I started playing peek a boo with RK when he was around 3-4 months I think. I don't exactly remember. But it sure was about the time when the email from BabyCentre said 'Your child @ 4(or something) months....Try peek a boo with your infant" or something like that.
At first it got a smile. That was the best reward as any mom will attest.
Then it got to where I would say peek a boo (kaanum in Tamil actually) and he would say 'Adho!' (There...I see you) after a second or so.
The next stage was RK hiding behind the curtain or his hands and saying 'RK kaanum'. And this is the stage where RK would play this game a zillion times without getting bored. For those who have been there you know how it is.... :-)
After this peek a boo was used by me as a tool during diaper change/post bath lotion time etc. I would encourage RK to use a towel and play peek a boo since this kept him in place allowing me to put his lotion on, put his diaper on etc. At this stage RK and I also played hide and seek. I would run and hide and ask RK to find me. There were a few suspects in terms of hiding places and RK knew them. Nevertheless the moment I heard the helpless sounding 'amma' I would call out peek a boo giving away my location.
For the last couple of weeks RK would hide his face with his hands peer at me through them and play peek a boo. And even when he said 'I see you' his hands would be on his face sometimes; teasingly. Nevertheless this represented a stage when he knew how to play the game and played it all by himself with me a mere participant. This so contrasted with that initial stage when I played the game and he could only enjoy it!
Yesterday as we were driving to an uncle's house for navarathiri, RK looked at the moon from the window and said 'moon', which is great but not what matters to this post. He then moved his head to the left and said 'moon kaanum' (I cant see the moon) and then moved his head back to the right and said 'adho irrukku moon'. He did this a few times all by himself.
This to me is the cycle of peekaboo. He can now play the game by himself with anything he fancies. My dearest RK, play away with the moon and the stars in the sky. I am so so proud to see you playing this game all by yourself and figuring it out. My heart swells with pride my little one...
At first it got a smile. That was the best reward as any mom will attest.
Then it got to where I would say peek a boo (kaanum in Tamil actually) and he would say 'Adho!' (There...I see you) after a second or so.
The next stage was RK hiding behind the curtain or his hands and saying 'RK kaanum'. And this is the stage where RK would play this game a zillion times without getting bored. For those who have been there you know how it is.... :-)
After this peek a boo was used by me as a tool during diaper change/post bath lotion time etc. I would encourage RK to use a towel and play peek a boo since this kept him in place allowing me to put his lotion on, put his diaper on etc. At this stage RK and I also played hide and seek. I would run and hide and ask RK to find me. There were a few suspects in terms of hiding places and RK knew them. Nevertheless the moment I heard the helpless sounding 'amma' I would call out peek a boo giving away my location.
For the last couple of weeks RK would hide his face with his hands peer at me through them and play peek a boo. And even when he said 'I see you' his hands would be on his face sometimes; teasingly. Nevertheless this represented a stage when he knew how to play the game and played it all by himself with me a mere participant. This so contrasted with that initial stage when I played the game and he could only enjoy it!
Yesterday as we were driving to an uncle's house for navarathiri, RK looked at the moon from the window and said 'moon', which is great but not what matters to this post. He then moved his head to the left and said 'moon kaanum' (I cant see the moon) and then moved his head back to the right and said 'adho irrukku moon'. He did this a few times all by himself.
This to me is the cycle of peekaboo. He can now play the game by himself with anything he fancies. My dearest RK, play away with the moon and the stars in the sky. I am so so proud to see you playing this game all by yourself and figuring it out. My heart swells with pride my little one...
2 comments:
Hey Hurricane C,
Thanks for your comment on my blog.
How old is RK exactly? I tried to find his Birthdate from your older posts- looks like he is a month older to my Lil Ash?
Keep in touch :)
I can completely relate to some of your peek-a-boo's but not very far away from the others....its something which brings my Nevaan to life when he's low..krats style is to wrap him in a bed sheet head to toe and get him to struggle to find an opening and shouts "PEEK-A-BOO"...he sucks!!
Hope the stars and moon are soon to follow for Nevaan too ..
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