over the weekend, my almost 18 month old uttered her first sentence: "I LOVE YOU" actually, it sounded more like one giant word, "eylaahhyoo" but my hubby and I both knew what she meant.
okay, so she didn't say it on her own. and she's currently going through this parrot-like phase where she tries to mimic what you say. oh, alright, and yes, I said it first and she boomeranged it right back to me as best she could say it. but there it was. her first sentence. and what a sweet, lovely first sentence it was!
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Friday, April 11, 2008
projectile vomit
the other night, my toddler daughter barfed....3 times: 9pm-ish, 10pm-ish, and 11:30pm-ish. and it wasn't just a yack-and-barf. it was full-on, projectile vomit. I saw pieces of macaroni from the mac & cheese that I packed for her lunch that day. and I saw recognizable bits of strawberries that she snacked on that evening. it was totally gross and for the time being, mama's having a moratorium on mac & cheese and strawberries. I'm not barring the baby from it, just me. I personally have lossed my appetite for m&c and strawberries... 2 of my favorite things. but hopefully it's just temporary.
I don't have OCD, but when there barf involved, it calls for immediate laundering. yup, I did 3 "loads" of laundry that night. 3 environmentally-unfriendly "loads" of laundry. and I say "loads" in quotes because I don't think that a 2-piece toddler pajama outfit, (1) pair of adult sweats, and (1) adult t-shirt makes for an environmentally-responsible load of laundry. they say to be kind to the environment and to conserve water and energy, you're suppose to only do full Loads of laundry. whoever came up with that green rule of thumb has got to be kidding me. there are exceptions to that rule, right?
the thing with barfing toddlers is that after the first projectile vomit, you convince yourself that it's done. that there can't possibly be another episode when so much stuff came out in the first place. clearly I was wrong in my judgement, 3 barfs later. but at the same time, even if you anticipate that there will be another barf incident, are you suppose to just let the soiled clothing from the earlier barf incident just sit around and possibly stain?
if you spray and wash or shout it out then let the garments sit around, does the stain remover lose its stain-fighting power?
I don't have OCD, but when there barf involved, it calls for immediate laundering. yup, I did 3 "loads" of laundry that night. 3 environmentally-unfriendly "loads" of laundry. and I say "loads" in quotes because I don't think that a 2-piece toddler pajama outfit, (1) pair of adult sweats, and (1) adult t-shirt makes for an environmentally-responsible load of laundry. they say to be kind to the environment and to conserve water and energy, you're suppose to only do full Loads of laundry. whoever came up with that green rule of thumb has got to be kidding me. there are exceptions to that rule, right?
the thing with barfing toddlers is that after the first projectile vomit, you convince yourself that it's done. that there can't possibly be another episode when so much stuff came out in the first place. clearly I was wrong in my judgement, 3 barfs later. but at the same time, even if you anticipate that there will be another barf incident, are you suppose to just let the soiled clothing from the earlier barf incident just sit around and possibly stain?
if you spray and wash or shout it out then let the garments sit around, does the stain remover lose its stain-fighting power?
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