Toys!

It amazing to see how far Jude has come over the last two and a half months. He's communicating through smiles, rolls over, sleeping well and so much more.

His newest "trick" is that he's starting to *almost* appreciate his toys.



I think most of the toy grabbing he does is accidental, but it's still sweet. The toy above is just a little rattle that seems to catch his attention when I shake in front of him. He grabs it now and can hold on to it for a few seconds before his little arm spasms toss it.

Another toy he's beginning to pay attention to is the caterpillar that hangs on his car seat. He still doesn't get it 100%, but occasionally he'll catch sight of the bright colors or his hand will grab onto one of the dangling parts which makes the rattle shake.

Finally, he's beginning to appreciate his tummy time mat more and more. He's always loved laying on it and looking around, but the past week or so he's been focusing on the star that hangs and plays "twinkle, twinkle little start". He loves when i crinkle the other noise makers and perhaps the cutest part is the space ship (it's a space theme mat) that has a mirror on the bottom. The other day I walk in at lunch time and he's laying on his back looking up at the space ship. The bottom has a mirror that he could see himself in and he was laughing away at himself. It was the sweetest thing!!!

Also worth noting (not that it's really a 'toy') is that during the day, him and Nanny Katie (LOL) watch cartoons together. Apparently the two of them were watching Sesame Street together the other day and he got excited when Bert and Ernie came on the screen. I caught a few shows during my lunch break and realized there's a world of television I'll have to learn as he grows (I didn't even know where to find the cartoons!).