The Playing Field: Baby Bed
Equipment: Baby--> Pacifier, Screaming, Whining, Groaning, and Babbling;
Mommy--> Strong Will, Patience, and Teething Gel
6:01pm: Mommy puts Baby down for a nap...baby screaming commences.
6:04pm: Mommy goes up and puts pacifier back in Baby's mouth...screaming continues.
6:05-6:14pm: Periods of quiet followed by periods of screaming.
6:15pm: Mommy goes up and puts pacifier back in Baby's mouth again...screaming continues.
***Mommy is making a valiant effort to win this battle.***
6:19pm: Period of quiet...did Mommy win???
6:25pm: NOPE. Periods of screaming followed by periods of quiet.
6:28pm: Period of quiet...did Mommy win???
6:30pm: NOPE. Brief whine from Baby.
6:32pm: A little longer whine from Baby.
6:33pm: More periods of whining followed by periods of quiet.
***Baby is really making a valiant effort to win this battle.***
6:36pm: Baby is back to screaming. Mommy goes up and switches Baby from her back to her side.
6:37pm: Baby groaning commences.
6:38-6:42pm: Period of constant Baby groaning/babbling.
6:43pm: Mommy goes up and applies Teething Gel to Baby's gums.
6:43-6:45pm: Bad Move. Baby starts screaming after Mommy leaves.
***Mommy thinks this is getting ridiculous. Baby is SO tired.***
6:46pm: The pacifier is clearly out of the mouth so Mommy decides to go up and put it in again, hoping that will help.
6:47pm: DUMB MOMMY. Screaming continues.
6:50pm: Yep. Still screaming. And doing some sort of yodel screaming to boot.
6:51-6:53pm: Mommy goes upstairs, turns on the music and rubs Baby's back.
6:54-6:56pm: Periods of Baby whines followed by periods of quiet.
***Mommy is worn down. Why do these battles always occur when there is no reserve player (aka Daddy???)***
6:57pm: Period of quiet...nope. Never mind. Baby whining.
***This is freaking ridiculous. Now it is just an hour away from bedtime and Baby is going to get hungry.***
7:01pm: Battle going strong at 1 hour with no timeouts, quarter or halftime breaks. Mommy is THISCLOSE to giving up.
7:02pm: Mommy gives up. Baby wins.
7:03-7:23pm Baby eats, sees Grandma and Grandpa when they stop by, and plays on the floor.
Mommy is...done. Clearly my supposed strong will and patience disappeared.
Anyway, on to the packing that should have gotten done in the last hour. Bed time in T-37 minutes and Daddy BETTER BE HOME for that battle. His turn!
Du Nord and Duluth, here we come!
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