by Heather
Have you seen this Oprah episode where the woman proves she can decode baby’s true language? The episode was called The Secret Language of Babies. It’s pretty crazy cool and I wish I’d studied baby talk (AKA baby’s cries) before Holden was born.
According to Oprah.com:
After testing her baby language theory on more than 1,000 infants around the world, Priscilla says there are five words that all babies 0–3 months old say—regardless of race and culture:
* Neh=”I’m hungry”
* Owh=”I’m sleepy”
* Heh=”I’m experiencing discomfort”
* Eair=”I have lower gas”
* Eh=”I need to burp”
Hey, at least it’s only five words, right? Learn to listen to baby talk the right way. Check out the video footage here>
Now you can buy the Baby Language DVD series from Amazon: Dunstan Baby Language
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by Whitney
Seriously. Is someone you love napping right now? If you click on one more link, you’re just depriving yourself from an opportunity to lay down.
I do this to myself every day. I’m so so so tired and then the kid’s asleep and I’m clicking away. The few times I’ve been disciplined, it’s been so lovely. You should try it. The second your little monkey conks out, run into your bedroom, rip off your pants and jump into bed. Close your eyes. Stay.
by Heather
So, it’s not cool to leave the house while your baby sleeps, but you can use those snippets of time to get lots of things done. To name a few…
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by Whitney
Spend a little extra time putting your active monkey down, and see if it pays off.
When Julian first started standing in his crib, I was at a loss for how to get him to nap. After listening carefully to Ryan’s procedure for putting him down, I realized I was trying to do it too fast. Now we’re back on track.
Our naptime routine is working fantastically right now, which I realize could change at anytime… but for now I want to record what it is, in more or less 10 steps:
- Put on white noise
- Put on sleep sack
- Give pacifier and lovey to hold
- Sit on bed with Julian in lap
- Read 2-3 books
- Stand up and sway while singing Frere Jacques in English and French and then Yellow Submarine
- During the chorus of Yellow Sub, put in crib.
- If he stands up, sit on bed and sing for one more minute and then kiss and walk out
- If he stays laying down, stand and sing for one more minute
