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As soon as I found out that I was pregnant, I worked on bonding with my child. I started listening to music for children and learning the songs. I would sing them aloud to myself while I cleaned the house. I started reading children's books aloud to my baby, and I actually kept them as favorites, so that when my child was born, we would read those books for years to come.

I would always pick good stories about family and love and making decisions and things. I wanted my baby to be smart and intelligent. I would read my own books aloud so that my baby could hear my voice while in my womb. It served as a way to make him fall asleep on those fussy nights when he was a newborn. The melodious sounds of voice and song. It would prove to be a godsend, when he couldn't sleep because he was colicky!

I used to sit and wonder, what and who will this child take after? It's funny that when they are born, they either look like you or a close relative of yours. Hopefully you like this relative, because if you don't, more then likely you will filter those feelings of dislike towards the child unconsciously. This can prove to be very detrimental to the well being of your child.

During the time of pregnancy, I took it upon myself to read all those "how to" baby books. How many ways a child will respond to you. I also made sure that daddy took time to read and sing to the baby within the womb. So that when he was a newborn, he would be soothed by his father's voice. It worked wonders. Cause If I was too exhausted to get up in the middle of the night, usually his Father would take over for me, the odd time. When he did that, I made sure to cook him an extra special meal the next day to reward him for his efforts.

I learned that laughter from watching movies, could cause cramping, but that didn't stop me. I knew that my feel good emotions would carry over to the child within my womb. I would set an example of how I wanted my child raised and wanted him to learn. I wanted him to know that he had two parents that loved him dearly. We would always tell him we loved him,while he was in the womb. We would talk and have conversations to him, so that someday, he would remember the things that we taught him. When he was born, we would instill good morals and values in him from a very early age.

I never really talked to my kids as though they were kids. I talked to them as I would an adult, in a matter of fact tone of voice. I would do my soothing, lovey dovey voice if they were not feeling

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