Taylor’s got skills – well, she’s working on them, anyway! Today she learned a new trick. We have these two rubber ducks that we put in the bathtub with her, and when they floated out of reach, she figured out that if she kicked her legs in the water, the ducks would float away from her feet and toward her hands so she could grab them. She had a wonderful time splashing water EVERYWHERE. I got soaking wet, but it was pretty funny to watch.
Recently she’s really started to figure out exactly what she wants and, more importantly, how to get it. It used to be that if she was playing with something that we didn’t want her to eat/poke in her eye/ruin, we’d switch it out with a more appropriate toy and she would be satisfied. Now we can’t pull the old bait and switch routine anymore, she’s caught on and she lets us know it! Zach and I are honing some skills of our own. Changing T.J.’s diapers and clothes is an exercise in patience and requires us to have lightning fast reflexes and finely tuned hand-eye coordination. As soon as we put her on the changing table, it’s a race to get her changed before she twists herself into a position where it’s physically impossible to change her. It’s pretty amazing to see the positions she gets herself into…maybe she’ll be a contortionist!
Two of T.J.’s bottom teeth have now made their appearance. Only 30 more to go!
In a pinch, Tupperware makes a great toy:
Baby’s first Halloween costume…she’s going as a peanut:
Happy Halloween!