We just came back from my cousin's wedding, and the kid had behaved badly. She was cranky and out-of-sorts. My aunts, uncles, cousins and relatives were greeted by a totally disagreeable. She cried. Whined and struggled. There were tears, shrikes and all the works (visual and audio). Even Aunite Linda who has the best "baby-hands" in the famly, handled a un-pacified kid back to me.
Wil thinks that it is attributed to teething (to the life of me, I don't see the tinest signs of pearly white emerging from her gums!). My sister, who claimed that she observed the irritable kid and gave her assessment as - the kid needs to be started on solids. My parents, nonchalent as usual, did not give any suggestions or make any hypothesis. Me? I am just plain sad. The kid is not feeding well for two days. I am not sure why but it kills me to see her reject the bottle during each and every one of her feeds.
Our good friends Irwan and Alyssia said that they are lucky - Sonia is such an aggreable kid. They concluded that having an easy kid boils down to luck. Can I say that we are unlucky because our kid is so "difficult". She is more challenging yes. But you know what - we are lucky our kid is assertive and let us know what she needs and wants. She is definitely a fighter and demands our attention. Would I respond to a kid who is quiet and meek? Our kid is a survivor because right from the straight, she knows we are inexperienced and she needs to magnify her needs. Our baby is a one good baby : )Labels: motherhood, teething |
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