Showing posts with label good baby. Show all posts
Showing posts with label good baby. Show all posts

Monday, May 30, 2011

A Good Baby?

One question I hear from a lot of people upon seeing or meeting Ginny is "Is she a good baby?"  I've got to be honest.  This question baffles me.  I don't understand it in the least.  Because the opposite of good is bad. So if I were to answer "No" that would mean that she was a bad baby, right?  How is it possible for an infant to be bad?

I suppose the question is asking if she is colicky or not.  My preference would be that instead of asking if the baby is good, to ask if the baby is colicky.  To me, even a colicky baby is a good baby.  Babies are inherently good, I believe.  They are just following their instincts and doing what they know best---peeing, pooping, eating, and sleeping.  Unfortunately, they can't yet talk and tell them what is wrong so they often cry to express their needs.  For some, the needs are not being met in some way (or so it seems because the baby is colicky) and the parent can't meet it because they have tried everything they know to calm their baby.

It is my opinion that I have the best baby in the world.  She is adorable, beautiful, sweet as can be, and doesn't often cry for no reason.  She is cranky on occasion and right now she is a little "piggy"--wanting to eat all the time.  But, no matter what, even when she is cranky and crying, she is a good and wonderful baby!