Some notes on traveling around with the kitten

[beetiger]

-Car seat is not fun. In addition, unlike every other baby I have seen, ours does not like the fake fleece cosy thing in there. Sitting in the back seat with child does not amuse and comfort him at all, but instead makes him cry a ton more. Apparently having someone there to plead with for release makes him try harder instead of drifting off.

-My stepmother sent Bard out to buy a pacifier and antigas drops because the baby was fussy. I defussed the baby while he did this. She did not want to listen to fussy baby.

-This is one social kid! He really thrived on all of the attention, being passed around, being poked at by cousins, etc., and was smiling and happy and did not seem to overload on it at all. Perhaps some of his less-than-stellar moods at home are because he's bored with just me, though I'm trying to be amusing, really. Although Bard and I are cranky recluses, we will need to make sure the baby gets decent social opportunities.

-Having other people hold the baby did not make me anxious, either. It was a big relief. Most of the other moms in the groups I've been attending didn't feel this way at all, and were very possessive of their newborns. Having experienced moms hold him was useful for me, as I think I was able to see where I was doing thngs not as well as I might. On the other hand, I also found it very distressing -- Rhys cried hardly at all with other folks, except if he was hungry, and it made me feel that my lack of competence at this whole thing is leaving him overall less happy than he might be.

Comments

[cloverr.livejournal.com]

I'm positive you are being a GOOD mother; just love him and don't worry about the small stuff. Remember, ALL babies cry and fuss (and ALL babies will be frustrating and distressing about it some of the time). And, btw, "cranky" is not a word I would use to describe you...