Food….I want it!!! Toby is always so desperate to reach any food or drink that we eat. He reaches for it, having no fear of hot foods, often making me worry about him burning himself. So far there have been no food related injuries. Toby’s tasted lots of things so far. He enjoyes sucking an apple after I’ve taken a bite, sucking on corn cobs after I’ve eaten the corn off them, sucking on various cooked and/or ucooked fruit and vegetables like carrots, celery, cucumber, and sucking on chicken and chicken bones. He gets very excited by spoons that have been dipped into soups as well.
It is paper, though, that is akin to baby crack. Toby manages to hunt down any scrap of paper on the floor (and there are plenty since cutting and tearing is one of Nathan’s favourite past times at the moment). Rolling onto the Saturday paper that was left on the floor is heaven for Toby! He reaches out, scrunches the paper in his hands and then shoves it into his mouth, along with all the appropriate appreciative noises.
Proper crawling is still rather elusive, though Toby’s arms are now strong enough that he can support himself on hands and knees while reaching for toy…or paper… i.e. one hand supporting him. If he wants to move forewards he sort of pushes off his elbows with a little bunny-hop from his legs. Otherwise, motion is still mostly backwards.
Today I noticed Toby’s first tooth has made an appearance!
