I'm going to take a break today to introduce our new daughter into the world. We will return to male identity and development stuff next post, but today let us all give thanks that a new, healthy baby has entered into the world and been born into a family that will try to guide her towards a life of helpfulness, humility, and faith. Our two year old, Sarah, just met her baby sister, Frances, hours after she was born on April 2, 2009. We wondered how Sarah would react to her new sister, but it looks like all of the books about babies, talks about baby sister growing in Mom's belly, and the preparation for the day of the birth worked wonders. Sarah immediately wanted to hold her new baby sister, was unbelievably gentle and sat nearly still for the first hour, with Frances in her lap! In order to control the energy flow through her body, Sarah wiggled her feet and rubbed them together. Using baby dolls over the last nine months really helped us to prepare Sarah for how to hold the baby. Consistency, kindness, and preparation always pay off. I am blessed and overjoyed to be a new father - again!!!!
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