hi everyone again! so, again, i was in my child development class with my story on the brain. the MAJORITY of my time in school, i had my story on the brain. so, even though i havent been writing, i have been HEAVILY brainstorming, and planning some sweet and cool stuff for you all. and i hope you guys enjoy it!

here is an observation that i did of Kayle, and then one of both twins in the KLAINEDERSummel HOUSE FOR MY observation of a child assignment.

Kurt and Blaine's House everyone!

observation 1 of a baby boy. Kayle.

Description:

Today, I had the PLEASURE of watching one little infant boy, only one month old. He is the only baby in the vicinity who I have the pleasure of helping babysitting this afternoon while his twin sister is at a doctors' appointment. He is a very cute cubby cheeked, green eyed boy with light, but also tanned skin. He has dark brown curly hair; very thick for an infant only a month old. He was dressed in a cute brown polka dotted sleeper with a puppy on the rump. He is so wee that I was melted for every second that I spent with him. There was only one other adult in the house with me with the baby; his uncle Noah. While the boy slept, he suckled on the air and breathed slow and deep breaths, his little chest rising and falling. He appeared to be sleeping peacefully until he started to stir. His eyes started to squeeze shut a little lighter every few seconds and his sleeping breaths turned into barely audible grunts. Those grunts didn't take long to turn into cries. It was a very very baby cry, and even if I didn't know personally that he was barely a month old, I'd have known from his cry. It was such a newborn cry.

His uncle came in almost right away and picked him up. "Awake already little killer? That wasn't much of a nap was it?" The baby stopped crying, but he was still fussing. His uncle took him into the kitchen and heated a bottle in a bottle warmer while he rocked and popcorned him around to keep him occupied. The uncle put his finger into the baby's hand to grasp and he gripped it tightly INSTANTLY. The baby's mouth was just continually opened as he kept seeking his meal. Definitely breast fed I could tell also because he kept on grabbing onto his uncles chest and bobbing his head forward in search of milk. He seemed to be agitated and bothered by having to wait for his meal. He fussed and his little eyes curved into little anger lines every few seconds that he didn't have a nipple in his mouth. When he finally got his bottle he closed his eyes, and I could see him gulping down the milk like a life force, but seemingly falling right back to sleep.

Reflection:

The baby's development seemed very normal for him only being a month old. He was acting on what he knew which was, open mouth for milk, cry to alert someone that he is hungry, and he grasped what was put in his hand right away which is the involuntary grasping.

As he slept, he was very still, but a few minutes before he had woken up, he started to shift his body and move his limbs a bit.

Socially, he seemed responsive to his uncle when he talked to him, by dulling his crying to just a light fussing, but any reaction he had to his uncle's voice could also have just been based on him being bounced and rocked.

There was no emotional development present with the infant seeing as he hadn't even had his first smile yet. He only cried when he is hungry, wet, or wanted attention.

The developmental stages that he is in are clearly Trust vs. Mistrust for Erickson's stages, and Sensorimotor for Piaget's stages, as he is not yet capable of thinking or doing anything for himself.

Observation Week #2: I observed this twin boy a few weeks ago on his own. This week, I'm observing his sister as well. I hope this is okay. I also included quite a bit of dialogue from the household members because I think it's relevant to how the babies were acting. Like a CAMERA!

Observed:

I observed two fraternal infant twins this week. One boy and one girl, both 10 weeks old. I was observing them while they were home on an ordinary night in their home. There were SEVERAL other people in the home at the time. There were the babies' two dads, the mother, and 2 of the babies Uncles. One of the dads was doing homework at a desk beside the swing that a twin was awake and quietly swinging in. He was alert and kicking his legs quickly and trying to turn over. Another of the dads was in the kitchen cooking dinner singing at a medium volume, and the mother was on the couch with her nose in a schoolbook while she breastfed her other twin who drank noisily. The atmosphere of the condominium was BUSTLING. The baby in the swing seemed content with his surroundings and was just quietly looking around him as he swung and she was opening and closing his hands and fingers back and forth. At the kitchen table, the two uncles were doing homework and it appeared that one was tutoring the other as one was saying "Don't give up man, come on. Let's try again." And the other was slamming his pencil on the table. And yelling "I freaking give up!"

The baby in the swing immediately reacted to his uncles' outburst by crying. His uncle who was frustrated with homework got up and went to pick up the baby. "I'm sorry little man. I'm okay, its okay." He started to smile at the baby and bounce around a bit. Upon the uncle getting clear of anger, the baby calmed down and stopped crying. The baby girl, finished with being fed was put down on a play mat. When the twins were united side by side, they seemed to perk up a lot from their being quiet and alert selves and turn giggly and happy. They were smiling at each other and reaching to touch the others body. They would grab at each-others hair and faces in between coo's and smiles. The baby boy had scratched his sisters' face when grabbing for it and the baby girl began to cry. "Come on Noah! This is why they need to have their mits on when they are together without someone sitting beside them!" The mother became agitated at the scratch on her baby's' face. "I told you this last time!"

My Reflection:

Physically, the babies were both extremely similar in size, if not identical. Honestly, they appeared identical facially as well, but since they are a boy and a girl I know that they aren't actually identical twins.

Cognitively and emotionally, both babies seemed very on track. One baby who was happy, reacted negatively to harsh voices and began to cry. The other baby reacted by crying when she was hurt. Both babies seemed to still be in the stage of clasping their hands on everything that they touched. Their hands stayed balled into fists more often than not.

Socially, the babies seemed to like being next to each other and near other people in the room. I personally have spent time in this home when there was only one other besides myself, and the twins are much more fussy and irritable when there are less people around. They seem to be more comfortable with the noise and busyness of the home. But not when theire are voices present with harsh tones.

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and thats THE END OF THE 2 OBSERVATIONS THAT I GOT A'S ON AS WELL!

PLEASE REVIEW! whatcha think?