After my little power trip in the last post, we seem to have lift off. We are no longer a family of four trying to deal with a baffling newcomer. We are now a family of five, and functioning as much as we're likely ever to function. For a couple of days, I repeated my mantra of "I the mama," making me feel powerful and like a primal mother. It was a centered, warm feeling at about the height of my womb, which makes perfect sense to me. It seems all I needed was the confidence in my own abilities. No baby likes to have an insecure mummy, I suppose.
What has also helped (and yes, I feel an idiot for even thinking this, let alone writing it down) is The Dog Wisperer. How crazy is that? I'm channeling Cesar Millan. He's been on in the very early morning here, perfect for the first feed of the day, and somehow he primes me to exude a quiet strong confidence - "I am a leader" - at least until five o'clock in the afternoon when I go to pieces anyway (but I did that before Charlie's arrival so basically I have been reset to manufacturer's settings). I know this is crazy and I know my children aren't dogs. But hey it works for me.
I have been to see the doctor about a persistent pain around my aforementioned seat of power - I'm guessing it's located rougly around my right ovary - and her advice was "not to lift anything." Very funny joke, that. She reckons it's probably a sore muscle. So now I have a limp by the afternoon. She thought there was a small posibility that I had "a break" in there. I didn't dare ask what exactly would have broken. Sometimes ignorance is the better option.
I did have a post - with pictures - about the weekend and it would have been good, but Babes is holding the photos hostage on his phone. He does not appreciate the importance of the blog. Ah well. I just thought I would check in with you all. I may wear him down and get the pictures out of him yet and then I'll get back to you.
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Yes, to the Dog Whisperer thing. I agree ABSOLUTELY and COMPLETELY. It works on kids too.
ReplyDeleteOh I hate it when HWMBO has the photos and the plea of 'its for the blog' is ignored!
ReplyDeleteOnce you've trained tham all to come and sit will you move on to the Horse whisperer and get them all to carry shopping in their backs and run around in circles!! JK glad things (apart from 'the break' are looking up x
There's a hilarious episode of Southpark where Cartman's mother gets the Dog Whisperer for him. Glad it's working for you too :)
ReplyDeleteIt is true that Heather Spohr was notified her kids' pictures were on a computer siezed in England that contained pornography. She just posted about how she isn't going to let nutjobs change her blogging, and I am glad. I boldly post my kids pictures and use their first names. Hope I don't come to regret that, but this internet sharing thing has become really important to me, and I don't want to opt out of any of it.
ReplyDeleteIf it is broken, would an abdominoplasty fix it, because I have a pain in there somewhere . . . hmm, need to look into this.
Work on Babes for us.
Way to go mama.......hmmmmm, maybe I should try the dog whisperer thing.
ReplyDeleteOoooh mwa I hope your gimpy, gimpy, limp gets better very soon, sounds not so nice to have pain there!! Yes Dr's are funny arn't they, sometimes I wonder if tongue engages before brain.
ReplyDeleteDog whisperer sounds like a winner to me, maybe you should get him to whisper in babes ear during the night about the photos, "you will give mwa the photo's, you will give mwa the photo's' :)
Hugs from afar, oh and thank you for your comment on my blog xx
Sandi
I am backing the Dog Whisperer to get better results than 'The Baby Whisperer'. Perhaps the Dog Whisperer really can answer all my sleep problems..."Lie down! Roll over! Stay (until morning)!"
ReplyDeletePoor baby. I am glad you have found your sensei, though. Your guru, as it were.
ReplyDeleteGlad to hear things are better. And hell, if the dog whisperer works for you, then, yay!
ReplyDeleteSupermum doesn't appreciate the importance of the blog either. Or the Twitter account. On the other hand, I don't appreciate the importance of the seemingly interminable Master Chef that colonises our lounge most evenings so I suppose we're even.
ReplyDelete@Steph - Isn't that funny? I am a leader. And they lap it up.
ReplyDelete@Kelloggsville - I've still not got them. And I'm a shoot and blog kind of girl. Week old pictures just seem so out of date.
@Jo - Must see that one! Can't believe I'm Cartman's mum now.
@GingerB - Ah but they weren't pictures of us, just of what we saw and did. I think everyone should blog what they want (obviously) but I'm in the closet about blogging, so no faces on here either.
@nmaha - You totally should. It works wonders. He's a genius!
@sandiart - My limp was better yesterday. Then this morning I went to do the washing and hurt myself again. Apparently, it's a laundry-related injury. But I can't stop doing laundry either. Not with a little pukey poopy baby around.
@fiona - Absolutely! I didn't know there was such a thing as a baby whisperer. I think maybe the dog guy works better because he has simpler instructions, and you're not distracted by the pretty babies on TV.
@Ms. Moon - You're a funny lady. As it were.
@Lady Mama - Yay indeed!
@dadwhowrites - I'm not sure I get the Twitter thing either. I feel it needs feeding too much. I tried it for a bit, and I just felt it would eat all my time if I wanted to do it properly. But maybe I'm missing something.
As for Babes, I don't get the Discovery Channel. Dullness!
The Baby Whisperer is Tracy Hogg. I think it all started with the Horse Whisperer, didn't it?
ReplyDeleteThat's inspired thinking. I am going to adopt the Dog Whisperer teachings immediately to round up my boys.
ReplyDeleteYou rock with your family of 5! Do or listen to whoever gives you the power. Cesar does have a way about him. Hope you are feeling alright....(advice not to lift anything, as if?!)
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