Oh Marshall's Hands are constatnly in his Mouth this week. He is just likes rubbing his new tooth. Its the only thing right now that he is really coordinated at getting into his mouth.
Marshall also has started to laugh a lot. He is very ticklish now. His laugh also comes out when we play his favorite game...pat-a-cake:
Marshall also loves to join along in Mommy's horrible singing.
Winni the Pooh that is!
Marshall also likes to play with the ball his Mimi got him.
Marshall also likes spending time at Mimi and GrandpaHa's House. Mimi is a funny lady.
Normally Marshall doesn't do very well with Tummy Time, but we have found that when we put under him a part of the Christmas present from his Aunt and Uncle, as well as put him on the couch (which is eye level with the TV), he seems to enjoy it more. I think he also likes it so he can watch the doggies as well.
His feet are really fun to watch. It's like they are little hands expressing themselves as he talks or does his activities.
I got a little bit of it on camera (when I bring out the camera to capture his laughing and talking he immediately stops and just stares at the camera - it certainly become more and more tricky as he gets older!):
As you can see from some of the photos this week, what a fun baby Marshall has become! He has a very fun and entertaining quality about him. Which made it difficult for me to go back to work and miss spending all day with him.
His first week at school went really well for him. It was probably hardest on me (and Chris) than it was for him. When I came and did surprise visits on him throughout the week, I found that he was just having so much fun. He really enjoys watching the other kids in his class. In fact he got mad at me for interfering with his line of sight onto the other kids. He also insisted upon being fed in a way that he could watch the other kids rather than me. He has a little girlfriend in his class who is just 18 days older than him, Caila, and they enjoy playing with each other. When they were lying under their play gym together he started rubbing her head and she fell asleep (just like what daddy does to Marshall).
He also has started to try to lift his head a lot from sitting position as well as starting to roll over. Although he still doesn't like his tummy time as much.
At home and at school, he really enjoys toys. His favorite toy at the house is his piano. He just was so excited to discover that he can make noise. We are also finding that he is starting to try to laugh more. Maybe in the next few weeks we can coax a full blown laugh. We still haven't found any tickle spots yet either but you know that his daddy will be really excited when he finds that!
Week 12 Photos:
Week 12 Video:
Here is the access information for the photoshoots!
January 4th: http://smilestore.picturepeople.com/my/images?tk=b3051c86-fa5f-476c-be07-4938ef548d6b&CMPN=EmailAlbum
December 13: http://smilestore.picturepeople.com/my/images?tk=54f8f8c4-7e6b-4457-acda-41bcad38b9a0&CMPN=EmailAlbum
Well Marshall made a great discovery this week. His hands! He was so excited about finding them this week. He tried to put both hands into his mouth at the same time and scratched his nose in his enthusiasm. Some other developmental milestones include his first laugh (through pat-a-cake of course) and holding onto his rattle. He also discovered his feet - it was cute because one of his outfits had little puppies on the feet and he was just so enamoured by them - he would just stare and stare at them. He also really loves to look at the toys on his jumper-roo, but his legs are to short to really feel the ground so he just sits in it and watches the lights for a few minutes.
We also went to Mommy's favorite addiction - the Picture People - to get a "New Year" photo made (see photo in Jan. 4th blog). We go back next weekend for our family portrait so stay tuned!
This photo reminds me of the picture my dad took of me at the same age (see below):
Baby Jane at 3 months:
Video:
