At almost 6 months of age Jasmin is very able to
communicate her will and her opinions on the situations she is. Like with my
first son, I am once more amazed at the scope of elaboration a baby can achieve
with body language and whining sounds.
If she is hungry, I can usually tell by the urgency of her
cries. When I pick her up, she breathes with excitement and grabs onto my
shirt, pushing her head towards my breast. There is really no clearer way to
say “mommy, I want to breast feed please”.
I took Jasmin to get her shots at the age of 4 months. The
routine in Israel dictates that at this age a baby receives two shots. After
the first one, Jasmin croaked uncomfortably, clearly not enjoying the
procedure, but after the second shot she moved onto crying protest. She was
very displeased at being pricked a second time, especially after showing me
that she sis not like it at all the first time…her protest was so obvious! I
felt like a bad person cheating my baby out of her right to remain relaxed and
unpicked…
At the age of four months it became apparent that Jasmin
took an interest in what I eat. Staring at everything that went into my mouth
while she was in the vicinity. So we started giving her solids. At the age of
six months it is clear she can see what I am eating from a distance! While she
was laying on the carpet in the lying room, I was eating a slice of bread with
cottage cheese in the open kitchen. From a distance of about 5 meters, Jasmin
called her protest! Clearly whining louder every time the slice approached my
mouth. I stopped eating and went to get her food…she enjoyed some mashed
vegetables and a bottle of milk as a result.
Although I cannot be sure if she just wanted to be picked up
or if she realy was trying to indicate that her diaper was full. One afternoon
Jasmin bobbed with her behind up and down and whined to gain attention. When I
picked her up, I discovered the full diaper and started wondering if the
particular movement to get my attention was intentional. Jasmin likes her
diapers clean and protests in discomfort and crying if they are not changed.
There is no tricking Jasmin. Playing with the plastic box
housing her wet wipes is only fun when we are changing a diaper and the game
makes it harder for mommy to complete the task. Allowing Jasmin to play with
same said box in her cot is simply of no interest, bordering on an insult! The
box is only fun in the diaper changing corner…
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Ladies pretty in Pink, Mommy and Jasmin (Check out the family pointing finger...)
Summer Cuddle - July 2012 - Jasmin and Jonathan
