I know I haven’t written in a while on what’s happening with Lexi (although Sarah has). Actually, I tend to write about changes in me instead as I learn about this strange creature and try to adapt to the way she changes.
The reason I haven’t posted in a while here is because there haven’t been any dramatic changes in Lexi, nothing that I think is especially strange, funny or incomprehensible. The only thing I can say that has changed is that she’s doing more of what she started in the past. She still loves to smile at us when we look or talk to her. She’s still a very happy baby in that way. And she gets excited more often by kicking her legs and beaming broadly in that funny gummy smile of hers.
Lexi is also “talking” a lot more. Now there’s a whole strange repertoire of noises. There is sort of the hissing or “talking” by quick breaths from her mouth. It’s almost as if she’s trying to say words in her mouth but can’t get a sound from her throat. And there are strange shouting outbursts that are sort of like quacking. It’s a rough sound. Sometimes among these sounds are high-pitched screeches, but these sometimes come on their own, which are especially hard on my ears, but she really enjoys making them (it’s when she’s excited). She has a good time all day conversing with Jane in this variety of ways.
This means she’s getting better all the time at interacting and responding to people. She turns her head when someone from behind her calls to her. And Sarah noticed the other day when she took Lexi to see Freddy (the baby of Sarah and Ed at #7 in our compound) that she was really chatting away to him, while Freddy just sat silently, staring back with his big blue eyes with slight concern (although he does this with everyone). I’m beginning to wonder if Lexi needs some playmates now!
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