Eww, Mom!

It's happened. I am THAT Mom. Do I need to confess, or is this just a naturally progressing thing that happens to new Moms? Since I'm shocking myself a bit, I'll got ahead with this as a confession...

I pick Olivia's little boogers. Gimme a break. I can't help it if I want my daughter to have unobstructed breathing use out of her nose!

I wipe the crusties out of her eyes (product of a clogged tear duct) at random and it would appear that she's already agitated by this fact. Who wants eye crusties?

I have begun using my clothes as an excess milk-catcher, snot collector, and general purpose burp cloth. Okay, so it's not like I have much of a choice, but perhaps I should invest in more Oxy-clean? Humm.

Now for my big confession:
I...I...I...licked my daughter's forehead.
Umm, this one requires a bit of explanation. I already do a teensy bit of saliva induced hair-control, but this one is note worthy.

Since we've been on a restricted diet to get rid of the thrush (what I loving refer to as the yeastie-beasties), I have been indulging in a small handful of raisins, raw almonds and chocolate chips to make things seem not so bleak. The other day I was snuggling with my girl and enjoying my snack at the same time. When she woke up for me to feed her, I was alarmed to see something dark smeared on her forehead. It wasn't any color of poo I'd seen so far, no less in such an obscure location. Upon closer inspection I discovered that one of the chocolate chips tried to make a get-away and melted a trace footprint before managing a full escape onto the floor.

With the burp cloth just out of reach, my maternal instincts kicked in and declared that the obvious thing to do was to lick the chocolate off of my child's head. I gave a lick before the socially-acceptable voice inside me yelled in a horrified voice: "This is weird. You look weird! You are LICKING YOUR BABY'S HEAD!" With only a smudge left, I ignored the voice and finished my clean up work. While I don't plan to make a habit of this, I do think I will be a bit more careful not to be so messy. AND if a similar situation occurs in public, that it would probably be best to reach for a wipe instead. ;)

Many years ago at a family reunion in Kansas, I recall my baby cousin getting attacked by ants and having them washed off with a nearby water hose. As soon as the ants were gone, my Aunt gathered up her baby and immediately began drying her off with her shirt. It seemed odd to me that my Aunt didn't think twice about trying to keep her shirt clean. As a new Mommy, I'm starting to understand that we'll do just about anything (and then some) for our babies. Even lick chocolate off their head.