I thought babies were suppose to be snuggly

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Misty Cato

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All my 5 month old wants to do is play. Every single time I pick her up she smiles, giggles, starts kicking her legs and bouncing herself up and down. She gets sooo excited. It doesn't matter if she's tired or hungry - if I so much as look at her, I'd better play or she gets mad. She's a ton of fun, but feeding her is getting difficult as she is always looking around and trying to coo and carry on a conversation while she eats. Oh and rocking her to sleep? Doesn't happen. The only way I can get her to sleep is to put her in her crib and ignore her.

Her 3 year old brother on the other hand was a cuddly lump for the first 6 months of his life. He still crawls into my lap for a good snuggle several times a day.

I think it is great that she has so much spunk, I just wish she had stayed cuddly a little while longer.
 
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That is exactly how my Hannah was! I was sad she wasn't as cuddly as Kathryn (who is also still extremely cuddly). However, Hannah got sick back in January (just a cold) and was so cuddly then for comfort... and she has been every since!

I sure would love to hold your little princess and snuggle with her a bit! She just seems like such a little ball of sunshine!
 
isn't it funny how their personalities are so strong even at such a young age? she sounds like a fun baby. it would be nice to have more cuddly moments though I'm sure.
 
Thanks Sarah - 'ball of sunshine' that's a great way to describe her.

Glad you get to have cuddly time with your youngest. Both your girls are so beautiful.
 
Rae was/is like this. Benjamin was a big snuggler. Amelia was not so much, and Rae, she just never ever liked being up with anyone. She used to crawl over for "boobie" then she'd get up and go on her merry way.
 
Both of my older boys were like this, but my sweet little Landen is a lover, I think I deserve at least one lover, and love that he is so different from his brothers!
 
It probably has everything in the world to do with Jamin too!

Ryan wanted no one but me...we were in our own little world. Matthew would snuggle sometimes but he was always soooooo interested in whatever Ryan was/is doing!
 
Oh man, I think I'd be super upset if I had a kid that wouldn't cuddle. I live for cuddles. Thankfully, Tiger willingly obliges every time ;)
 
Abby is/was not a cuddler. JJ is a serious cuddler and still climbs up in my lap and snuggles. Their little personalities are so funny. :)

Mya is soooo cute... I second the video request from Bean. LOL
 
Kim - you are probably right. Jamin and I still live in our little worlds when we get the chance :)

Manda, I'll see what I can do about the video. :)
 
Derrick is my lover boy. Still wants to cuddle all the time. Half the time he is suffocating me... Rhett loves to play and won't let me rock him to sleep either. :( I miss that. But, then again, I like the fact that he puts himself to sleep in his own crib.
 
Maybe touch is Jamin's primary love language. :)

I'm not sure if you necessarily have a love language when you are that young, but if you do, that's what it sounds like to me. Despite the stereotype of all men having a touch love language, my BF's primary love language is NOT touch, so he has never been a cuddler/toucher/hugger, not even when he was a kid. I, on the other hand, have a secondary touch love language, so I need to be cuddled/held/touched, even as a grownup, on a daily basis.

BF's son, who is 5 1/2, is the same way I am re: touch and will often ask for a 'huggy' from BF or me or come up to me and give me a kiss or two while I'm sitting around in the living room or otherwise occupied.

Just something to think abt that you can take for what it's worth. I freely admit I may be way off base since I have no babies of my own. :)
 
Aw, cuddles are the best but your little one sounds amazing being so bubbly and all! My Gabby is a very good mix of both worlds... one minute she is running amuck like a little chicken and then the next she is hugging me so tight you'd think she was trying to crawl into my skin.
 
It's amazing how different kids are, huh? I agree your little sweetie sounds like a resilient bubbly bub! I know what you mean about missing snuggles though. I loooove snuggles.

My bugga has been a very attached snuggly thing from day one, but it's also meant a cautious toddler who still doesn't sleep through the night, lol. So right about now I wouldn't mind a little less snuggling sometimes. :)
 
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