Misc. (Peter's getting philosophical)

Laura sez: it's an odd thing that we know so much about this little person, but have no clue who she'll become. Laura refuses to make predictions, other than she will undoubtedly be squirmy.  Things we've noted, though: she is open-minded and not averse to trying new things. she is trusting, but not particularly social (maybe too early to tell), she likes to cuddle, but also values her independence time. Perhaps most importantly, she seems content and happy. she's easy to calm. she likes to be outside and on the move, loves the wind and blustery conditions. seems engaged with the world.  It's also odd that these kinds of descriptions are not usually the ones we'd use to describe adults, even though they likely are subconsciously how we define each other (versus she's smart, athletic, outgoing, talkative, and all the other adjectives that I'm not convinced actually tell you about a person).  Maybe when we're babies we are really broken down into our basic natures and it's easier to see each other and not be distracted by those values that our culture emphasizes.  As laura put it, right now we don't see what she's good at, but rather simply who she is.  Maybe those things that we come to use to define ourselves later in life are more arbitrary than we assume. Who cares that laura and I like climbing? Does this fact inform us of who we really are? Dunno--an open question.

The other day we had a big afternoon thunderstorm. We put her
by the window, and she just loved watching the trees sway and
the neighbors' toys fly by. Not disturbed by the thunder at all.

Supposedly they see high contrast.  Since she never blinks, and
has really glossy eyeballs, it gives us an opportunity to
literally see the world that she does via the reflection of the world
in her eyes.  Why is she calmed? Oh, it's the outline of the plant
in the window.

Nananananaaaa

Yerp

Note Laura's left shoulder.  Awesome!