She's changing so much already -- smiling every day, and now she's not only learned to suck on her fist, but she's gotten really good at bringing her hand directly to her mouth, not just accidentally landing on it. Ha, pretty soon that little fist going to her mouth will be full of all sorts of things we don't want going in her mouth.
She loves bouncing in her little vibrating chair, as long as she is close by her people. She must be telling herself jokes, because she'll squeal with delight at who knows what. Needless to say, these happy times are the highlights of my days.
But as she gets bigger, plenty of other emotions come along with the pride and joy of watching her grow. So often I end up questioning if I'm doing this right, and if decisions we make in our parenting style are causing any damage to her. Case in point: attachment parenting vs. the cry it out method. I've come across some research that says this is what happens when you let a baby cry: "increased heart rate and blood pressure, reduced oxygen level, elevated cerebral blood pressure, depleted energy reserves and oxygen, interrupted mother-infant interaction, brain injury, and cardiac dysfunction." Cripes.
And other more minor questions: Is our car seat putting a dent in our baby's skull??? How do I hold Sofia while in bellydance costume complete with 20 pounds of metal jewelry without scratching her? Sheesh, these things no one tells you about...
I guess bottom line is I need to stick with my initial approach to parenting -- follow the mommy instincts. If Sofia continues to cry no matter what form of soothing we lavish on her, perhaps being put down for a couple minutes in a dim, quiet room is the best thing. So -- attachment parenting? Cry it out? No need for labels here, we'll just keep on keeping on with what we're doing.
And really? Our child sleeps through the night. Boo-yah.
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I can't even imagine making any sorts of parenting decisions right now - but I do know one thing. It's AWESOME that you're including Sofia in all your adventures. Going to chickaloon, the run for women, holding her in the belly dance costume --- you're not staying home with her doing nothing and that's GREAT!
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