Lili!
What a week! Before I forget:
FEEDING YOURSELF: on Monday 10/27 you learned how to pinch your fingers and pick up a Cheerio and put it in your mouth. It was very exciting since Dad saw it first, than Gabby your nanny and then the next day I was there to witness. You seemed so happy and proud of yourself.
This same week you also were eating yogurt with me and desperately wanted to dip your spoon in there on your own. It was close to the end of day tub time and since I knew it would be a total mess I let you go for it. You were so adorable and reached out your little arm, carefully and very slowly dipped your spoon in the yogurt container I was holding and then with locked eyes to mine slowly brought the spoon over to your general face area – hitting the cheek first and then eventually making it over to your lips and into your mouth. Often the spoon was upside down but again you were grinning ear to ear so happy for yourself.
CLAPPING: lately you are clapping up a storm. I say, “Can you clap?” and you happily go nuts clapping. I like how you sort of have close your eyes and scrunch your nose when you do it as if you are afraid you might hit yourself in the face.
STANDING: you’ve been standing for a while but now you definitely are up in a flash and move your hands along furniture ‘walking’. When your grandmother was visiting last weekend you climbed on to the couch on your own – pretty impressive. That same weekend you also ‘walked’ from one end of your crib to the other holding on rung by rung to the bars.
HUMOR: your humor is funnier than ever. You think it is HILARIOUS when Dad and I do something to alter our appearance in some way. It’s as if you know it is us but see that we are being funny and boy does that crack you up. I put a sparkly silver headband on the other day and Dad took off his glasses and you literally laughed a belly laugh for ten minutes. You would look away – look back – crack up – look away – look back – crack up, etc.
All for now – so much more exciting things to come.
xo
