Unba//anced

This is a wonderful article on how to treat your baby, especially a newborn, like a human being, not just a needy, passive lump of flesh.

i was graced with my very aware LO (even the midwives were amazed by his awareness at four weeks old, and how he would look you in the eye and really connect with you), so I immediately connected with this article. I think I'm acutely aware of treating all others for what they are, not what we project onto them, so most of my read was followed by "of course!" but it is beautifully written and so, worth the read.

Babies do have times where they are passive and love to tag along for the ride to see and experience something new. But there are times when they want to initiate the adventure for themselves. Those are my most favorite - to see what he's drawn to, what he's curious about. I think sometimes we direct our kids to what we're interested in, to show them what the world is about, but that's OUR world, not necessarily their's. J loves to interact with our cats, but also loves to watch birds - he wants to befriend the pigeons, and i try to explain how they're not really looking for a human friend, unfortunately. He could watch all the cars, trucks and buses that pass by for hours - not my cup of tea, but i lovingly agree and name everything that he points at, so he knows the names of all his favorite things with wheels.

Go hug your bebe today and let him or her start the adventure. you never know where you'll end up and how much fun you'll have exploring his world.