Tuesday, March 15, 2005



JiXiang has a blue bum.

It is not BLUE, but there is a strange blue circle on her ass.
Hmm

When I first saw it in the hospital I had assumed it was a birthing bruise, but it never went away. It doesn't bother her and is totally not aware that she has a blue spot on her ass. When we went to her one month check I am positive the doctor saw it but he didn't say anything so I have not been worried about it.
Well the other day my friend Kim asked me if JiXiang had a blue butt. I said ummmm ya. Now Kim is American but she is of Japanese decent. She goes, thought so. All Asian babies have a blue butt. Dont know why, they just do. There have been many cases of parents being accused of abuse by doctors in the States who are not aware of this odd spot.
Kim says that it does disappear eventually.
Odd.
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So I got home yesterday to a surprisingly quiet and asleep baby. She woke up within seconds of me walking into the living room. This made me feel very happy. Grandma changed her while I got out of my work clothes. I then fed her and, odd, I cried. I never cried when I left for work but I did when I got home. I have a feeling it will happen again today. Grandma said that Ji had been a perfect baby all day. Slept properly and ate properly.
Today I am positive that things will be VERY different.
I fed JiXiang this morning and attempted to get her to fall back to sleep but she was not going to go for it. I have a feeling I am going to get home to a pissy and overly tired baby. After I fed her this morning she was all cooy and squealy and generally overly damn cute. I pushed my time as far as I could but when I had to finally leave I gave her a kiss and grandma stepped in. Ji immediately stopped talking and put on her no expression face. Not a good sign. Makes me more achy for my baby. BUT OH SO LOVED!

Every night I demand that JiXiang has some Daddy time. For the past month this has not been a problem for Li. He enjoys his time. Usually when he leaves for work in the morning she is asleep and I have been trying to get her to go to bed much earlier in the evening, so daddy time is Li's only time. Before Li had no hesitations about reaching over and grabbing her when I call out Daddy Time! Lately I have had to get bitchy.
Last night I went 'daddy time' and Li didn't respond. I got a little bitchy and reminded him that he hadn't spent any time with her all day. Now Grandma was holding her as I had had to go pee a few minutes before. I then was on my exercise machine and Grandma was still holding her. Li went, but my mother has her. I went, WHO BLOODY CARES! Your mother has had her all f*****g day it is your turn! While I was getting bitchy grandma asked for a translation and Li told her.
GET THIS! She rolled her eyes and SMIRKED!
I now know why Li seems to have no relationship with his father.
Li finally got his daughter and had a wonderful conversation with her. He even started making up little Chinese songs. Ji really likes talking to her daddy and seems to mimic his mouth actions more than mine or grandma's.
It was bath night for Ji last night and as I was getting it ready my student phoned. Grandma finished getting the bath ready and tried to take Ji out of Li's arms while they were playing. I leaned over, while still on the phone, and reminded Li that I AM GIVING HER A BATH! Well after the phone call Li and Ji were still having a good time so as far as I was concerned the bath could wait. His mother kept nagging at him to give her to me for her bath. I kept going it is OK!
I get the impression, and so does Dad, that she doesn't like me very much because I am just as strong minded as she is and not a helpless twit like she would wish. No means no to me and I am willing to say it to her. She dont like that!
Hehehehe.
Sometimes being a bitch is a good thing.

Babe In Total Control of Herself!
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