"Strange town, San Francisco..."

"...when I bought the pumps they asked if I wanted them wrapped, or if I wanted to wear them."

- Joe, The Princess Diaries


oh hi! it's just me.

i wanted to tell you that i have conquered the Baby Think-it-Over version 3.1. it's true! i was sitting on the couch this afternoon with nothing to do. actually, it was right after i posted that i didn't want to go to the grocery store. and i saw the baby and i said, "i will conquer you!!" and i did!

i know i had said that i would photodocument my efforts. but, i didn't. there wasn't really anything to see.

i read the manual many, many times. i did two practice sessions with the baby. both of them went fine. they were 15 minutes each. so students can practice in class with their teacher.

i had to make sure it was really working and recording everything in its computer, so i laid it on it's stomach, which you're not supposed to do. i let it's head roll back, which you're obviously not supposed to do. and both times it cried until i rocked it to stop. and then they registered as NEGLECT in the computer. but, it also registered good things too. like, when i fed it on time. and burped it correctly. it was kind of fun.

know who didn't have fun with the Baby Think-it-Over?? Miss Tuesday. she was so scared. the crying woke her up from a nap and she was not happy.

but, i'm happy that i got it all figured out. i talked to my boss about it tonight and i presented her with the baby plan. i said, "when i get back from Vermont tomorrow, i'll show Resident how to use it, then i'll program it to start working at noon, and we'll go until Monday afternoon. that way, i can get the results Monday night and bring them to staff meeting on Tuesday."

she was very impressed and super, super excited about this. as was i. i'm also excited because i feel pretty good about being the "baby think it over staff." like, i'm doing more work than just sleeping.

so, yeah! she has to treat it just like a real baby. she'll get a copy of the childcare rules, and a feeding chart. so, she'll have to write down everytime she feeds or changes the baby. there's also a baby think it over cheat sheet. just so you can remember what to do when it cries.

it's kind of confusing. once it cries, you have to hold up this bracelet to a spot on it's back and if it beeps, then the baby is either hungry, needs to be changed, or burped. but if it doesn't beep, then it's just a fussy baby and you have to rock it.

i hope it works.

anyways.

so yeah, i have to be up at 7:30 saturday morning to drive to Vermont. about halfway between here and Montpelier. actually, probably more than halfway. and i am dropping off babies and a mother and then coming back by myself. i have to remember to grab my iPod hookup before i leave so i can listen to it on the way back. last week when we were driving back from Vermont it was Ryan Seacrest on the radio and i don't really want to listen to him.

man oh man i'm tired. it's 2:16am. i actually think i am going to go to bed. i think i could sleep now. i've had kind of a sneezing problem ever since tackling the baby think it over. it's probably really dusty.

okay friends. i'll be talking to you later on. have a great saturday!!!!!

loveloveyou.


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