scratching post

If there's one thing even amateurs know about taking care of babies, it's: keep their fingernails trimmed so they don't scratch themselves. Easier said than done. Like every other part of a baby, nails grow like weeds. You've clipped and filed them and, before you know it, they've sprouted into jagged little razors again. We've tried to keep up with the task, but apparently we need to hire a full time manicurist for Sadie. As we're pushing her in the stroller around REI the other day, Reid looks down and says, "Why is her face bleeding?". Oh. Man. It's just a scratch and already starting to heal, but we felt so terrible for not doing our job. At least she doesn't seem to mind...