Junya 80 days
Today Junya is 80 days! The last 20 days since he turned 60 days has been filled with events, and he has changed a lot in those days. For instance he has started making little clicking/kissing sounds with his mouth as an indication that he is hungry! So now there are five stages in what he does when he wants something to eat:
- Clicking/kissing sounds with mouth
- Sticking thumb out
- Sucking left hand
- Slightly grumpy
- Full out screaming!
Another interesting thing is that he has proved to us that he is able to recognise different people’s faces. If he is sleepy (which to him is a bit similar to being hungry) he wants his mum. Period. Dad won’t do. We noticed this as he was sitting in his bouncer and started making grumpy noises, then started screming. I tried to soothe him, but it didn’t work. I held his hand, talked to ham, hummed a tune, patted his back.. no effect. Then Takako took over and did the same. And after 15 seconds he stopped crying. He smiled and laughed, so Takako went back to work.
5 minutes later the same happened. He got grumpy, and I tried to do exactly the same as Takako did. But no. He just started screming even more, tears in his eyes and nose! Then Takako came over, and the instance he saw her, he stopped crying. She picked him up, and he was fine after that.
Of course he can connect Takako’s face with being fed and sleeping, and this is probably why he doesn’t want me to hold him when he needs food or sleep. Even when we bathe him he has started crying when I hold him. I know one shouldn’t take it personally - it is just the way babies are. The positive thing is that he is still happy most of the time, and then it is fun and easy to play with him!
He has also started to outgrow some of his clothes. When I bathe him I can feel he is a lot longer than when he was born. He doesn’t fit on my lap anymore. He is also noticeably heavier! Carrying him around for half a day in the baby carrier, puts quite a strain on one’s back.