I've always read and heard stories about how when you're pregnant everyone will stop and give you their advice and tell you their labor horror stories. I can honestly say that didn't happen to me TOO terribly much. Then I always heard that once you have the baby, people will still give you their opinions on what you should do, if the baby it too hot/cold, asking if it's a boy/girl when it's clearly obvious, etc. Again, until now, I hadn't dealt with this (granted we're 5 weeks into it, so plenty of time for these unsolicted opinions).
Lady: "Oooh, how old is she?"
Seriously. At 1 week, our doctor told us that we were no longer on house-arrest and as long as people didn't get in her face, we were good to take her places. I mean, I'm still trying to avoid the biggies as much as possible (mall, Target, grocery store), but there's only so long you can do that...I've got to buy groceries, I've got to buy diapers/wipes, household items, etc. Yes, it was chilly out today (50), but she was in the hippie sling, nestled into me and had a blanket. I think she was fine. They always say that the baby doesn't need anymore layers than you do and overheating a child is one of the things they tell you to avoid doing because of SIDS. That's why they can't sleep with blankets over them and what not.
GRRR. The lady got me fired up, but I was good and kept my cool and didn't say a word back. I'm proud of myself. Instead, you get to read about it on here.
Well, my streak ended today. After enjoying a nice lunch with Kaylynn's Great-Grandma O and Grandma and Grandpap Frink, we made a quick stop at Jo-Ann Fabrics. See, I saw on this blog (because I am a blog-stalker) about these cute onesies, so of course, I think I can make them too, and I needed some fabric for them. As usual, Kaylynn is a hit everywhere we go, and most comments are about how cute she is (agreed). One lady was so excited to see her she started telling me about how she was getting a granddaughter very soon and how much she was looking forward to it. All is going well until we got to the check-out register and the lady behind the counter asked the same question everyone else asks:
Lady: "Oooh, how old is she?"
Me: "1 month"
Lady: "Doesn't anyone know that babies aren't supposed to leave the house until they are 6 weeks old? I guess I'm just old-fashioned, but that baby does not need to be out of the house."
Me: ::silence::
Seriously. At 1 week, our doctor told us that we were no longer on house-arrest and as long as people didn't get in her face, we were good to take her places. I mean, I'm still trying to avoid the biggies as much as possible (mall, Target, grocery store), but there's only so long you can do that...I've got to buy groceries, I've got to buy diapers/wipes, household items, etc. Yes, it was chilly out today (50), but she was in the hippie sling, nestled into me and had a blanket. I think she was fine. They always say that the baby doesn't need anymore layers than you do and overheating a child is one of the things they tell you to avoid doing because of SIDS. That's why they can't sleep with blankets over them and what not.
GRRR. The lady got me fired up, but I was good and kept my cool and didn't say a word back. I'm proud of myself. Instead, you get to read about it on here.
Here are some cute photos of Kaylynn that were taken today before lunch. She's doing well holding her head up and I'm trying to catch her pretty little smiles on camera. Close, but no cigar.
The picture below is as close to the cute face she makes when she stretches as I've gotten. I LOVE this face.
1 comment:
Hey Hayley!
Love the adorable pictures of Kaylynn! That is too funny about the comments. One of my first outings with Katelyn was to the mall at 4 weeks because I HAD to get new shoes since my feet had grown and this lady kept lecturing me. OH well.
Now that you mention, maybe Katelyn's eyes have gotten a little lighter..not sure though.
Sorry to hear you have to go back to work! Atleast you will have the summer with your little girl.
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