Blanket Face

Today the weather was very nice and Nora wore a dress for the first time (if you don't count the baptism). I also filmed a favorite1 game of Nora's, which, for lack of a better name, I'll call Blanket Face. The gist of the game involves Marga throwing a blanket over Nora's face and then removing it. This "blindness quickly replaced by Mommy's loving face" provides the shock-relief cycle that is the basis of human laughter, and this activity elicits the closest thing Nora has to laughter.

First some summer dress photos, and then a video of Blanket Face in action.

On the changing table.

Somewhat smiling on the bed.

Looking good in Mommy's arms.

Blanket Face is not only a fun pastime, but also didactic about what to do if you see someone on fire!

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1Excluding bath time or any activity involving fluids entering or leaving her body.