As I was setting up this blog, I was wondering what I would possibly find to write about in my first post. Since I am a multi-tasker I was also nursing my son, Ethan, at the same time. I happened to glance down at him and what was coming out of his nose? Milk! Thank you Ethan for providing me a topic for my first post!
Now this isn't the first time that milk has come out of his nose. However, last time it was just a little drop. This time it was running out of his nose. Before I had a child I never once thought about the fact that milk might possibly come out of their nose! Being a parent enlightens you to all kinds of things you never imagined you'd find yourself seeing and doing.
Later in the day when Ethan was on his changing table I thought he was sounding a little stuffed up. He has been suffering from his first cold/cough the past few days so he has been sneezing more than usual, which also means more stuff than usual flying out of his little nose. The day he learns to cover up his sneezes will be wonderful!
We have this awesome tool called The Snot Sucker (by Nose Frida). If you are parent of young children I definitely recommend it!
http://nosefrida.com/ The Snot Sucker does exactly as its name implies - sucks the snot right out of your child's nose. You stick one end in your child's nostril and the other end of the tube in your own mouth and the suck (don't worry there is a filter to separate you from sucking in any germs/snot!) So after I had sucked the snot out of Ethan's nose I was happy knowing my little boy could breathe a little easier. That is until I stopped and really thought about the snot I could see sitting in that tube and how it was incredibly gross! Oh the things we do for our children to keep them healthy and happy!
Being a mother for the first time is teaching me new things each day it seems. Yes, there are some gross days, frustrating days and tiring days, but there are also wonderful days and at the end of every day I have to stop and remember that God has given me the awesome responsibility of being a mother and a wife and for that I am truly grateful.
Well it is now Friday, October 15th so I should probably publish Thursday's post! Just another thing I've learned being a mother...nothing ever gets done by when you want it to be done! :)