Aren't they wonderful things. Don't you just love them. Cathy had her 4 month needles today. Now she is cranky, poor little thing. And apart from painkillers there is not a thing we can really do for her. She will be right in a day or two. For now she is back to mass grunting which tells us she is not a happy camper. But she did enjoy a shower with her dad tonight. Three of us in the shower together. yes, we do things differently round 'ere. We shower together and sleep together and we hold our babies at meal times and we talk lots to our kids round 'ere. OK, so now you want to know why we hold our kids. Well, in the first instance I got the idea from the tomato patch. The lady who is boss cocky in there does it with her babies when they are babies to teach them not to grab stuff. Considering all the nightmares we had with a certain young lady who just had to touch everything she came across I thought it was a sterling idea and adopted it. Then my good lady wife, the one and only Mrs Proverbs 31 heard all about Baby Lead Weaning. What is Baby Lead Weaning, do I hear you say? Look here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baby-led_weaning. This is the short version. Basically, one places food in finger portions in front of the baby starting at about 6 months and then let the kid try for itself. No more puree or other disgusting mushy stuff. That's the short version. The other option is to let the kid sit on your lap at meal time and let the kid help him/herself of your plate. They wont make a grab for the tucker until they are ready for it. I have had Cathy on my lap for the best part of two weeks for the evening meal. So far she hasn't made a grab for my plate or anything on it.
Now that brings me to another theory I have. I believe that when God created men and women He wired them differently. Men are not wired to know what is wrong when babies cry. We know they are crying and hence upset and something is wrong but we wont know what is wrong. Whereas mother will walk into the room and tell said husband off for not fixing what ever is wrong with baby. Meanwhile he has no idea until mum walks in what is wrong. He is still going through the diagnostics stage.
And this. I believe that God has wired as to have the knowledge that we require at the stage we need that knowledge and not before. A baby will know how to suck, but not chew. But later on it will, at the time it requires that knowledge, know how to chew. But not before. A baby will know when it is ready to start on solid food, and this theory has been proven correct, and will not readily start before. Of course we can force the baby to start earlier.
That's my theories out of the way.
Now I want you to try this. Go find a long towel. Tie it in such a manner that it will prevent you from seeing where you are going. Now go to your kitchen and make a cup of coffee. Then come back and read on.
You did that? How many bruises do you have? Any burns? By now you think I have lost the plot. OK, try the following.
Now go make an audio recording of some instructions on how to get from the front door of your house to your kitchen. Now blind fold your yourself and listen and follow your instructions. And come back and read on.
How did you fair? And bruises? How much furniture did you damage? By now, if you are still reading, you will think I have definitely lost the plot.
I haven't. My wife, the ever loving and oh so tolerant Mrs Proverbs 31 is blind. That's her world. Her world is a list of verbal instructions. And until those who make instructions try those instructions out with a blind fold on, her world will be limited by those of us who can help her with next best to useless instruction.
OK, now, why did I write that? Go have a look at web sites which provide videos of instruction for a range of products like for example, baby wearing equipment or baby wearing wraps. You will see what I mean. Blind fold yourself when you watch/listen to the video.
That's my lot. Love you all, bye!
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