My poor Ava just got over having a tummy bug along with teething, and now she has a cold and is still teething. She’s also getting these little baby zits on her face from all the snot and yuckie stuff running down her nose and then she wipes it all over before I can grab a tissue. Gotta love baby snot. Now she needs some kind of baby acne treatment or something. I’ve been putting this balm that my mom made under her nose because it’s all red and irritated from her rubbing it. Poor thing. That could probably be causing the baby zits too. She’s also going through this extremely clingy phase. She freaks out if she cannot see me or Preston. She’s also wanting to be held non stop. Of course this could be from not feeling well, but I don’t think it is because she hasn’t been like this any other time she’s not felt well. Call me a mean mommy but I refuse to pick her up every single time she cries. I don’t want to end up with one of those babies that can’t be put down and has to be carried at all times or else they throw a bloody fit. Don’t get me wrong, I do pick her up and hold her but not every single time she screams. You can tell she is just mad most of the time, that’s another reason why I think it’s a phase.
So with Ava feeling sick and uncomfortable lately, every time we get in the car she is really fussy. But… there is one thing and one thing only that will get her to stop crying every single time. Backstreet Boys. Yes. Ava loves the Backstreet Boys. It’s really funny because she will be crying and we will turn it to the one Backstreet Boys song on this mixed CD and she will be quiet instantly. It’s their newest song Inconsolable. So I’m about burned out on that song now because we’ve had to listen to it over and over. It’s also the current ringer on my cell phone. I really need to change it.
Emma on the other hand has done a complete 360 LOL 180 . I don’t know what happened but whatever it is, it’s good. She used to fuss what felt like non stop over every single thing. She was never content and it was really starting to wear on me. She would throw the biggest fits you can imagine. We’re talking like, bad. She would go from zero to sixty in a split second over the smallest things. Then, one day, she just quit. She’s a completely different baby lately. She’s so sweet and happy the majority of the time. She still has about one daily huge fit but it’s usually in the late afternoon and it only lasts a short time.
They both have always been very happy babies, always laughing and smiling and being friendly, and now that Emma stopped the fits for the most part it’s great. Now if Ava could get over this cold and get these teeth through finally I think she’ll be a lot happier. And hopefully this clingy I have to keep mommy or daddy in sight thing will go away soon. It makes it really hard to get anything done in a 3 story condo when your baby freaks the moment she can’t see you.
Anyway, I think Preston and I are going to go see The Incredible Hulk tonight. My brother is still here with us so we still get to enjoy free babysitting. The girls sleep all through the night so it’s not like it’s that hard of a job. They love their Uncle Catlin though. He’s a good babysitter. All kids love him.