Snot

The first cold of Nora's life has arrived. Unfortunately it took its path through me. I started getting a cold on Sunday and was washing my hands like a crazy woman and only kissing Nora on the back of her head, on her tummy, legs, feet, oh I could just kiss her everywhere. But I really tried to refrain from kissing her face. It has been difficult, but I've stuck to it. It obviously didn't work because Nora is snotty today. It isn't in a place where we can suck it out with that horrible snot sucking (make the baby cry) ball. It is in the back of her throat and she can't cough it out.

I rubbed some Vics Vapor Rub on her chest tonight before she went to bed and had crazy flashbacks. I distinctly remember wondering if my mom's had went numb as she rubbed that smelly stuff onto my chest and neck after which she covered me with a cloth diaper. The Vics for babies is much less toxic smelling and didn't make my hand go numb at all. It really hit me that I am now a mommy as I was rubbing the slimy stuff into the chest of my daughter.

All of this snot has made us stay in for most of the week. Stir crazy should have been the subtitle of this entry because that is how I've been feeling. I practically threw Nora at Brian as he walked in the door after work tonight. I'm not sick of being around Nora, I just am sick of being here. I went out for coffee with my soon-to-be business partner to discuss our 'mission statement.'

Man, babies just take and take ;-) I'm looking forward to reaping the benefits of giving and giving.