My Kinesthetic Learner

Jon likes to move! Pretty much the only time he is not moving is when he is asleep...and even then, he moves a lot : ) When we are on walks, he kicks his feet around. When he is eating, he tugs on his hair or swings an arm. When we are sitting in church, he kicks and waves his arms. When we are reading books, he reaches out to touch the pages. Even in the womb, Jon was a mover and shaker from an early age. During our nine-week ultrasound before we went to Argentina, Jon barely had arms and legs, but he was moving them constantly for the 15 minute exam. I am reading a book "Wild Things: The Art of Nurturing Boys," and in it, the authors cite some research about the physiological and chemical differences between boys and girls, even at this young age. I'm a firm believer that much of our gender stereotypes are socially constructed and have little to do with biology, but I also do recognize that boys and girls are different animals. We were sitting behind a baby girl and her mom in church a couple of weeks ago, and she sat still the entire service. It was hard to gauge how old she was - she was smaller than Jon, but he is a pretty big kid. Jon was quiet during church, but he was literally moving the whole time he was awake. According to the studies cited in "Wild Things," girls' brains release more serotonin than boys' brains, thus girls sit still a bit better and boys move around more. Interesting stuff to think about....

While you are thinking about it, here is an example of Jon moving. Note that his hands and feet are blurs. Also, note that he is about to outgrow these 3-6 month pajamas and he is not even 11 weeks old!!