Every day Chase and I play with toys. Well, let's be honest...every day, I play with toys while Chase watches and wonders what is wrong with me. According to all of my books (and believe me, there are many), Chase is supposed to be reaching for his toys and sticking them all in his mouth (just for fun), right about now. Now I know that I am not supposed to compare Chase to the books and not all babies are the same, blahblahblah, but I think it is impossible for a parent to secretly hope that their child is not only on track.......but maybe even slightly ahead of the curve. So, every day while I play with toys, I hope that Chase reaches for one and slyly sticks it in his mouth where he can sufficiently soak it with slobber.
However, it is with great satisfaction that I can tell you that this morning Chase did not grab a toy. Nope, Chase decided that today would be the day that he became completely fascinated with a beaded pillow much like this one***:
All morning long he has been playing with the beads, laughing at the beads, hitting the beads, and all around making friends with the beads. The pillow may not have been designed with baby development in mind, but this morning my beaded pillow made me very happy!
***As you wonder why I did not put a picture of Chase and the real pillow on the blog, note that my forgetful new mother brain left the camera at grandpa and grandma's house last night so I am not able to take his picture. This online picture of a beaded pillow is all I have. I will be getting my camera soon and will try to recreate the event.
Ha! That's wonderful! Good job Chase, maybe he is interested in a career in fashion or design (just kidding Mike!)
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