#baby tag

[melonlthawne]

TFW you go for groceries but come back with a weirdly affectionate baby who won’t stop calling you grandpa?? just Barry Allen things 🤷

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#bart allen #impulse #kid flash #barry allen #my art #robin draws #baby tag #the flash #wally west #jay garrick #flashfam #the flashfam #flash family #dc comics #dc fanart #dc comics fanart #speedsters #flash fam

[orderforbrian]

an old lil comic about selkie parenting 🦭

jon is a good baba, he just gets in his head sometimes - luckily martin is there to support him 😊💞

[Start ID: A four page comic of Jon and Martin from the Magnus Archives with two unnamed babies. Jon is a Persian man with long curly hair in a ponytail and a full beard. He is wearing glasses and a simple shirt with simple pants. Martin is a mixed Polish/Korean man with wavy hair held back in a headband and a light beard. He has a beauty mark under his lip and is wearing a simple t-shirt and pants. He is also wearing a sea glass necklace. Both unnamed babies appear as baby harbor seals initially then as human babies with short curly hair. One has a beauty mark under their left eye while the other has a beauty mark under their right eye. Each seal pelt appears with grey spots and a white underbelly.

1st page: In the first panel, Jon is focused with a baby seal cradled in his lap. Off-panel, Martin says, "Okay, so - you just grab the pelt under their arm like this". In the next panel, Martin has the other baby seal cradled in his lap and is pinching his fingers until one of their flippers. He says, "Right under the armpit. Just like when you're taking off their shirts for bath time." In the next panel, he removes the seal pelt to reveal a sleeping, drooling baby. He smiles and says, "And there! Easy enough!". In the next panel, Jon rapidly pinches and pulls his hand away from the seal baby's flipper. He says, "Nothing's happening..." The seal baby appears unbothered. Martin off panel says, "You're not in the right spot, love.". In the final panel, Jon lifts up his hand in frustration, glaring at Martin. He says, "Liar. You told me armpit...". Off-panel, Martin says, "Well, I guess it's a little more specific than that...".

2nd page: In the first panel, Jon looks down with little confidence. It is presumed he is attempting to remove the baby's pelt again. Off-panel, Martin says, "No, not there. There." Jon says, "H-here??". Martin says, "To the le - stop. Stop, stop. You got it. Right. There." Jon says, "O-okay...? Not really where you said...". In the next panel, Martin laughs, "Jon, you can't - Don't be so delicate, Mr. Feather Light Touch. Really grip it". Jon lifts his hand away with concern and asks, "W-what if it hurts them?" Martin says, "I know it's weird pinching skin but it's okay, I swear!". In the next panel, Jon points at Martin in an accusatory manner and raises his voice, "What about a nursemaid's elbow?". Martin asks off-panel, "A - sorry, a what?". Jon continues, "Precisely. You haven't read the things I've read-!". Martin says, "Jon, dearest. Just try again please." with a simplified expression of him smiling but frustrated by the dialogue bubble. In the final panel, Jon appears at his wits end with wide eyes and a grimace. He says, "It's not working." Martin says, "You've got place and the grip...I dunno, you need the - the intent to take it off." Jon raises his voice again, "Intent? What do you even mean intent?".

3rd page: In the first panel, Jon cradles the baby seal to his chest and heaves out a big sigh, having officially given up. He looks down to the side in shame and says, "Face it, Martin...I can't do it because I'm not a selkie." In the next panel, Martin strokes his cheek with a tender expression and says, "Oh, love. Don't say that...". In the next panel, Martin cradles the baby to his shoulder, supporting their bottom. He smiles down at the baby and says, "I'm just happy you even want to try. Instead of leaving all the selkie stuff for me to take care of." In the next panel, he smiles at Jon with his eyes closed and says, "Why don't we take a break? Pups need to go down for the night anyways."

4th page: In the first panel, Jon looks down with sad eyes and says, "Yes, yes, you're right...Sorry for snapping. It's just...difficult for me to not be good at this. I don't have instincts like you." Martin off panel says, "That's alright, love. Let's try again tomorrow. Plus I want to cuddle." Jon says to the baby, "Right then, sweetheart, let's get you ready for night night." The dialogue bubble continues into the next panel and Jon says, "Just need to get your pelt off first though-". Jon is then holding a pelt in his hand and looking down with a surprised expression. The baby lets out a tiny yawn off panel. In the next panel, Jon and Martin are sitting cross legged from each other, Jon cradling a sleeping baby in his lap and Martin cradling the baby still by his shoulder. Jon continues to look down with a surprised expression. Martin gasps in happy surprise and says, "You did it, Jon! See, I knew you could! No selkie instincts to it-". In the final panel, Jon's eyes are obscured with tears and he has a wavering frown on his face. Martin gets a little teared up as well, still smiling and says, "Oh! A-ah, don't cry! Aww, Jon!!"

