July 17, 2008
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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**************************************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?
Comments (7)
this is EXACTLY why i cant hire a korean ajumma. see, i think they treat the kids like they would their own grandchildren, which means spoiling them. i told you that when i had my ajumma, she would pick up my baby every time he fussed? i had to tell her to put him back down. what pissed me off was that she would pick him up without even asking me, when i was standing right there! although she only was around for 2 weeks, i got the feeling that any korean ajumma i hire will care more about making him smile than actually taking care of his needs. i dont think you should fire her, but maybe you should write down a schedule on a BIG board and tell her that colin needs to follow the time schedule. then maybe you can call her during naptimes and check to make sure that he is actually down for a nap? as for the poopy clothes, just pile all the stained ones together and tell her that you have to throw away all these good clothes because she didnt spray stain remover on them. tell her its akkawuh - koreans hate throwing things away, right?
i feel you about being scared about another nanny. you've seen those nanny sites where people post about horrible nannies right? *shudder*
btw, wow! you're starting potty training early! that's amazing! its so great that colin kinda started on it himself!
wow, how did you find a korean nanny?
cell phone soaked in pee. oh man...the things that parents have to endure...
is it a common thing that babies get constipated? i hear soooo many stories of babies being constipated. i remember my niece used to be constipated all the time when she was a baby.
you can try blackmail or threats of physical harm
i think it's really hard to find a nanny that you can trust so if you trust this woman, maybe you can try to work with her some more. i have to hire a nanny for aidan when i go back to work and i'm so scared about not finding someone i can trust and will take good care of him.
i made out a hour by hour schedule for the nanny and she follows it pretty well. good nannies who really love ur child are hard to find. i went through 3. this one does what i ask too. but yeah, when he is crying like crazy she has a tendancy to either turn on the tv or give him the pacifier, both of which i told her several times not to do. but i guess it's hard for her when we're both not there. good thing he doesnt cry like that often.
ok if it were me? i'd fire her. ur paying for quality no?
fire her.
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