She has a cute little face, doesn't she? Well let me tell you something. It's not so cute when those little lips are pursed together so tight that nothing can break through. And it's not so cute when you finally get a small spoonful of rice cereal and applesauce in that sweet mouth, only to have it forced out with a strong little tongue to dribble down the mini-chin.
I'm sure that those of you out there with older children are saying to yourselves, "Oh Angell. You haven't seen anything yet." I understand that my stresses in the future will be far greater than this. However, for the past two months, my greatest concern and most frustrating challenge has been getting Avery to eat. I never would have thought that this would be the case. First of all, Anika was an amazing eater. She would yell at me in between bites just because I couldn't dish it out fast enough. Lesson Number One: NEVER COMPARE YOUR CHILDREN. These are obviously two very different babies. I was definitely a naive mother thinking that having done it once, I had it all figured out. WRONG!
To Avery's credit, she is doing much better. I no longer have to grip her little cheeks to get her to open her mouth. And my desire to yell the words, "JUST EAT" has completely left me. She has chubby thighs and creases on her wrists, so I'm assuming that she is healthy enough. Who would have thought that such little, adorable creatures could create such large frustrations?!
Angell, I was laughing when I read this. I'm sure I will be experiencing all those same things very soon! I think you're right; you can never compare your children. Each kid is different! Even though little Evelyn is only one month old, there are still differences between her and Lainey that I notice.
ReplyDeleteLike you said...who would have thought that our little adorable creatures could create such frustrations! :)
Angell! I am so glad that you gave me a link to your blog. I miss you so much, and wish that we lived closer to be good friends again. I miss getting together with you and Katie. I hope that you are doing well...and that feeding time gets better. With Luke, I cannot for the life of me, get him to take a bottle...or sippy cup...NOTHING...He only takes good ol' fashion Mama's milk. Hmmm...what to do???
ReplyDeleteAngell, Hooray for you finding me! Seriously, It is so fun to see your pictures and START to catch up on your life...how/why did we lose contact? Oh yeah, those were the days before facebook, blogs, etc. We actually had to call/email people...SO much work. Anyway...I loved reading your profile! Where did you serve your mission? Hooray for two EFY counselors...I have to say EFY husbands rock :) (You do remember that Trev and I were both counselors, right?). Anyway, so fun, tell me more...I'm guessing you finished at BYU, in what? Tell me again how old your girls are?
ReplyDeleteAngell! It's Tiffany! I was looking at your fb page and saw that you had a blog! yeah! I have one too, check it out tiffanyastle.blogspot.com
ReplyDeleteYour girls are sooo darn cute!!!
So darn cute!!! You know my dear, you are truely a wonderful mother! and i mean that sincerely. she will get thought this stage, i know she will and like you say, she looks so very healthy. i love you. Aunt Denise
ReplyDeleteWhat a babe! I'm warning you two, enjoy these early years 'cause teenage boys will soon be your worst nightmare.
ReplyDeleteit must run in the genes. my mom said i did the exact same thing. good luck with it. :)
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