Friday, August 04, 2006

The Necessary Evil

Caring for your baby is not all fun and games. There are evil things you will be forced to do. Taking a rectal temperature for one. But today we'll discuss one with which I've become far too familiar. The Bulb Syringe.

Let me explain pictorially.

This:

Plus this:


Equals this:


Understand? It's not always a bad thing, but when you put that rubber torture device into a red, sore, snotty nose you get pain. And babies don't like pain.

2 comments:

BRATCH said...

Did the cat just happen to be there when you took a picture of your crying baby or is that what the bulb syringe brought out of your child's nose.

By the way, what in the world are you feeding that cat? Is it in training for a strong man competition or something?

Travis said...

The cat is under the distinct impression that we bought that changing pad specifically for her. She sleeps there about 23 1/2 hours per day.

She was laying there when I laid him down. That picture of him is when he was only about a month or two old. I just needed a screaming pic to fit the concept.

The cat lives on a steady diet of Cat Chow Indoor Formula, occassional cans of moist food and small game.