Learning New Things

It seems like Nathan is really learning a lot of new things right now. He is no longer a baby and is becoming quite an adventurous little guy. Here are a few of things that he has learned in the past couple of weeks.

How to Eat Suckers
After Halloween, we helped Nathan eat one of the suckers he got. He really liked it. He even wanted to share with Mom and Dad.



New Games While Eating
We usually give Nathan some finger foods like Cheerios and a couple of lids to play with while eating. It keeps him distracted while we try to get food into his mouth. He's usually pretty good at opening his mouth and alternating between his veggies and the cheerios, but this week he learned to use the lid as a shield. I would try to give him some veggies and he used the lid as a shield and hurried and put a Cheerio in and covered his mouth with the lid before I could get the veggies in.

Nathan also likes to play peek-a-boo while eating. He has usually been feeding himself something and getting whatever cereal, fruits or veggies that I'm feeding him on his fingers, so he gets food all over his face. Needless to say, the food on his face doesn't bother him, but the washcloth afterwards is an ordeal!



Nathan knows what a ball is!
When you ask Nathan where his ball is he looks around and then goes and finds it. He usually pushes it with his hand when he gets to it or puts it in his mouth. He has several balls (surprise, surprise), and he knows that they are all balls. This is very exciting for mom because now I know he understands some things. When will he understand enough to clean up all of his toys :)? At least it's a step in the right direction.


Stacking Rings
Nathan has liked to take the rings off for a couple of weeks, but this week he mastered putting them back on. He doesn't know the order, though. He can even get the little red one on. That was the toughest to learn, but he gets excited and claps his hands when he gets them on. Of course, he usually takes a moment to chew or suck on each ring before it goes back on the stack. Oh, the thrill of simple things.



Getting into everything!
Nathan has learned how to open cupboard doors, drawers, and likes to get things out. He can't open the refrigerator, but when it's open, he takes the opportunity to explore! I was going through his clothes to sort out the ones that fit and the ones that were too small. He was a big help in pulling everything out. Of course, when I wanted to put it all back in he wasn't quite as helpful - he still wanted to pull everything out. It took a few minutes - it was 2 things in and 1 thing out for awhile.