waterbed, take 2

OK, so maybe Jason does retain twitting privileges. This morning I was the one to spill water in bed. But it was only half a glass and it was because I had a bad hold on it, not because I fell asleep. Surely there's something worse in spilling a full glass because you fell asleep, right?

Gavin has found his hands. When he is awake and not engaged in play with one of us, he is often found with his hands in fists held out in front of his face, his eyes crossed as they focus down at them. He stuffs them in his mouth now not in an instinctive sign that he is hungry, but to explore and learn about his hands. His arms flail around in a more deliberate way now as he discovers that he can control them and that they are part of him.

It's an amazing sight to watch so much learning happen. These things we take for granted - such as the concept of hands and arms being part of our bodies - have to be learned. That's something you don't think about every day. Having a baby makes you look at the world in a fresh way. It makes you realize just how far you have come as a person. After all, I know that not only do I have hands and that my arms are part of my body, but so are my legs and feet!