Blowing bubbles and raspberries seems to be Baby Carter’s
new form of entertainment. He starts by
looking directly at you with large hazel eyes (takes after his daddy) and a
playful grin from ear to ear with a slight giggle followed by a slew of jumbled
vowel sounds (baby talk). Just for fun,
I respond with a smile and a slew of vowel sounds of my own in an effort to
answer in his new language. My voice is
very deep so Baby Carter stops his fanatic arm flares and leg kicks, and he stares
at me with a slight look of confusion. I
then pause and stare back at him waiting for a response. We are now in the middle of a staring contest
to see who will break first. Suddenly,
the silence is broken by a loud and wet raspberry sound similar to that of a
“fart” noise commonly created by immature dads in a crowded elevator. The raspberries are quickly followed by
multiple small oblong bubbles that soak his upper and bottom lips, which
eventually runs down his chin and eventually comes to rest on his chest. I try to keep my bearing but it is just so
damn cute and funny I have no choice but to break down and laugh-which makes
him laugh. Through this fun interaction
I failed to realize that we are in fact communicating.
According to fitpregnancy.com, raspberries and bubbles are
an infants “first forms of communication.”
When a child experiments with his mouth, it is an early sign of speech
development. Another form of
communication often found in infants is the tongue game where they stick out
their tongue in an effort to gain your attention. I was concerned that Baby Carter had picked
up some early bad habits but in fact he is attempting to communicate with
me. I love the raspberry and bubbles
game but I wish I had purchased more burp cloths because Baby Carter is setting
a new world record as a human bubble machine!
No comments:
Post a Comment