80's TV and baby feeding: what you should know
Monday, April 11, 2011 Hey everybody! I got a new job. Actually, I went back to an old job. It's complicated. Anyway, the point isn't that I got a new job. The point is, I'm trying to make excuses for not putting up a real post since mid-December. But considering my new/old job is only 15 min from my house and I have complete flexibility over my hours, I'm not presenting a very good case.
So...
Cute baby!
This is Lessi, not cooperating with the morning routine. One of the perks of making your own hours is the freedom to stay at home and get oatmeal tossed in your face when your baby doesn't much feel like eating. Over the past 10 months (yes, she is almost a YEAR old!! Wha??), I've been honing my distraction skills. Usually, breaking out the ring of measuring spoons is enough to divert Lessi's attention from fighting the feeding so that she'll open her mouth when a bite comes her way. But not this morning. The Elmo voice didn't even work. Don't ask.
Having exhausted all viable options, I began the drum intro... bum-bum, badda bumbumbum...
"Wait, what's this?"
The A-Team theme song!
I had to sing it about 12 times, but Lessi bopped, bounced and smiled the whole time. And ate every single bite of her oatmeal.
I love it when a plan comes together.
UPDATE:
For video proof of the effectiveness of this method, see here.
Reader Comments (14)
Don't try to coerce me into liking you again by posting cute baby photos. You not blogging for months is unacceptable.
We are in a fight.
Oh my! That's too much cute. I'm about to OD on that cute.
I guess I should find a new distraction to get my son to eat. I never thought of singing.... Guess I should try SOMETHING; after all, he's 5 now. He's gotta start eating sometime!
Congrats on the new job. I have to say with a claim like you made about getting Lessi to eat, you have to produce video proof of your Theme Song singing skills.
As I recall I read somewhere about you're coming up with a post about Marcus or you or something and some fight (controlled, of course). Is this true BD? Are you back in the ring?
You're making excuses for not posting regularly??
I beat you hollow! :) Nice to see you again.. and congratulations on the new job!
Zak wins for best comment of all time.
Glad to have you back!! This video cracked me up but the one that REALLY had me laughing was the vodka soda one. Especially when you quickly said "I'll clean it up!" after the camera panned back to the mess you made. LOL!!!
I LOVE how you use the Cute baby distraction technique. Your kung fu is awesome. heh
It's crazy that we have to coerce/entice babies and toddlers into actually eating food. You'd think the basic biological need to eat would be enough, but no, parents have to essentially force little kids to fill their stomachs.
And then when they're a little older, it's like they never stop eating.
He's ALIIIIVVEEEE!!!!!
She looks so much like Fury. Especially her smile. Cute kids, Jim. Are you sure they're really yours?
You are my friend because you just let the entire internet know that you were out of breath after humming the A-Team theme.
For the record, you totally segued into Inagodadavida halfway through humming that song. Just sayin'.
Or maybe it was Sunshine of your Love.
Or maybe I am grossly dating myself here.
Either way.
Ok, so are you holding a video camera, singing, and feeding the baby at the same time? Mad props to you my friend! I'm going to try this when Sarah starts on solids. Just the singing. Not the video taping.
Whatever it takes, right? She's a cutie!