Our parents tell us how
amazed they are with all the new-fangled products and tools out there to help in
the raising of infants. The Moby wrap is
one such device that is a miracle because it instantly calms the baby… as long
as I’m moving around. Though I suspect
that most fathers 30 years ago wouldn’t be caught wearing a baby if they could
help it.
The NoseFrida is another such
device. Those bulb nose aspirators are all
well and good, but the NoseFrida is a bajillion times better. It looks something like this:
Yes. You actually suck the snot out with your own
mouth. I first saw this and swore I
would never ever use it and it is the most disgusting thing on earth. But when you have a crying infant late at
night who sounds really stuffed up, you’ll try anything. It is truly magical and when the baby
instantly stops crying because she can breathe again, all is right with the world. And now that I’ve got a 5 week old, I have
seen much more disgusting things than a little snot getting sucked out of a
nose. Like this, for instance:
And all the tools in the
world still aren’t going to keep this from happening:
As difficult and disgusting as this whole thing as been so far, I have to say it’s worth every second. Just for this:
This turns all things assy into awesome.
Um, forty years ago this week, the father of our soon was sporting a yellow and orange baby carrier while vacuuming the house! Some of us were forward thinkers even then!! Love the blog!
ReplyDeleteHave you seen all the pics of Dad carrying us around in that backpack? While holding a bottle over his shoulder? They're supercute. If he'd had a Moby, he'd have worn the babies...
ReplyDeleteWell, I stand corrected. Glad to know progressive fathering isn't so progressive after all.
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