I can do things...

Today was the first day that Genevieve actually played with a toy. Up until now she would just stare at things and watch as others waved toys at her. Today, I placed her under her little musical gym and positioned her so that she could see the toys. After a few seconds of looking askance at the toys, my daughter spastically moved her arm. To her surprise, she came into contact with one of the hanging stars. The star moved and made some noise. This totally shocked her. Instantly her head whipped around to stare at the offending pendant. After another pause she attempted to swipe at the star again. No such luck. Her motor control isn't quite that good and she missed it by a few inches. I was tempted to taunt her about this and show her my manual dexterity by tapping the star but I thought my in your face parenting style would probably be lost on her. After a few more practice swings she was able to hit the star fairly regularly and after a few more swings she was completely bored by this and began to cry.

At least she is progressing in the right direction. According to the baby book she is supposed to be able to lift her head, roll over, play sonatas. In fact, according to the book by her third month, she is supposed to have started composing her first symphony. Maybe we should not have bought The Mozart Guide to Parenting.