Dan and I joke that Lauren is the "princess and the pea" because she is very particular. She knows what she likes and she lets it be known if there's something that does not meet with her approval! Today, Lauren was in full "princess and the pea" mode. I took her to my mom and baby exercise class. All of the babies are 4 months or younger, so frequently a baby will get hungry during class and his or her mom will stop exercising to feed him. Most of the babies then go back to sleep or lay on a mat to play while their mom exercises. Not Lauren! Class is from 11am to noon. From 11am to 11:30am, she screamed and could not be consoled. We walked, bounced, changed positions from front to back, up and down, tried feeding multiple times, I changed her diaper (it wasn't dirty)...nothing worked, she was just unhappy. She was so loud and upset I was afraid we were going to be asked to leave! I also felt like the other moms were probably thinking "that awful mom, she doesn't know how to console her baby." I don't actually think they were judgmental, but I do know Lauren's crying made them feel grateful to have quiet peaceful little babies since one mom basically told me that (in a nicer way) after class. After a while, Lauren fell asleep and I was able to participate in the tail end of the class. Of course, now we are home and she is sleeping peacefully.
On a happier note, Lauren is wearing a really cute Ralph Lauren dress with tights today! I'll take a photo and upload it later.
Update: Lauren pooped all over her new Ralph Lauren dress this afternoon. I don't know why, but she's been generally upset and fussy all day. The more appropriate photo for today is:
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