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February 07, 2004
Two months old!
He's a little boy!
When Gus grunts and jabbers, I can hear his voice maturing...he sounds more like a little boy! His cries are becoming easier to translate and I do think he has a grunting vocabulary of sorts. When I sign with him, he really follows the hands, trying to figure out what I'm doing. The smiles...particularly after he has eaten, if you put Gus face to face with you and smile and talk to him, he just busts out these huge, squinty grins, where his tongue appears to be suspended in midair in his mouth. It's the best.
Gustav still enjoys tummy time and is able to move his head from side to side. He jabbers a lot when on his belly, and kicks his legs. He is starting to make the moves to turn over, he just needs to figure out where his arms should go. He is able to turn from his back to his side at times, too. But when he's mellow, he's mellow...he still loves to stare at the ceiling and lights, and once you try to move him away from something he's starting at, he'll keep his eye on it and move his head accordingly. He's very good at moving his head and eyes to find us when he hears us talk, especially John. Gus loves the Papa, and I always tell John that he is like a sedative to Gus. Gus just chills out in his arms, it's beautiful.
John and I tried to practice our morning schedule this week since I'm going back to work on Monday (I plan on bringing some tissue with me on the train!). There are a lot of logistics to work out, and our goal is to make the morning peaceful and not frantic. Possible, no? I've only been away from Gus for two hours at a time so, in essence, I'm going cold turkey on Monday. Wish me luck!
Here are some pics of Gus this past week...
A visit with Gus' friend Abby, this is the model pose
They look like they were caught!
Thursday morning practice session...
During belly time...
Posted by janna at February 7, 2004 09:23 AM