Milo came in to the world at a very average 7 lbs, 7 oz. He is now 29 inches long and almost 19 lbs at 5 1/2 months. (And I wonder why I stay exhausted). :) He still nurses every 3 hours (sometimes less) and will only take a bottle of breastmilk begrudgingly after the appointed 20 minutes of screaming, shrieking and looking around frantically for me. Yes, to say I'm loved and needed is an understatement. To say that he has a healthy appetite is an even bigger one.
I love that random people want to point this out to me. They NEED to tell me how big he is. (Kinda like the "you haven't had that baby yet??" comments when I was 54 weeks pregnant and ready to pop). Something about a chunky baby with big leg rolls makes people lose their mind. Although I have to agree, my son's cheeks are pretty delicious. :) So just for fun, here are a few of the comments I've {we've} received- especially as of late:
1. "That looks like it hurts." (Referring to me carrying Milo with one arm. And no, it doesn't hurt. Because my arm is actually numb).
2. "What are you feeding that guy??" (small animals and badly-behaved little children).
3. "Well, just look at those leg rolls. Hope nothing's hiding in there." (First of all, um, gross? And secondly- what exactly would one hide in their rolls? Like, oops- THERE'S his binky! I knew I put it somewhere...)
4. "That's a big baby! What is he, about 11-12 months?" (Nope, he just wears 12-18 month clothes...)
5. "You've certainly got your hands full." {snickering and shaking head}. This one KILLS me. I'm not sure it's actually in reference to Milo, but the fact that I'm dragging Ella to the car- mid-tantrum and in 95 degree heat- while hoisting Milo onto my opposite hip and wearing spit up on my left shoulder. Again, what is the appropriate response to this? I mean, it's kinda awkward. Maybe I should reply with something equally as obvious: "Hey, thanks! You've certainly got brown hair!"
Thankfully, for all of the inane comments I've gotten, there have been twice as many sweet ones. (But let's be honest, they're just not as fun to write about). :)
No comments:
Post a Comment