” Whereas I picked up one of the Aztec war club souvenirs he had for sale and said, “Well, I’d start with one of these to soften her up, but if she gets in close, you’re in trouble.”
Sorry it took so long to get to your comments. I don’t know how I missed them. (I thought I had it so it would alert me when people added new accounts.) Anywho, I appreciate the comments, so keep them coming.
(I still need to talk to you about the choosing the pediatrician thing.)
-D