They Will Steal Your Baby's Breath

We have all heard the stories…

“Don’t leave them alone with your baby unattended, they will get in the crib and suffocate you child”

It is something that Kali and I have talked about a lot. We even thought about getting a net to prevent it, or throwing a sheet of ¾” plywood on the crib. That would actually be a fairly cheap fix; I have an old sheet next to the garage that we stack our firewood on. I would just have to spray the mud and spiders off it.

But it is an actual concern for us, being that we have a couple roaming around our house, that want to be right next to you every second, especially when we are sleeping.

There are a few different stories out there.

“They will sleep on your babies face because of the warmth.”

”They will purposely smother your baby because they hate it, and they want all the attention”

(this was actually something that our friends previously had to worry about when I came over, until Cletus came along of course).

And the one that sounds the most likely to me;

“They are trying to steal your baby’s breath”

I am for course… talking about Gingers…

I’ve heard similar type stories about cats, but those seem a little far fetched to me. Plus, Arch wouldn’t want to get in the crib, nor could he get in it even if he wanted to.

 

Gingers on the other hand… the thought terrifies me.

There is one that lives in our area (thank god that there is a registry now where you can look up predators in your neighborhood). He has a baby of his own…To my knowledge; he has not attempted to steal its breath yet.

But vampires don’t prey on their young either… Luis wasn’t silently biding his time until Lestat went to the store, so he could pounce on Kirsten Dunst (And let’s be honest, who doesn’t want to pounce on Kirsten Dunst).

It almost seems like the Ginger and his ginglet are bonding over the idea of getting their hands on Cletus. They look… They smile… They wait…

 

We are even more fearful after an incident this past weekend… And don't get me wrong, I don’t blame Little Ginger for losing control, he is just a baby… but he went after Cletus.. Viciously… Right in front of us….

 

Shocking I know

I guess we will just wait and be vigilant. And leave the blinds wide open in the nursery, and hope the sun is protection enough to keep our baby safe.