The three of us were invited to dinner Saturday night with some "temporary" folks that Joan works with and we were told we were going to a steak house. It was not exactly what you would expect (of course) and it was actually a teppan grille (large flat top surface for cooking). There was indeed relatively large cuts of steak, which we of course ordered. During the meal dishes are continually presented, and one course was the miso broth. Stone is getting very grabby these days, and you have to be mindful of what is within a two foot radius at all times. In a brief moment of inattention, the very warm miso broth flew through the air landing on my leg and Stone's leg. Joan flew up out of the chair with a screaming baby and made it to the bathroom. I began cleaning the area up, knowing that there was not enough heat in the fluid to scold him - they were both rather startled at the situation. Within a few moments Stone was quite and Joan calmed as well.
At this point the hostess came over with a small bag of ice and motioned to take Stone. It was suggested to us, that not only did she want to hold the boy; it would also allow us to continue the meal "hands free". Normally when he is handled by others he tolerates it for a few seconds then tries to get back to one of us (parents). In this case, he took to her as if he had known her all along. She took him into the kitchen, and toured the restaurant with him - even presenting him to a table of guests and you could hear the standard verbal adoration of the cute little porcelain skinned baby. I noticed he got a hold of her ficus tree, and she quickly removed it from his hands before he could start gnawing on those leaves - which are not good for you by any means. The rest of the meal was completed without incident and there was no damage of course to his skin.
He now has both lower incisors showing, and I am sure it is only a matter of time before the rest follow. He is moving around quite easily and sitting up without hesitation. He started a semi peculiar head shaking (back and forth as if to say "no") a few days back. As usual I was not concerned at all as his body is going through so many changes, he will go through all sorts of semi peculiar behaviors. There was no consistency to the movement, and it did not seem related to any of his senses ... Joan suggested that it was related to being tired - and I often will shake my head back and forth to keep the self awake (during my long racing events, etc.) ... so off to the all knowing internets for some research. In my brief research I found that, par for the course, Stone is ahead of schedule. Most of the individuals who reported this behaviour indicated that it appeared between the 8th and 12th month for their little ones. In nearly each case, the Docs said "don't worry, it will pass" and this was true in nearly every case. Some others insisted on seeing neuros and having the obligatory eeg and mri's done - all reporting back a "normal" prognosis. Effectively it is a reflex mechanism to indicate that the baby is tired and it tends to pass in a matter of weeks and or months. So now we have yet another indicator when it is a good time to take him down for rest.
While the temperatures are getting into the mid 80's here, we must admit that we have mixed thoughts about our visit home in a few weeks. We look forward to seeing everyone; however, are not really looking forward to the temps!
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