Aunting
In certain primates, females other than an infant’s mother sometimes interact with the infant—doing things like carrying it, grooming it, etc. They call this “aunting behavior,” and I have been doing quite a bit of this myself lately. After arriving in the US, I spent several days with my sister and 10-week old nephew, being Auntie M. It was the best job ever. And little Logan is one of the cutest babies I’ve ever seen—even when he is crying (note the photo below). Auntie M did a fair share of crying herself when it was time to leave. By the next time I am home, I’m afraid he will be too old to want to be held and cuddled, so I tried to just do plenty of that now.
Just a few more days in the US, then its back to the monkeys. Thanks for reading!
posted by Melissa @ 8:11 AM
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I cannot get over how much you and Michelle look alike now that her hair is dark! I'm glad you enjoyed your aunting; you are welcome to use Bryn as a surrogate any time you wish. Hope we get to see you before you leave, but in either case, I'm glad you got some R&R from the long hours with the monkeys.
Ha ha. Everybody has been telling me that Michelle and I look so much alike these days. We never did when we were little! I always thought she was the pretty one AND the smart one, so I wondered what that made me.
Miss you!
Have you left IL yet? Or are you still here...somewhere?
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