A quick little video of Nyan Thomas, hanging out and making random noises.
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Today’s video: best video ever?
Okay, perhaps not *ever*. I’ll admit that I may be a bit biased on that assessment. Not because this reporter is a supporting actor in this drama, but just because, well, have you *seen* our kid and how adorable he is?
So, okay. Maybe not best video ever. But pretty damn fine, I hope you’ll agree. Daddy being silly with young Nyan Thomas, Sunday morning, Oct. 2, 2011. Cinematography by Mommy.
Today’s videos:
A two-fer of videos today. Neither one has a whole lot going on (you’ve been warned!)
First up: young Nyan Thomas hanging out. Yawning. Making little noises. That’s about it.
And here we return to the Graco swing and find Nyan Thomas enjoying it as he naps. (I don’t think he opens his eyes this entire video.)
The Needle and the Damage Done (with video!)
Nyan had another visit to the pediatrician on Thursday. Not just a regular check-up though: it was time to start his vaccinations. Beatrice and I braced for the worst; not just the after-effects (fever, soreness, fussiness), but we also expected that the little guy would not like being poked, not one bit. So it’s fair to say that we were both a little nervous heading in to the appointment.
(Even worse, from my point of view: I had to work and couldn’t get away for the appointment – the doctor is literally around the corner from our apartment, and sadly it’s tough for me to break away for 2.5 or 3 hours in the middle of the day. So Beatrice and Nyan had to fly solo while I fretted just a bit from my office in Midtown Manhattan.)
Bonus videos: Tummy Time
While Grandma L. was here last week, she introduced Nyan to the wonders of Tummy Time – which basically means putting him on his tummy, draped over a pillow, and getting him to lift his neck, to build up those muscles. We’ve done it several times since then, and can already feel his neck muscles are stronger. Not yet strong enough to hold up his head on his own – we still have to keep a grip on his neck, lest it flop forward. But still, it’s progress.
Here are five short video clips of Tummy Time from the past few days. (Having trouble embedding the videos into the blog, so I’ll put hyperlinks instead. Click away, but please come back after you’ve watched!)
The first video, from Sept. 6, is available if you click here.
Click here for a video from Sept. 7.
You can click here for the first of three videos from Sept. 11
The second video from that day is available by clicking here.
And click here for the third video of Tummy Time on Sept. 11.
Today’s video: in the swing of things
Nyan’s cousin Mia graciously gave him her Graco swing, and today Nyan took his maiden voyage on it. We had it at the slowest, most gentle speed, and he didn’t seem to mind too much. But he started to hiccup before long, so I took him out of the swing. Here, a photo and a brief video of the occasion:
The Sounds of Nyan
Our baby can’t talk yet, of course. But he’s very communicative and vocal: when he’s hungry or needs a diaper change, he quickly and loudly lets us know. But Nyan has a whole host of other sounds he makes, and he has added to his repertoire in recent days. We’ve given them their own names:
R2D2 – when he’s working on the bottle and gets really into it, he starts making little beeping noises, sounding not unlike a robot.
The donkey – another favorite or eating time, this one is a combination of a wheeze and a loud exhale. (It’s hard to put sounds into words!) Sorta like he’s saying ‘hee-haw’ or ‘eeyore.’ Donkey-like.
The dove – this is a new one in recent days, and comes when he’s relaxed: Soft, gentle coos. Utterly charming.
Jungle birds – related to the dove and R2D2, he’ll just make random chirping noises that sound like a toucan or some other brightly colored bird. Maybe he picked these up when we took him, in utero, to Costa Rica in late winter…
He’s got other animal connections too. Among the nicknames that Auntie Emerald came up with for him was Froggy, because he will often bend his knees up and out, frog-like, and just sit there like that. He also has a maneuver we call the Great White or simply the Shark – that’s when he’s really hungry, or just in a mood, and as the bottle is getting near to his mouth, he’ll pucker up his lips and shake his head aggressively back and forth, like a great white grabbing hold of a seal.
Here’s a minute-long video of the boy showing off some of the sounds, along with a handful of hiccups. Just click here.
Today’s Video: Kung fu fighting
Easier to just tell you to click here to watch, than to try to explain…
Video for Sunday
Sunday, Aug. 7, 2011: Nyan Thomas does a little dance, with a little help from his mom, to the sounds of indie rock band Superchunk. Just click here.
Today’s video
Warning: nothing much going on in this video, shot Friday morning, Aug. 5. Just Nyan laying on the couch, being Nyan.
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