Stubborn little stiff-neck...

Dear Nicky,

You're quite strong. During feeding, if I try to burp you when you're still in the "I'm eating" mindset you adopt, you'll hurl yourself backward with your legs and back muscles so hard that I weren't holding on to you, you'd fly three feet into the air. I mean, you really try to launch yourself into space. It's an indication of frustration, I guess, or maybe impatience or even anger. Or when I try to get a cloth under your chin to keep milk from getting all over you, you'll press your chin down onto your chest so hard, I can't anything under there. It's interesting behavior, although I don't understand why it's there. Likewise, I can't understand why such an obviously strong baby like you, with the neck and back strength you're displaying on tummy time, chooses to let his head loll and his trunk to collapse, when you're seated upright. But what I do hope is that these truly are some choices you're making for some baby-logic reason, and not the result of something genetic. On a more mundane note, we went to the park today, where you napped in the nice breeze for a while. Your PT came over and worked you out pretty good. You always smile at him a lot. Mom came home early, which was great. I got some major smiles out of you today, with some jumping and playtime stuff. That made my day.

Love,
Dad