Smart Chocolate Chip Cookies

Levi has tried his first food this week. It is so fun to spoon-feed a baby for the first time. He opens willingly, slurps up the applesauces and mostly likes to just gum the spoon and teethe on it (holding on to it tightly). Most of the time I'm spending just trying to keep him from choking himself on the spoon. It's so cute. I can't wait to try more foods. The applesauce did cause a bit of eczema. Not sure if it's allergies or if it's just sensitive on his skin...hmmmm.

Levi has begun to notice that I wear a towel on my head after a bath. He looks up at me in it, staring at it in amazement and with a smile like, "Mom you look different what are you up to?" He thinks mom in a towel turban is funny! He also thought it was hilarious to hear "B-I-N-G-O" sung with spits sounds instead of clapping. He laughed so hard!

Levi is tolerating his tummy time more. Maybe we will soon see him army crawling. His back is getting stronger and has no trouble holding his head up while on his tummy. He also can be pulled up from his back and keep his own head stable. One personality trait he has is determination. It seems like his focus on a task is very very good for someone his age. If he's trying to grab a toy in the tub, he will track it and wait for it to get close, then grab it with such determination. He doesn't seem to get easily frustrated or give up easily. I am so proud of my two smart little kids! It's so cute to watch them grow and develop and enjoy themselves! As Kaylee put it, "I am a smart chocolate chip cookie."

Kaylee has begun to puzzle over things as she's trying to figure things out more verbally. Lately we've noticed two things (and her new haircut helps) her eyebrows being furrowed while problem-solving and her eyebrows going up in excitement when having fun. It's so fun to see this whole new level of animation in Kaylee, and to get a little view into her thinking. She was trying to figure out last night why can I not put magnets on the wall? Why does that not work?

Kaylee has been enjoying as I have remarked in the past much more complicated books inthe past few months. Some good ones are:
Curious George short stories
Clifford the Dog stories
Mickey in the Night Kitchen
Where the Wild things are
When you give a Mouse a cookie
Harold and the Purple Crayon
Winnie the Pooh
All Dr. Suess books