Park photos
Alas poor Dominic is not feeling too great at the moment. He has the wretched teething plus blocked/runny nose combo which led to a rough night's sleep last night. He's never really has a cold before so I'm finding it quite stressful as he seemed to think it's my fault for not fixing his leaky nose problem.
I have learnt a few things about toddlers with blocked noses.
1. Small children do not like having their noses wiped no matter how gentle you are or how soft the tissue. Dom now runs away if he sees me coming towards him with a tissue so I have to hide it and sneakily pounce on him to get any wiping done. He also decided to try to sabotage the tissue supply by grabbing the box and shredding as many tissues as possible when I foolishly left the box lying around in the lounge.
2. The Plunket recommended solution of using nose drops to clearout their nostrils is about as easily executed as giving a tablet to a stroppy cat. You don't realise how strong something relatively small can be until you try holding them went they really want to break free.
3. The preferred position to fall asleep in when a a young boy has a snuffly nose is slightly upright lying in the arms of Mum or Dad. This becomes very uncomfortable the parent after a while because a toddler is substanially heavier than a little baby.
4. There is a range of tastes and flavours in Pamol medicine. The last bottle we had was tasty, the current one, not so much.
5. Dom can quite effectively cover his mother in a sticky mess by spitting out yucky tasting medicine.
On a happier note, here are some photos of Dom at the nearby Kotuku Park playground:
Dominic enjoys a turn on the spinner.
Cruising in the driver's seat.
Poop! Poop! Forget about Toad. It's Dom, the terror of the highway!
A suspicious game of peekaboo.
Swings are a lot of fun.
Wheeee! Down the slide.
Of course, climbing back up the slide is even more fun.
Dom makes his way up onto the tower.
'I bet I could climb up this ladder...'
'Hmm, I wonder if Mum would approve of my climbing attempts. I have this strange feeling she might not somehow...'
posted by debbie at 2:35 PM
6 Comments:
Any parent-crushing sleeping position was popular last night. The crushing must make the cold less burdensome :-)
Ayla is on her 5th cold in about 8 weeks (she has given me 2). The first night is crap. The second is pretty crap and then it seems to even out again.
I guess I can handle one more rough night. He did at least manage a decent nap today which is promising. Colds are for suck.
So far so good for Dom following Ayla's pattern of having a less rough night last night! Hopefully it'll be even better tonight.
In only slightly related news, Dollhouse episode 6 was very, very good. Dom went to sleep early enough (and in a settled enough manner) for us to watch a couple of episodes before crashing out :-)
Also I don't know if Luke said but we also use Karvol in Aylas room at night. The packaging recommends putting the oil on the childs PJs but we put in on a flannel that then sits on the floor. Basically it helps them breathe easier at night meaning that they (and parents) get a better night sleep. If you want some to try pop round today and I'll give you a couple of capsules to try.
Oh yeah, Karvol makes rough nights 30%-40% better normally.
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