I'm taking Hillary's advice and getting ready to welcome the baby with gifts all around...As for Baby J, we are going to have the boys make pictures and a cake to bring to the hospital to celebrate "Baby J's Birthday" (as M has already started calling it). Add cake to any occasion and the boys get so excited. I figure this would be an excellent thing to have around when they're first meeting their new baby brother. :) We'll take any and all positive associations. :)
For the boys, I'm planning on J giving them wrapped gifts when they arrive. M loves surprises and should flip over these stuffed kittens I recently found. T-baby will be happy with whatever because as long as his brother likes it, he will too.
They have been really into cats and kittens lately, most likely due to the movie Milo and Otis that has graced our TV set a few times since our arrival to Virginia. It is their current favorite and they love watching the pug puppy and kitten interact with one another and other various animals. Too cute! They've actually started a pretend "kitten game" where they roll around and cuddle up while mewing like kittens. Mom just adores this game because it means her boys are docile and complacent for a few minutes... :) lol. I was initially going to buy a stuffed mama cat with nursing kittens, but maybe we'll add that to our collection once J is here and the nursing questions begin! :) What do you all think about boys having a nursing stuffed animal? GG was a little unsure about it. I would love your thoughts...
Baby kicks and kitten snuggles from Gasperini-Ville on this blessed Thursday!
God bless.
7 comments:
I think the nursing kittens are fine because it's perfectly normal for kids to wonder about how animals eat. It's not like they are going to be so detailed that it would be inappropriate for them at this age. Also, I think it's a great idea to have a gift ready for Baby J to give the boys. Max gave Joey a present when he was born and I think it made Joey feel like Max already liked him as a big brother.
Why would nursing kittens be inappropriate for boys? I think the kind of men you want your boys to be would be the kind who were supportive of nursing and recognized it's how mammals feed their children, not a sexual or uncomfortable act at all.
Kittens nurse - they don't even have the option of formula - and if your boys are watching the so very excellent Milo and Otis, they've already seen some pretty graphic lessons on childbirth when those puppies are born!
We have little gifts from our baby J all wrapped up for the big boys too!
One other idea...I bought cheap white onesies and let the boys decorate them with fabric markers, washed them and that is what we are planning on bringing baby J home in...the onesie that Dash made him as a present. He insisted on us tracing his handprint on the back. They had a blast and their presents are too cute. They are also every excited about the forthcoming birthday cake.
OH M
All these ideas are tooooo cute!! What a lucky baby J with 2 doting big brothers!
I love your new heading...format...or whatever you call it. Very nice!!!
B---look at your gorgeous new background! It looks awesome!
I was so excited about it that I came to comment here without even reading your post!
Looks fabulous!
Ok... will go read your post now!
Great gift ideas, I love the new blog layout too!
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