Naomi is discovering more about the way the world works... especially regarding her hands and feet. When she plays on her mat, her arms and legs are flapping super fast, knocking her toys around and laughing while they sway above her. She gets tired and takes a short break then does it all over again. She can entertain herself like this for up to half an hour :)
My sister Jasmine told me that sometimes when a baby reaches a new milestone, their sleep habits change. A few nights ago, Naomi woke up in the middle of the night around 2:30am. I could hear her little baby noises, but she wasn't crying or really even fussing. When I looked into her bassinet, I saw Mimi kicking her pink hippo which hangs above her. She was smiling and entertaining herself, so I went back to sleep expecting to hear her cry out at any minute. She kept playing and eventually fell back asleep, too. The next time I woke up it was 5AM and she was flailing her legs around again, but she looked frustrated. Naomi had managed to wiggle her body in a way that her feet could no longer reach the hippo. I repositioned her and she kicked away until she had worked up an appetite and let out a loud yelp to let me know it was time to for breakfast. By this time, it was already a whole 7 hours since she last ate so I knew she was hungry!
Her favorite toy to kick on her play mat is an octopus that has a rattle and a hoop attached to him. I decided to hang it on her car seat on our way to Dean's house to celebrate his 8th birthday. Shortly after we hit the road, she grabbed the hoop and held on super tight. Mimi just stared up at the octopus, but wasn't moving her arm. I shook her arm to let her hear the rattle, but she didn't shake it on her own. I thought that she might have just got stuck and didn't know how to let go, so I pried her fingers off the ring. BIG MISTAKE! She screamed at me and let me know she wasn't done yet. I put the ring back in her hand and she just kept staring and holding it for at least another 5 minutes. The second she let go of it, she closed her eyes and dozed off.
When we got Hercules, we let her play in Weslee's aquarium bouncer. It wasn't too long ago that she would just sit in it quietly while watching the bubbles. This time she kicked the fish and the seahorse with her feet. This activity seemed to bring her a new found joy in sitting in the bouncer :)
Gotta love those HAPPY FEET!
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