Jonathan seems to stretch his arms in a request to be picked up
Its more than just a happy reaction when he sees someone he knows (or in fact anyone approaching his pen) he clearly stretches his arms open and it would seem that he is making a request to be picked up in one's arms. My mother has seen it more than once and has dubbed the occurrence as a clear sign of developing communication. I have seen it once and have suspected it to be indeed a communication effort on Jonathan's part. Now with my mother's observations I can clearly state it is so.
Jonathan used his legs to get to a toy
It is a great pity that this great moment took place at 5 o'clock in the morning and I was too tired to be truly happy about it. Jonathan decided to wake up extra early this morning and as he was only reasonably quiet while being busy, I gave him a toy fur rabbit to play with (we are spending the weekend at my parents' so I can get some rest...so five o'clock in the morning noise is not appreciated naturally). Jonathan started playing with the rabbit and at one time the toy rolled away from him. He started reaching for it with his hands and when this proved unfruitful he kicked the toy with his foot to get it nearer to his hand so he could start grabbing at it again...so cute...
In general Jonathan is a very achieving boy – any mother would like to be able to say that her son is talented and ambitious; I can say it at this early stage when I view him at play (he is just 5 months old). Moving about by rolling is now common practice for him. You can see that his actions are targeted. If he wants a toy that is not within his reach he will roll and kick about to get to it. He tends to get stuck in the corners of his pen, with his feet sticking out due to efforts to reach an unknown spot in the universe. He also gets stuck in the arches of his play matt in his effort to reach beyond its edges. The boy is a true explorer!
(In Israel play mattes with arches onto which toys are hanging are very popular and they are called "universities" because these contraptions are supposed to assist in the cognitive development of the baby.)
When he is stuck he calls for assistance, and as soon as he is released his quest begins anew and he rolls and kicks and raises his butt (all means are legitimate to get to a target…) until he gets stuck again/ reaches his object / or is just plain too tired/ bored to continue. Sometimes the quest is broken because mommy want to give Jonathan a bath… such triviality to a true scientist's mind…no matter, the quest will be renewed again at some point in the near future when Jonathan is once again left to his own devices…
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