Our first child, The Boy, was not a particularly snuggly baby. He was fine in a seat or a crib or whatever and though he did grump at times he was much more at home on his lonesome. This may be due to the fact that at the time The Wife was going to school and driving 80 miles a day. As such he was not held as much as we would've liked. You wouldn't know it now though, he is a hug monster and full of crazy energy.
The Girl though, she is already showing signs of being as different from her brother as she can be. She is a snugglebug of the highest caliber. The wife and I have both held her for HOURS while we play our different console games. Wife is working through Skyrim and I am going through Dragon Age Origins all the while holding this little bean in our arms that will certain let you know that she does not like being put down.
A bit of grand news to finish with.
The Girl had a blanket that we first swaddled her in, blue with stars on one side and sleeping animals in nightcaps on the other. Unfortunately we only had it for three days. We were heading to The Wife's family home to celebrate a birthday and Wife didn't tuck the blankie in with the baby or secure it in her purse. We are both tired so don't notice that the blankie went AWOL until about two hours after we leave. When we got back I scoured the parking at our apartment, I looked in the rubbish bins, I walk around the block to see if I can find this blankie. It was gone.
So that evening I put up notes in our apartment's common areas with my phone number but no one responds and weeks go by with no word. I noticed on Friday coming home that the note was missing from the board and I assumed that someone had taken it down to make room for another notice. It happens, I sigh and move on. That Saturday morning I get a call, someone found the blankie! They have had it for a while and apparently just saw the notice. We had hoped that whomever ended up with the blanket was happy with it but we had lost hope of it coming back. Sometimes the Universe gives you a little back.
The Girl though, she is already showing signs of being as different from her brother as she can be. She is a snugglebug of the highest caliber. The wife and I have both held her for HOURS while we play our different console games. Wife is working through Skyrim and I am going through Dragon Age Origins all the while holding this little bean in our arms that will certain let you know that she does not like being put down.
A bit of grand news to finish with.
The Girl had a blanket that we first swaddled her in, blue with stars on one side and sleeping animals in nightcaps on the other. Unfortunately we only had it for three days. We were heading to The Wife's family home to celebrate a birthday and Wife didn't tuck the blankie in with the baby or secure it in her purse. We are both tired so don't notice that the blankie went AWOL until about two hours after we leave. When we got back I scoured the parking at our apartment, I looked in the rubbish bins, I walk around the block to see if I can find this blankie. It was gone.
So that evening I put up notes in our apartment's common areas with my phone number but no one responds and weeks go by with no word. I noticed on Friday coming home that the note was missing from the board and I assumed that someone had taken it down to make room for another notice. It happens, I sigh and move on. That Saturday morning I get a call, someone found the blankie! They have had it for a while and apparently just saw the notice. We had hoped that whomever ended up with the blanket was happy with it but we had lost hope of it coming back. Sometimes the Universe gives you a little back.
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