Who's Your Daddy?

[Japher]

We have the monitor that you can hear her with, but she also has a monitor that detects her movements. It only makes a noise if a) there is no weight on the pad (she is out of the crib) b) it doesn't detect her movement (she's dead)...

I have no idea why we have that.

She has this kewl little toy that hooks on her crib that pretty much hypnotizes her too, best thing ever. That crib is getting crowded.

As for the temperature, I think it's fine until she (the baby) complains. Wifey, however, worries that she kicks off her blanket and since we now live where it snows it might actually be a problem. If I see Josie without a blanket and sleeping well, I leave it be.

[JohnT]

We've been shockingly blase about the more fashionably paranoic trends in modern parenting, calmly looking at our daughter as she falls, again, off the bed. I estimate the poor girl has fallen at least 5,000 times since she first got on her feet - I mean, what, you're gonna be "OMG, Sophie! No!" every time she trips over the dog?

And don't even get me started on food allergies. Over half of Sophie's friends have allergies of one sort or another and their parents just freak about it. Sophie's never been tested, except, of course, the first time she ate something. "Here's some peanut butter, kid. You like? Want more? Here ya' go."

Don't let your wife read parenting books. They set impossible standards of knowledge and involvement and do nothing but make her feel like a lousy mother because she doesn't check the temperature of her babies stool 3 times a week. Or read to her for 3.5 hours a night, from a selection of the finest Shakespeare, Aristotle, and Einstein works. Or dare treat the kid to a lunch at McDonalds because, well, Mommy wanted to because Mommy remembered how much fun she had at McDonalds at the age of 4.

[Japher]

My lil' sis, who had her kid in Feb. is very anal. I compare wifey to her when wifey is being irrational. Josie is fine, she'll let us know when something is up, and I'm pretty observant... though wifey thinks otherwise.

We're real relaxed, not to let you think that we are all paranoid. Yet, it is all new, and wifey just needs confirmation that what she is trying to do is the right thing, especially if it doesn't work the first time. Luckily, you can find anything on the internet, even someone who will agree that a toaster is an excellent bath toy.

Josie loves Buddy the dog. Every time she sees the dog her eyes light up. Buddy is, however, a little jealous of the baby. Now that Josie is in her own room, however, she is getting better.

[Japher]

She figured out who her daddy was

[Barnabas]

what a lovely baby

congrats!

[Ninot]

Awwww, so cueeeeeeee


She's gonna be hot one day! If you don't mind me saying so.

[Japher]

I think she has tall genes in her

I hope she is hot, and becomes a model or something and makes a lot of money so I can retire

Or plays beach volleyball... I'd go to all the games to check out all the other hot chicks

[Barnabas]

Lol, a afther hoping his daughter will become a super model

[Barnabas]

Originally posted by Brachy-Pride
Lol, a father hoping his daughter will become a super model

[Barnabas]

jesus, I suck

[Japher]

Kind of going for the giraffe loving pirate here

[Flubber]

Originally posted by JohnT
We've been shockingly blase about the more fashionably paranoic trends in modern parenting, calmly looking at our daughter as she falls, again, off the bed. I estimate the poor girl has fallen at least 5,000 times since she first got on her feet - I mean, what, you're gonna be "OMG, Sophie! No!" every time she trips over the dog?

We're similar-- Our son tumbles and jumps and seems to think it is funny to run full tilt into walls and things. We just dust him off, bandage anything thats bleeding (very rare actually) and send him to run again

Originally posted by JohnT


And don't even get me started on food allergies. Over half of Sophie's friends have allergies of one sort or another and their parents just freak about it. Sophie's never been tested, except, of course, the first time she ate something. "Here's some peanut butter, kid. You like? Want more? Here ya' go."

That was our testing method as well. All we did was try to space out new foods so that it might be easier to pinpoint an allergy.

Originally posted by JohnT

Don't let your wife read parenting books. They set impossible standards of knowledge and involvement and do nothing but make her feel like a lousy mother because she doesn't check the temperature of her babies stool 3 times a week. Or read to her for 3.5 hours a night, from a selection of the finest Shakespeare, Aristotle, and Einstein works. Or dare treat the kid to a lunch at McDonalds because, well, Mommy wanted to because Mommy remembered how much fun she had at McDonalds at the age of 4.

I agree. The other thing is that you can find a "parenting book " from a so-called expert to justify everything from breastfeeding a 6 year old to having a baby "cry it out" at 3 months of age. You name the approach and there is someone out there willing to sell a book about it


We just take our own approach and the only hard and fast rule is that as parents we must mean what we say. It seems to work. If Toddler Flubber is showing a little temper tantrum, all we have to do is tell him to "stop it or you go to your room"-- After being sent to the room a dozen times, he has now learned and the mere mention of that punishment usually corrects his behavior. He knows we mean it and he knows there is no second warning.

[Flubber]

oh and on that monitor thing, we had one for sounds but we turned it down enough so we would only hear crying. Now, Toddler Flubber comes out to our room when he wants to visit or express displeasure (Those door-knob things don't even slow him down)

The heart monitor thing ?! I don't know. I guess it gives you some more peace of mind and if so great . . ..

[Flubber]

Oh and japher

That baby is seriously cute. Sure its yours ???

[Spiffor]

She's very cute

Congrats Japh