Well Jonny is full on giggling. It's freakin awesome. I forgot how much joy comes from watching an infant learn to laugh. My technique is simple. I take my hand and lightly grab his chest, with my fingers tucked under each armpit. And then I gently shake. It cracks him up. He opens his mouth so I can see his toothless smile and his head moves back and forth while his hands shake. Next time any of you see Jonny, I'll demonstrate.And just as giggles emerge on one end, the use of timeouts have become a parenting technique we are now using on Oscar. We don't do it often, but it seems to work when we do. I learned a lot by watching Super Nanny and feel that consequences have become part of the learning to listen stage of Oscar's development. He's still a fun, sweet, gentle guy, and we have so much fun with him. He now knows how to play "Uno" and "Go Fish" and he loves to beat me. In fact, he's happier when I lose compared to when he wins. I say, "You won!" He replies, "You lost!" And then we shake hands and play again.
