tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6990919.post6514735300215541714..comments2023-06-09T10:18:25.685-05:00Comments on Garnish, Deanna, Garnish!: Advice for the Mother-to-beDeannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17949869519761102639noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6990919.post-75762711019076682922009-03-16T18:13:00.000-05:002009-03-16T18:13:00.000-05:00This is ALL such great stuff- I'm sending this lin...This is ALL such great stuff- I'm sending this link to my pregnant friend, Jana- I hope some of this is useful to you Jana!!!!Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17481113605329642090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6990919.post-51204781583109478372009-03-14T12:58:00.000-05:002009-03-14T12:58:00.000-05:00That's a good point, Elizabeth. My two are *so*mu...That's a good point, Elizabeth. My two are *so*much*alike* that I sometimes forget that not all babies look the same, much less act the same! I bet I'll need to remember that as Sammy gets older and diverges more from what I'm used to.Deannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17949869519761102639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6990919.post-27030374531479149192009-03-14T10:29:00.000-05:002009-03-14T10:29:00.000-05:00All of my babies have been so different in terms o...All of my babies have been so different in terms of what soothed them. Emma was a paci girl. Charlie was all about Mommy. Teddy is a total miracle blanket junkie. I guess there's no silver bullet that works for all babies all the time. My advice would be to do what's right for YOUR baby and not what works for the baby down the street. These babies are like real human beings in that they all have different needs and personalities. When you start thinking of your baby as a real person with their own little peculiarities, then I think they start becoming less mysterious...or at least figuring them out becomes more of a pleasure and less of a struggle. <BR/><BR/>My 2 cents. : )Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594559534756034407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6990919.post-18192452186179995282009-03-13T21:49:00.000-05:002009-03-13T21:49:00.000-05:00Just tell them that their kids, no matter what the...Just tell them that their kids, no matter what they do, will be better behaved than Gretchen's.~Gretchen~https://www.blogger.com/profile/03277161027743471684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6990919.post-8117549238409574232009-03-13T17:29:00.000-05:002009-03-13T17:29:00.000-05:00Jennifer - you are right, that perspective does re...Jennifer - you are right, that perspective does really help!<BR/><BR/>Julie - it's not too late to embrace the fact of being a great mom! :)Deannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17949869519761102639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6990919.post-34362775026085271792009-03-12T21:30:00.000-05:002009-03-12T21:30:00.000-05:00All those are good things! I think someone might h...All those are good things! I think someone might have said things like that to me... I wish I had internalized them...Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17481113605329642090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6990919.post-30348308788538958782009-03-12T13:14:00.000-05:002009-03-12T13:14:00.000-05:00The thing that I like to tell new moms is that not...The thing that I like to tell new moms is that nothing lasts forever. I found that when Lily was a baby, things seemed so hard to me because I didn't understand how fast they change and grow. Knowing that they would eventually sleep, eat, etc. really helped me get through the tough times with Madeline and Wyatt.Jennifer Caudlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07206157507435534703noreply@blogger.com