No pictures this time. Just a quick update. Bella has begun a 4-6 week stage of nervous system development, which is typically accompanied by more alert hours, more fussiness, and much flailing of the arms and legs. She hasn't been as easy to console and doesn't enjoy being out of someone's arms unless she is passed out. I can see how this period could wear a new parent out.
In other news, she and Marley seem to be getting along just fine. They cry back and forth at each other occasionally, none of it in English, so I'm not really sure what they are saying. I'd like to believe they are comparing notes on how awesome their parents are, though I would expect that to be in more civil tones. Marley is truly getting about the same amount of attention as he's always gotten, but now it seems like he is a little more jealous of it, especially from Dad.
Side note - we thought we'd try soy formula to see if that helped the fussy stomach. Great day in the morning! That stuff stinks! It smells like cardboard that has been wet for a decade, with a light sprinkling of raw wheat for character. I can deal with the slightly ripe milk smell of regular formula and I don't even mind if it comes back up, just as long as it isn't a legume product! Crazy vegans.
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Oh, get over it, Josh. Soy is good for kids. Maybe it'll smell prettier when it comes back up....
Soy is so not good for kids! You know what's good for kids? Red meat. Red meat and hard work. Soy beans are raising up a generation of weak-willed, pansy, grapenut eating, Birkenstock-wearing, lefto hippies! But that's only if you ingest them on purpose. The many and versitile applications of soybeans outside of the food industry is an inspiring testament to the technological capabilities of modern science.
Ha! I hope Bella grows up to be a vegan, just to spite you. She'll wear Birkenstocks and those flowy skirts and eat tons of soy products, all because it reminds her of her infancy and soy formula, which makes her feel happy and safe (in a Freudian way).
Yeah, the only issue with that whole idea is that we are not feeding her soy formula, ever, again. And outside of later in life, maybe getting some tofu from mom and soy that happens to be a part of normal food, she's not going to find much from us. We are an edamame-free household. Plus we are going to preach to her the evils of the vegan culture, and to always vote republican regardless of specific platform issues. he he he
Well, that's what subversive, fun aunts are for. I will give her candy and ice cream, and she will listen to what I have to say. Whenever I babysit, we will have story time with the Communist Manefesto and 101 Ways to Cook with Soy Products.
Guess who just lost her babysitting priveleges? No really. Guess.
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