Watch the Baby

The phrase “watch the baby” has been taken to a whole new level. It used to mean that all I had to do was get her a toy to chew on if she started getting fussy and just drape my leg over her to make sure she didn’t roll too far. Now….. I have to actually watch and pay attention. That baby E is everywhere – and she is fast! It turns out that all her favorite things to do are things she shouldn’t be doing. Like getting under my desk. I am not sure what she thinks is so great about being under the desk, but she loves it down there. But, she gets stuck and always ends up bonking her head. Mom always says she is so smart and learning so much each day – I’m starting to wonder. I mean, she is doing all the same bad things over and over again. Oh wait, I sometimes do that, too (and we all know I’m a genius). J So, maybe she is just a sinner like me. You know how I used to just put my leg over her? Well, when I am playing my princess Wii game, it is hard to pay attention to baby E, so I thought I’d try the leg trick. It turns out that one of her other favorite things to do is play with the Wii controller. Ugh! She is just a baby and can’t understand how important it is that I help each princess and fight the horrible bogs. It is hard work and I can’t have the baby pulling at the controller. She is just too little to understand how important it is to save Cinderella and make the castle beautiful again. Maybe when she’s older like me she’ll understand. The other thing I have to do is keep her away from Mindy, the cat. This is a super hard project because it turns out that Mindy loves baby E and baby E loves Mindy. So they are always trying to get to each other and I have to prevent this. If yelling NO at either of them doesn’t work, I just yell for Mom. I’ve been scratched by Mindy before and I don’t want any part of it again! She already chases me around the house and jumps out to scare me. I don’t need to get between her and baby E and have her actually mad at me (Mom insists that the other stuff is just playing, but I think she is after me).

You know what else stinks – germs. We have been sick for so long! Mom said it was supposed to last 7-10 days, and I think that is just too long for a cold! It’s not fair. I’m missing all kinds of fun things. I might even be missing my chance to sing in the Easter choir (technically Palm Sunday choir). But, at least it is just a cold. Mom said we should be glad that it is only 7-10 days and that we aren’t sick every day. Some people never feel healthy, so I guess I should count my blessings – just like the song says. Poor baby E is really sick, too. She has a double ear infection (and that means it is in both ears) and her lungs are infected. She had to go to the doctor and it wasn’t a fun trip at all! Although, I did get a sticker for being so good.

Looks like the start to a beautiful sunny day! I think I’ll go check out Mom’s pretty purple flowers today.
Love to all,
E1