Why wont you help me mommy

My son hates his car seat, however sometimes we need to travel by car.

Today we went to Rexdale and Brampton to pick up a few things and where I go, Christophe goes , because he is still nursing. This is how the trip went: 10 mins content but not happy in his seat. 30 mins crying and looking and reaching at me to pick him up while I sing Brother John over and over to him. 30 mins of screaming while his face is turning red.

Now we are at our first destination, we stop, I take him out of his car seat, he is happy. Once we are done, we get back in the car and the ordeal starts all over again, this time skipping step one, as he starts to cry as soon as he touches his seat.

We get to our second destination then get back in the car he is actually happy for the short 10 mins to our final destination. Now we need to get home, he starts to scream, he is red in the face, he has tears pouring down his cheeks. Nothing I do can help he falls asleep. I hope he understands that we put him in that horrible car seat because we love him.

Pregnancy Rant

Now that I have past the 8 month mark I am going to share all the things I have learned and discovered about being pregnant. (Well at lease for me because I am led to believe the experience is different from person to person.

WARNING - some of you may think some items are gross or to descriptive...

• Minty toothpaste can make one want to puke, all natural toothpaste is much better
• Lemonade - yummy
• Heart burn - not so yummy (Can you believe I never had heart burn before)
• Cal Meg by Genestra is a great remedy for heart burn until you experience the evilest of heart burns then Tums become your best friend
• Smoothie Tums taste better then all the others
• Scrambled eggs - yummy
• Scrambled eggs with vegetables (kinda like a deconstructed omelet) - YUMMY
• Sacrificing things you love because you know there is another person inside of you
• Unconditional love for someone you have not even met yet
• Crying for no apparent reason
• Crying for what seems to be a good reason at the time however your husband thinks you have gone mad
• long soaks in the tub are amazing
• The feeling of a little person kicking you in the ribs (somehow this makes me smile even though it hurts)
• Restless legs syndrome - RLS (now I understand how Geoff often feels)
• Magnelevures by Unda is amazing for RLS - however very expensive
• That raspberry leaf tea taste pretty good; however after 2 months of it its the worst drink on earth
• A re-appreciation for raspberry leaf tea once my naturophath switch me to raspberry leaf tea extracts
• When you are pregnant you always seem to drop everything (force the lady with the big belly to bend down)
• Pee pee pee that is all I have to say
• Yeast infections (would you believe I never had one until I was pregnant)
• The stomach flue is never fun however; it is really bad when you are stuck on the bathroom floor and can not get up due to the combination of a big belly and no energy.
• Extremely cut little boys clothing
• Everything in the world seems to have toxic chemicals in it
• Baby toys are fun and cute and expensive
• That everyone wants to touch your belly
• That everyone has something to share about there experience with children, even people who do not have kids
• The whole world is pregnant (every wheres I go I see women with swollen bellies; I guess you just don't notice them until you are one of them)
• Pillows lots and lots of pillows are the only way you can get comfortable
• Carpal tunnel syndrome and how to cope with it
• Hip pain ( I guess this is a good pain; since your hips need to widen to let baby threw)
• Maternity underwear rule they are so comfy (I think I may even continue wearing them after)
• Yoga is a saving grace
• Shiatsu is complicated when you have restless legs ( it's hard to stay still for the therapist to work)
• Not to be afraid to ask for help
• How much my husband really loves me
• Having a TV in the bedroom is really not that bad even though I fought it for 7 years.
• There is nothing good on the after midnight
• Doing dishes when you are "fat" hurts your back
• I can no longer reach the bottom of the washing machine
• Watching other peoples kids make me smile
• Finding baby clothes in my laundry is neat
• Opening and installing your car seat kinda makes everything feel real
• Having a car seat in your car is weird
• Selecting items for your wee one is made way too complicated by an over saturated market full of junk and useless items for babies
• Everyone and there sister will have an opinion on a home birth ( not always a positive one)
• Midwives rule
• One can never drink enough water
• Seeing your baby for the first time (ultrasound) is the best feeling in the world
• Leaky breast
• No belly button
• Confirmation that the brown spot at the bottom of my belly button is really a birth mark and not dirt stuck there for 29 years (oops I just gave away my age)
• Spicy foods give you heart burn however I crave them so I seem to forget this one over an and over again
• Anything related to babies on TV will make you cry
• Sore shoulders from sleeping on your side
• Nesting
• Lopsided bellies - this one makes me smile
• It is amazing how much energy you can have when you are an insomniac; however eventually you crash and sleep.
• That good friends are hard to come by and we are lucky we have a few (you know who you are)
• How much Geoff's family is really mine too
• How much I miss my mom and dad
• That the world does not stop if you leave work at 5pm
• How to say no (sometimes)
• A stuffed up nose - all the time
• Being able to eat all sorts of things that I used to have intolerances too, baby gave me super stomach .

I am sure I can go on and on forever but we will end it here.