Oh boy, Gabriel sleeps MUCH less! He now easily stays awake for 1.5 to 2.5 hours. What does he do while awake? Sometimes, he lays quietly and looking around. During those moment, he looks like he is in his own rich inner world: His eyes are wide open; his cheeks are hanging; he looks very concentrated... In other times, he makes these baby noises, trying to either burp, or fart, or poop. When he cannot achieve either one, he cries for help. Sometimes, he simply cries out loud, and it means, he either wants to be held, or fed. In other words, there are many activities that currently are a part of our everyday routine.
Gabriel has also learned how to hold on to one's shoulder. When he is positioned vertically, we don't even need to hold him, as he can hold on to us himself. And, I must say, he loves being positioned vertically! He feels like he is tall, and he can see better that way. This morning, he ate very well, grabbed to my mom's shoulder and relaxed. My mom went to the mirror to check whether he is sleeping or not, and she saw the following: Gabi slowly opened him big eyes, looked somewhere far away, open his mouth, burped, closed his mouth, slowly blinked, closed his eyes, fell asleep right away and hang on my mom. His cheeks were hanging, his head is leaning towards my mom's shoulder, his hands and legs are positioned as if he was a starfish... So funny!
Meanwhile, Zachary went downstairs all by himself today! In addition, as if to celebrate, he was holding three big red balloons in his hand! He confidently refused an offered hand, and without any doubt, went downstairs on his own, step by step. He seed very confident, and it is both good and bad. It is good, because having no fear is much better than being afraid. And it is bad, because he wasn't afraid to fall and therefore, wasn't looking where he was going. Twice, his foot was too close to the edge of the stairs, and it was a pure miracle he didn't fall down.
And the last thing for today, again about Gabriel. He cannot yet focus his eyes on objects and faces, and he are not yet reacting to familiar faces and sounds. He lives in his own big inner world... he was supposed to be born the day after tomorrow, by the way. How wonderful that he is here already!
Gabriel has also learned how to hold on to one's shoulder. When he is positioned vertically, we don't even need to hold him, as he can hold on to us himself. And, I must say, he loves being positioned vertically! He feels like he is tall, and he can see better that way. This morning, he ate very well, grabbed to my mom's shoulder and relaxed. My mom went to the mirror to check whether he is sleeping or not, and she saw the following: Gabi slowly opened him big eyes, looked somewhere far away, open his mouth, burped, closed his mouth, slowly blinked, closed his eyes, fell asleep right away and hang on my mom. His cheeks were hanging, his head is leaning towards my mom's shoulder, his hands and legs are positioned as if he was a starfish... So funny!
Meanwhile, Zachary went downstairs all by himself today! In addition, as if to celebrate, he was holding three big red balloons in his hand! He confidently refused an offered hand, and without any doubt, went downstairs on his own, step by step. He seed very confident, and it is both good and bad. It is good, because having no fear is much better than being afraid. And it is bad, because he wasn't afraid to fall and therefore, wasn't looking where he was going. Twice, his foot was too close to the edge of the stairs, and it was a pure miracle he didn't fall down.
And the last thing for today, again about Gabriel. He cannot yet focus his eyes on objects and faces, and he are not yet reacting to familiar faces and sounds. He lives in his own big inner world... he was supposed to be born the day after tomorrow, by the way. How wonderful that he is here already!
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