Spud turned 4 months yesterday, and seeing her development in her own little ways has been quite phenomenal indeed. I guess she is developing as every baby should, but it certainly is awfully nice to see her responding to her name, turning her head to the sound of the voices calling her, and then look at you with a goofy smile. Seeing her go crazy ga-ga is very heart-warming when she sees the toys she likes, eyes wide and bright; legs kicking in excitement and arms flailing all over the place.
She has been rolling over one way, trying very hard to grab her legs and put her toes in her mouth (she almost succeed!). Every so often, she wants to sit up and her face gets all red in each of her attempts to do so before she gets cranky out of frustration. Many a time, we discovered that she managed to turn onto her stomach when she is asleep. She just moves around in circles within her cot, and hardly ever wakes up the same way she sleeps! We observed that she is quite capable of watching TV for at least half an hour if left alone; leaving us wondering if we are doing the right thing by introducing the tele to her at such a young age! These days, she tends to babble a lot when you have a one-on-one conversation with her, and she gets annoyed if you ignore her.
I don’t really know what else babies do at this age, but Spud got me line, hook and sinker when she would immediately turn to look for me whenever she hears the sound of my voice, her head straight up and eyes in full alert, following me everywhere the moment I walk in the door and start babbling away.
She still does not like tummy time, but tolerates it just a tad longer.
She has also discovered the cats, and when she sees Fudge, she can’t resist but reach out to her, trying to grab and squeeze the hell of whatever she can reach. While Andy and Donut stayed well away, Fudge tolerates her and shift only that little bit more out of Spud’s reach.
It must be a bummer to be a baby - all the things to see and do, and yet constraint by not being able to do them.
I can’t wait for her to start sitting up on her own!
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