The Girl plays to the accompaniment of one of the most famous songs ever written.
the girl
Laughing girl
Chimney Rock
Sunday was the second time we'd been to Chimney Rock. The first time, we were sans L, sans camcorder, sans D70. That, of course, means lots of images of the Girl and a bit of video of the Girl.
L began the day in my custody:
But fussiness overwhelmed her about 2/3 of the way through the outing -- only K could comfort (what alliteration).
More pictures at Flickr; video coming soon.
Turning Heads
I'm constantly amazed at all the things L has to learn, and how quickly she learns them. She learned those things waving around in front of her face were hers, and then she learned to control them. She's figured out that those growths from her lower body are hers, too, and she's learning to control them too.
Both those examples are very concrete.
Lately she's been getting into the abstract.
We noticed last night, for instance, that she's figured out a major fact about the world around her: it generally stays in the same place, and it's she that moves. She was watching K load the dishwasher, and I turn around 180 degrees. She quickly turned her head and continued watching. And it took me just a couple of seconds to realize the significance of what she'd done. I turned back around again; she turned her head again, and giggled when K kissed her cheek.
A few new pics on Flickr
Including this
The Laugh
It’s something every parent eagerly awaits, I suppose — early laughs. Unlike early “smiles,” which are often the result of baby’s gas, laughs come from a sense of humor, and not a pressurized digestive system.
L has been laughing here and there, but only for a few moments, and then it’s just smiles. Recently, however, she has begun laughing for extended periods of time. Not extended enough for all of us huddled around her, but more than a few isolated seconds.
Sort of… (Redux)
Not only did I not provide the link to the video the first time. It turned out that the video hadn’t even uploaded properly.
Sort of…
There's a definite developmental order almost all infants follow. Sitting comes before standing. Crawling comes before walking. Babbling comes before talking. Liquids come before solids. It's all very regimented in the child's development.
Or so I thought.
L has been challenging that preconception, though. Now, the Girl absolutely and very resolutely does not want to sit. She wants to stand. Sort of. We've been burping her simply by setting her on bottom and letting the pressure that exerts on her belly (when she leans over slightly) force out all the offending air. Now, she simply extends her feet when we move her from a horizontal to vertical position, and it's virtually impossible to get her simply to sit.
Sitting is one thing. This is quite another.
Update I somehow didn't provide the link to the video. That's been corrected.
Note to Self
For the Grandparents
Nana finally got to hold the Girl for an extended period of time -- a genuine miracle when Pa-Paw is around.