How to write an eHow article while holding a fussy baby!

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Never in my life have I felt so much admiration for my mother. My mom is a mother of nine children. She could hold a baby, cook dinner for 11, answer the phone, and help me with homework all at the same time. I am currently babysitting my sister's fussy baby while writing this article. Thought I would share the technique.

Difficulty: Challenging

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

Patience
Love
Fussy Baby

Step 1

If you are right handed, begin holding the baby with your left arm. Slowly chicken peck the keys one by one using your right hand.
Step 2

When your left arm starts to feel numb and you notice the baby sloutching closer and closer to your knee, switch the baby to your right arm and ackwardly use your left hand while regaining feeling in tips of your fingers.
Step 3

When the strength in your right arm is fully exhausted, rest the baby's full weight on your right knee and begin to bounce gently. Supposedly, this mimicks the womb.
Step 4

If the baby grabs your mouse, quickly yell a command to stop. Since the baby does not understand the words, you can also speak loudly in a low stern voice and say just about anything you want. (This trick also works with dogs.)
Step 5

On occasion, the baby may slam both hands down on the keyboard. Simply use the backspace to delete unwanted letters.
Step 6

Occasionally distract the baby by offering him a fist full of your hair to pull on. Fascinatingly enough, this always seems to work.
Step 7

If you start to get frustrated, push the "Save as Draft" botton and continue the article when the baby is sleeping.

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yourmamasaidwha said

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on 12/6/2008 what a cute article! i'm glad i checked back again to see if you've had any new articles! thanks for the great share! i currently have five total, 4 girls and a boy...8,5, 3,2,1...and pregnant again! i'll be needing this!

almommabear said

on 11/19/2008 Haha:) I really liked this article :) 5 stars!

anixon84 said

on 11/16/2008 Ahh, some one else sharing my pain, I have an almost 3 year old and a 9 week old with colic! Great article, and some one else wrote one how to entertain a older child while you write on line too, it's here on ehow, you should search it, it was good!