Toys

In 4 months I have bought T one toy and he doesn't even really like it. I guess it is came as a surprise that T wasn't really interested in toys for a really long time. The best toy for the first 3 months was my face. He would look at it, smile, and make baby cooing noises. The best. Around 3 months I gave him a skwish and he liked it because he could accidentally grab it and then put parts of it in his mouth but he still liked to look at my face better and blow raspberries. He especially liked it when I blew some back at him.
(Skwish)

He also loves it when I make farting noises. Who knew that fart jokes were funny from such an early age? For Christmas we received a baby gym where the baby can lie down and have toys suspended above their head. From that gym we hung the Lamaze firefly and the Whoozit.

He loves grabbing these things and putting them in his mouth. I have several other toys but these seem to be the main contenders in our house. Toys are becoming more interesting to T and he is beginning to actively reach for them and try to put them in his mouth. When he is really tired and can't get them there he gets really mad. He loves his firefly because the wings crinkle and he can pull the wings in different directions with his hands which don't move in a coordinated way yet. He also does this with my fingers which is really cute. T has also recently discovered his hands and will occasionally sit and stare at them while he moves them around. I am waiting for him to discover that he has feet. Occasionally he will sit and stare at his socks but he has never reached for a foot. I have heard that this happens around 5 months.

I also know that before long T won't be able to have enough toys so I'm going to enjoy watching him explore his world and be mesmerized by the little things.

In other news my poor kitty Artemis is becoming an old man. He has arthritis in his back and has had a really hard time recently jumping up onto the couch to lie down. He thought it was great when we brought soft baby stuff and put it in on the floor for him to lie on. I was not a big fan however, when he was licking his butt on the same place where my baby's face would be. So I bought him this bed. I know it has a dog bone on it but that's okay, Artemis eats dogs for breakfast. Pazzo on the other hand has discovered that a warm radiator in the sun (on top of T's cloth diapers.... sigh.....you never win) is a great place to be.