Sequoia dislikes... when mama's nipple is being forced in her mouth... waking up in the co-sleeper alone and not sensing her mama and daddy near by... the rocking chair (unless it is her grampa Chuck that is rocking her)... a full day at home with a mama who has nothing to do (boring!)... breastfeeding in public, even though her mama keeps doing it... the night hours between 9 and 10 PM when her mama can't identify her needs... having her hands covered... waking up in the morning and realizing she's still swaddled... being held in a cradle position... waking up in the moby wrap with a sweaty face... being stuck on the tummy-time mat for too long... car seats when she's hungry or wet... being misunderstood... not seeing more of her aunties and uncles and cousins and grandparents... when mama wears tops with zippers... being taken out of the tub... and that's it.
Friday, February 6, 2009
Likes and Dislikes
Sequoia likes... the African mask on the wall (we call him "her friend)... her butt constantly dry... falling asleep in the moby wrap on some days and in the maya sling on other days... taking a bath with daddy in the evenings ("tubby time")... arching her back and head so she can see her surroundings as she is carried around the house... being bounced on the blue bouncy ball, bouce bouce bouce... the blue glass tile in the shower surround... dancing the waltz with mama in the early evenings just as she begins to fuss... to be carried in arms at all times... the bouncy seat for maybe two minutes if mama and daddy are lucky... sleeping next to mama and being breathed on by her at nighttime... the "ocean" sounds on the sleep sheep that Uncle John gifted to her... being swaddled like a baby (sometimes mama and daddy forget she is still a baby) when the world just seems too much for her... having her thighs massaged after a wet diaper is removed from her oh-so-soft baby butt... when her parents socialize with other adults... going to veggie dinner nights on Tuesdays and being held in many awkard arms... aunty Jacqueline, aunty Jacqueline, aunty Jacqueline (she cannot get enough of aunty Jacqueline)... being swung by her daddy in her car seat... doing chores around the house with mama... cocking her head to the left as she sleeps, and sleeping with her mouth wide open just like her mama... being played with by her cousins Jocey, Livey and Teddy... walks around the neighborhood when the air is brisk... a clean cloth diaper on her oh-so-soft baby butt... mama and daddy's pick of music that's on the iPod, which is the same music she heard in utero and as she was coming down the birth canal... the green window in the bedroom... her hands!... the warm sweaters and pant that gramma Mimi knitted for her... stretching... and at the crack of dawn, grunting and then stretching some more... Dr. Seuss... her mama's patience... and her daddy's playful demeanor... soft light... being clucked at... the organic receiving blankets... lots of noise and activity around the house... laughing in her sleep... and much much much more.
So far, more likes than dislikes.
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Sequoia likes.... love, closeness, life, growing.
ReplyDeleteSequoia loves.... her momma and dad. And they love her.
I lol about "when mama's nipple is being forced in her mouth" (memories) and smiled big about "aunty Jacqueline, aunty Jacqueline, aunty Jacqueline (she cannot get enough of aunty Jacqueline)"
i love your list nani. such a good mama you are for realizing these things, and taking note of them...i wish i had done more writing when the kiddos were babies--it's scary how much you forget! can't wait to see little sequoia again soon...i bet she has changed so much already. hugs and kisses from her cousins and auntie and uncle too!
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