I have a freshly-minted ten-month-old who likes thrusting her body forward repeatedly, while being held, when she wants to move. She's been doing this for at least the past month or two and it's been useful in the, "oh, she seems bored of this scene and wants me to walk about" sense. For the past week, she's discovered that if she does the same ( Read more... )

I am reading Good Nights by Dr. Jay Gordon. I just got done with the part with quotes from sleep-training books about how babies will cry so much they may vomit and how you should ignore it. (BAH! What mother actually listens to this advice?) Anyhow, right after that there's a shadow box about head banging. (Page 100 if you have the book.) It says ( Read more... )