Total Serious Happy Thread - Page 128

Ghoulish Delight · 02-24-2010, 10:32 PM

Not that we had any outward reason for concern, but it's comforting to know, after weighing and measuring Theo today, he's not only subjectively happy and healthy, he's statistically so as well. Whereas after 2 weeks he was in the 2nd percentile in weight, 5th in height and 2nd in head circumference. Based on our measurements today, he's around 10th percentile in all 3. Yay!

Ghoulish Delight · 02-24-2010, 10:48 PM

Oh, and:

BarTopDancer · 02-24-2010, 10:51 PM

Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww

CoasterMatt · 02-24-2010, 11:07 PM

Finished re-wiring the front speakers today. I'm pleased.

cirquelover · 02-25-2010, 09:38 AM

He is so adorable, love the pics!

wolfy999 · 02-25-2010, 09:43 AM

So darling......but why is Theo wrapped up like a Mummy in the first pic? Is this something new that the Docs recommend?

katiesue · 02-25-2010, 10:50 AM

He's so cute. Wolffy they told us to wrap Maddie like that. Of course doing so really super pissed her off but that's what they recommended. Wrap them up like a burrito.

BarTopDancer · 02-25-2010, 11:03 AM

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Originally Posted by wolfy999

So darling......but why is Theo wrapped up like a Mummy in the first pic? Is this something new that the Docs recommend?

Swaddling

Ghoulish Delight · 02-25-2010, 11:05 AM

It's swaddling. It's something very very old that us advanced modern folks are just now relearning (fell out of favor in America around the time of the Revolution - wouldn't want to restrict your baby's freedom now would you?)

A lot of people think their baby hates it because, especially the first few times you do it, they seem to get pissed off while you're wrapping them up. But once you figure out how to do it, and combine it with a couple other things (get them in the right position, rock them just right, shush them in a white-noise sort of way), it can literally be like an off switch for an inconsolable baby. The working theory being that infants have a reflexive response to stay calm in womb-like conditions since throwing a fit in the womb would be generally bad. What's are womb-like conditions? Wrapped up tight, kinda lying on their side, jiggling around as mom moves, and the constant white-noise-like din (about as loud as a vacuum cleaner) of blood rushing around. Recreate that as closely as possible, and you have a calm baby.

Of course, "primitive" cultures, without the benefit of knowing WHY it works, figured that out all on their own. Wrap 'em in a papoose, strap 'em to your back so they bounce while you walk. It's been working for millennia.

cirquelover · 02-25-2010, 11:12 AM

We always called it the baby burrito and Gary became an expert at it, me not so much. I'm still not that good at making a real burrito or wrap to this day, mine always fall apart!

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Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	Not that we had any outward reason for concern, but it's comforting to know, after weighing and measuring Theo today, he's not only subjectively happy and healthy, he's statistically so as well. Whereas after 2 weeks he was in the 2nd percentile in weight, 5th in height and 2nd in head circumference. Based on our measurements today, he's around 10th percentile in all 3. Yay! __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	Oh, and: __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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wolfy999 Eyes like Sapphires! Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: 2.4 miles from Disneyland Posts: 1,523	So darling......but why is Theo wrapped up like a Mummy in the first pic? Is this something new that the Docs recommend? __________________ Diane "Honesty may be the best policy, but it's important to remember that apparently, by elimination, dishonesty is the second-best policy." - George Carlin 1937-2008 DISNEY IS FINALLY PAYING ME BACK......STILL OWES ME ABOUT (oh, wait....way too much)!
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katiesue Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: San Diego Posts: 4,678	He's so cute. Wolffy they told us to wrap Maddie like that. Of course doing so really super pissed her off but that's what they recommended. Wrap them up like a burrito. __________________ My life is so exciting I can hardly stand it.
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02-25-2010, 11:05 AM	#1279
Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	It's swaddling. It's something very very old that us advanced modern folks are just now relearning (fell out of favor in America around the time of the Revolution - wouldn't want to restrict your baby's freedom now would you?) A lot of people think their baby hates it because, especially the first few times you do it, they seem to get pissed off while you're wrapping them up. But once you figure out how to do it, and combine it with a couple other things (get them in the right position, rock them just right, shush them in a white-noise sort of way), it can literally be like an off switch for an inconsolable baby. The working theory being that infants have a reflexive response to stay calm in womb-like conditions since throwing a fit in the womb would be generally bad. What's are womb-like conditions? Wrapped up tight, kinda lying on their side, jiggling around as mom moves, and the constant white-noise-like din (about as loud as a vacuum cleaner) of blood rushing around. Recreate that as closely as possible, and you have a calm baby. Of course, "primitive" cultures, without the benefit of knowing WHY it works, figured that out all on their own. Wrap 'em in a papoose, strap 'em to your back so they bounce while you walk. It's been working for millennia. __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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02-25-2010, 11:12 AM	#1280
cirquelover Cruising around in my automobile... Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Oregon Posts: 2,617	We always called it the baby burrito and Gary became an expert at it, me not so much. I'm still not that good at making a real burrito or wrap to this day, mine always fall apart!
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