Wit's End

I've found that the lack of sleep is catching up with me. Luke is now sleeping in his crib, which makes my sleep fitful, and I'm not doing so well with everything. I'm cranky when I shouldn't be over absolutely nothing.

I have tonight off from work. I'm going to try and do something relaxing.

New Shows

So Luke and I watch a decent amount of television. I know you're not really supposed to do that with babies, but I'm an auditory learner and I attribute a lot of my elementary knowledge to my mom having educational shows like Sesame Street on for me in the background while I was a kid.

There's a new show on Disney Junior called "The Octonauts" about little animals living underwater that help sea creatures live comfortably. The captain is a little polar bear, his first mate is a cat, the med officer is a penguin, etc. Every episode, they help at least one creature and then at the end there's factual information on said creature.

The show only started airing yesterday and Luke already loves it. The animation is cute, the animals have all kids of accents (the bear and cat are british, the sea otter sounds scottish, the penguin sounds hispanic, etc.) and it's educational. Since I'm really hoping that Luke gets into a science when he gets older, I think I'll continue to watch the show with him.

Baby and Daddy

Luke has been very Mommy centric, so much to the point where he won't behave for Daddy at all. He fusses constantly while sitting with him and reaches for me while Daddy's holding him. I can see it breaking hubby's heart, but I have no idea how to fix it. Any suggestions?

Family Guy

I used to love the show Family Guy. The first few seasons were hit or miss, but after that, the show had me rolling in the aisles. The social commentary was great and it was unlike any other show I'd seen before.

Unfortunately, the show has now gone past humor and into the realm of shock factor. Before, I'd consider letting Luke watch it when he's old enough, but now I think I'd block it from our television. I recently saw a piece of the show that referenced a woman being attacked while Aquaman shouted at the assailant from the water. Rape was mentioned. Needless to say I was not thrilled.

What makes a show resort to something this terrible? Ugh.

Little Einsteins (A Rant)

There's a television show on TV called "Little Einsteins" about how 4 kids and their pet rocket ship go around helping animals and musical instruments using music, art, and dance to achieve their goals. As a former music major, this thrilled me to no end when I first discovered the show. However, as I watch it, some things become a bit apparent to me.

First off, there are two white kids (Leo and Annie), an Asian kid (June), and an African American kid (Quincy). The show centers mainly on the white kids, which I think is a bit crappy. The boy is the conductor and the little blonde haired, blue eyed girl is the singer. She makes up almost all of the songs for the show while (mainly) singing out of key. The other kids have to constantly compliment her on her singing skills, which just makes me sad.

The Asian girl is the dancer of the group. After watching almost every episode this show has to offer, I've only seen one where she was the main feature (she helped a robot get back to his planet through dance). She's a better singer than Annie, but never gets the opportunity to show it off. Not cool.

Leo conducts, Annie sings, June dances, and what does Quincy do? Oh he only plays every instrument known to man. Why isn't this prodigy the main star? I have no idea. He mainly plays a background role, playing what he can to help a lost animal or instrument find their way home. He seems to always get the short end of the stick and does a significant amount of work. This ticks me off to no end.

I love being a singer, but I almost feel like the show is biased against instrumentalists. The bad singer gets praised, is featured in almost every episode, but the kid who can play anything is a background character. Blarg.

Sleep Rituals

I think we need to establish new sleep rituals for the baby.

As it is right now, I seem to be the main person putting Luke to sleep. If I'm not here to do so (like when I'm working), the kiddo doesn't fall sleep til the wee hours of the morning and hubby gets exhausted. Luke is a good kid, but he inherited his stubbornness from both my hubby and I. When he gets an idea, like "I don't want to go to sleep for Daddy," he sticks with it.

I wish I had a better plan on how to go about getting a new ritual since I'm the one who gets him to take naps during the day. As it is, when hubby does get him to sleep, he wakes up within 2 hours.

Any suggestions?

Baby Snuggles

The baby is sleeping currently and while I'd love to lie down and take a nap with him, I can't bear to move him. He's snuggling up against my thigh at the moment with his pacifier hanging partially out of his mouth. He's so frickin cute, I can barely stand it.

We had a good amount of shopping today, so it's no surprise he's whooped.