Saturday, March 17, 2012
Jekyll and Hyde
It's interesting that so early on in life Mabel has mastered the art of the alter- ego. She can be an angel and then, ever so quickly, morph into a demon. J and I wanted to see how she'd do in a restaurant; we decided to start small by going to a noisy Chili's in case she were to melt down. We gave Mabel a B overall; she didn't sleep through the meal, as we had hoped, but with some coddling and attention, she was pretty quiet. We did have to package up half of our entrees to- go, but we were happy with Restaurant Experience Número Uno, and next time we will tank her up on a full bottle RIGHT before leaving the house. We got home and she took a nice nap from about 9 to midnight. This particular nap time tends to worry me though, because then she can be kind of a monster in the wee hours. Much to my pleasant surprise, she was good all night! This lady slept, albeit off and on but still, until 7ish. So that was Mabel being angelic. Alas, as Murphy's Law indicates, things that may then go wrong often do, and she's been quite the hellion since then. She puked all over her mom, and then went into that insatiable mode. She was warm, full, and coddled, yet decided she needed to compete with the jungle cats of the world with her intense cries. It's lucky she's so cute; I only had one freak- out moment, during which J calmed me down (I am the woman who tenses up when I hear babies crying in Target- do the right thing, people- get that child ouuuuttta here). She's in her swing now making her precious chirpy noises that I love-- apparently has reverted to angel mode. Auntie C is coming up to meet her today-- we hope Mabel only shows her angel side for the occasion!
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Jojo love the idea of a blog if for nothing else but to keep your own sanity. It's like a diary that can talk back to you or even better a free therapist when other moms write back to validate your thoughts and feelings. Granted I am not a mom, but can absolutely empathize with your struggle to figure "it" all out. Can't wait to meet Mabel:)
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Thanks " muddy"! So excited for Mabel to meet you and for her mom to have QT with u!
ReplyDeleteI think babies are born with the need (actual physical need) to push us to our limits right from the start...they like to see how long they can be a demon before we lose our minds. Then, as Mabel continues to show you, then turn into the cutest, most adorable angel they can be. They must know how cute they are because lets face it, we wouldn't put up with this nonsense if it weren't for the cuteness : )
ReplyDeleteTotally true, MegLT! Thank goodness for those cutesie moments. I'm looking forward to when Mabel gets more of a personality and will laugh and make fun faces, similar to your lil cutie Agnes. :)
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