Most outside people would think he is just unhappy, but when he sees something new or interesting he gets a very serious face, concentrating hard. Today I was playing rhythms for him on the drum
Then tonight, Xander surprised me again. He is not a giggly baby. He sometimes giggles when you tickle him a lot, but mostly shows delight or amusement by letting out an almost inaudibly high squeal. Anyway, tonight he was watching one of his videos. They were teaching about the differences between quarter, half, and whole notes. As an example they were saying chick for quarter notes, goat for half, and cow for whole. So they say "chick, chick, chick, chick, gooooat, gooooat, coooooooooooooooooooooooooooow." Well apparently that was funny to his baby brain because Xander laughed out loud. I have seen him talk to the tv before, but never laugh. For some reason it really struck me as a sign of his growing up.
I guess I haven't written about Xander's movements in a while. He is getting close to crawling. He goes in circles on his belly a lot. He can also go backwards relatively long distances, albeit unintentionally. His arms are strong, so I am guessing army crawling will be soon. He also can flip himself from sitting to his tummy in a way that would make any adult wince in sympathetic pain. However, Xander's preference is to be standing all day. If he is sitting near me, he will grab my hands in his to pull himself upwards. If he is crabby, standing calms him down. He isn't great at stepping, but he is pretty good at bouncing up and down. I am excited for him to learn to crawl and walk, but completely unprepared for it at the same time!
I guess I haven't written about Xander's movements in a while. He is getting close to crawling. He goes in circles on his belly a lot. He can also go backwards relatively long distances, albeit unintentionally. His arms are strong, so I am guessing army crawling will be soon. He also can flip himself from sitting to his tummy in a way that would make any adult wince in sympathetic pain. However, Xander's preference is to be standing all day. If he is sitting near me, he will grab my hands in his to pull himself upwards. If he is crabby, standing calms him down. He isn't great at stepping, but he is pretty good at bouncing up and down. I am excited for him to learn to crawl and walk, but completely unprepared for it at the same time!
How adorable!!! He is super coordinated!!! I loved the video!!!
ReplyDeleteI know what you mean about "serious" face. Carter was always the same way. It was NOT that Carter was unhappy, it was (and is) simply the face he makes when his gears are really working hard. We call it his "thinking face" lol.
Anyway- super blog! I love the part about the giggles =)