RK has grown! And so soon already! When I hold him to nurse, he no longer fits snugly in the space between my arms. His legs extend beyond my body and reach the bed even. His hands ...oh don't get me started! His nails they grow at such a rapid pace. Too much calcium in his diet I'm convinced ;-) And he has started grabbing/scratching any surface that his hands come across - the back of the chair, my arm, my shoulder, my nose, my mouth are all perennial targets! At this stage (5 months already, yeah!) he is exploring the textures of all these surfaces and it is very exciting to him. That is the same reason he gets distracted while nursing. Any sound that is a tad too loud is enough to get him to turn his head in the direction of the sound with a look on his face that I call - "Why, what, who, hmm?" Curious little bundle him! DT is just about banned from making any sound when he comes into the room if I am nursing Roshan.
RK laughs now...it started with a gurgle and now he laughs out loud, chuckles as DT calls it! Things that get him to laugh include --- Rubbing his belly with our nose/lips
- Pretending to grab his face with my palms (works great for the car!)
- Blowing air on the back of his neck
- Playing peekaboo
- His grandparents telling him to say 'amma, appa, tatha, paati etc' with emphasis
He can also lift his neck very well and turn so he is on his tummy. He now effortlessly turns back to be on his back as well! He is a delight when he does this. I also think he is a cautious guy. Twice he turned on to his back on the hardwood floor downstairs and hit his head. From that time he will do it effortlessly on the bed or a blanket but not when he is on a mat on the floor. It amazes me that he has learnt to gauge where he is before trying out his skills.
Another new trick (about 3 weeks old now) is to grab his big toe and suck on that. What strong abs he must have to do that huh!? Its funniest when he tries to do this sitting in his car seat.
He also reacts so strongly to light or more like the absence of it. When we are driving and we pass under an over bridge (typically on the freeway) his eyes open so wide as though compensating for the lack of light. He is so funny! I wonder if he will pick up my poor eyesight and bad teeth. Hmm....he definitely has my hair - not very dark but fine and soft.
Those are my musings about my 5 month old RK. More to come...
3 comments:
"Part of that pride definitely comes from knowing that I am providing for him and this is my doing"
:) I felt the same when I see my babys healthy potty..Woow thats my milk which is doing this good job.And I pat myself..proud of being a mom.
You had me LOL Nisha! And so true too...A post on the very important 'potty' is in the works!
Talking about how the time pass by so fast, my baby is already over a year and I try to recollect what all he could do at this time last year (when he was not even a month old). I am amazed with the speed baby advances from lying around lazily to lifting head to rolling over and then crawling. Though it is just few months ago when my baby had learnt to roll and now he is all over the place...even climbing up and DOWN (recent progress) the stairs.
Well talking about the potty...wait till they start eating solids...you would be able to tell from distance that they have pooped!!!
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