When she gets shy or nervous, or more recently I discovered, embarrassed, she will go into what we have deemed 'statue mode'. She will just completely freeze with her eyes towards the ground until the feeling, or the culprit, passes. It could be a few seconds or a couple minutes.
Please do not challenge Harriet to a staring contest. If you do, for god's sakes, don't put money on it. She will win.
On a recent 4hour car trip to Grandma and Grandpa's house Harriet displayed another of her skills. The Peek-a-Boo Master. Every hour or so she would call out "Dada, Dada!" Mike would look at her in the rear view mirror, she would giggle and then hide behind something. Mike would call out, "Harriet, Harriet, where are you?" or variations of that a dozen or so times. She never moved a muscle. I am telling you she remained perfectly still for 11 minutes. She didn't peek, didn't lower her arms, didn't budge!
Would you watch a game show called 'Baby Peek-a-Boo Ninjas' ? I think I might have the first contestant.
behind a crest white strips wrapper--11 minutes
behind her sister's beverly cleary book--7 minutes
behind a toy cell phone--9 minutes
behind some book about a frog--6 minutes
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