Life and Seoul

Wednesday, January 10, 2007

Sleepless in Seoul

So, I know what I'm supposed to be doing. Gushing over the new baby, cooing every minute, enjoying this amazing experience.
Here's what's really going on: Baby Anne keeps us up half the night, because for her day is the time to sleep and night is the time to eat. And stare and eat and stare and get changed and eat and keep the parents up. Especially mom, the provider of food. That makes mom and dad very cranky.
Then there's Jack, who is severely bent out of shape because he is not getting absolutely 100 percent of the attention that he received before the birth of little baby Anne. That has taken the form of him scribbling all over the living room floor, the TV and his bedroom in crayon. It has also taken the form of him screaming "NO!!!" at the top of his lungs, at times, to simple requests such as "Do you want me to read Mother Goose?"
The right reaction: smile, gently prod him to calm down and encourage him to express his feelings
My reaction: Fight, fight, fight the animal-like urge to wring his neck.
Did I mention being a little cranky :)?

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