All of the late night feedings (last night: 4) are paying off in a developmental spurt. Not quite a growth spurt - haven't really noticed that he's gained a lot of weight or length - but definitely an increase in figuring things out. And oh, are we in trouble.
It happened last night. First off, in the bathtub, which is one of his favorite places. We'd already gotten him all clean, and he was playing with his new Finding Nemo toys. I put him on my lap (reason for which there are no pictures of this), and he suddenly brought both feet up to his chest, extended his legs upwards, and brought them down in unison into the water. Hard. The resultant splash was impressive. He certainly thought so, since he immediately did it again, with a huge grin. The next splash sprayed a few drops back on me. (He was definitely getting the hang of things.) He pulled up his feet... extended his legs.... And Mommy, leaning over the tub watching this performance, was suddenly dripping. And Asa was laughing. A first lesson in cause-and-effect.
Not five minutes later, as we put him down on his towel to dry and lotion him, he flipped for the first time from back to belly. We chalked it up to the lack of big bulky cloth diaper, flipped him back over, dried and diapered and dressed him, and went to play in the living room for a few minutes before bed. Put him on his back on a blanket, surrounded by toys, which he ignored to reach for the cat instead.... and flipped from back to belly. Like it was nothing. No effort at all. Uh-oh.
He even flipped over while we were skyping with Nonni and Poppy. (Isn't it great when they show off for the grandparents?)
But would he do it while I had my camera pointed at him? Note: no video here. Something to keep you coming back, I guess...
OH, thanks so much for the earworm! Pappap promises Skype soon... he says it's been "outa sight, outa mind"... it's been just to the right of PC. No problem...now it's just to left... like between PC and monitor... not at all out of sight!
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