April 4, 2000 - Tuesday
Over last few days Harry has become quite vocal. That's not always a good thing - particularly when he does his recent whining noise - but often it's wonderful and is a noise that I could listen to for hours. Perhaps that's just because it's a sound that says 'Harry's in a good mode' and maybe that's all I'm hoping for as a parent, but somehow I just love the sound of his singing. Harry has definitely found his voice again and, starting over the weekend, often goes on talking to himself for a couple of minutes at a time.

Interestingly, Sunday we did a lot of driving again and Harry was by himself in the back seat. I had rigged a mirror so his mother and I could keep an eye on him and see whether he was sleeping and several times during the course of our travels, Harry would just be looking out the window howling to himself. Even stranger for Harry - though not particular strange for kids in general and Harry as he asserts his independence - it seemed that whenever I would try to answer him with a "coo" of my own, Harry's aural bonanza would quickly turn to a whine. Whether it was an "oh yeah, I'm not happy back here by myself" whine or a "no, I singing now, it's my turn" whine, we have no way to know. But, it didn't take too many times for me to just shut up and listen.


Comments, opinions?