[kwaymon]

I brought my little guy home a week and a half ago. The first week, I pretty much held him nonstop. When I couldn't sit with him and hold him, I put him in my purse and carried him around in a hobo bag with the purse slung over my shoulder and him in the front of me close to my chest. I did this because he was terrified when I first brought him home and I wanted him to feel secure. I had people tell me not to do this but I thought it was best. I have literally taken him everywhere with me in that purse (the store, gymnastics, daughter's school and very few people really even notice.) This week I have noticed that I can get away with holding him less. I have noticed that he is whining less and more willing to be in his xpen or crate. Today I was even able to leave the room without him whining. Of course, this week I have been letting him whine just a little because I don't want to encourage the whining by picking him up every time he does it. Now that he is adjusting more, I am finding that I miss holding him so much and have been holding him for hours even when he doesn't need it. So my question is can you hold them too much? Am I doing this right? I don't want him to be spoiled, but I don't want him to be scared and insecure.