Junior's learned a few more tricks over the past couple of weeks. Nanny taught him how to do a gesture called "cheng cheng". We're not sure what it means, but Junior will interlock his fingers and raise his hands up and down when you say it. He does it the most when he's on his highchair at mealtimes. We think he associates it with yummy food. He'll also clap for you when he's happy or if you tell him to in Korean. He's starting to show a little sympathy too. When mommy pretends to be hurt and crying, he'll crawl over and give her a gentle pat and a big sloppy kiss.
Sleeping is still a work in progress. Nanny was spending anywhere between 20-25 minutes trying to get Junior to fall asleep for naps. Finally we realized that he's transitioning to only one nap a day instead of two. Once we moved his first and only nap to a couple of hours later, he took significantly less time to fall asleep. At bedtime, we are trying a new technique, which is basically staying in the room until he falls asleep, but no holding or tapping him to sleep. This can take a whole hour for him to fall asleep, but he doesn't cry at least. We're hoping the length of time will shorten eventually.
Swimming has become one of Junior's favorite activities. We tried out a new swim school this weekend. He doesn't care where he goes, as long as there is water. He doesn't even mind if the pool is not heated. We don't think he gets much out of formal waterbabies classes yet, so we're planning to wait until he's a little older before restarting classes. For now, he's happy to just hang out with Mommy and Daddy in the pool.
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