Re: [MLUG] baby!

[Phillip Kelchen <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

Maybe you'll learn to surf one-handed and cradle the little one with the 
other. You are very right in it being important to spend quality time 
with your child- my parents have taught me that. I think that the time 
that your little girl will sit that still on your lap when you surf is 
very limited if my mother is anywhere near correct. She had three of us 
and we about killed her, from what she said. But that is generally not 
until they get to be near two years old, so you have a little quiet time 
left. Enjoy it!

Phillip

Dave Lloyd wrote:
> On Mon, 1 Aug 2005, Spurling, Shannon wrote:
>
>   
> > I think it's when they turn around and start "working" the mouse
> > themselves when the problems start. ;-)
> >     
>
> Ah.  You mean like this:
>
> http://www.davelloyd.com/gallery/album27/IMG_1143
>
>   
> > I think that, even though you feel you are ignoring them, you are giving
> > them contact. They know you are there, and that should help them develop
> > better. In fact, I bet if you didn't hold her while you surfed the web,
> > she may have been worse off. I always think of the studies where they
> > had the baby monkeys and the terry cloth vs. metal surrogate mother.
> > Just by having a warm, soft, nurturing figure the baby with the terry
> > cloth surrogate grew up to be more balanced and better adjusted.
> >     
>
> As a parent, there are all sorts of jokes you can make about being the
> wire monkey.
>
>   
> > Besides, why else are geeks prone to grow a cushion around the middle?
> > "I'm not fat, I just grew some padding for the baby to rest on. It's for
> > the baby!" :-) 
> >     
>
> I think it serves the same purpose as hips on a woman.  It's easy to
> balance a kid there.
>
> --dlloyd
>
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