“Let Grandma hold your head for you…”

The grandparents just don’t learn…or maybe Daddy just doesn’t learn….

I would have thought after 18+ months of this blog that the grandparents would have learned that this is Daddy’s way of telling them he knows how to parent and doesn’t need any help. 😉 (We all know that I am perfect.)

Before any of you call Social Services on me… Connor has a tendency to just take a quick swig of his formula now a days. He very seldom spends a long time guzzling his milk like before. Just please keep that in mind when you mothers read this.

Well, another training session for Daddy had been brewing for the past couple of weeks. When Daddy feeds Connor, Daddy has a tendency to just give him the bottle with one hand and let Connor tilt his head back on his own. No big deal, but it might not look too “motherly” (or is “parently” the politically correct word?).

Anyways, Grandma has been watching that for the past month or so and last Sunday when Daddy and Connor visited her she made a comment about it.

Grandma: “Hold his little head when you feed him.”

Daddy: “He’s a big boy.”

Grandma: “Grandma, holds his head when she feeds him.”

Daddy: [Just smiles]

Fast forward to last night when Mommy and Daddy visited Grandma for dinner.

Connor: [Motions for his bottle.]

Daddy: [Plops the bottle in Connor’s mouth with one hand, as Connor tilts his own head back. At the same time, Daddy notices Grandma kind of sits up in her chair a little taller and seemed ready to pounce to help her favorite Grandson.]

Grandma: [Sits quietly.]

A few minutes later…

Connor: [Motions for his bottle.]

Daddy: [Plops the bottle in Connor’s mouth with one hand, as Connor tilts his own head back.]

Grandma: “Let Grandma give you your milk and I will hold your head for you.”  [As she is walking over to Connor’s chair and takes the bottle from Daddy.]

Daddy and Mommy: [Laughing.]

Connor, remember that if you have neck problems when you grow older (like your Daddy) it is not from Grandma, but is because of your Daddy. Grandma always held your head for you.

My question for Grandma, why does Daddy have neck problems? Did you not hold my head when you were feeding me my bottle????

Love,
Daddy