Joshua is 4 1/2 months old.
It was a sunny Sunday morning, Josh was still sleeping snugly in his 'sarong' rocker (the type which hangs on twin springs from a mobile steel frame), with his favourite thumb stuck into his lil' mouth . Then out of the blue, his big round eyes peek open, and he stares at the sight that greets him - giant adult eyes staring back at him.
As he slowly gains full awareness of his surroundings, he is being passed from uncle to grandma to mother until his sleepiness wears off completely. His neck muscles has improved tremendously since the last time I saw him. He can now arch his neck back and turn to look at you while you carry him (it's important for him to identify the person carrying - strictly for security reasons).
Then moving on to his next trick, Josh demonstrates how he is able to flip himself from a lying down position over to a crawl-like position. The only problem being he is unable to do a reverse flip. So he stays in the crawl-like position, enjoying his new vantage point (it's definitely better than staring at the empty ceiling), until his hands grow tired and he promptly lies down on his head. We flip him over after that.
Before : On his back; Drum roll please ....
Ta daa .... after the flip, a little dazed from the effort
And he remembers to smile at the appreciative audience
Next, we bring Josh out to the living room to be carried by his grandpa. His eyes sweeps around the room while the adults talk around him. As if his 'in-built sensors' are registering all the little bits of sound, sights and touch, and inputing all the 'raw data' into the 'master CPU' that is trying to make sense of this whole new confusing world. At times he smiles, almost like a chuckle, when his gaze falls on his other grandpa sitting opposite him. Clearly he remembers faces, and he remembers what is that makes him smile.
Soon it was time to go. In a months time, I believe Josh will grow even more stronger and 'bouncier' (some baby fat does help). See you in a few more weeks mate!
2 comments:
er.. tat's one hell of a long comment.
cute as in josh is so super koochikoochi cute. haha.
cute kid you got there. but you wouldnt believe how disgusting kids look like when they first come into the world. ooze, membrane, blood....
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