Every day brings new experiences for Molly and the month of May has been no exception.
Baby’s First Face-plant
Last Saturday, we wanted to photograph Molly wearing some of the clothing bought by our friends. Not everything we received as shower gifts was for a new-born. Many of the cute outfits were for babies between 3 and 9 months old. Since Molly is enormous, she’s already wearing clothing for babies 9 months old. So it was basically now or never.
We propped Molly up in one of her Boppy pillows and proceeded to make pests ourselves with both cameras.
During a clothing change, I went into the kitchen to finish the dishes (since I do all the work around here) and Anna went into Molly’s room to grab a couple additional outfits. That’s when Molly went to work!
While neither one of us was watching, Molly started thrashing back and forth in her Boppy. Who knows what she thought she was accomplishing, but she worked up enough momentum to fling herself out of the cradling comfort of the pillow and land face-first on the hard-wood floor. Of course, she didn’t keep this development to herself.
Baby’s First Taste of Blood
This morning, after changing Molly (so Anna could continue to sleep, that lazy devil) I was trying to get our little bundle of, er, joy to go back to sleep. She’d yawned twice while still on the changing table and again in my arms. So it seemed likely I might be able to coax her back into the dreamless.
Lately Molly has been learning how to really use her hands. This includes grabbing all sorts of things. And when I’m cradling Molly in my arms, one of the nearest things for her to explore is my face. I’m a big tough man so her puny little claws don’t bother me when she rakes them down the side of my face. “Ha ha! Do your worst little baby!” I tell her.
This morning, Molly tried something new. She jabbed her index finger up my right nostril and ripped it back out. Now even big tough men have tender nostrils and I’m no exception. Blood began to ooze out of my nose. From now on, I’ll have to restrain Molly’s arms before spending time with her.
More to Come
These are only the exciting events of the first week of May. Who knows what Molly will accomplish in the weeks to come. You might soon be reading the following headlines in the local news: “Baby Runs Amok and Kills Parents and 4 Siblings” or “Cannibal Baby Found Chewing on Parent’s Leg”.
Stay tuned…