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#tma #the magnus archives #selkie au #tma selkie au #jmart #jonmartin #jonathan sims #martin blackwood #selkie martin #order up! art tag #baby tag

[whentherewerebicycles]

okay it’s so fascinating to watch my tiny nephew after reading that elimination communication book. I was wondering if it would be hard to pick up on elimination cues but actually it was very obvious to everyone when he was about to start going to the bathroom. he started crying before he went (and during) instead of when his diaper was wet, which I thought was fascinating and felt connected to the EC principle that even very very young animals (like puppies or newborn babies) have a strong instinct not to soil themselves and get upset/distraught when they think they’re about to. so I wonder if it will be easier than I think to pick up on those cues at least some of the time and transport him to the toilet. the other thing I am noticing is that the baby is sooo active and noisy in his sleep and often seems on the verge of waking up, but he’ll get himself back to sleep if you let him be. that feels connected to the infant sleep stuff I’ve read where they tell you to do a long pause before picking up the baby or intervening so he slowly builds the skill of self-soothing back to sleep. anyway I am planning to take detailed data on this newborn baby lol but don’t worry I will not be offering ANY unsolicited advice ever because what do I know!! I just find it fun to try mentally applying these very theoretical principles to an actual squirmy lightly fussy little baby with his own rhythms and personality. also GOSH he’s awfully cute and he loves to curl up against your shoulder and fall asleep like that. I adore him he’s so tiny and sweet!!

#baby tag #don’t @ me for speculating about babies before I have one I knoooow it’s all going to be different and harder and more confusing #but this is fun for me ok it’s fun to speculate and theorize and test ideas #let me have this lol

[notquiteaghost]

yday we went to pet shop & bought girls a treat puzzle box & they figured it out within a couple hours but we haven't put more treats in it yet so now they're using it as a sofa. we also got more bedding n spread it all over the bottom floor of their cage & they're ignoring all that to sit on a small metal box. creatures...

#yelling at clouds #baby tag #this is one of the ways they are rodent cats #give them a Defined Area n they will be sitting in it

[southern-belle-outcasts]

❝ We make damn beautiful babies. ❞

@meretrixious

“We do, don’t we?” The room was full of filtered morning light, and there was definitely coffee on the nightstand judging by the smell but Rogue could barely pry her eyes off Aramis sitting on the bed ‘holding’ their new sibling with Remy’s help. She was curled up next to them, propped up with her head resting on her fist, fighting to shake off sleep so she could properly enjoy the view. “But there’s a lot of you goin’ on there. That’s your nose. Be your cheeks when they lose the baby fat,” she mused, meeting his eyes and smiling widely. Her free hand toyed with Aramis’ curls, despite laughing protest from them. “We really do need t’get around to a name, doudou. They’re kinda earth side, now.”

#meretrixious #v; parle moi sale #;little asks are made of gunpowder and lead #baby tag

[hampop]

Chubby face!!!!

#baby #baby tag

[cntarella]

omg the baby curled up right next to my legs and is purring

#baby tag #ngl i was anxious i was making him unhappy cause its been a few days and his appetite is down #and i felt ill today so i couldn't play as much so he's been left to mostly his own devices #and also my family bothering him and he napped for a while in his carrier and i thought he'd bed down there for the night. so..... #but!!! he's curled up next to me!!!

[dammitradar]

Ellie you had your baby!!! I didn't know!! congratulations sweetie!! hope they are very healthy <33

He is!! Look how huge this guy is already 🥰

#baby tag #look at this galoomba

[rebeccadumaurier]

my bf is so cute lmao he called me yesterday after my meeting and he was so tired he fell asleep after like 5 min and then he woke up texted me and was like "it says in our messages we called but i have absolutely no memory of this whatsoever"

#ange.txt #it's just sweet that when he's so exhausted he can barely think his first instinct is to call me #😭😭😭 #baby tag

[agentsterling]

HEEEEEY

So like last week I had told myself I was gonna finally get some replies done and I got a few drafted and I was doing so well, and then something unexpected happened...

I went into labor about a week earlier than expected.

So, happy 1 week, Tiny Agent.

#baby tag #pregnancy tw #baby tw #outoftoner #This is probably the only picture ya'll will get so savor it. :D

[melonlthawne]

jay (attempting) to teach bby Bart how to run on water.

