Dragging
IT guys do not think outside target, deadlines and I am not an exception. It started with when he learned to roll over and lie down on his stomach. He has a soft rubber colourful fish , kind of round shape so he will hold in his hand, chew it, threw it and then I will again bring back to him.
We have a soft fluffy carpet through out the living room so I lay him down on his stomach and will keep his fish within reach of his hand . He will hold it, feel it and then will push it away expecting me to bring it back so now I leave it and then he started dragging himself with his arms to get in reach of that fish and then I will put in other direction (target). He will take turn and goes in that direction and this continues.
It looks like an army guy dragging himself on muddy ground to cross low lying fence.
Next Target - To make him crawl.
Food
He has started eating solid food (paste) but then it's us who has to put food in his mouth with the spoon. His favourite is apple and banana and I would say he is a sweet boy doesn't troubles much while feeding. But there are food like dal in which he is adamant not to open his mouth. When I am having my lunch/dinner, I keep him nearby and he watches curiously as what dad/mom is having and why he is not feeding that. Are they eating something delicious and he gets some flat food?
So now when I eat something delicious which he can be fed with, I just mash it put it on my finger tip and slip it in his mouth. He will chew, make expressions and give a look, hey how are you eating this or delighted that 'Yeh Dil Mange more' :-) Now that he has got the flavour, I know he will make all possible effort to get it more. This time I just keep my finger (with food), little away from his mouth and he waits for seconds and then try to catch my hand and tries to bring it near his mouth or brings his mouth itself near the finger.
Next Target - He himself play with food and started putting it in his mouth.
Understanding emotions
While I play with him sometimes I pretend that I am crying and he looks curiously with not so happy look as what happened and why I am crying and then I start smiling and he gives million dollar smile.
He has started sitting without support though he himself is not strong enough to fold and sit by his own. But once you make him sit he stays there and plays with his toys. Though sometimes he tumbles on his sides and back. We have thick fluffy carpet and normally he sits on comforter and play so no chance of getting hurt while he tumbles. When he falls, if I ignore him as nothing happened he is back to his action and do whatever he was doing. But sometimes when we have worried expression and asks "Did you got hurt?" He starts crying as if he really got hurt and then when you lift and cuddle him he smiles as if nothing happened.
There are times when he is in my hand and I am talking with someone for few minutes. He gives signal hey talk to me, play with me and then if you still continue talking and ignoring him he gets restless left with no option other than start talking to him and playing with him. He has started understanding emotions as whether other people are happy, sad, angry or ignoring him.
Next Target - He starts saying papa and mummy.
Friends
One thing I misses here is large friend circle and small kids. One of my friend in Boston, Debashis, used to frequently visit our house and play with him. While going back he used to say come with me, come with me and I used to say go with uncle. One day I thought let's see what he does when we are not there? One day I told my friend carry him away and I will say "tata" "tata" and will finally close the door. As we were doing this his facial expression started changing whether papa is really going to send him away. Though he didn't cried but was intimidated and was constantly looking at closed doors.
Once my friend Diptam visited our house and we had planned to visit local place. so I was trying to set up car seat while everyone was outside chit chatting and then I finally buckled him in the car seat and closed the door. He immediately looked around in the car and finding that dad/mom are outside he started crying and then again I lifted him up and let her mom seat next to him and finally buckled him happily.
Here it's just Nimisha and me and occasionaly people visits our house so not sure how will be his behaviour with strangers at latter stage. I would love to have many kids nearby so as he learns to mingle and share his toys. Friends, close friends is what I am missing here.
Learning to make sound and feeling of touch
Bittu is a happy baby and you can see evergreen smiles and he tries to make lot of different sounds out of excitement. I make sound of dogs, cats, lion, pigeon and he too reciprocate in his own way. Sometimes out of excitement he makes lot loud sound while shopping, eating in restaurants catching everyone attention. Sometimes he loves to play and make sound in midnight and days are not far when someone complains there's too much baby sound or not sure whether parents are beating :-( or something else. He is in his best mood when you make sound of dogs or cats but sound of lion scares him and if you repeat 2-3 times he starts crying as well.
Besides sound he is exploring his fingers and would like to touch everything and get the feel of it. He would like to lift it, hold it, throw it and then again lift it and this continues. While he is sitting on desk, I taught him to make sound with thumping your plams and he will beat hammer everything as if it's drum and listen how was the sound.
Seems there were lot of happenings, Well lot more to go and do visit for Eighth month posting to know about the latest progress in his life.
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