I just had to write this really quick
post today, because OH MY GOD, people!
My brother in law and his girlfriend
are expecting a baby (YAY!!). So today she and I were talking about baby and
pregnancy things and she mentioned she wasn’t sure what to do about a crib or
cradle for the baby. I try not to talk to much, because, well, we all know how
annoying too much advice is when we’re pregnant and also I epitomize the
American consumerism ideal and had both a cradle and a crib for my kids, as well as a wicker basket for when we were
downstairs, and I do, in fact, realize how completely ridiculous that is.
So anyway, I told her about the
co-sleeper, because they don’t exist in Italy and when I saw it in the US I
wished I didn’t already have more sleeping implements for babies than actual
babies in the house. And, I told her, if you plan on breastfeeding, or if
you’re a basket case like I was, checking to see if the baby was breathing
every half an hour (on a side note, why do they have to terrorize new mothers
with statistics on sids?) a co-sleeper is a really good idea, you can check on
the baby and latch it on whilst practically still asleep. Optimizing sleep,
when you have a newborn is really all you want to do anyway.
So I told her I’d send her some sites
to check out and I went a-internet-searching, as one does nowadays, and I
landed on this site: arms reach please go visit the site and come back, because
you have to see this for yourself.
Now, I like animals, I’ve always had
pets but for the love of all that is holy I cannot, for the life of me, fathom
how you can put co-sleeper beds for babies on the same site as co-sleeper beds
for pets. Seriously. What happened to your pooch sleeping on the rug near your
bed? And also, I cannot, I simply CANNOT imagine buying a bed for a newborn
with the image of practically the same identical bed for a dog. It blows my
mind. And I thought the pet stroller was ridiculous enough all on its own.
What, I ask you, is the world coming
to?
At Paul's company Christmas party we were seated across from a very nice older couple who turned out to be some of "those" people. They referred to their two mangy, 4-legged creatures, as their "kids". (I probably shouldn't use the word mangy, because those dogs probably use better shampoo than my human kids) I made a remark about how lucky they were to be able to kennel their "kids" because sometimes I would LOVE to kennel mine and the lady remarked, "We would NEVER kennel our dogs" and went on to tell me they hired a baby sitter to come live at the house when they were out of town because a pet sitter would just check on them a few times a day and boarding them would just be cruel.
ReplyDeleteOh! I almost forgot the best part - the husband is being transferred to Singapore (or somewhere Asia-ish) for two years with his job. The wife is not going to move with him - not because of her aversion to living in Asia, or because of her family, friends or job in Houston. It was because they could not take the dogs with them and they didn't have anyone they could trust to keep them for two years. Paul and I have yet to complete our wills/ guardianship, etc... but I guarantee this couple went all Leona Helmsley and have a trust and guardianship set up for their dogs. AND I bet you they used a co-sleepers when the dogs were puppies.
I'm laughing out loud. Seriously. This is the best thing I've ever seen. I want one! (And we don't even own a dog.)
ReplyDeleteYou can get one for the next baby! And then you can use it for the dog your kids will surely talk you into. Years and years of usage down the line, it's a great investment!
ReplyDeleteDid you slap them? Because right now, I really would like to slap them!
ReplyDeleteHahaha! People and their pets are crazy!
ReplyDeletePS: I had the co-sleeper with Reese & Jackson. Best. Invention. Ever.