Current Cameron challenges
2010
We really are in a wonderful stage so don’t let the title of this post fool you! But like all parents, nothing is ever perfect. First of all, diarrhea was the name of the game with the antibiotic she has been on for the double ear infection. What did that result in? A truly terrible case of diaper rash. Cameron has had very slight cases over the last 10 months but this….this defies words. It it everywhere. And it’s not just red, it is truly a rash with the bumps and the swelling. Poor thing. She has been tolerating it well but aside from putting diaper rash cream on every day, is there something else you would recommend?
Another challenge with Cameron is her lack of napping at daycare. Yes, I know I sound like a broken record but it is starting to really impact our evening time. Cameron has usually been napping just once a day and an hour isn’t enough. On the weekends she sleeps 2 hours in the morning and 3 in the afternoon. 1/5 of her normal time is miserable for her, me and DH. DH whisks her home and put her right to bed, usually around 4:30 PM. Cameron sleeps for an hour and I go wake her up. Wake a sleeping baby? Damn right. I refuse to impact her 7 PM bedtime. I need downtime too! Cameron is clingy and whiny and doesn’t want to eat anything other than her bottle, fruit and goldfish. If I leave the room for a minute she starts full on bawling. It’s distressing. Any advice?
Cameron is also going through a big mommy phase. I am trying to mitigate it as much as possible by passing her off to DH but it’s harder in the evenings because of how tired and cranky she is. Has anyone successfully managed the mommy phases? I at least don’t want her to cry when passing her off!
Lastly we are starting to see the refusal and throwing of food off the highchair tray. I put some pasta down in front of Cameron the other day and she picked up the entire clump and threw it right down. I’ll also see her sneak her hand down next to her side to drop other pieces of food onto the chair itself. Smart, crafty little girl. I read Child of Mine and want to adhere to its recommendations that I as the parent provide the food and it is up to Cameron to eat. But I totally cave because I hate to see her eat nothing for dinner which is oftentimes what would happen if I didn’t put out more Cameron friendly food. How have other parents handled this? Keep in mind she’s only 11 months….is it really time to start those food battles?
