Monday, May 30, 2005



The old man finally noticed my wedding ring this morning.
I have been doing everything short of sticking my hand in his face for him to get the hint.
Well he finally noticed the ring and asked three times if I was married just to make sure. I then showed him my cell phone picture of JiXiang just to get the point across. He was so shocked he almost forgot to shake my hand goodbye.
Hmm. He may start to lay off me now. I dont mind him being friendly as long as he doesn't cross the line, which he was starting to do.

When I picked up JiXiang yesterday the boys helped me get he into her carrier. The one four year old had been crying for his mom earlier but quickly came to help me. Both boys finally figured out how to snap the thingies in and were very proud of themselves. Made me happy that the one boy was no longer crying.

Last night I had my three ladies and the one girl told us about this news article she had read. It said that Japanese babies are not smiling and laughing as much as they used to. The article blames it on parents constant worrying these days. A lot of it had to do with mothers being the soul parents as the fathers are not around and the stress that that causes. Then there is the totally stupid one over baby health. Now worrying about their health I can understand but here they are CONSTANTLY worried about weight and growth. CONSTANLY!!!
When I went into JiXiang's one month check I was asked how much milk she was drinking each time. Hell, I dont know! She is breast fed. Who cares?! My tits are smaller after she drinks and she is growing and healthy so who cares how many mls she drinks. Well I guess there are TONS of woman out there who buy or rent those baby scales and weigh their kids before and after so that they know exactly how much their kid is drinking and are constantly fretting over it. I personally believe that this is totally STUPID. The day care ladies are always surprised about how much JiXiang drinks and are always telling me milk and weight statistics that just go in one ear and out the other. They feed her all and that is all I care about.
I of course worry if JiXiang never gains weight but I only check every once and a blue moon. That and I think our scale is totally broken so it wont tell me the correct weight anyway. I can see and feel that she is growing and is happy so that is fine with me.
This article went on to talk about how parents are not playing with their babies enough and they are not learning how to smile, laugh or interact properly.
All three ladies are always amazed at how much JiXiang loves to smile and laugh with people.
I dont think it is amazing; I think it is wonderful and love every minute of it.
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