So my attempt to start a separate site ummamama isn’t working out too well… maybe because I don’t blog enough. Whatever. Maybe I’ll use just susiesuperstar. Here’s my recent blog:
cellphones
Colin
loves cell phones (as all babies do). He’ll put the phone up to his
ear and pretend like he’s on it. It’s adorable… sometimes. He
thinks everything is a phone… or he just likes it when we say
“Yobosehyo” when he does it. Maybe he likes the praise/attention.
Whatever. My favorite is when he sticks the banana in his ear. He
looks like his dad.
I gave him my old phone to play with. He loved it
for the first day. The novelty has since worn off and he knows that that
phone is not in commission… I don’t get it though. When he plays with my phone, I turn my
keyguard on and volume off so the buttons don’t even beep. So why does he
insist on mine? Like with the remotes… we gave him two remotes that we no
longer use but he wants the ones he can’t have.
Sometimes he wants
demands my phone while I’m using. This sucks because he’ll fervently
push the buttons while I’m on the phone, and more often than not, he’ll hang
up on the person I’m trying to talk to. Lately when I put Colin on the
pot to poo, he needs something to do, whether it’s the NY Times
crossword or just reading the latest bestseller, but today he wanted my
phone. I stupidly obliged. I should have known better but I was half
asleep for Pete’s sake (who’s Pete?). As Colin is pushing buttons,
calling all sorts of people I don’t want to talk to (I forgot to turn
activate the keyguard), in one deft move he plunges his hand holding
the v phone straight down. I yelped and grabbed his hand but when it
emerged from between his pudgy little legs, to my dismay, there was no
phone. It lay there in a pool of fresh, yellow pee… buttons (and
ear/mouth piece) down. I ran to the bathroom to wash the phone in the
sink. I knew I’d probably do more damage than good, but how can you
not wash a pee-soaked phone?!
So now, if you call me I won’t be available to answer because my phone is in the ICU (on my bed) drying off.
bodyparts
Colin
has learned a few body parts. Ear, head, nose, eyes, feet, belly
button, belly, and of course… penis. Colin’s ped cracked me up
because she was like, “Did he find his penis yet?” I laughed and said,
“Yes” to which she replied, “Once he finds his penis, he’s never
letting go.” hahaha
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shithappens
I have to say, Colin and I are awesome. In the last two weeks, Colin’s only shat in his diaper 3 times. Once when he was taking a nap on my watch. There’s nothing I can do about that. He woke up and I put him on the potty and noticed he smeared poop all down the back of the potty. Then he pooped when some people were sitting for me. Then he pooped in his diaper a couple days ago when the ajumma was taking care of him. Today was rough because he was a bit constipated but about an hour ago he finally pooped.. in the potty. Now I just have to figure out how to train him so we can eliminate the diapers. Kind of hard when he can barely talk. He says eunnnna but not necessarily when he has to poop. What to do what to do?!
My ajumma is good because she loves Colin and she always does what makes him happy…. which is not always what is good for him. She cares more about making sure he doesn’t cry than making sure things get done… the way I want things. I admit I’m probably overbearing and overly/needlessly demanding at times (what mother isn’t?), but I do believe that I am pretty flexible too… and so when she doesn’t follow simple instructions it bothers me. Like when he poops through his clothes… for pete’s sake, spray the stain remover on it… don’t just stick it in the washing machine and not tell me so it sits there and cakes for a week! And when I say he needs 2 naps for a total of 3-4 hours a day or else he’s cranky and doesn’t sleep well at night… then please… oblige. Should I fire her because she doesn’t fully please me? The thing is she is good with him… and he likes her.. she plays with him and makes him laugh. What if the next nanny doesn’t even play with Colin… what if she just watches tv, or reads the bible, or talks on the phone?
Should I just suck it up and deal?
