Baby quirks

[byjove]

What quirks does your LO have? Sticking out of tongue while determined? Will only eat out of the blue bowl? Anything that must be a very certain way?

[byjove]

Margs is very insistent on holding on to a chunk of my hair while falling asleep (or DH's when she lets him). I had my hair in a ponytail the other night so she had me in a choke hold with both arms around my neck trying to get that hair to hold on to lol.

[gdaisy09]

face/head rubbing when she is getting tired (which often starts during dinner time and results in whatever food she is eating getting in her hair).
hitting me while she is nursing
she's started doing hip-thrusts while she's nursing
if she's eating from a pouch no one is allowed to touch the pouch

[COCO]

DD pulls on items in an effort to put them on her face while she drinks a bottle. Blanket, burp rag, collar of my shirt are her favs.

[13liza]

Blowing raspberries on our arms.
Humming as he falls asleep.

[thatgirlrachel]

EG pulls on her hair/rubs her head when she is sleepy. If we are holding her while sleepy then she pulls our hair.

She loves pulling things apart. The circular link toys...she has to pull apart. Holding a wipe? She has to try to tear it in two.

She loves other people's socks...on their feet or not. She is so intrigued by feeling them or slinging them if they are not on feet.

[physiomeg]

Audrey will only walk with our "correct" fingers (so we're behind her and she's leading us). If I give her my fingers while facing her, she either won't take them, or crosses her other hand over so it's the "right" way.

[geners]

C does this bashful head-ducking, face-hiding thing when he sees someone he likes while someone else is holding him. And then he peeks out to make sure they are still there.

He used to do a move we called the Power Arm. He'd raise his right arm and slam it down repeatedly. He now does the double power arm.

I know I'm forgetting some.

[HelgaHuffle]

R also does an adorable bashful head duck too! When someone, especially strangers but with people we know too, talks to him he will lay his head on my chest or shoulder then smile at him. He's been doing it since around 4 months. I'll be sad when he stops. Old people that talk to him love it lol.

When I started giving him water regularly I guess the coldness shocked him. He would always look really surprised and close his eyes and keep sucking it down with his eyes closed. Then eventually he would open them back up and they would be all watery and he would keep slow blinking the whole time. It was a lot cuter than it sounds. He doesn't do it as much anymore.

He snorts a lot. He also does the cute wrinkly nose sniff thing a lot, but I think most babies do that? F did it at least.

Oh and he also pulls his hair while falling asleep.

[RoLoMa]

M is another one that pulls his hair when he is tired/falling asleep. He also "talks" to himself while he is nursing right before bed. I think he does it to try and keep himself awake.

He also favors his left hand when eating and playing. He will pick up a piece of food with his right hand and switch it over to his left to bring it to his mouth. I know it's early but am I raising a lefty??

Eta: it isn't like he doesn't use his right hand, he just uses his left more often for fine motor tasks

[obscurereference]

Sept 15, 2016 20:20:05 GMT -5 RoLoMa said:

M is another one that pulls his hair when he is tired/falling asleep. He also "talks" to himself while he is nursing right before bed. I think he does it to try and keep himself awake.

He also favors his left hand when eating and playing. He will pick up a piece of food with his right hand and switch it over to his left to bring it to his mouth. I know it's early but am I raising a lefty??

Eta: it isn't like he doesn't use his right hand, he just uses his left more often for fine motor tasks

Everyone always told me DD1 was too young to be able to tell, but I knew from the beginning she was going to be a lefty, and she is! My other two are very obviously right hand dominant so I don't know why people insist you can't know this young.

[RoLoMa]

Sept 15, 2016 21:12:47 GMT -5 obscurereference said:

Sept 15, 2016 20:20:05 GMT -5 RoLoMa said:

M is another one that pulls his hair when he is tired/falling asleep. He also "talks" to himself while he is nursing right before bed. I think he does it to try and keep himself awake.

He also favors his left hand when eating and playing. He will pick up a piece of food with his right hand and switch it over to his left to bring it to his mouth. I know it's early but am I raising a lefty??

Eta: it isn't like he doesn't use his right hand, he just uses his left more often for fine motor tasks

Everyone always told me DD1 was too young to be able to tell, but I knew from the beginning she was going to be a lefty, and she is! My other two are very obviously right hand dominant so I don't know why people insist you can't know this young.

My mom even noticed it and mentioned it without me saying anything. I feel like a dominant hand would emerge as soon as the fine motor skills developed, which could potentially be pretty early.

Glad I'm not the only one that thinks it is possible that he is already showing his handedness.

[expatmama11]

Cam also pulls at his hair when he is tired and even smacks his head too. Haha

His hip thrusting is hilarious to me. It's really funny when he does it in his crib and I can see him on camera. He has started doing it while I'm reading to him at night which makes me laugh. I am pretty sure he recognizes that I think it's funny bc he does it more.

He has now started this new laugh where he sounds like he is hyperventilating.

Last thing I can think of is how he gets jealous when I'm talking to other people. When I'm on FT he will crawl all over me and I believe it's to get my attention. He even tries to suck on my face. Haha

[geners]

Sept 15, 2016 21:32:21 GMT -5 @tifga said:

Haddie only uses her left hand to eat too.

She snorts when she laughs or when she's done giggling she'll give out this contented sigh.

She purrs now. She's also started panting when she's excited. It's do weird.

She loves play biting so she loves to shove her hands in our mouths, and when she's especially playful she trys biting us. That is mostly just her opening her mouth and sticking it on our faces, slimy but cute

C does the panting thing too, it's funny! And weird.

[thatgirlrachel]

I forgot to add that EG has recently started doing the scrunchy nose thing and it's adorable. Sometimes she just looks at us with it and sometimes it is accompanied by a huffing/puffing noise.

She has started to "growl" back at us too (almost a "roar" sound). We make a growling sound to her and she will do it back. It's hilarious.

[cnf2013]

Sept 15, 2016 21:12:47 GMT -5 obscurereference said:

Sept 15, 2016 20:20:05 GMT -5 RoLoMa said:

M is another one that pulls his hair when he is tired/falling asleep. He also "talks" to himself while he is nursing right before bed. I think he does it to try and keep himself awake.

He also favors his left hand when eating and playing. He will pick up a piece of food with his right hand and switch it over to his left to bring it to his mouth. I know it's early but am I raising a lefty??

Eta: it isn't like he doesn't use his right hand, he just uses his left more often for fine motor tasks

Everyone always told me DD1 was too young to be able to tell, but I knew from the beginning she was going to be a lefty, and she is! My other two are very obviously right hand dominant so I don't know why people insist you can't know this young.

I'm almost positive E is going to be a lefty and have felt that way Ingraham since she was 3 months and starting using her hands with intention

[cnf2013]

Ellie's new favorite thing is play falling down. She pulls up on something, then let's go and slams down on her butt on purpose, repeat a billion times in a row.

[geners]

I knew I was forgetting one. Ever since C learned to clap, he now claps slowly as he's drifting off to sleep. It's so funny and so sweet!