Little Lena - new skills for week 3

[dreamshark]

As Little L moves into her 3rd week of life she is not only growing, but learning.  Here's some new skills documented yesterday. First, look how well she can balance her giant anime head now (at least when she is wide awake). In this picture she has actually TURNED her head to look at the window, all by herself!


Here we see the newborn standing/walking reflex in action. At this age they can't support their weight on those spindly little legs, but if you help them out they can push back against a firm surface and even make little walking movements. This reflex disappears a few months after birth, but comes back as volitional movement when it's time to start standing and walking.


Probably the most exciting - she is starting to pay attention to toys. This Baby Einstein Radio plays music and displays a pattern of flashing lights. You would think it would be impossible to ignore. But just the day before she showed little interest in it. Yesterday she stared at it every time it was presented and even waved her arms as if she was trying to reach towards it. This means it is now possible to PLAY with her!  Fun.

Comments

[mle292.livejournal.com]

It is adorable to see the photos, and to see how proud the new grandparents obviously are. Thanks for sharing these! :)

[thorintatge.livejournal.com]

Yay! Thanks for the update. I couldn't make out what you said you were inside of when I tried calling earlier. A cathedral? A 'crashway'? I'll call again tomorrow.

[skylarker.livejournal.com]

Fascinating to see these early stages of development. When she gets older, she'll have to work a lot harder to fascinate her audience. :)