When my daughter was born my husband quit his job to stay at home with her. He quit because my salary as a teacher was higher, and if we had both continued working his whole check would have gone toward daycare anyway, so we both felt that it was better for her to be at home with him and not exposed to the typical baby sicknesses that run rampant at daycares.
She is 11 months old now, and loves her daddy to pieces. She loves me too, obviously, but seems to prefer him and I can understand why - he has more time to give her.
Someone once told me that babies get to an age where they have a "preferred parent". They said that the preferred parent tends to be the one who is absent the most.
My question is this. Have any of you noticed this to be true? I know it sounds really, really petty and I should be glad that she is at home with her daddy who loves her, but I can't help being a little bit jealous of the time that he has with her. I'm glad she loves us both, but...
2007-03-16
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♥♥♥ Mommy to Two ♥♥♥
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