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The oatmeal revelation
I just fed my daughter for the first time in two months when she didn't turn into the spawn of Satan. This is our normal routine...double bib...try to find your che...10 deep breaths...put in ear plugs to get through the next 15 minutes of your life...start with the rice cereal...start singing songs as loud as you can to distract...dodge left and right and back left as Sofia spits, screams, and throws the cereal at you...pull her hands away as she rubs cereal in her hair, clothes, face and eyes...curse under your breath so she doesn't subconsciously pick up those words and start sharing them with all her buddies in the school yard...run for the bottle of salvation...sweet redemption in 7 oz of water and generic Target brand formula...nipple of bottle hits mouth...quiet...happy baby...start preparing for how you will survive the next cereal experience in 12 hours.
Fast forward to today. We switched to oatmeal cereal. She didn't cry once...ate the whole thing...no complaints...what the heck...maybe we should have tried that sooner...oh, the joys of having no idea of how to raise your kids...don't lie...we are all fakin' it trying to act like we know what we're doing...98% of the time totally flying by the seat of your pants...I love it...wouldn't trade it for the world. Just look at her. (thanks for the pic Jon)
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Wow. I feel you on the "having no idea how to raise your kids." People ask me, "How's it going?" My first thought is, "How'm I supposed to know?!?" I usually respond with, "Okay... I guess. It's an experiment and we won't know the results for another eighteen years."
We just introduced rice ceral. It was all breast milk before then. The first time we tried it, we didn't even use a bib. Afterward, my wife was like, "How could we be so stupid?!?"
I also feel you on the "I love it" part. It is the most frustrating, rewarding, terror-filled one minute, joy-filled the next, rollercoaster ride, and it's kind of like space mountain because you can't see what curve is coming next.
Ok. too late for you Rev, but for any other parental readers. Mix the cereal with apple juice not water, or just add a little sugar. The stuff's pretty nasty on it's own.
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