Open post: Baby!

[jenniferkobernik]

The lovely prayergardens has kindly offered to throw me an online baby shower here on Dreamwidth for our daughter, due October 17th of this year! This post will function as our “guest book,” so please comment here with any advice, well-wishes, questions, etcetera. Thank you!

Comments

[(Anonymous)]

Congratulations! Something that worked for me as a parent was singing to our boys, and reciting poetry with them participating, at a very young age..The more you do with them, the richer your experience will be!

[(Anonymous)]

Yes! I can't recommend this enough. Sing, read, recite, and repeat stuff to them *that you like to hear* because little kids remember everything, and what goes in is what you'll be getting back out, shortly.

Don't get suckered into inane baby-centric entertainment *that you hate* (whether it's horrible picture books or irritating music or dumb videos). No matter how well-reviewed it is, or who gave it to you, you are not obligated to read Runaway Bunny fifty thousand times while grinding your teeth ;) If it doesn't suit your household culture, throw it out and don't look back.