Jasper's made some big developmental steps in the past couple of weeks. He no longer hates having his clothes changed - even when we have to pull a tight shirt over his head. At first he just hated being on his changing table for anything. Then diaper changes were ok - but changing his clothes was no good. Now, he puts up with just about anything. He's even taken to his lotion rub-down after his bath at night. He used to cry when we did this, but now he just looks at us and sometimes even laughs. Such progress!
Jasper also does not hate his car seat so much anymore. He doesn't love it, and we can't use it as a sure-fire way to get him to fall asleep ... but this is progress, too. (More on that later.)
A really big step is in his visual acquity. He can see things (toys, us, etc.) and specifically reach out to grab them. His depth perception seems to be pretty good, too. It is neat to watch him reach for various things. He has his very favorite toys (mr. monkey and mr. giraffee - yet unnamed) that he reaches for often when he is on his activity mat. Zelda is the zeebra shown below. He likes her, too. We've noticed that he sees our rings and will follow them with his eyes when we have our hands close to his face. He particularly likes my shiny diamond ring, and he sometimes tries to grab our hands so he can lock in on our rings better.
His neck strength has really increased as well. Drew adjusted how we do tummy time so that we now prop Jasper up on a small pillow to give him a little lift. He likes the position better and still works to lift his head higher and from side to side. He stays in tummy time much longer in this position.
We can put him in his Bumbo seat and he'll be able to support himself pretty well. He doesn't have complete control over his very large head yet, but he's getting better all the time, and we can see marked improvement from last month.
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