Frightened to Death of my 4-month-old
So tonight — apart from starting this blog — I am taking care of “the kids” while my wife goes out to a friend’s shower (at a Pub — this is London, remember). The 3-year-old (Alex) is no problem — he’s asleep upstairs. The 4-month-old (Emily) is another story. She’s asleep right now in her car seat. She has never been this far apart from her mother for this long — and Allison only left an hour and a half ago. If Emily wakes up, she will be cranky — she will demand to be fed. Because she is 4 months old, this demand will be in the form of long, anguished wails that, if a passerby were to hear them, might sound like I am in here torturing her with cigarette butts. In fact, I will be calmly walking her back and forth in the living room, singing softly to her and patting her on the back. She is going to be really pissed off when she realizes that her milk supply has gone out on the binge. Of course, I have some expressed milk in the fridge, but I know this will go in 2 seconds. My only hope is to keep watching and whenever she moves, even a twitch, run over and immediately lull her back to sleep by rocking her gently back and forth in her seat. Wish me luck!
What does that “warning” sticker on the car seat say?
Warning – Hungry sleeping baby
Do not awaken
DO NOT AWAKEN
Yeah, it’s kind of disturbing that that’s there. It’s a warning about air bags (as in, not putting the car-seat in front of one). Personally, I think it will lead to anxiety in later life.
I can’t blieve she’s still asleep!