When I’m napping on Daddy, there is not much he can do. He can watch TV, read, check his phone, or play video games. When I woke up from my nap today I saw that he was playing video games and started to cheer him on. I didn’t really know what was going on in the game because he was wearing earphones and the picture moved very quickly, but it was very interesting.
Is it just me or did my crib get really narrow and really wide? I don’t remember being so cramped in here before. But look at all that wasted space at my side. Oh? What’s that you say? I’m facing the wrong direction? I see. That makes sense.
Sometimes it is very easy for me to reach things on the table. They are right there for me to grab. These are usually my things that Mommy and Daddy place in front of me to distract me from their stuff. But I want their stuff. I get very focused and determined to reach their stuff!
Daddy thinks that I might be trying to use the Force to reach things. He is worried, but a touch hopeful.
Bean sprouts. Tried them. Liked them. Want more. Next?
Things on the higher shelves, you are now no longer out of my reach. I’m a standing boy and now you are mine!
It is fun to stand and play with things that I find on the coffee table, but it can also be painful. I was playing with a drink bottle that was obviously not for me and then I accidentally dropped it. It landed cap down right on my toes. Man, did it hurt! I’m a pretty tough baby, taking bumps and tumbles in stride, but this really hurt.
But after shedding a few tears I brushed it off and was right back at playing with the bottle. Then this time I’m the one that fell. Oops. Maybe I shouldn’t be playing with bottles that aren’t mine.
I found a lot of things to play with today. I spent a lot of time playing with my little barn that came in my PandaCrate. It is really cute. I can on turn, flip, and slide barn doors open to see animals. Fascinating!
I also found some sunlight to play with. Although, it ended up not being as much fun as I thought it would be because sunlight is really hard to grab. So I moved on to playing with a laundry basket and the floor mat.
I almost got it. I know what I have to do to climb up on the couch, but I haven’t quite gotten there yet. I am very determined. Granted, I only learned to pull myself up to standing a couple of weeks ago, but I really want to start climbing. I feel there are so many more things for me to explore and discover if I learn how to climb.
I know I’m a big boy, but I never really thought of myself as a trim boy. I’m not overweight, but I do have a belly and some pretty stout legs and arms. But looking at myself like this, I think I look pretty trim. Not to mention long!
Just the other day I loved the praying mantis song. Daddy showed it to me for the first time and I thought it was the greatest thing ever. I was laughing at the praying mantis’s movements and loved the catchy music. But today, not so much. Fickle is the attention of a baby.
Who knows, maybe I’ll like it again sometime.
Mommy found out two things about me and miso soup: 1) I like it. 2) I want it faster!
One of the games that Daddy plays with me is the drop. It is kind of like the drop tower attraction at theme parks. He holds me up high and then drops me down, safely of course. It is a lot of fun and I always love it! But today I wanted to do some dropping of my own.
Sometimes when I see Daddy I crawl over to him in a hurry. He usually sits, kneels, or bends down to meet me. From there he either plays with me or picks me up. But I think he wanted to see what would happen if he didn’t meet me on the floor. The answer is that I started nipping at his heels. To be more precise I tried to chew on his foot. Needless to say he picked me up right away and I doubt he’ll be trying this particular experiment again soon.
I know where Daddy’s work desk is in relation to my chair. I usually turn left and look around my chair at him and flash him a smile. Today I went for a different approach and twisted right. It did not work out that well. I think I’ll stick to turning left next time.
Paprika, or red bell peppers, are pretty tasty. As are snap peas. Yum and yum!
I have more control of my hands and fingers now, so Mommy and Daddy are having me practice feeding myself more and more. I eat my rice crackers quite well, except for the last bit that gets buried in my hand. Today I practiced with some snap peas and carrots. The skin of the peas was a bit tough to eat, but I think i had pretty good hand control and could get it to my mouth fairly well. In the end, Mommy took the peas out of their pods for me to eat. The carrots were a bit harder to manage but I did alright. By the way, notice the pinky?
Like everyone else, I have my good days and bad days, good moments and bad moments. This is one of the bad ones. I was just not happy. I didn’t want to play, I didn’t want to read books, I didn’t want to be picked up. I was just not happy. The reason is probably that I was overtired because I missed my window for my nap. Earlier when Mommy tried to get me to sleep I couldn’t keep still because I wanted to play. Boy, I wish I napped when I had the chance.
After my little outburst I finally went down for my nap. Next time Mommy tells me it is nap time, I will listen…hopefully.
