Go ahead, congratulate us!! Its all true..honest, for real and we are both smitten!We have a granddaughter, we welcomed our new little girl, Haleigh Faith Milam to our family last Wednesday at 7:44pm. She was 3 weeks early, but perfect in every way.
Seeing that teensy little face reminded me of my maternal/pediatric nursing studies. How helpless and defenseless this little lady is, how dependent she is on those that surround her. All her needs must be met by those who have been entrusted with her care.
Do you think she knows? Do you think infants are born with instant trust? I wonder. As human beings we have a hierarchy of needs that must be met in order for us to thrive and grow.
When we are born we start at the bottom of the triangle, it is by far the largest of our needs and those needs must be met...and it is the responsibility of the adults caring for the infants to see to it that they are met. As we grow, physically, emotionally and intellectually we progress up the pyramid.
All your basic needs, the bottom of the pyramid must be met at ALL TIMES! Simple huh? Provide food, water, shelter, air and warmth. The MUST haves to grow and thrive...if these are met then you progress up the pyramid and feel safe and secure, then you move up again...you have a sense of belonging, feel loved and that you are part of a family, which moves you on up to feeling worthy, and then to arrive, loved, safe as well taken care of having food, water, shelter.
As we grow we recycle this process. Each stage of our life has to move through it. So as you get older you add to the requirements, like having a job and making friends who accept you and make you feel needed and worthy...it's a vicious cycle. Necessary in every way to make you mentally and emotionally healthy!
I pray our little 6lb 3oz little Haleigh Faith always meets her hierarchy of needs! Her Mommy better see to it. We are madly in love with her and will do what ever it takes to make sure her life is as beautiful as she is!
Welcome to the world Haleigh Faith...Poppaw Milam and Mommaw Bev Love you!
Seeing that teensy little face reminded me of my maternal/pediatric nursing studies. How helpless and defenseless this little lady is, how dependent she is on those that surround her. All her needs must be met by those who have been entrusted with her care.
Do you think she knows? Do you think infants are born with instant trust? I wonder. As human beings we have a hierarchy of needs that must be met in order for us to thrive and grow.
When we are born we start at the bottom of the triangle, it is by far the largest of our needs and those needs must be met...and it is the responsibility of the adults caring for the infants to see to it that they are met. As we grow, physically, emotionally and intellectually we progress up the pyramid.
All your basic needs, the bottom of the pyramid must be met at ALL TIMES! Simple huh? Provide food, water, shelter, air and warmth. The MUST haves to grow and thrive...if these are met then you progress up the pyramid and feel safe and secure, then you move up again...you have a sense of belonging, feel loved and that you are part of a family, which moves you on up to feeling worthy, and then to arrive, loved, safe as well taken care of having food, water, shelter.
As we grow we recycle this process. Each stage of our life has to move through it. So as you get older you add to the requirements, like having a job and making friends who accept you and make you feel needed and worthy...it's a vicious cycle. Necessary in every way to make you mentally and emotionally healthy!
I pray our little 6lb 3oz little Haleigh Faith always meets her hierarchy of needs! Her Mommy better see to it. We are madly in love with her and will do what ever it takes to make sure her life is as beautiful as she is!
Welcome to the world Haleigh Faith...Poppaw Milam and Mommaw Bev Love you!
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