Day Two, No Chase

misty  ·  Tue, Feb 9, 2016

Today was rough. I started feeling sick this morning, which is always difficult when I’m alone watching Milo. But today was doubly tough because Milo was pretty demanding. It was the kind of day when she wanted to be sitting on my lap, or playing with me right next to her, so it was hard to do simple things like make some food or go to the restroom.

In the afternoon, she finally pooped (which I think might have been the main reason for her fussiness), and it was another doozy. She loves to poop when she’s in the exersaucer, for some reason. Maybe it’s all the jumping she does? Anyhow, that poop got everywhere and it stunk up the whole apartment. Chase and I have begun to wonder if her poop is going to be this foul smelling from here on out, or if maybe it’s because she’s not pooping often. Time will tell.

After the poop, she didn’t mellow out much. She spent a lot of time standing up and sitting to play, with almost no time on her tummy practicing crawling. So it looks like she won’t master that skill before Chase gets home. The time she did spend on her tummy was great, though: we were both on the bed, and Milo rolled and shuffled her way to Sophie several times! I don’t like her to harass Sophie too much, so I repositioned Milo each time she reached her destination. And each time, she was successful at getting to Sophie. Determination!

Bedtime was pretty easy again. I decided to give Milo a bath tonight, which she always loves. Tonight, though, I had the water just a tad too warm, so when I tried to dip her feet in the bath, her little toes clung to the side of the tub like she was terrified. Oops! I drained the tub and added cooler water, and then she was happy. I’ve been using the little scrubber to scrub her scalp (gently) in hopes of loosening up the little spots of cradle cap she’s got up there. I don’t know if it’s doing much good on that front, but Milo seems to like the scalp massage.

After that, my girl went to sleep easily, and Chase got in at around 11. He brought lots of cheese!

Notes:

• Milo is very into standing. Very.

• Sometimes I lay with Milo on the bed or the floor and let her crawl/shimmy toward me. My favorite days are those when she gets on me and it feels like we’re wrestling. Or when she pulls on my clothes and makes noise, like a little monster. She’s cute.