Interview With Nykole
For my paper, I interviewed my Aunt, Christine. She had a child 4/5 years ago, a little girl named Nykole. Nykole weighed 6.5 ounces when she was born, my aunt did not remember or have the exact length. When they brought Nykole home, at first she was not very aware of her environment. She would look around from time to time observing things. As the weeks progressed my aunt noticed that Nykole was becoming more and more curious with her new environment. She thinks Nykole’s brain was showing signs of development by her curiosity and how she looked at things. Nykole started off sleeping a lot, 6/7 hours at night. About 8-10 hours in the day. She said Nykole was a breeze to take care of and they never had a huge issue of waking up at all hours
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of the night. The only time they woke up is if Nykole had a wet diaper. Now Nykole sleep about 9-10 hours still. My aunt said she believes very heavily in the skin to skin contact. She remembers reading lots of articles about how beneficial it is for the child. Whenever Nykole was upset, both my aunt and uncle used skin to skin contact to soothe her. Raylene Phillips states that, “Being skin to skin with mother stabilizes the newborn's respiration and oxygenation, increases glucose levels (reducing hypoglycemia), warms the infant (maintaining optimal temperature), reduces stress hormones, regulates blood pressure, decreases crying and increases the quiet alert state” (INSERT CITATION p.
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My aunt did practice object permanence with Nykole. She never did it purposely, she always found it adorable when she would take Nykole’s toys then hide them and video Nykole looking for them under her blanket. My aunt said, “at first, Nykole would cry and be sad whenever I took her toys, but as she got older, after about 5-6 months she was able to instantly realize that her toy was just under the blanket or behind me.” My aunt mainly used skin to skin contact to soothe Nykole at an early age, she loved it; she is a very physical child and loves her mother’s warmth. However, as Nykole got around 6/7 months old they got her a stuffed teddy bear. Whenever Nykole would have her fits they got her teddy and she would cuddle the bear and calm down. My aunt also told me how at first Nykole did not imitate her like most other little babies. It was not until 6 weeks when she noticed Nykole would look in the same direction as her. Or Nykole would stick out her tongue if my aunt did. Nykole also imitated her older brother and would try to do the same things he did, like walking.
Nykole was a very verbal child, it was not long until she started to develop her baby language.
She would make giggly noises and babble on and on about different things. She developed her language fairly quickly compared to most children. Nykole’s first word was baa (ball). Nykole often went around giggling and making noises and pointed at my aunt as if she was trying to tell my aunt something. Nykole was very expressive especially with facial features, it was very easy to tell from her face what mood she was in. Nykole is much different from her brother. Her brother was very quiet and sweet and very laid back as an infant. Nykole is the exact opposite she is loud, talkative, and extremely sassy. It is really funny though to watch her get sassy in baby language. Nykole is mainly like my aunt but looks like her uncle. Nykole is very physical, she is very attached to my aunt and uncle. Whenever she has not been cuddled enough in one day she gets very grumpy and upset. It is very obvious when Nykole needs to be held. Nykole is also a lot like my aunt. She is very independent and tries to do everything by herself, like getting dressed. My aunt told me how Nykole is mainly like her uncle, however, since he works and my aunt stays home little Nykole imitates her mother. Nykole always looks up to whoever is there to take care of her and tries to be exactly like
them. I was never personally around Nykole as an infant, but it is very entertaining to watch her videos. She is now a toddler and it is very interesting to observe her development and to continue observing it. She is going to develop to be more like her uncle, however, she still to this day has those sassy moments just like her mom.
of the night. The only time they woke up is if Nykole had a wet diaper. Now Nykole sleep about 9-10 hours still. My aunt said she believes very heavily in the skin to skin contact. She remembers reading lots of articles about how beneficial it is for the child. Whenever Nykole was upset, both my aunt and uncle used skin to skin contact to soothe her. Raylene Phillips states that, “Being skin to skin with mother stabilizes the newborn's respiration and oxygenation, increases glucose levels (reducing hypoglycemia), warms the infant (maintaining optimal temperature), reduces stress hormones, regulates blood pressure, decreases crying and increases the quiet alert state” (INSERT CITATION p.
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My aunt did practice object permanence with Nykole. She never did it purposely, she always found it adorable when she would take Nykole’s toys then hide them and video Nykole looking for them under her blanket. My aunt said, “at first, Nykole would cry and be sad whenever I took her toys, but as she got older, after about 5-6 months she was able to instantly realize that her toy was just under the blanket or behind me.” My aunt mainly used skin to skin contact to soothe Nykole at an early age, she loved it; she is a very physical child and loves her mother’s warmth. However, as Nykole got around 6/7 months old they got her a stuffed teddy bear. Whenever Nykole would have her fits they got her teddy and she would cuddle the bear and calm down. My aunt also told me how at first Nykole did not imitate her like most other little babies. It was not until 6 weeks when she noticed Nykole would look in the same direction as her. Or Nykole would stick out her tongue if my aunt did. Nykole also imitated her older brother and would try to do the same things he did, like walking.
Nykole was a very verbal child, it was not long until she started to develop her baby language.
She would make giggly noises and babble on and on about different things. She developed her language fairly quickly compared to most children. Nykole’s first word was baa (ball). Nykole often went around giggling and making noises and pointed at my aunt as if she was trying to tell my aunt something. Nykole was very expressive especially with facial features, it was very easy to tell from her face what mood she was in. Nykole is much different from her brother. Her brother was very quiet and sweet and very laid back as an infant. Nykole is the exact opposite she is loud, talkative, and extremely sassy. It is really funny though to watch her get sassy in baby language. Nykole is mainly like my aunt but looks like her uncle. Nykole is very physical, she is very attached to my aunt and uncle. Whenever she has not been cuddled enough in one day she gets very grumpy and upset. It is very obvious when Nykole needs to be held. Nykole is also a lot like my aunt. She is very independent and tries to do everything by herself, like getting dressed. My aunt told me how Nykole is mainly like her uncle, however, since he works and my aunt stays home little Nykole imitates her mother. Nykole always looks up to whoever is there to take care of her and tries to be exactly like
them. I was never personally around Nykole as an infant, but it is very entertaining to watch her videos. She is now a toddler and it is very interesting to observe her development and to continue observing it. She is going to develop to be more like her uncle, however, she still to this day has those sassy moments just like her mom.