Sunday, November 23, 2008

Early September, Lily began to track objects like the musical mobile above her changing table. She began tracking its shadow on the wall first, then the mobile above her. Now, she watches our EVERY move! Sometimes she reminds me of an owl the way she’ll twist her head from side-to-side watching all that is going on around her. Mid-September, she began to coo and smile and suck on her hands. In late October (the 27th) she made several discoveries; she discovered her tongue and began to coo and talk while moving it around, which makes for some fun “conversations.” Lily now enjoys blowing raspberries and lots of bubbles. She giggled for the first time on the 29th and then discovered her feet on the 31st. Watching her try and control her legs to try and get to her feet is very entertaining. She will stare at them for the longest time, then lift them up one at a time. Once she has one or both up in the air, she will try to pull them closer while just staring at her feet. You can just feel her willing her feet towards her hands, but she’s not gotten there yet. Soon, very soon. Lily has also begun to grasp receiving blankets, hold onto them, or chew/suck on them and really smiles big when she gets a hold of my hand/fingers as if to say, “I got it!” Lily kicks her left leg when excited more than she kicks with her right – Jared says it looks as though she’s trying to start up a motorcycle, and it really does!