Babies

On Tuesday we discussed the Lacan concept of "an infant experiencing his or her body in separate parts"(Davis Reading, pg.173).

My neighbors just had a baby girl this past November so it has been interesting to really get a look at a babies growth in the first few months. This past weekend the mom was telling my roommate and I that her favorite thing to do is give the baby a bath. She told us that the baby has just recently discovered her hands, and that in the bath she is constantly splashing and swirling her hands in the water. She also told us that the baby has no concept of her legs yet. She'll just sit there and let the parents wash her and her only fascination is with her hands.
I thought this story was not only cute, but an example of babies slowly discovering their body; how it works and what it is capable of.