With each new day, Elden continues to surprise me. He has always been a very curious, aware baby, and as he grows older and more mobile, he finds that he can actually control what he sees.
In the last month or so, he has really shown an interest in watching people and animals. Perhaps this is because he has learned that he can turn his head different ways, turn at the hip, even move his head up and down to obtain a better view point....whatever it is, he is loving it!
He loves watching flies crawl around on the table (and gets really confused when they fly away), the dog walking around the farm, Oma and Opa eating lunch, Papa watching tv...well, at least for a second, before the flashing lights and noises from the tv distract him...and then he stares at the screen in awe until you drag him away. Looks like he will be a tv watcher.
Elden's need for action is great for keeping him occupied, but horrible for when it comes time to eat. Any noise, be it people talking, music in another room, the dog barking, will be a distraction, making it a fight to get food into his mouth. Any movement and he is craning his head backwards and upside down in an effort to see what is the cause. His exception to distraction are pears. He absolutely LOVES pears. Nothing is a distraction if mashed pears (with anything) are on the spoon.
Regardless of lengthy mealtimes, I love that Elden is finding the world so interesting and thought-provoking. In the last week, he has started to want to verbally communicate with us, saying "ah" or "ich" when we talk with him. He even likes talking with the dog! It is very sweet to see.
My favourite thing about Elden's love for movement is that he loves watching the wind blow through the trees. He can sit for minutes at a time, watching the leaves dance on the trees, bushes, vines in the yard. I often wonder if he is writing romantic poems in his head. To me it seems so romantic and sweet, him gazing through the window at the waving branches... Perhaps we have a future poet in our midst?
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