Saturday, June 7, 2008

Everybody Poops (and other developmental milestones)

Jonas is changing before our eyes. He has become a tad cranky, seems to be awake more, and wants to be held often. I pulled out two books and read (quickly!) last night while he and Ed spent time together.

According to the books, Jonas is probably going through the 5 week development changes. Because I'm quick to pick him up when he cries and haven't instituted a feeding or sleeping schedule yet, I felt validated by the "authorities" in those books when they said that he needs attention and touch at this point. Apparently, it will be many more months before he can become spoiled by such unlimited attention. Yeah! I love soothing him, feeding him, holding him.

This morning, Jonas showed Ed his ability to project his poop. It traveled at least a foot, landing on Ed's shirt, the crib, the mattress, and the carpet. What's truly revealing is that our first response was amazement. Then we were impressed and amused. Finally (when the dog showed interest in licking up the poop), we felt a twinge of disgust. Yes, this is poop after all.

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