Tag: Toren

We’re not sure why, but Toren’s best smiles seem to come on the changing table: Maybe it’s that whole nudity thing?!?

When you have a hand to chew on: Those are not special effect sounds – that’s really him, slurping like it’s his first meal in a month (for babies, about 2 minutes since feeding qualifies as a month)!

Here’s a shot of Toren practicing his tummy time. He looks like he’s about ready to launch into the air:

We stripped Toren down to his diaper and set him on the couch. We think he’s going to be a nudist one day – he loves being undressed:

This clip shows Toren reaching another developmental milestone – he is putting his hands together and bringing them to his mouth: So far so good!

There are more photos and videos coming, but I figured I’d update everyone (and simply make note) of his development.  Over the last couple of weeks Toren has started to play with toys when we put him on his play mat (no more shrieks of terror).  It’s pretty much limited to grabbing rings hanging from…

Reaching another developmental milestone that is also likely tied to evolutionary adaptation, Toren started smiling at around 7 weeks. I didn’t find a great reference for this, but the suggestion is that, just as the parents are getting so sleep-deprived and annoyed with their child to the point that they regret their decision, their newborn…

Toren has a Johny Jumper (a.k.a. Johny Jump-up). Unfortunately, at this point he has only mastered the art of turning:

For some reason Toren doesn’t go to sleep easily when I’m holding him. When Debi is holding him, he pretends like he’s hungry, but he doesn’t cry or fight. When I hold him, he cries and wrestles: Here’s another version of Toren doing this: Turns out, I have since found a way to significantly reduce…

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