one of those mom moments served with a side of fear, guilt, and empathy.
often, my baby will fall victim to the “trifecta,” or in other words: the poop, tired, and hungry cry. when all things are causing the general feeling of “and now i’m really ticked off!“
but yesterday….
it was just a nap like any other, though he was a restless so it took him a few minutes longer to calm himself. nearly forty minutes into his usual 1.5-2 hour nap, he woke up pretty ticked about life…
i usually just let him cry it out for a few minutes when he wakes up early, because it can take up to 20 minutes sometimes for him to go back down. if there is a real problem {i.e. a diaper threatening his life,} he will cry until i come to save him.
it had been 30.
so i got up, went to the bathroom, and moseyed on to his room where i found this:
i was horrified. how long had my baby been writhing in pain–in blood–no less, with his mother just waiting around for the world to change??!! {cue the guilt}
i held my tired, teething child in pain and cried with him for a handful of minutes until i noticed he had also unsnapped his own diaper! {that was apparently threatening his life}
fixed that, then fed him, tears streaming down my face….
i suppose its time for bumpers and a monitor real soon…
{so yes, i am going to completely ignore the whole
“we should be afraid of bumpers these days” bit.
why? cause i said so!}
poor little boy! And bumpers are sooooo flip'n adorable. I barely took Chantelle's off [sad face] just because I wanted her room to stay cute longer. now the crib looks naked
Poor little guy! Umm, I love bumpers! Parker still has a bumper on his crib. I think they definitely add character and they are safer in my opinion because most babies scoot around and thrash in their sleep and bump their poor little heads on the rails. You are a good mommy. Do what you feel like you should do. 🙂
So sorry Boston. K. I will help with bumpers and what ever you need to keep B safe. It's all good.
So sad!! I definitely had one of those moments with my first, she had a diarrhea diaper, but did not know that until I went in there and she was covered and soaked in it. I felt awful!! It is the worst feeling ever.. It happens to all of us. Don't worry. You want to know the best part though? They will never remember and they still think you are the best thing in life. AND about the
@<a href="#c7397783297353094267" rel="nofollow">Alerie</a><br /><br />Thanks, that's good to know!!