Hide your kids. I'm talking Umbrellas and Chess

This morning, I  woke up to my baby throwing up mucus. He has had a runny nose for a couple of weeks but never had a fever. Today is the first day he seems to be feeling bad. We aren't keeping our food down (I'm on my third outfit of the day). We've been doing a whole lot of standing in the shower, saline drops, and of course a lot of cuddles.

I read one of those articles the other day that was complaining about millennials. You know, super original from every other article out there. Oh, by the way, people complaining about the young generation is not a new thing. Here are some of the highlights Mental Floss pointed out:  The 1816 Times of London talked about the corruptible Waltz; in 1771, a reader talked about how wimpy these young men are; in 1926, movies were declared a religious menace; in 1859, chess was seen as the root of all evil; Robert Luis Stevenson in a 1894 essay said you could determine someone's character based on the type of umbrella they were using.

That, my friends, was an example of a "bunny trail." Anyway, I was reading an article complaining about millennial parents. Most of it was nonsense, of course; however, they did bring up one point. Facebook and pinterest can make us crazy competitive. Now, I don't believe parents in previous generations weren't competitive. We just have to see it daily. So, here are some honest, not so glamorous insights into my parenting life. 

Here is the picture I posted on Facebook:

and here is two seconds later...

 

still cute blurry

 Here is us trying to eat with a spoon

aaaand we weren't ready

and here is us naked in the Wal-Mart pocking lot because we peed through our diaper

for the record, he was changed into a back-up outfit after he finished eating