My youngest, Iona (the bump at your wedding!), had severe reflux, and so we carried her pretty much constantly as a baby. The doom-mongers of unsought advice prophesised that she wouldn’t learn to walk, would be clingy, needy, etc, etc… She didn’t develop as the books said (presumably because she hadn’t bothered to read them). She hated to sit alone or crawl (I guess those positions made the reflux worse), but she decided to get up and walk at nine months, and has never looked back.

That turned into a long vague anecdote, but it’s something I researched at the time, and there’s plenty of evidence that parents holding babies and responding to their needs will promote development.

There, I am real nerd, no one beats me at googling

But this is just an excuse to mention the incredibly cute picture of Jasmine … she’s really heartbreaking material !!!!!!!!!

Lotsa Love!
Leo and the troop (Clau Sofi and Santi )