Elliot has super strong legs which has made diaper changing and swaddling some what difficult. I call her my little ninja because she seems to be able to kick out of anything. (Quick aside: Jennie wants everyone to know that Elliot seems to be a fan of playing tricks on Daddy. She waits until I have taken her dirty diaper off, then I am greeted by a surprise fountain with nothing to protect myself! Jennie finds this very funny because it hasn't happened to her...yet...) And we're back... So, after we feed and change her diaper, we swaddle her. My little ninja likes to kick out of her swaddle. Little does she know that Mommy and Daddy have been trained in the art of ninja swaddling! Thus, a war has been waged. We use intense focus each time we swaddle to try to make it perfect, and she tries her best to kick out of it. Let the games begin!
Now, I know what some of you are thinking... Why are you swaddling her, it is obvious that she doesn't like it since she kicks out of it. Not true my friend... Each time she uses her ninja skills to break the swaddle, she is fussy and uncomfortable until we fix it for her. I think it is a case of her not knowing her own strength (did I mention she has freakishly strong legs?). So, if you ever wondered who would win in a battle between a Ninja Baby and Ninja Swaddlers, give round one to the baby, but we will rebound, and we will be victorious!
Stay tuned, as we will post pictures from her first bath soon!
2 comments:
Pops thinks that during these times of escape, she needs to be practicing her soccer skills, you cant't ever start too early:) If they're "freakish" legs, we need to get her a pair of tube socks, with red stripes, like the Stanley Marsh ones by Randall.
Too cute! Our baby could get out of her swaddle too - we even considered using Duct tape (Just kidding of course!) but then we found the sleepsack swaddle from Halo and all our Swaddle wars were over...the sack keeps them from escaping and the swaddle wings will come off them the startle reflex stops -we got ours i think from Halosleep.com - but i agree you can't start to early with soccer training either she could be the next Mia Hamm!
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