Thursday, July 17, 2008

little lightbulbs

so far, most of bryn's big milestones have been related to motor skills (head control, hand use, rolling, sitting, scooting). we've seen some cognitive skills emerge (recognizing us, smiling, laughing, recognizing her own name), but nothing as impressive as this week. on tuesday, bryn was playing with a basket that contained a few toys. the toys were all at the bottom of the basket, and she kept tipping the basket towards her, then letting go and trying to grab the toys. a sisyphean effort, of course, and really kind of amusing. but, after a couple minutes of this, i watched her tip the basket with one hand, hold it in place, and then reach over and grab a toy with the other hand! it was amazing!

also amazing, but more frustrating, is that bryn has started to both understand and ignore admonishments. when playing in the family room, all objects and areas off the carpeted area are off limits, and we have been starting to (try to) teach bryn this. it starts with sternly saying her name, which gets her to turn her head and look at us, then give us a big aren't-i-just-the-cutest-thing smile. sometimes, after we repeat this a few times, bryn will stop and scoot towards something else. other times, it escalates to "unh unh", then "don't", and finally "no" as she inches closer, and closer, and finally touches whatever it is that she shouldn't be touching. this morning, in a particularly sassy mood, none of the above had any effect, except to make her move faster in anticipation of being nabbed by mom... wonder where she gets her stubborn streak from?

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