French Parenting & A Pet Rock

I am currently reading a book about French parenting. I like it because it isn't just a boring-old parenting book, it actually seems to have a little bit of a story/memoir to it as well. I don't know that I'd be reading it if it didn't. I'm a firm believer in gut-feelings and doing what works for you. It's all about balance right? We are a pretty laid back house but if you know Tim at all, there are some expectations that ride ahead of that laid back attitude. Yea, you heard me right, I totally just blamed our high expectations on Tim. I have nothing to do with it. Psh.


A friend of mine in California that has 3 children read this book recently and said that she had wished she had read it before she had kids. She also mentioned that even though her kids were older, she was trying out some of the techniques on them.  Right now, I'm about halfway through the book and a lot of what they say makes sense. I'm not getting hasty with my parenting skills and changing anything based on this book right off the bat, but it's about taking the pieces that I agree with and making them fit in our own reality. I'll keep you posted on how I feel once I finish it, but so far, so good.

I recently talked with one of my Aunts and she asked how Little B was doing. I told her that people were teasing me and telling me not to rush things because I thought that this stage - as fun as it is - can be a bit boring. She went on to tell me about how a friend of hers had described children up to 6 months old as being kind of like a "pet rock". We all know they aren't really pet rocks; kids have arms and legs, personality and oh don't forget the ability to smile & laugh.  I mean Cameron is definitely cooler than a pet rock, but I'm excited about the future and spicing it up!  Creatively I tried to think of what stage would come after "pet rock" but my Mama brain wouldn't have it. There has to be some balance between the french-style and the pet rock right?

Cameron likes laid back.