Parents, is it just mine, or do babies’ fingernails grow at a ridiculous pace? I’m talking warp speed, like they go plaid sometimes.
Ever since she was born, D’s fingernails have constantly outpaced my ability to keep them clipped nice and short. I try to get to them about every week or so, but that rarely happens. I’ll notice they’re getting a little long, then usually just ignore that nagging thought in my head that I should tend to my child’s well-being under the guise of “getting to it tomorrow”.
And then, like clockwork, that tomorrow comes and goes and D is left with razor sharp claws at the end of each finger, prime weapons for poking out eyes or scratching cheeks. Hers or mine – those suckers carry no prejudices.
Hers apparently fancy her nose, as that’s where the nail nicks and scratches tend to appear. Once we even went in for 1 of her well-baby appointments and our pediatrician curiously looked at D’s nose and asked, “What’s that?” Oh nothing, I just need to clip her nails again before she claws off the rest of her face.
Very proud Mommy moment right there.
This weekend I was again noticing that it was time to get out the baby nail clippers, yet (of course!) I failed to actually do so. And what was D sporting yesterday morning when she woke up?
Yep – a nice big red scratch above her right ear, trailing into her hairline. A tell-tale sign that once more Mommy has lost the battle against the raging fingernails.
So tonight, dear friends, is the night. Those monsters are going down.
Or maybe tomorrow night…