New Talents

It is the nature of babies that every day they discover something new, a talent or ability they lacked only the day before - the ability to grasp a small object, or communicate a need, or assert their will.

Chase has lately been playing with his voice. He's done this for a while, actually, and usually it's cute and entertaining. But lately it's become, um, MORE. OK, he's been shrieking. Loudly. Loudly enough to echo off the ceiling! He can get into some high ranges now, and he seems to delight in seeing how loud and how high he can go. It's only truly annoying when Mama and Dada haven't had their coffee yet.

At least he takes his fingers out of his mouth to do it.

He's also started making the quintessential baby gesture - raising his arms to be picked up. It is very cute. I like how it makes it really clear when he's done with something like playing on the floor or sitting in the high chair. Luckily, he never seems to be done with mama's arms or mama kisses.