What a Night.

We love our daschund Elie. But we have always had our doubts as to whether or not Eli loved Noah.

Until tonight.

My parents came over for dessert and afterwards we were sitting on the couch chatting. Noah was showing off for everyone by climbing all over the couch and Dan. Then we saw it. . . .Elie climbed on the couch, mounting Noah from behind, and started thrusting his little dachshund hips. Noah had no idea what was going on and while it was disgusting to watch, we all found it oddly funny.

This evening Dan and I also reaffirmed why we will not be taking part in the "elimination communication" rage that is sweeping yuppie moms and playgroups across the country. In a nutshell, elimination communication is all about reading a baby's elimination signs, whether that be 'a strained facial expression or the telltale grunting and bearing down that precede a soiled diaper.' As www.diaperfreebaby.org advises, elimination communication is not potty training, it is about communicating with your baby. And it is (supposedly) a great way to enhance the intimacy between baby and child because as a parent you have to be in constant tune with your child's needs. As if breastfeeding wasn't enough.

ANYWAY, we were getting Noah ready for his bath and I thought it would be cute to let him walk around the house naked. He even sat at his table and played with his toys. Apparently Dan and I have poor communication skills with our son because we did not notice him articulate and/or gesticulate his need to eliminate. So he did eliminated on the chair. When he was finished, he happily stood up and climbed into the tub. I guess this takes me out of the running for Elimination Communication Mother of the Year.

For your viewing enjoyment, here is Noah communicating his elimination needs.