He was having some type of fear of the big bath tub so we were continuing to bathe him in the baby tub. Well, even being in the 17th percentile, he was outgrowing it. We asked the pediatrician her opinion and she said to get in there with him to make it fun. So Adam took one for the team and has been bathing with Grayson in the tub. It has been two days now and so far so good. We are going to give it a few more days and then remove Adam. We shall see!
A couple weeks ago we also eliminated our morning nap. For the first week, he was a champ. Such a happy guy all day and long almost 3 hour naps! Which for Grayson is huge! But we are still working on tweaking our schedule. Timing snacks and meals is crucial to maintain a good mood. There have been a few days of extreme fussiness and tantrums. We are hoping not to have too many more of those.
We know that clapping is a skill that most have mastered long before they are almost 16 months old, but our baby boy did it for the first time last night when he was eating tacos with chicken. We were so proud of him, because our little boy who used to eat everything in sight, was becoming quite the picky eater. He was very proud of himself and clapped often during the meal. His walking is getting quite good. He walks all over the house and is now able to crouch down, pick something up and stand back up. He still needs to crawl over to something or someone to stand in the first place but he is making good progress.
Time for some photos! We, and by we I mean I, have been getting BORED of the same old stuff all the time, so I have been doing a lot of research for activities to do during the day. Coloring was a bust, all he wanted to do was roll the crayons around. So I searched for some pre-toddler activities and found a bunch of good stuff. The top picture is a water tub filled with different types of items, for example, a comb, a spoon, a funnel, a toy, a tupperware lid. This was meant to be an exploration time. Well, all G wanted to do was take the toys out of the water and throw them behind him. He did this a few times and we ended the activity. Maybe we will attempt this again in a few more weeks. :)
This day was a treat and Grayson got to cuddle up in a blanket with a bowl of snacks and watch some TV. Of course his monkey was close by.
Mommy's creative play attempt #2 was way more successful than the above mentioned water tub. I made an "Explore Me" box with objects from around our kitchen. These included a plastic spoon, whisk, pill container, oven mitt, funnel, small tupperware and lid, napkin ring, measuring spoons, hat, and a chip clip. I brought the box over to the floor and let G explore. He was smiling and stomping all around the box so I decided that I would be the one to flip it over. At first, all he wanted to do was "clean up" and take all of the items that I had dumped out and put them back in. After about 10 minutes that game was over and he really began to play with all of the items.
Mommy is gonna get you!!!
Walking around the house holding his monkey
First time doing some real clapping
