My Mum watched Jacob for 1.5 hours when Jacob was 4w old and I stressed the entire time - Jacob was fine. Jacob wasn't left with her again until he was over 10 months old - for the same reasons as you mentioned - I didn't feel the need to be away from him and quite frankly, I don't think either of us was ready for it!

Having said that, both DH and I wanted Jacob to develop a bond with another person so that should there be some kind of emergency, he would feel comfortable going to them and being in their home (or in our home with them alone) and wouldn't get upset, and so that we too wouldn't be worrying. So we set about having Jacob go to my Mum's house for an afternoon a week. It was very hard to begin with and Jacob got very distressed, and so did I to be honest, but I trusted Mum and knew he was safe with her and her home was safe. I also knew that if Mum felt he really wasn't coping, that she would ring me. It took about 7 weeks until he really felt comfortable in the situation. Now, he doesn't cry at all when I leave - he's very happy with his Nanny! They have a lovely bond and to me, that's very special and unique on it's own, but to know that if that "emergency" did eventuate, that he could go to her without fuss, is also a huge relief. Like Cailin said, I do feel that this has also helped him with his self-confidence and independence - I think he has more confidence in going into different situations than what he may have otherwise had. Obviously this is all guess work, but comparing him now to before he went, I think he may have been more cautious than what he is now, had he not started going to Mum's and establishing that relationship with her. He's generally a fairly sociable little boy, but he too does need reassurance and to know that one of us is there, but to also allow him that freedom to explore his surroundings.

Jacob is a bit cautious when it comes to new people too, but he seems to overcome it reasonably quickly if he is given the oportunity to come back to us for cuddles/reassurance and can see that we are ok interacting with that person. Before you know it, he's off taking them a book or a toy or something like that LOL.

Honestly, I wouldn't worry about Kynan's responses at all. Jacob would do similar things at the same age and I think it's normal. If you put yourself in their shoes, it probably is exciting to see things/people at the supermarket etc and to watch things happening, but if someone comes right up to your face and starts pulling faces at you or trying to tickle you etc, it could get a bit freaky.....particularly when you didn't initiate it!!! LOL It must get pretty overwhelming when you think about it at their level and what they know/understand at that age. He will trust you and DH above all others at this stage and there's no problem with that.