Meet:
Sweet Henrik
And his alter ego:
Hank the Crank
From what we've heard from other parents and parenting "experts," as well as what we've read about child development, we're attributing most of this phase to Henrik's pre-smile frustrations. He has appeared to have been on the verge of smiling intentionally for a couple weeks now (not the endearing grin he gets when falling asleep, or passing gas [as shown in the "Sweet Henrik" photo above], but a real open mouth smile while he's fully awake and looking at you), but he's not quite there. It's fun watching him try, though - opening his mouth and flailing his arms about in an effort to will the corners of his mouth up, inevitably ending in frustration.
the video is especially great...maybe because i get to hear your voices.
ReplyDeletethat boy is all boogie down with the arms...give him a beat and i'm sure he's good to go! must get it from his dad. :)
hugs and kisses!
lauren