As they say..."two steps forward, one step back."
That is the theme for this week.
How about the new, good developments this week first?
Jacqueline is becoming quite adept at reaching for toys. She no longer swipes at them; she grasps and holds too. I think this development resulted from the child psychology experiment the girls participated in last week. Shannon knows all the details, but I think the experiment was trying to determine exactly when in the 3 to 4 month range do infants develop binocular vision and depth perception to be able to grasp toys. Funny thing is, Jacqueline did not want to participate in the experiment. Shannon said she flirted with the researcher (surprised?) and then started to cry. Sophie loved the experiment and did exactly what the researcher wanted. Now, however, Sophie has not shown any interest in reaching for toys.
Sophie has been spending her time perfecting rolling onto her side. She only rolls from right to left, but she is practicing going left to right. A new visual cue that she is tired is when she rolls over and stays.
The big development, for Sophie, occurred yesterday. We were sitting on the front porch and Shannon was blowing bubbles (party favor from Naomi's 1st birthday party). She was holding Sophie so she could get a good look at the bubbles. Shannon blew some and suddenly Sophie GIGGLED!! Very, very cute. Of course, Mom and Dad were ecstatic. Sophie giggled a few more times before losing all interest in the bubbles. We'll try to get some video of her giggling. I predict, however, that it will be like trying to get video of her smiling....almost impossible. Very camera shy girl!
Now for the bad....
Everyone in the house has developed colds. I don't know who is to blame. Jacqueline had the cold first. She felt better in a few days. Mom, Dad, and Sophie got it this weekend. Poor Sophie seems to have got it the worst. She sneezes, wheezes, and generally sounds miserable. I think the cold has led to her waking up in the middle of the night. She gets congested and can't breath. Once she's awake, the only way to soothe her is to breastfeed....a burden on Shannon cause she's not feeling well. Two nights in a row, Sophie has had a 3 AM feeding. Hopefully she'll start to feel better and sleep through the night again soon.
Are you wondering why Jon is blogging instead of working? Shannon is not feeling well at all. I'm taking the day off to care for the girls and let Shannon rest. We need everyone to be feeling good because Tara, Mike and Alina arrive Thursday night. They are coming down for the World Beer Festival (I can't believe it is less than a week away....I'm excited!). We don't want baby Alina to catch whatever we have. Also, I'm going to Birmingham, Alabama tomorrow night for 2 nights.
Well, Jacqueline is waking up. I'll have to blog again about the latest beer reviews. I've got several. Until then......
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Hope you all feel better soon. It's no fun to have sick kid(s), especially when sick yourself. I have strep right now and it took the wind out of my sails...Careful with the middle of the night feedings :-) I can tell you from experience that bad habits are awfully hard to break!! Will get back to work on Holden soon, his lower molars are coming in and he is a bear.
i hope you guys all feel better soon. nathaniel has that funk too, and kendal has a runny nose. i just hope it stays away from me!
i bet your hearts just melted [again] when you heard her giggle! it'll get easier and easier to make her do it as time goes on. i remember the first time i heard a good belly laugh from kendal was when i was testing maggie on her skills to distinguish words. (like, when we say "saggie" instead of "maggie" to see if she can tell the difference (which she usually can).)
anyway, i was saying "buji buji buji" similar in tone and rhythm to the way i say "did you do that?" to maggie when she messes on the floor... and he thought it was funny. that worked about 3 or 4 days, then we had to figure out a new trick!
Great update (altho sorry you are all sick)...can't wait for the WBF! See y'all then!
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