March 23: Sylvia loves white noise. She calms down right away when the vacuum cleaner or the oven fan are running, and her little soul rejoices at the sound of the tub filling with water. During her fussier times (evenings are often a hard time for a little one), Bryan or I often stand with her in front of the oven’s exhaust fan, jiggling and bouncing to keep her happy. It’s amazing to feel her little body relax; almost as if the loud, static-y noise is a balm for her over-stimulated systems.
I can see myself as an old woman, taking a crying baby into the kitchen and turning on a fan. “This always worked like a charm for my little ones,” I’ll explain.
Sylvia seems pretty attuned to noises. A dropped toy or a banging door consistenty make her startle. And she’s getting to the point where when she’s crying and sad, she’ll sometimes work her way to a state of calm if I talk to her in a low, soothing voice. How amazing it must be to be a little baby and have so much to work at and discover each day!
I just added some new pictures to the March 9-15 album and the March 16-22 album.
Althea, Bryan, Andrew, and Sylvia