2/3 of a year down
Feb. 25th, 2003 03:30 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
twilight33I cannot believe Kieran is 8 months old today. Then again, some days I look back on pregnancy pictures and can't believe that was really me with him in my belly either.
The other day Kieran figured out within 15 minutes a unique ear-piercing noise I can make that no one else has been able to imitate exactly; I am so proud. For those who haven't heard the noise, it's something of a cross between a shrill whistle & a cricket, and I can't explain exactly how I do it. It's great for calling someone's attention across a far distance or to make conversation stop though. He's still not really crawling besides the army crawl, but he's figuring out more complex things like stacking & unstacking toys as well as the fact that he needs both something hard in his hand & the colorful side of the xylophone up to make interesting noises.
We've been teaching him a few basic signs (milk, eat, more & all done) and he's starting to sign back 'milk' as we give him a bottle. If we say 'milk?' and make the sign with no bottle in sight, he opens & closes his mouth like a fish if he's hungry. This is exactly what he does just before we feed him, so I think he's starting to figure it out. It is nothing short of amazing to watch his development, and the articles from Talaris on brain development have been extremely helpful.
The other day Kieran figured out within 15 minutes a unique ear-piercing noise I can make that no one else has been able to imitate exactly; I am so proud. For those who haven't heard the noise, it's something of a cross between a shrill whistle & a cricket, and I can't explain exactly how I do it. It's great for calling someone's attention across a far distance or to make conversation stop though. He's still not really crawling besides the army crawl, but he's figuring out more complex things like stacking & unstacking toys as well as the fact that he needs both something hard in his hand & the colorful side of the xylophone up to make interesting noises.
We've been teaching him a few basic signs (milk, eat, more & all done) and he's starting to sign back 'milk' as we give him a bottle. If we say 'milk?' and make the sign with no bottle in sight, he opens & closes his mouth like a fish if he's hungry. This is exactly what he does just before we feed him, so I think he's starting to figure it out. It is nothing short of amazing to watch his development, and the articles from Talaris on brain development have been extremely helpful.
