Interaction Time

Well Sophie has achieved the milestone that I enjoy the most. I love my babies, don't get me wrong, but the most fun I have with them is when we play together. After all, by far the biggest kid in the family (and usually the good cop) is myself. As a result, the first signs of interaction between baby and his/her surroundings brings my level of personal enjoyment of time spent with the baby to a whole new level. On Wednesday of this week, Nicholas was waking up from an impromptu 6pm nap. He was tired and grouchy and crying. Sophie was nearby and when she saw tears in his eyes her mouth wrinkled, her face frowned and she let out a sympathy cry with all her heart. As soon as we moved her away from Nicholas so that he was out of her line of sight she stopped crying. Just for fun, we put her in front of Nicholas again and sure enough she started to wail. We did this experiment a few times to the delight of everyone around (grandparents, parents and siblings). Even Nicholas thought is was funny enough to stop crying. Ever since then, the kids have been jumping around funnily, hitting themselves in the head and making exclamations like "Oh!". If they’re lucky, Sophie responds with peals of laughter quickly followed by hiccups (babies always hiccup after laughing). I'm loving every minute of it. It just means now when we're stuck doing those activities I hate the most like shopping and going for walks, I now have another playmate to keep me entertained. So to Sophie, I say welcome to the club.