June 26 part 2

One thing which is growing with her age is the width of Ananya's grin. She looks at you and her eyes sparkle the same time. What starts as a mischevious smile turns to a broad grin. I am going to post one of those rare moments. I did manage to take a pic, but it is getting increasingly tough to capture her natural self on camera. I think that she is now camera aware :-)
For days, we have been trying to get her used to the pacifier ( to no avail yet. we even changed brands, but she hardly uses them for 10 seconds. We are still concerned about how to bottle feed her should the need arise). But, she has developed her own pacifier- her fists. She starts with both her fingers trying to explore her mouth and once she is happy with them in, she tries to push her entire fist in. You cant miss the fact that she is very happy with her attempts. Her grunts are loud for all of us to hear :-)
She has not yet turned on her tummy. She does go halfway, though. Not in any particular hurry though.She is not yet two months. Lalitha read in one of the forums that some mothers give their babies 'Tummy time'- Put the baby on her tummy. Seems that it reduces flatulence and helps bowel movements.We havent yet tried that on Ananya. Will probably do it next month-unless ofcourse she decides to do it herself earlier.
One other thing is her hectic cyclic movement with her legs. She makes a face like she is participating in the olympic cycling or boating competition. She does cycle for over 30 minutes. I wonder how she could do it so long. Such are gods ways to help her strengthen her legs.
I cam go on and on.I would have..had i not known that the stuff on stove is overcooked. I am running to the kitchen. Will be back soon.
~Murali