the Human has developed a consciousness of her body-as-living-space. i’m not surprised by it, or that it seemingly took so long. its hard to think about, say, your socks being bunched up or being a little cold, when you can’t put 2 thoughts together. i don’t really think she is in any less pain, unpleasantness, discomfort or feeling-groovy than she ever was before. she just can now process a thing and 2 possible alternatives.

i think it began with oweee.

but pain is such a simple concept, that who’s impressed with a baby noticing that? but now, starting to see gradations and preferences, now that is learning!

so she knows to pick up her scrambled eggs gingerly and blow on them when they are hot. and that she wants to nag me constantly for “mor chocate.” and she was painfully aware of her painful foot upon which she dropped a free-weight. and now out of the bath she wants immediately to be wrapped up in a towel; she loves to run naked, but still ran under her covers and wasn’t happy til they were pulled up to her chin.