• Playing

    He’s a playing machine! Those little hands have gotten so good at grabbing onto things and moving them, and one of his latest tricks is to take all the toys off his tray and drop them on the floor. Also, it is pretty great to hang out in fuzzy footed…

  • A Few Things Recently Learned

    The Devious Snail came home from a trumpet lesson a couple of weeks ago and asked if I could play an accompaniment part for a trumpet solo he was thinking about playing at solo and ensemble contest. I fell in love with the piece, which had such a fun and…

  • Sitting Practice

    The Banana watched Peanut Maximus for a few lessons that I was teaching, and she made him a little nest so he could practice sitting up without toppling over and bonking his head. He’s getting the hang of it quite nicely.

  • Snooze

    He still sleeps best when someone is holding him. A tooth popped up and that made for some disagreeable days, which led to some extra spoiling by everyone. Sore mouths are just not fun.

  • Chewing

    He loves his food, but when he’s done, he really loves chewing on a warm washcloth (he practically cleans his own face!) and his zebra teething toy. No teeth yet! I don’t mind. I love my toothless wonder. So far his favorite foods include squash, sweet potatoes, bananas, applesauce and…