Boppy, n. - A C-shaped pillow used for supporting your arms while feeding the baby, or for supporting your wiggly baby when you need to put him down. Not to be confused, as Blake often does, with a Snugli.
Snugli, n. - A back-pack-like device worn over the abdomen into which you may place your baby, thus allowing you to carry him while affording yourself the use of both of your hands. Wearing it is like being pregnant, only with this you can put the baby down when he starts to get too heavy.
Mylicon, n. - In the words of Blake: "fart medicine." Whether or not this syrupy concoction actually relieves gas in infants in open to debate. At any rate, our baby sure likes the taste of it, which seems to be enough to take his mind off his painful gas for at least a little while.
Diaper, n. - A protective device placed over a baby's bare bottom in order to catch his ...um...business. Will leak, as we have learned, if it's either too big or too small for the bottom it is covering (in which case you must either up to a bigger sized diaper or wait for your baby to grow, and in the meantime, wash lots of urine-soaked linens).
Ounce, n. - 1) A unit of measurement helpful in determining the precise amount a baby weighs; 2) A number which must be counted when determining how much formula should be/has been given to a bottle-fed baby.
Formula, n. - A milk-like food for infants who are not breastfed to eat. Admittedly creates stinkier poop than breast milk does, but is a godsend for those (both mother and baby) who have trouble with the more natural approach to feeding.
Swing, n. - A life-saving mechanical device, the rocking and/or gliding motion of which is often enough to fool a baby into thinking he's being held, thus giving his exhausted parents a chance to eat their dinner.
Binky, n. - An ingenious stopper which can be inserted into a baby's mouth for him to suck, thus tricking him into thinking he's calm and happy. Also known as a pacifier.
Nightie, n. - A long, potato-sack-like gown with mittened sleeves and an open end which makes nighttime diaper changes a thousand times easier.
Onesie, n. - The easiest one-piece outfit to dress a newborn in. Seriously, it's all my baby fits into!
Digital Camera, n. - A useful device for parents in capturing the adorableness (and sometimes extreme anger) of their offspring.
5 comments:
The crying picture made me laugh out loud :)
That last shot is awesome. I've seen that face many a time. Is he balder than bald or is it just blonde? I love seeing pics of other newborns. They compare well and all look pretty similar!
Yeah, Zara gets gassy a few times a day and it worries me and upsets me b/c she seems like she's in so much pain. I've read you just have to burp them a lot and that helps. If you burp them on your shoulder, put them really high up so their stomach has pressure on it. If you burp them on your lap it's supposed to help too - like face down on your thighs. My mom says walking around and bouncing around while you burp helps too. I don't know, I'm still going to tell my dr. b/c I heard it could be like, reflux or something. I know, paranoid new mom.
Samantha - Thanks for the gas advice -- I'll have to try that out. Oh, and Garrett has plenty of hair -- it's just very blond.
He looks TICKED OFF in that last one. Classic.
My 6 month nephew has acid reflex, thus takes medication like twice a day to help settle that. I guess it's somewhat common. If the gas seems pretty bad and he's rather uncomfortable, I would check it out.
Cute pics though!
Mylicon is a miracle worker! Cute pictures.
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