{"id":75,"date":"2006-04-29T22:34:01","date_gmt":"2006-04-30T03:34:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/boydsnest.org\/news\/2006\/baby-houdini\/"},"modified":"2006-04-30T20:09:23","modified_gmt":"2006-05-01T01:09:23","slug":"baby-houdini","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/boydsnest.org\/news\/2006\/baby-houdini\/","title":{"rendered":"Baby Houdini"},"content":{"rendered":"

We’ve already learned that there are no sure-fire tricks in baby care — but if there’s one that’s come close so far, it’s swaddling. Wrapping up Lucy snugly to keep her arms and legs comfortably contained simply works wonders. It almost always calms her and puts that look back on her face that says, “Ah, yes, Papa; I can see that once again you are right: there _is_ nothing to worry about.” <\/p>\n

\"BabyAs you can see from the photo, my swaddling skills have progressed rapidly. When the nurses at Evanston Hospital saw this particular job, they exclaimed they’d never seen it’s equal. It must be my Boy Scout merit badge in knot-tying that’s coming through, since this certainly is one parenting skill with no application in the wider world. (I must admit I’m particularly proud of the dramatic arrangement of that diagonal stripe, even though it was pure luck. I think it looks like she’s wearing a sash, as if she’s an ambassador or perhaps the newest member of the Honourable Order of Lucia.) You can see how calm and collected she looks here.<\/p>\n

But I must admit it isn’t _always_ so. When Baby has something truly pressing on her mind, swaddling doesn’t always still the storm. And in such instances, she has demonstrated an impressive aptitude for escape artistry. If I’ve made some error anywhere — not starting with her arms both completely at her sides, say, or failing to make sure her weight rests on the loose ends of the swaddling cloth — she’s sure to exploit it. Soon enough, there’s first one hand, then the other, wiggling triumphantly from the now-slack wreckage of a once-taut swaddle.<\/p>\n

It’s a battle of wits and a battle of wills. And it tells you something that she often beats me. It’s Baby Houdini!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

We’ve already learned that there are no sure-fire tricks in baby care — but if there’s one that’s come close so far, it’s swaddling. Wrapping up Lucy snugly to keep her arms and legs comfortably contained simply works wonders. It almost always calms her and puts that look back on her face that says, “Ah, … <\/p>\n

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