- Zain loves music. He has a few toys that play music and he will repeatedly punch buttons to play the tunes. He even likes it as background music. He'll start the music on one toy, then play with another toy, and as soon as the music stops he'll reach over and restart it and continue playing. He's so familiar with some of the tunes that he knows when they're about to end and he's ready to restart them without any break.
- He's starting to get a little separation anxiety for the first time. He's really starting to notice when mommies are and aren't around. The other day, Shif came home from work while he was down for a nap. As soon as he got up, he noticed that our bedroom door was closed and he yelled, "Mama!" He was right - she was in there taking a nap.
- He went through a week where he was obsessed with a magnet with Naeem's school picture on it. He would move it around on the fridge and give it kisses (he doesn't give us kisses!). One day, I looked over and he was leaning in with his cheek on the fridge. I couldn't figure out what he was doing, then I realized he was "hugging" the picture of Naeem!
- One of his favourite books is This Little Piggy. The words are obviously sinking in. If you ask him "what does a pig say?", he says "wee wee wee."
- A few new words in the repertoire this week. A kiwi is a "wee wee".
- He's starting to imitate us. When I sweep the floor, he'll sometimes grab the dust pan and "sweep" with it. He's also starting to put things in the trash can - we'll have to keep an eye on that!
- He likes to tickle us. He'll walk up to us and tickle our tummies and say something that sort of sounds like "tickle tickle tickle."
- He learned the sign for "help" this week. Although he sometimes gets it mixed up with "more", he's doing pretty well with it. He usually uses it when he's gotten some toy stuck in some other toy and can't figure out what to do.
- He loves to brush his teeth (we're enjoying this while it lasts). He gets very excited when he finishes his milk at bedtime and knows it's time for "beeee" (a.k.a. brush). He'll even make a little brushing sign, running his finger over his teeth. He mostly likes to suck the toothpaste off the brush, but he tolerates a pretty good cleaning, too
- The little guy continues to be super-curious, like he has been from Day 1. He's always investigating something, noticing something new, or trying to figure out how something works. Some examples:
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| He loves a good obstacle, or crevice. |
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| He figured out the top the first day he played with it |
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| He loves to get into things, like this drum and his potty, and get stuck in them |
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| He climbed up in a split-second. We've got to be careful where we put that step stool! |
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| Investigating leaves |
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| This water bottle is the toy of the week. In. Out. Repeat. |
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| He always has a project on the go. |
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