The most fun part about being a parent is looking at the blank slate that is a product of mommy and daddy's DNA. You start out with "ooh poor lump got my ears with the one that sticks out more than the other." You move through "oh he's a precocious little twerp just like we were." But then around a year old you have this explosion of personality, and that's when it really gets interesting.
Our son is a sweet, compassionate little man with a sadistic sense of humour. It is not hard to tell which sides those traits come from. Similarly, the way he stacks his stacking toy, his snuggliness and his love of animals, is all clearly laid out in his DNA. Even his kamikaze nature adds up when you consider his grandfather's chosen profession.
Where it gets interesting is the stuff that's not so obviously in his DNA. Remember he's a blank slate so he's currently all nature. The stuff that can't be accounted for, recessive genes aside, is stuff that has been nurtured out of us.
Somehow Kurt and I have given life to a booty-shakin' chitter-chatter snuggle-snuggle love baby who gently strokes the head of his crying classmate, yells every time he runs, dances for seemingly no reason, smiles as he dusts himself off and picks himself up after landing on his bum yet again, and cleans up after himself if you give him a paper towel. Where did we go wrong?
Thursday, May 15, 2008
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You are a sassy little chickadee! I am glad you found my blog and congrats on your gDiapers! You know, you are right, I have not listed the inserts in my Etsy shop- I guess I was unsure if anyone would actually be interested... I have been using my cloth inserts for about 4 months and I love them. I recently had to make a set of new ones because we moved into medium g's. I would be happy to make some to sell. I also have used inserts (I don't know how you feel about used diapers) that I have stripped and boiled. New, the inserts would be $7 each. or we could work out a deal for a larger amount. I use cloth inserts in g's exclusively, and I have 30 inserts. That number works out great for us to help keep laundry in check HOWEVER I do realize that I probably have more than an average person with one baby would need, simply because I can make as many as I want ;). (The used ones would sell for $4 each or... and they only fit the small gDiaper covers). Feel free to email me if you like! LynnChristen@aol.com
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