Knock Softly And Carry a Big Sippy
Updates/observations:
• Today he was picking up his sippy cup and ramming it into the dining room table which is next to his high chair. KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK. I told him not to do that. He must have thought I had an issue with the noise, as I swear to you he did this: He slid a folded “burp” cloth toward him on the table, centering it in the area in question… and then rammed his sippy into that instead. Thud. Thud. Thud.
• He pointed at Seth today and said “kih-kih kih” which is his attempt at kitty cat.
• He has a tendency to spike his sippy onto the floor, however there’s a technique we’ve been using to both re-direct him and give him positive reinforcement… if he puts something in the correct spot we cheer and yell “score!” There’s a cupholder in the high chair tray, so that’s his scoring zone. Upstairs he tries to dunk his basketballs into the diaper champ. This is unfortunate on many levels. So again, if he puts the basketball in the basket-like holder as opposed to the diaper champ: SCORE!
• I was surprised to see him dip his spoon into a container I held and pick up a scoop… and plop it happily into his mouth, unassisted other than my aforementioned holding of the bowl of food. Melissa says this has been going on for some time, but I don’t let him try it enough on his own, I’m seeing. (Yours truly has to get over that whole “if I let him do this he’ll make a big mess” hurtle.)
• Yesterday I noticed he put the cap partially back on a pack of puffs… similar to a Pringles can, or a can of tennis balls if you know what I mean. It takes a delicate yet firm touch to pull it off of there, which he mastered early. Putting it back on takes some precise aim and he managed to line up the cap, which is pretty awesome, if you ask me… but even better…
• This morning he successfully removed the cap off of a container of puffs, pulled some out, ate some, put some back in, lined up the cap (like yesterday) but then he upped the ante by giving it a firm pat on the top to snap said lid in place. The proud grimace after the slap could be read as “what’s next?”
