Praise....

One of Trae's top way of receiving love is through affirmation. There is a deep rooted need and in desire in a man to have admiration and affirmation. It is amazing to see how a 13 month is even greatly effected by praise and words of affirmation. Giving a baby medicine isn't the easiest thing. Sometimes you literally have to hold them down in order to get the medicine down. Doing the nose aspirator often has the same results. Sam showed us early on that he wasn't any different than other babies and would really let us know how unhappy he was when those were done. One day I praised him over and over while having to take care of those things for him and he totally changed his tone. He stopped crying and squirming and let me take care of what I needed. I do believe affirmation will be one of his top love languages. Often times it takes years to really zero in on your childs top love languages because they do need and benefit from all of them. I am grateful to see uniquely how God has woven him.