Bay Harbour: June 26, 2019

Wednesday June 26 2019
Keeping bubs out
of the dog biscuits
IT’S BEEN more than
a week of looking after
bubs on my own while
house-sitting for my mum
and step-dad at Waikuku
Beach.
Hanging out in my
hometown has been great
– picnics in the forest,
walks along the beach with
the dogs, and spending
hours on the playground.
We’ve managed to avoid
any major catastrophes.
The only thing that has
given me any serious
concern is Vittoria’s new
found love of dog biscuits.
Totally obsessed;
favourite snack territory.
And I really do mean she
loves them. If I grab them
off her or fish one out of
her mouth, it elicits some
serious screaming.
I’ve told friends who
have older kids and they’re
all “oh, that’s normal”. But
how normal is it really to
grab a handful of food,
designed for a canine,
and run into the corner to
munch on it?
She’s gotten a little wise
to my dislike of her new
snaking habits and lures
me into a false sense
of security by sweetly
grabbing some and feeding
it to the dogs Petal and Po.
It’s really cute, she giggles
and the dogs love it too.
My heart melts and I
look away for two seconds.
When I turn back, she’s
bolting into a hiding spot
with some for herself.
Oh well, by the time
you’re reading this, we’ll
likely be home, so she
won’t be eating them for
much longer.
I think I’ve managed
pretty well running
completely solo, but I did
experience my first real
‘I’m over this’ kind of day
on Monday.
VITTORIA
& Matt
SCOOBY SNACKS: Vittoria has become quite
proficient at using the dog lead – as long as Petal
and Po don’t move too far or too fast.
After a big session at
the playground, minding
Vittoria and both dogs, I
was sure she’d have a nap.
However, outside of car
rides, Vittoria has not had
any day naps over the last
week. I’m not complaining;
she goes to bed easy, sleeps
well and wakes up late
because of it. But I really
felt like I needed that break
on Monday.
I was just hanging out
for her bed time. I used
the animated adventures
of Pingu as a babysitter to
get me through and allow
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me to have a strong coffee
in peace.
Waking up on Tuesday,
though, I was back to my
happy self and feeling great
about things again.
I guess you have to
accept you’ll not love every
bit of every day of stay-athome
parenting, much like
any job.
•Former Bay Harbour
News journalist Matt
Salmons has become
a stay-at-home dad.
We follow his journey
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