I hate to burst your bubble, but that death-grip thing comes standard in newborns. Probably left over from being cute little furry animals riding on and clinging to mama's back. :-)
Part of the fun of being a college-educated parent is having your very own primate to recreate all those developmental psych experiments with at your leisure.
Within, y'know, reason. Hanging the kid on the headboard is okay; bonding the kid to the teatless terrycloth doll gets creepy after the second or third time.
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Date: 2011-09-19 02:50 am (UTC)Oh, also, OMGcute.
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Date: 2011-09-19 05:01 am (UTC)Within, y'know, reason. Hanging the kid on the headboard is okay; bonding the kid to the teatless terrycloth doll gets creepy after the second or third time.
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Date: 2011-09-19 02:31 pm (UTC)Cuteness!
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