March 10 - 17, 2010:

Your week ahead with your baby

Mars has been retrograde for some time, but it goes direct on March 10, bringing renewed energy. Mars is still in Leo, which makes it possible for small squabbles to become big dramas or tempers to flare, but things will settle quickly as Mars gets turned around. This is how your baby feels about this week’s planetary change.

Your Leo baby this week

Baby Leo is in his glory this week. Mars going direct in baby’s sign is signaling her to celebrate, and her energy level will soar. That’s good news for the baby and hard work for you! Your challenge - and it will be a challenge - will be keeping her busy and tiring her out. Forget naptime and hope for the best at bedtime (soothing bedtime routines will come in handy this week). Baby may react to this week’s planetary changes with an emotional outburst or two, but she’ll quickly settle in to the new rhythm. This is a week to socialize and be busy…tiring baby out will be challenging. Your Leo toddler is eager to assert her independence and find friends, making group activities a hit this week.

Your Leo baby in 2010

Little Leo may show his catty side for much of this year. The intensity of planetary energy is not running according to his plan, and he’ll express his irritation. Leo likes to be in charge, but this year he’s clearly not, so help him try to just let go and enjoy. Energy like this is designed to help him learn to cope with a world that’s not always of his choosing - and you are the conduit to make that happen. How? Leading by example always resonates with proud Leo, so let him see your confident yet flexible side and he’ll be ready to learn.


(Illustration © 2008 Sue Broude)