#bart allen #impulse #kid flash #jay garrick #the flash #flash family #flash fam #wally west #barry allen #flashfam #the flashfam #speedsters #baby tag #dc comics #dc fanart #dc comics fanart #my art #robin draws

[drjacobkelly]

@imxthexhandler

[text:Amelia 10:00] could you drop Ronnie at daycare? Apparently it’s baby time and I just got done with surgery. Gotta run. I’ll keep you updated. 

#imxthexhandler #baby tag

[whentherewerebicycles]

Hey, I hope you’re having a lovely day!

After seeing your mention of what you’re reading in the tags of a recent post, I’m wondering if you have any recommendations for books about parenting/pregnancy/motherhood, etc. My husband and I are probably going to start trying for a baby in the next couple years, and I want to get a head start on some reading. I think we have similar values and I’m not shy about reading dense texts, so I’d love to know what’s on your reading list!

yes i'm happy to make some recommendations... with the huge caveat that i'm not a parent yet, so i can't tell you whether the books i find most interesting as a reader will actually be at all useful for the messy complicated work of raising kids! i will also give another caveat which is: i think it is possible to work yourself into a panicked frenzy reading about different parenting styles and obsessing over the "right" or "best" way to parent. americans in particular seem to be obsessed with ~optimizing~ our children + our parenting to produce the Absolute Best, Smartest, Most Independent Children. what i like about these books is that they all state very clearly there are many, many paths to raising happy, healthy kids... and their goal isn't to shame or pressure readers into adopting a particular parenting style, but to expose them to a wide range of alternatives so that they don't feel like they're trapped in one rigid parenting style or values system.

my rule of thumb for myself in this process has basically been: if a book generates new things for me to worry or obsess over or feel guilty about as a prospective parent, it is NOT helpful and should be set aside & forgotten IMMEDIATELY. what i am looking for are books that 1) expand and enrich my understanding of the diverse possibilities available to me, and 2) affirm that it's okay to follow what feels right for me/my kid/my values even if it runs against the grain of what my culture tells me is "right" or "optimal." i also have found it really valuable to read a wide range of books since inevitably you encounter compelling books whose core tenets conflict in some way. for me that’s just another way of again reminding myself that there are many equally legitimate ways of raising children. so it’s not a matter of determining which style “wins” but of learning to appreciate different approaches and thinking critically about which approach is the best fit for my values, lifestyle, and long-term goals.

so here are my recs!

highly recommend:

hunt, gather, parent: what ancient cultures can teach us about the lost art of raising happy, helpful little humans. this is a really enjoyable & very readable intro to cross-cultural parenting styles! don't be too put off by the whole "Ancient Cultural Wisdom" branding. it's clear that at some late point in the process the publishers were like "this will sell better if we can market it as paleo parenting... can you add in a few gimmicky lines to make it work?" in reality it's actually just a very interesting, detailed look at non-Western, mostly indigenous parenting styles that are still actively practiced today and are not "lost" in any sense. it has the typical "other cultures observed through a white Western writer's lens" limitations but you get the sense that the author really cared about doing the research, building relationships with the families she profiles, and representing different cultural practices in a respectful, non-exoticizing way. not a perfect book but definitely an enjoyable and useful one, especially if you are looking for alternatives to american parenting norms.

the self-driven child: the science of giving your child more control over their lives. i want to go back and revisit this one now that i am thinking about american parenting paradigms with a bit more nuance... but i really liked this one and found its advice super useful for teaching older students, too. it does a good job of explaining how & why "snowplow" parenting makes kids more anxious, less resilient, and less confident in their ability to persevere through setbacks. it totally transformed my mentoring practice for the better, i think, and it gives lots of good, practical advice for helping kids of all ages develop a meaningful sense of autonomy.

how to talk so kids will listen (and listen so kids will talk). i read this one ages ago and can't remember specific insights from it off the top of my head... i'd have to go back to my notes. but i remember thinking it was a very sound book on facilitating better communication between parents and kids.

of woman born: motherhood as experience and institution. i read this one a couple years back so again it's hard to remember what exactly stood out to me... but i just like adrienne rich's essays and i felt like this was a good framework for thinking about what it means to be both a feminist and a mother. i don't think you need to read the whole thing to get the gist of it... there's one particular essay/chapter i see floating around a lot that i think must've been the kernel of this book, and you could probably just read that.

how not to die: the foods scientifically proven to prevent and reverse disease. this one has nothing to do with parenting haha but it's the single best book i've ever read about food/diet. it's transformed the way i grocery shop, prepare food, and think about nutrition, and will be a cornerstone of the way i teach my kid(s) about healthy eating. very not diet-culture-y in tone/style.

