Jan.
28, 2000 - Friday
Harry's having new dreams, but from what life experiences does he draw? His
favorite dream, no doubt, is of his mother and it's the easiest one to pick
out. His little lips move in and out in an animated puckering motion. Sometimes,
if it's a particularly good dream or aggressive dream, he'll smack his lips
and make gulping, gurgling, or swallowing sounds. It's the other dreams, though,
that are harder to understand. Sometimes he'll whimper, whine or make long sighing
sounds, seemingly bemoaning the trials of his short life. (Have we not been
good to him? What does he have to worry about?) Maybe he's reliving the birth
experience. Maybe he's on his stomach and can't get up. (We have be putting
him on his stomach for a couple well-monitored minutes everyday to help him
work on his motor skills. At first he didn't like it very much, but now he's
diligently working on lifting his head and making fleeting attempts to move
himself or turn over - no real progress there yet.) Sometimes he'll move his
arms or his whole body, though maybe that's just his equivalent to adults rolling
over. Do you think he could be having "bathroom" anxiety dreams yet
if he's still in diapers?
