You thought I was done? I don’t think so! These are a few of the ones I’d forgotten.
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Tongue twister: This is one I forgot to mention in the first post as we started playing this one right away, and still do. Basically it’s just sticking our tongues out at each other in different ways and sometimes making corresponding noises. Totally entertaining and a good lesson for her on mimicking, too.
Noise maker: As with silly faces, funny noises are some of the best entertainment for babies and for you because it’s kind of an experiment to see what tickles their fancy. We found that Sonora HATES having Ryan blow raspberries on her cheeks but she LOVES his loud elephant noise. She also gets a kick out of my open-wide “AAAAA” when I’m trying to get her to eat. She totally doesn’t take me seriously, hrmph.
Where’s the Daddy?: After we’ve been playing all morning and Ryan finally gets up for work (heh), I like to take her into the office asking her on the way, “Where’s the Daddy?” and then, “THERE’S the Daddy!” After we “find” him, Ryan holds her for a little bit by his desk. She especially loves this one.
And a couple new ones…
Laundry day: The other day Sonora was helping me fold laundry (har har) when she started to get fussy because I wasn’t playing with her. I didn’t have any of her toys in the room, so I took a few small articles of clothing of various colors and textures and stuck them partially through the holes in the laundry basket for her to pull on and play with. It worked like a charm.
Honk, honk: Lately Sonora has been fond of grabbing parts of our face (nose, chin, lips) and pinching them. It’s not the greatest feeling in the world, but she’s a baby so we let it slide. Sometimes I’ll turn it into a game (if I’m not in too much pain) and make related noises to every part she grabs. For instance, if she grabs my nose, she gets “HONK HONK HONK” until she lets go. If she grabs my chin, she gets a prolonged, “BEEEEP.” My lips? “Toooot tooooot” (because it makes my lips pucker and puckered lips are less sensitive to yanking, I’ve found). I don’t know why I made them all car noises, but whatever. But if it’s my hair, she gets, “Owwwww!” because THAT is not a game.
Pooped in your pants: Well, this one is actually more of a song. I love playing with her on the changing table and this one I like to sing to her when I’m completely disgusted by her poopy diaper. I sing, “you pooped in your pants! poo-pooped in your pants! hey hey! pooped in your pants, poo-pooped in your pants!” It’s weird, I know. But it makes the grossness actually quite adorable when she giggles to my tune.
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Okay, I’m done for now. Those are my baby games up to six months – I’m sure I’ll share more in months six through twelve. Thanks for playing along.
Love,
Laura