Favoritism?

Okay, so this post isn’t a super serious one, but I just wanted to write about it for the content. I know that babies have their phases where one day they’re all about dad and the next day they’re all about mom. It’s normal, but it still hurts y’all. If you know me, you know I’m probably the most emotional person ever.

Onto the night Hayden hurt my feelings. It was like any other night. Michael has picked us up from his moms house after school and we were playing with Hayden before bed. We co-sleep right now (that’s a story for another time) so we were trying to get him asleep enough to put him in his sleeper between us. Michael doesn’t see Hayden that often during the week because of work, so he’s typically the one who gets Hayden to sleep. I told Michael to go ahead and put him in his sleeper and I would take over if Hayden wakes up. Of course, he wakes up as soon as Michael puts him down. I grab him thinking he just wanted to be held that night and when I pick him up he screams bloody murder. I try my hardest to get him to calm down. I switched sides, patted his butt (he usually loves that) and we both tried singing to him. Nothing worked. Michael eventually took Hayden and he calmed down, after he choked on his drool and scared us to death.

I broke down crying. Partly because when your kid chokes, even if it’s just in their drool, it’s the worst thing. The other reason was because as a mom, not having your baby want you to hold them is the worst. It makes you feel like they don’t like you or they like the other parent better. Michael herd me crying and asked me what was wrong. After I explained to him why I was crying, he asked me if Hayden hurt my feelings. I know it sounds silly and I honestly laugh about it now, but he really did.

So to all my moms out there that have experienced something like this, it’s normal. Your baby will have times where they just want their dads, and that’s okay. It’s still going to sting a little, but they will eventually come back to you. After all, they bonded with you for 9 months. Let their dads get some lovin‘ in too. Until next blog, have a magical day!

~Kenzie