So KaraLee and Grant came to pick me up from school this afternoon. Grant was crying a pretty good Grant-cry because KaraLee had taken him to a park for a walk with some of her friends and it turned out to be a little too hot for babies. So she stripped him down to a diaper and fed him. Since he seems to find me funny (we hope it's my personality and not just my looks!), I sat in the back seat with him on the way home. As we were riding home, to entertain him, I gave him this soft, musical duck that my Grandma & Grandpa Anderson gave us for him. So here's my little squirt - duck in one hand, burp cloth in the other, and still managed to find a way to get a thumb in his mouth! Yes, it's true, we have a thumb sucker.This all goes along with his recent milestone (?) of grabbing stuff and pulling it to his mouth. So it's fun that he's grabbing stuff, but it's unfortunate because when he has nothing to grab, it's straight to the mouth with his thumb. We don't have a picture of it yet (I guess we're kinda avoiding photo evidence) but when/if we get a picture, you'll be the first to see it. :)
In further updates, Grant has become very giggly and playful. He's responding to tummy/neck raspberries with little baby giggles, and big, toothless smiles. As part of this playfulness, we think he's starting to figure out how to manipulate us. Last night we laid him down around 9:30 for bed. About 10 minutes later, we heard crying - but not the normal "I need you, get in here now" crying, but this sort of half talking, half crying. We go in there, and as soon as we opened his door and looked at him, he had a big smile on his face and just looked so pleased that we were there. Yeah, we got tricked. So for better or for worse, our little baby boy is starting to shed some of his baby innocence and develop good ole' fashion American manipulation skills. But we still love him.
What about you? Any good baby-manipulation (not to be confused with manipulation of a baby - that's just wrong) stories? Share in the comments!
2 comments:
What a little cutie! I aggree... manipulating starts early!! Last night I was trying to be sneaky and get the ice cream out of the freezer without Luke noticing. Generally we don't eat junk in front of him because he will always want it. Anyway, Luke caught me in the act, and as soon as he saw the ice cream started saying MMMMMMMMmmmmmmmmm. How can a parent say "no, you can't have any" to a cute little voice saying MMMMMMmmmm.???? So, of course I gave him some. Kids are too smart.
His recent milestone (?) really isn't that surprising given Chris's history of putting everything in his mouth. Like father like son.
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