Thursday, July 9, 2009

Alpha


Puppies sniff each others' butts when they meet. Babies suck each others' fingers. This baby is Edy, who is a little older than Lyla. Lyla is offering her fingers to Edy perhaps to acknowledge that Edy is the alpha-baby.

That reminds me of the bookstore yesterday. I had Lyla front-facing in the Baby Bjorn and let her hold my finger, which she promptly shoved in her mouth. Does that mean she's the alpha in our relationship?

2 comments:

Lori said...

Or perhaps the one shoving fingers into another's mouth is the alpha.

Dan said...

Maybe, but Edy is mobile and I think Lyla thought she was some sort of superhero. Anyway, if Lyla ever asserted herself as the alpha, Edy could monkey-climb all over her.