Just a quick revelation:
You know that baby smell everyone talks about, usually right before their hearts goes all aflutter and they start convulsing from thoughts of overwhelming cuteness? Well, I was sitting there the other day helping Chins cope with his not-yet-broken-in gastrointestinal system, and I realized what that smell really is.
Vomit and sour milk.
Not aerosolized wonderment. Not pixie dust. Not a magical elixer made from puppies and ribbons and lollipops.
Nope, just the product of messy eating and messier digestion. Kinda takes the fun out of it, eh?
Oh, no. Bring back the cuteness! And Happy New Year to all!
Posted by: mama | 31 December 2006 at 01:18 PM
Our baby smells like sour milk (especially in his neck folds) and urk (some call it spit-up). Why does urk have a different smell than milk that dribbled down his chin to reside in the incredibly deep neck folds?
The only time I've heard people talk about the "great baby smell" is when Jackson has been freshly washed, clothed, and lotioned up with a Johnson & Johnson product. I'm convinced that "baby smell" is a corporate conspiracy to make us feel bad if our kids don't smell fantastic at all times.
Parenthood sure does change the topic of conversation.
Posted by: Amanda | 01 January 2007 at 10:28 AM
Yes, nobody tells you about that, especially the J&J people, as Amanda points out. Fortunately for them, babies have the whole cuteness-is-a-survival-tactic worked out.
Posted by: Papa Bradstein | 01 January 2007 at 12:01 PM
that isn't what the baby smell is! my step son still has that smell and he's 3 years old. he hasn't vomitted in god knows how long and he isn't drinking formula or milk.
Posted by: nikki | 14 February 2007 at 11:01 PM