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I didn't watch the debates. I would have got home after they were underway and when I went driving to take the dog to the bank and the pet store I only heard McCain lying anyway.
But today I realized that a 3-8 month old baby in your arms has much more freedom of movement than a baby of that age sitting or lying on the floor. I had two babies who wanted to be held a lot, one a youngish crawler and the other a toppling sitter, and when they were in my lap they were twisting and turning as if they were in zero-gravity. So that's another reason why babies do that.
But today I realized that a 3-8 month old baby in your arms has much more freedom of movement than a baby of that age sitting or lying on the floor. I had two babies who wanted to be held a lot, one a youngish crawler and the other a toppling sitter, and when they were in my lap they were twisting and turning as if they were in zero-gravity. So that's another reason why babies do that.
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And the wiggling is pleasant to the adult if they can put their attention to it.
Sitting with my mom at the hospice I realized how the hypnotic effect of focusing on a person's face is calming. And that one does this mostly only with babies. It kept me thinking of babies at that end of life moment.
Surely that's not a coincidence....