Sign of the Times

Of Babies and bottles

Being a mother has totally changed me, I can only ever blog about babies now. Ruatfeli turned 4 months today. But as a zealous relative told me, I should minus her premature entry and say she's only 3 months :)

I am supposed to return to work early next month, and I am dreading it! What makes matters scarier is that Ruatfeli doesn't seem to know how to bottle feed. She tries sucking it a few times, then she just bites the teat, and if I am persistent with the bottle, she cries :( She looks at me with wide eyes as though she's asking why the hell are we doing this, and I end up feeling so sorry for her. She obviously has to learn otherwise we are all in a big soup. So, as usual, I turned to the internet for help, and there are lots of mothers with the same problem. I hear terms like nipple confusion and bottle carries and learn much more horrible things that can happen to a wee baby. And it looked so easy when my nieces and nephews were sucking on their bottles! I've tried most of their tips and sadly, not a lot of progress so far. I have got the bottle-blues.

Anyway here are some pictures to brighten up the gloomy post.

She has the mohawk-hair style, and ends up being mistaken for a boy all the time. When the weather is colder, we quickly get out a hat for her. She looks more feminine and it's instant weight gain!