Milestones real and imagined
chase · Sun, Oct 11, 2015I spent more time holding Milo this weekend than I have in a while. In part it was an intentional ploy to make her more comfortable with my touch and my smell, since it’s become apparent lately that it’s easier for her to find comfort in her mother. But I didn’t really need a mission to keep me going. Holding Milo was just nice.
She usually falls asleep in the Moby wrap, but at the California Academy of Sciences, she was wide awake and wide-eyed. It helped that she can now keep her head aloft on her own for extended periods of time, because it meant that as I walked by the exhibits of vibrantly colored frogs and birds and insects, she could fix her own gaze. She still mostly chooses to stare at bright lights instead of plaques, but, you know, one step at a time.
She did fall asleep on my lap while we were watching football, and though she gradually slouched to one side and though I kept jostling her upright, she never awoke. Success! (One of the things that has always excited me most about being a parent is the prospect of having my child fall asleep in my arms, so having that come true feels pretty great. Thanks, Milo. Here’s to many more naps to come!)
Meanwhile, Milo is now babbling all sorts of sounds that Misty and I have been taking great liberties to interpret as words. If our real conversations turn out to be even half as much fun as the fake conversations we’re having now, it’s going to be a real treat. I can’t wait.