peak: the new science of expertise. again, not related to parenting, but super useful as a framework for understanding how we learn/grow/improve across our lifespans. this is like, a "power of growth-mindset" book that moves beyond the vague "anyone can do anything!" attitude of most poorly-applied growth mindset teaching to give you a very concrete, evidence-based understanding of how people develop complex skills and improve in their chosen fields. i include it here because i think it's a useful counterweight to the common assumption that talent is inborn & fixed, and so if people don't succeed at something (music, sports, art, etc.) right away it means they lack a natural 'gift' for it and should abandon the effort.

recommend with some caveats:

our babies, ourselves: how biology and culture shape the way we parent. this was a mixed bag for me but ultimately i'd recommend it if you’re into comparative cultural approaches to parenting. the beginning sections are slow going (VERY dense/academic in style and focus) but it picks up in the middle and i found the second half intriguing, especially the parts about cosleeping, breastfeeding frequency and duration, and the tradeoffs of the "distanced" style of parenting americans are expected to practice. i would've read 500 more pages about cultural differences in approaches to sleep, food, etc (she spends about two pages profiling the US, Japan, the !Kung-San, Mayan communities, and a handful of other countries but it's very brief). as a whole the book isn’t a page-turner by any stretch but it’s still pretty interesting.

bringing up bebe: one american mother discovers the wisdom of french parenting. the caveats: i didn't loooove the author's gender politics & i feel like some of her recommendations (like preparing meals with multiple small courses as a way of teaching children to enjoy many different types of foods) put an undue burden on the person responsible for preparing meals (usually the mother). it was interesting to read it alongside our babies, ourselves because she's VERY focused on american vs. french cultural differences in parenting, but doesn't seem to register that both are still variations on a very typically western parenting style (one that focuses on producing an independent, self-reliant child who is expected to follow a tightly regimented family schedule from a young age). so i think i will take her advice with a grain of salt! but i did find the book itself to be quite funny, breezy, and charming to read, with lots of useful advice especially on the subject of how to avoid internalizing the guilt/shame our culture heaps upon mothers of small children.

misconceptions: truth, lies, and the unexpected on the journey to motherhood. a super interesting look at how pregnancy, childbirth, and postnatal care became intensely medicalized & pathologized in the united states. i'm not sure how much of her findings are still relevant now -- the book was published in the 1990s, i think? but hoo boy it's a gripping and disturbing look at the ways in which the medical establishment has historically worked to limit women's understanding of the options available to them and to shame/guilt them into making choices that are more convenient for the attending doctor or better for the hospital's bottom line. the caveats are, again, not sure how much of this still applies to the current state of pre- and postnatal care... and also i think the writer tends to romanticize natural childbirth in ways that felt a little hmm to me (like, i'm not convinced that enduring excruciating pain is somehow a mystical and sacred part of womanhood or whatever lol which is what she sometimes edges close to suggesting).

do not recommend:

how to raise kind kids. i am all for kind kids but this book felt reaaally patriarchal Christian to me in a sneaky way... it left a really bad taste in my mouth.

how eskimos keep their babies warm. as the use of a questionable term for the inuit people in the title might suggest... this book does not handle cross-cultural parenting with much thoughtfulness or sensitivity. i still can't believe this got published.

wanting what's best: parenting, privilege, and building a just world. this was a DNF for me... idk in theory i'm all for this book but i read the first three chapters and was like wow if you need someone to tell you to pay your nanny a living wage, give them vacation time, and treat them like a human being, you might need an even more basic primer on how not to be an asshole. idk it just felt a bit "...do people need to be told this?" to me.

i read 'em and they were fine but not standouts:

how to stop losing your sh*t with your kids

loving your child is not enough: positive discipline that works

the whole-brain child

raising good humans: a mindful guide to breaking the cycle of reactive parenting

on my to-read list:

mothers and others: the evolutionary origins of mutual understanding

parenting without borders: surprising lessons parents around the world can teach us

small animals: parenting in the age of fear

the tech-wise family: everyday steps for putting technology in its proper place

the danish way of parenting: what the happiest people in the world know about raising confident, capable kids

cribsheet: a data-driven guide to better, more relaxed parenting from birth to preschool

there’s no such thing as bad weather: a scandinavian mom’s secrets for raising healthy, resilient, and confident kids

#parenting tag #baby tag

[i-lovethatforme]

hi, I have a crush on you it’s ridic

i am very crushable idk???????????

(kidding youre v cute)

#gi tag #baby tag

[spiderriot]

What’s your nursery theme?

Pastel goth!! We wanted a fun and colorful Halloween feeling room. Here's some examples of the vibe

We're gonna out little ghost and bat stickers on the wallpaper 💕

#ask #baby tag

[soft-husbands]

Oh to be a little kitten and sleep however and wherever I want lol

#baby tag #she’s adorable and I love her sm #cats