At the dinner table, we shout, "Arms up!" in English and in Chinese. When Atticus raises his arms, we give hug and kiss him and give positive reinforcement. He shoots his arms up & calls out to us, expecting kisses. We gasp in feigned surprise & laugh and kiss him.
If you're on the babygroup list, you can see a video of this new exercise.
Our interactions have changed so dramatically in the past week. He now looks at us differently...with a look of expectation. We can communicate him in a more complex way (as complex as we can with a 9-month old). We exchange sounds and responses now, which is SO nice! No longer do we coo at his expressionless face. No longer do we work up a sweat trying to eek out a laugh or a smile from him.
Yay.
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