We've tried to write a post every several months with a list of some of Daniel's favorite things to do. It's been a while since our last "favorite's list" and he's learned tons of new skills and games.
Eating Cheerios on His Own
Almost every morning now for breakfast Daniel will sit in his chair and eat some Cheerios. He is getting very good at it.
When he first was learning he would grab them with his whole fist, then transfer it back and forth between hands while he tried to get it in just the right place so he could put it in his mouth. Now he grabs them with two fingers and puts them right in. He even tries to show off some times with the "no look grab" (he usually misses).
Playing the Drum
Daniel has a little drum toy that either makes drumming sounds, sings the alphabet, or counts to ten when he hits the top. He loves banging on the drum and Mom and Dad are definitely getting sick of the voice.
Playing with any Toy
Daniel LOVES playing. He will sit by himself for 30 minutes easily and just play with stuff in front of him. His giraffe is a favorite because it is so tall and will fall over when he starts playing with it. If he does get bored playing in one spot his next favorite thing helps out.
Scooting across the floor The entire upstairs at our new house is hard wood floors. Daniel hasn't learned to crawl, but he can swing his arms hard and lean forward enough to scoot across the floor while he is sitting up. He's scooted down the hall way to grab laundry from a basket, scooted to the kitchen table to play with chairs, and scooted through the kitchen to play with pots.
Playing with drawers
As our previous video showed, Daniel has learned that fun stuff is inside drawers. Luckily some of the drawers and cabinets in the house came with safety latches so all the chemicals are inside those. Every draw he can open has fun things that make loud sounds or are fun to put inside his mouth.
Bite Daddy's Neck GameUnfortunately we don't have a picture of this, but Daniel really has fun with this new game. JJ will hold Daniel so he is standing on JJ's lap facing away. Daniel will turn his head, open his mouth really wide, and lean back towards Dad. JJ will lean forward and start kissing and blowing on Daniel's exposed neck and Daniel will laugh and laugh. Then he closes his mouth and faces forward again for about five seconds and will open his mouth and lean back to try and repeat the process again. Its really funny to see.
Merry Christmas, Daniel!
My great grandmother, Donnie, let me open her Christmas gift.
And then she gave me my very own present, this cool, twirling thing.
Family Photo: Megs, Travis and Titan (Right to left).
Yeah! Christmas Dinner. Marmee made cheesy bruschetta! Yum!
My mom, dad and me on Christmas.
Back to grandpa Tiger's house the day after Christmas for another "walk."
Auntie Megs takes her turn carrying me on our winter walk. Thanks for the hat, Auntie Amber!
Grandpa Tiger, what's this silly hat all about? Why don't we swap caps?
Mommy, I'll just check out this present that you got, ok?
Last night was the annual JJGames Christmas Party. Fun was had by all as they rocked out with the Beatles, took on a bobsledding challenge and competed for the best slalom downhill skiing time.
This morning, after a good nights sleep, Daniel was still rock'n the new hairstyle. Our son is the only one in the house with styling gel.
You continue to attempt to pull yourself up on the table or your big cube that has beads to twirl or doors to open on every side. You can stand on the couch by yourself for long periods of time without assistance and like our previous posts have said, you can open and close drawers and switch on and off the lights like a pro.
Auntie Megs, Uncle Travi, Marmee, Me, Donnie, Dad, Mom and Auntie G! Oh, yeah. My doggie friends Sadie and Fritz are there, too!
I can always count on Uncle Trav to join me in an afternoon of footie pajamas!
