Thursday, November 8, 2007

Textbook Baby

The Baby Whisperer lists several different kinds of babies that one might have, and knowing what kind of baby you have can be helpful.

Angel Baby is the one that everyone thinks they want - easygoing, sleepy, and smiley. I probably fell into this category. Then there's Textbook Baby, Touchy Baby, Spirited Baby, and Grumpy Baby. We learned a while back that we have been gifted from God with a Textbook Baby.


This means that Cullen will likely grow up to be a theologian or professor, or both, or maybe an astronaut who really likes to enjoy a good book. At least that's what I take "textbook" to mean.

The Baby Whisperer also describes this kind of baby as one who "reaches all the milestones right on schedule," who among other things "has growth spurts like clockwork." This proved funny last night, because Cullen was acting upset and apparently needed to eat almost nonstop. Cheryl asked me to look up (in the textbook) when babies should have growth spurts. Sure enough, he should have one...right now!

Way to go, textbook baby!

We'll have pictures from our trip posted soon. The Lord blessed the trip to New Jersey in many ways, not the least of which was that Cullen knew he shouldn't start his growth spurt till we got back. I'm so glad we're not the only ones reading the baby books...Cullen is too!

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

my friend loves the baby wisperer! Way to have that textbook little! ha ha

Married Man's Minivan said...

Is "spirited" a nice way of saying "wild and crazy?" Because I'm expecting our son to be a spirited baby.

Anonymous said...

It seems to me, you are right