It's fun to watch

When I got pregnant, Scott and I were very excited to become parents. We knew that it would be great fun to have a baby and we couldn't wait to meet our little treasure. I knew that our families would love our baby to bits but I never anticipated how much our friends would love her. All of my girlfriends are fantastic with Lily but I get some of my greatest pleasure from watching Scott's friends interact and play with her. Babies bring out the child in all of us - some might even say that they bring out the best in us - and it is an amazing thing to witness. Women are often viewed as being better able to interact with children but I feel like men get a bad rap. Sure, a couple of the guys were hesitant to hold her at first and they look scared when she starts to fuss or cry (versus the women who don't get bothered by crying or fussing) but with time and a little encouragement, they all seem to come around. Men are just as good at interacting with babies as women are, they just do it in a different way. I want Lily to have both strong male and female role models in her life and I'm truly grateful for all of her aunts and uncles be they blood relatives or otherwise.