Elijah pouring the cat's water bowl over himself, totally fascinated.
I handed Elijah one of those plastic cups with the soft plastic layers around the top (to keep cheerio-type snacks inside while allowing tiny hands in) and he figured it out right away and was so into it that a minute later when I talked to him he jumped. I've never seen him quite so engrossed in anything before. He sat there eating puffs for about half an hour. Very pleased with it all.
He screeches in gleeful anticipation whenever he sees a dog out on a walk. Even if we're inside the house. If we're out walking, inevitably the dog walker and dog stop to say hello. E is very social. If you even say the word "hello" in conversation, he starts waving.
If you hum or beat-box or read a rhythmic story, he dances. If you snap or clap, he dances. You dance, he dances. Say dance, he dances. The other day we were walking around the house (me holding E in one arm and on my hip) listening to Feist or Cat Power and I was snapping with my free hand and pretty soon E started clicking his tongue as a way of joining in. It actually did sound a lot like my snapping.
He likes to feed mama. In his high-chair, he will occasionally hold out a pea or a puff or whatever for me to take with my mouth. He is also neat, in his way (not with books, which he pulls of every shelf he can reach, nor with clothes, which he loves to take out of drawers or baskets). He won't usually accept a spoonful of food until he has swallowed what is in his mouth. Also, with the cup mentioned above, if he spills a puff on the floor, he either eats it or puts it back in the cup.
His funny joke with dad: see dad and shake your head back and forth really fast until you're dizzy. Hilarious.
E turned one and surely never a cuter baby ever graced the age:
1 comment:
so - mom is a dancer and dad is a musician - he can't miss!
and too cute, too.
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