Little Baby Daddy

Judah recently saw his neighbor's baby doll and really wanted one of his own. So of course, being the kind of mom that wants to encourage any nurturing tendencies in my kid, I got him one that very day.

They say that girls exhibit a tendency to 'mother' dolls at a very young age, before they are even exposed to any cultural conditioning. Even if they aren't provided dolls, they will 'mother' stuffed animals and the like. Boys, on the other hand, have a tendency to play with cars and trains.

Judah certainly loves his motor vehicles, but I'm delighted that he also has a very nuturing aspect. He's been feeding and rocking his stuffed animals to sleep for a while now. And now he gets to do it with a real baby doll!



One day, I can see him being such a great dad. And before that, hopefully, a great older brother.

Although, truth be told, he's not interested in 'baby' for very long. A quick feeding. Some rough rocking. And then he's on to his cars for half an hour.