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Jul. 31st, 2006
The baby is now biting. Smile, giggle, nuzzle - BITE! Grin, wave, clap - CHOMP!
Her little teeth are sharp!
Well, there's not much to be done for it but to watch for where her mouth is, and to consistently move her away when she bites, going "No! No biting!" at her. It's not like she's doing it to be malicious, unless she's far cleverer than I've been giving her credit for being.
So she bit Ana today, and Ana Did Not Like It. Got to say, though, she handled it well - snatched her hand away from the baby's face (where it doesn't belong anyway, so I'm not complaining) and goes "Baby! That hurts! No biting! NO!"
Of course, then I had to re-explain that she has no idea of this, and it'll take her awhile to learn - no point getting angry, we just have to keep telling her no, and helping her learn. But I was impressed with how well Ana-banana handled herself after being cruelly attacked by her vampire sister.
Oh, and I'm now 94.7% convinced that the baby is saying "Ana" to mean, uh, "Ana". Well, as Jenn pointed out, it is the word she hears most often!
OH! And the next person to tell me "You need a stroller" is going to get smacked. Seriously. It'll be "Ana? Cover your eyes" and then SMACK. If I wanted to use a stroller, I would use a stroller. Do these people honestly think I'm just too cheap to buy a stroller (but not too cheap to spend a lot of money on slings for my nieces)? Or that I somehow have yet to hear about this brilliant invention? Dude. The three year old is carrying her doll in a sling. You might consider that this indicates a level of dedication to the whole "sling thing".
And the fact that lugging strollers around, up and down and up and down again, is hardly my idea of an easy task. I'm sure they work better for some people, but, really - how stupid do people think I am? If I thought the stroller concept would make my life easier instead of harder, I'd be all over it!
Duh.
Her little teeth are sharp!
Well, there's not much to be done for it but to watch for where her mouth is, and to consistently move her away when she bites, going "No! No biting!" at her. It's not like she's doing it to be malicious, unless she's far cleverer than I've been giving her credit for being.
So she bit Ana today, and Ana Did Not Like It. Got to say, though, she handled it well - snatched her hand away from the baby's face (where it doesn't belong anyway, so I'm not complaining) and goes "Baby! That hurts! No biting! NO!"
Of course, then I had to re-explain that she has no idea of this, and it'll take her awhile to learn - no point getting angry, we just have to keep telling her no, and helping her learn. But I was impressed with how well Ana-banana handled herself after being cruelly attacked by her vampire sister.
Oh, and I'm now 94.7% convinced that the baby is saying "Ana" to mean, uh, "Ana". Well, as Jenn pointed out, it is the word she hears most often!
OH! And the next person to tell me "You need a stroller" is going to get smacked. Seriously. It'll be "Ana? Cover your eyes" and then SMACK. If I wanted to use a stroller, I would use a stroller. Do these people honestly think I'm just too cheap to buy a stroller (but not too cheap to spend a lot of money on slings for my nieces)? Or that I somehow have yet to hear about this brilliant invention? Dude. The three year old is carrying her doll in a sling. You might consider that this indicates a level of dedication to the whole "sling thing".
And the fact that lugging strollers around, up and down and up and down again, is hardly my idea of an easy task. I'm sure they work better for some people, but, really - how stupid do people think I am? If I thought the stroller concept would make my life easier instead of harder, I'd be all over it!
Duh.