Hmm… where to start…
Bryan is now becoming more and more precise in focusing and then grabbing something he wants. Prior to last week, he couldn’t control his hands even if he was obviously interested in something. With this new ability, Bryan is also starting to realize that he can cause an effect on something he touches.
Speaking of grabbing stuff, Bryan has one hell of a grip. Just today he grabbed my skin (what adults would other wise characterize as “pinching” ) and held on to it pretty tight. I couldn’t shake his hand off! That hurt like a biatch. And then he did it again with something else he grabbed on my desk. I actually had a hard time taking it off of his tiny little hand. I guess there’s a good reason babies should have good grips.
At almost five months, Bryan is also increasingly alert and aware of his surroundings. He will respond to sounds, precise movements and the ability to track them has also dramatically increased. Grace also noticed that Bryan now knows he should be sleeping when we put him on the bed, turn down the light and put a nice thick blanket on him. Very nice.
Since I am on the topic of sleep, it reminds me of a weird dream I had the other night. I dreamt of Bryan crying for some reason one night. But the weird part is, as soon as I opened my eyes and turned around, Bryan immediately started crying (in real life)! Spooky.
Back to Bryan…. He really wants to be able to sit up (so that he can see more stuff). But he can’t balance himself yet. Heck, he can’t even roll over! So now every time we put him on our laps, he tries to sit up as much as possible, or else he’ll make this weird sound until we let him sit up. What a jerk, huh? This applies to when he’s being bathed, when he’s playing and sometimes just right before he naps.