Jack’s Quest Up The Beanstalk

Jack has finally figured out to suck on his fingers and fist. This means that being swaddled causes immense frustration for him but it does mean that we are closer to not needing to swaddle him. The reason why swaddling helps babies sleep is because when they are newborns they are unaware their arms are in fact, their arms. They wave them about unknowingly and wake themselves up with the sensation or they scratch and poke themselves while asleep. If you swaddle them, it comforts them and prevents these awakings. However….when a baby wants to suck his fist and he cannot, he certainly will tell you about his annoyance with you.
Jack has also started mastering smiling. He smiled at Mommy today when she went to wake him up from his morning nap; three times, in fact. He loves playing the nose game, too. It’s where you pretend to eat his nose, then lower your’s so he can do the same. Then he grins.
He has also learned that if you cry out ” ENH!” when your fish mobile stops moving, Mommy or Aunt Sally will run to start it again. He likes that game, a lot. Maybe this post should be called “Manipulation of Mommy!”