Human beings tend to ask some BIG questions in their lives. Who am I? How did we all get here? How was the universe created? Why is the sky blue? Why would someone have wanted to create spandex? Some are more complex than others, but certainly it highlights an underlying feature of human beings…our innate curiosity.
So, one thing I’ve noticed is that our questions change as we become parents. No longer are those perplexing questions that boggle the mind topics of discussion, but instead we find new mysterious questions that we had never thought to ask before the birth of a child. “If my child only drinks white milk, why do they have colored poop?” It makes no logical sense…(really, shouldn’t it be white?). On the same line of thinking, why does it not smell? Also, “what in the world is the 5-10 second silent period from your child when they are obviously ready to cry?” Is it the calm before the storm? Are they simply opening their air intake to collect oxygen required for the big scream to come?...I'm just not sure. And what is a teletubby? I do not know the answers to these things. I am just another father wandering down a new philosophical path that my child has now placed before me.
Enough about the metaphysical universe, and onto a less surreal plain plane …Sydney has had a great week. She continues to gear up for solid foods. At this point, she pretty much pushes most of her rice cereal out of her mouth with her tongue. But, it’s a work in progress.
She continues to get better and better at sitting up. We still provide some ‘bumper’ coverage so that she doesn’t just topple over, but that need is becoming less and less. Her overall strength is very good, and her coordination of her hands and arms are steadily increasing (although at times she does a particular motion with her arms that I can only describe as flapping). Perhaps she’s part parrot.
She is also talking just as much as ever (a trait earned from her mother). She is now less about squeaks and high-pitch sounds and more about trying to more closely mimic us. Having said that, some of her recent mumblings eerily sound like someone who has been kidnapped and duct-taped. There are a few words we 'think' we've heard, but they were probably just random sounds that were close, and not really intentional. I know she has not had her first 'real' word, because that first word will be ja..va! We practice than one everyday!
So, one thing I’ve noticed is that our questions change as we become parents. No longer are those perplexing questions that boggle the mind topics of discussion, but instead we find new mysterious questions that we had never thought to ask before the birth of a child. “If my child only drinks white milk, why do they have colored poop?” It makes no logical sense…(really, shouldn’t it be white?). On the same line of thinking, why does it not smell? Also, “what in the world is the 5-10 second silent period from your child when they are obviously ready to cry?” Is it the calm before the storm? Are they simply opening their air intake to collect oxygen required for the big scream to come?...I'm just not sure. And what is a teletubby? I do not know the answers to these things. I am just another father wandering down a new philosophical path that my child has now placed before me.
Enough about the metaphysical universe, and onto a less surreal plain plane …Sydney has had a great week. She continues to gear up for solid foods. At this point, she pretty much pushes most of her rice cereal out of her mouth with her tongue. But, it’s a work in progress.
She continues to get better and better at sitting up. We still provide some ‘bumper’ coverage so that she doesn’t just topple over, but that need is becoming less and less. Her overall strength is very good, and her coordination of her hands and arms are steadily increasing (although at times she does a particular motion with her arms that I can only describe as flapping). Perhaps she’s part parrot.
She is also talking just as much as ever (a trait earned from her mother). She is now less about squeaks and high-pitch sounds and more about trying to more closely mimic us. Having said that, some of her recent mumblings eerily sound like someone who has been kidnapped and duct-taped. There are a few words we 'think' we've heard, but they were probably just random sounds that were close, and not really intentional. I know she has not had her first 'real' word, because that first word will be ja..va! We practice than one everyday! Thanks to Great Grandpa Pagels for taking the pictures used for this post. He snapped a few great shots (as usual) while we were visiting on Mother's Day, so I just had to use them!
Have a great week! Oh, and Sydney is 5 months old on May 15th!!! The time goes so quick! Just don't grow too quickly Baby Ruth, we want to enjoy all of the moments :)
Awww she is getting so big! They grow up so quickly... sigh. Oh yeah! Happy Birthday Joe! Have a great day!
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