I'm a Wiggle Worm

Lilly's fingernails grow at such a fast rate. It seems that once they are cut, her nails need to be trimmed the next day. And so, as time passes, I've become more comfortable with the tiny nail scissors and feel ok about cutting her nails ( in the beginning I relied on other people (and mittens) to do the job for me). But just over the past couple of weeks, Lilly has turned into the biggest wiggle worm. She squirms on the mat, in your arms, in bed (slept last night with her arms extended in a big V) - you get the idea. And when she sleeps she has her thumb (sometimes fist) in her mouth, and so trying to cut fingernails has been difficult. They say to cut the nails while napping so the babies can't move around as much. But they sure didn't take into consideration the sucking of the thumb.

So the cutting has been delayed and Mark can tell you for a few days in a row, I kept saying, we need to cut her nails, and I just didn't do it. So today, I knew was the day. But she only napped for about 30 minutes during her first nap, and her right fingers were in her mouth, so no go. So after she fed for the second meal, I got the scissors and started to cut. But she's such a wiggle worm, that I would start on one finger and forget which ones I had done because she's constantly shifting (not to mention cooing/squealing). But my mom suggested to start from the pinky and go in. I had been starting with no finger in particular and trying to get the ones I could. But the thumb, no matter how you get to it, is quite hard, no matter how much she's shifting. It's a hard appendage to cut! But alas, her nails are trimmed (for now at least). We'll see how long the manicure lasts.

But she's also a wiggle worm when trying to feed her a bottle. If she can sense sound (especially from the tv) she twists her neck towards the noise. She's not keen on sitting up for the bottle, she likes to be splayed out. I'll try to get a bottle feeding on video so you can see her posture (lack thereof).