He walks on water... as far as I'm concerned...

We LOVE our pediatrician. That's all there is to say about that. He's been an answer to so many prayers. Before Jennah was even born we chose him to be our pediatrician. When we were in the hospital, in the Special Care Nursery, the doctors asked who our Pediatrician was. When they found out it was Dr. Bergdahl, they said "oh, he'll be perfect! He's a premie specialist!" We were guided to him. No doubt about it.

Everytime we go in for an appointment, we learn something new. He was the one who taught me how to breastfeed (by saying "think frisbee not soccerball." I guess that's what I get for delivering 2 days before nursing class.) He showed us how you don't have to put a baby on her back... you can put her on her side and she can't roll to her belly because of an arm reflex that will prevent her from doing so. The list goes on and on. At every "Well Baby" visit he's sharing fragments of his knowledge with us and I suck it up like a sponge. The last WB visit that we had, we talked about discipline. He recommended 2 books (not as rulebooks for parenting... but something to "get the conversation started with the parents" he said) and of course , I bought them both the next day. I have only started the first book... and I'm in awe. "The New Dare to Discipline" by Dr. James Dobson. You've got to read it! ... if you already have... what did you think?

Here's my favorite quote so far...

"The most effective parents are those who have the skill to get behind the eyes of their child, seeing what he sees, thinking what he thinks, feeling what he feels... The art of good parenthood revolves around the interpretation of meaning behind behavior."