Boys. WTF! You did have one for a little brother, as you'll recall. Not that I would wish upon you that dervish, although his adult incarnation worked out reasonably.
Boy-newborns tend to have an exaggerated startle response, in contrast to girls. They open up their eyes wide, and stiffen their backs and throw their arms out in Jesus-pose, at the slightest provocation. (But don't necessarily cry any more or less.)
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Date: 2006-03-01 05:50 pm (UTC)Boy-newborns tend to have an exaggerated startle response, in contrast to girls. They open up their eyes wide, and stiffen their backs and throw their arms out in Jesus-pose, at the slightest provocation. (But don't necessarily cry any more or less.)
Boydom makes the name-conundrum harder. Hm.