Gnyargh. Matilda is all snuffly and fussy and super-clingy. I'm still in my pj's, the sink is full of crap, I haven't been able to get her down and out of my arms for more than 60 seconds since 7 (God bless David for taking her at 3:30 when she woke up snuffling and squawking), and staying home from work today is not an option.

Sean, vibing hard for you and S. I'm so glad the treatment went well and she's home again.

JZ, I know this seems mean, but if you let her cry some while you do what you have to do, it might loosen up her stuffiness, a little. I'm not saying let her go for a half hour at a time, or advocating any kind of cruelty -- I'm just saying it's okay to let her cry for a few while you do the necessary stuff. This is a lesson I learned when Ben was an infant, had a particularly fussy day, and I realized I was holding him while I peed, so that he wouldn't cry if I put him down.

Also, you could put her in a baby seat, and take her into the bathroom while you shower. The moisture might help her. She'll be angry, but you'll be right there and she'll know it's okay, even if she HATES IT WITH A PASSION.

Also, you could put her in a baby seat, and take her into the bathroom while you shower. The moisture might help her.

Great excuse to take a long, hot shower! It's good for the baby!

Poor wee snuffler and parents.

Also, you could put her in a baby seat, and take her into the bathroom while you shower. The moisture might help her.

We found this helped SO MUCH with Em. It loosened things up in there and made it easier for her to breathe. Also, I swear by the vapor bath stuff now. [link]

I cut myself peeling ginger

See, this is why I don't cook. It's dangerous!

Poor Matilda. Poor Matilda's mom. Feel better, both.

FWIW, it's really just a cold for Matilda. She's not even running a fever.

It's just tough with little babies when they get sick because you can't communicate with them, and their woes seem confoused and irritated.

Of course, we were still fully sleep deprived last night.

Matt's at his first day a little ma~~ his way - he seems a bit confused by the chaos. He is forgetting all the other jobs he has ever worked at . Matt is really good at walking into chaos and creating order.

It's just tough with little babies when they get sick because you can't communicate with them

Yeah. They're so new at this! You can't tell them it's okay, the bad thing will go away soon. Anyway, if it's not in like 2 minutes it's not "soon" for a little baby. She's only been here ... what, four months? it all blurs together for me - if she has a cold for a week, that's like 5% of her whole life! That would be like me having a cold for three or four months straight. (I suck at math. I'm probably wrong.) And she doesn't know it's going to stop - the first bad thing that happened to her, when she was removed from the warm soft floaty place and put, well, here, heck, we're all still waiting for that to go back the way it was, so maybe when something bad - like a stuffed up nose - happens to a baby, they figure it's just going to be that way from now on. No wonder they're pissed about it. ... Kinda the way I felt about puberty.

I'm just rambling on. Work is boring, so I'd rather think about being Matilda.

First day~ma for Matt!

Oof. Poor 'Tilda. Poor sleepless parents.

And I think I have to change jobs - my boss (who started when I was out recuperating from my stroke) has made it clear she's not happy with me or my work. I'm not sure if she's TRYING to kill me or if that would just be an additional benefit.

Egads. I hate that kind of awful working relationship. The boss needs to back the fuck off.