*this one's for granny boo, who asks all the right questions and sends all the right stuff.
Now that the monkey is able to sit up (mostly) on his own, he has his very own seat. He approves. So does Tonka.
I'm pretty sure they are talking about me, but what can ya do.
Do you see what I see? Here, let me show you another way:
Elaboration: until rather recently, the options for the youngest boy were rather limited (milk, milk, and...um...more milk), with no potential for variety in the near future. Tonka, for the record, was not interested in varying his diet for close to a year, and I wasn't even planning to offer the monkey experimental veggies from my plate until at LEAST 6 months.
Baby-led solids, ya know? Well, this baby had other ideas. He attacked my sweet-potato laden finger one day last week on its way to my own mouth, and is now hooked on anthing orange and mashed. This is how he eats, with one or both hands FIRMLY gripping my hand and guiding finger or spoon to his mouth. There is no playing around, basically no tongue-thrust, and lots of swallowing and babbling. After about 2 T, he's done, which is still enough to impress me. The ubiquitous "they" say this might help with the puking (did I tell you monkey's other nickname is "puke-face"?), but I'm not getting my hopes up.
Where did my newborn go, and can I have him back please??
PS: Mom, I spy a high chair and cover, popsicle sticks (and mold, unseen but used), spoon, and socks. Oh, and in the background a cookie sheet. Thanks!
...the important thing to realize here is that HE is reading ME Are You My Mother, not the other way around. Complete with proper inflection and timing.
...we are just beginning to play actual games, wherein one follows directions and takes turns. Funny aside: When we were done playing I said, "Look at that long train of dominoes!" and tonka immediately ran to get his train for the track. Ever the literalist.
...About once a week I run the dishwasher and tonka's job is to sort the clean silverware. He does a pretty good job, and is NOT happy if I try to do it myself behind his back.
...This was supposed to be a lid matching activity, but after matching all of the lids to their respective containers, tonka decided it should become a pouring activity. Next time I'll add water and get out the little ceramic pitcher.
... P is for Patrick. First time I've ever asked him to trace a letter, and I am quite impressed. He decided to use every color marker--blue first and brown last--and his attention span was exactly 8 markers long.
