Oral fixation

Hey there, little one…it’s back into it for your photo-blogging parents. Are you psyched or what?!?!

That’s what we figured your reaction would be…

Lately, not a whole lot has changed in terms of your mobility or burgeoning vocabulary (consisting of grunts, squeals and guttural howls) – but your fine motor skills are getting a whole lot better, and by “fine motor skills,” we mean you can shove just about anything you can get your little mitts on into your face.

This is an exploration of your world through tongue-bathing.

You’re a big fan of the teething ring. We’re pretty sure your iron jaw is going to power right through it ones of these days…

 

But really, anything in your path is going to be tasted. Your dad once ate part of a cobra while on a training operation, so maybe it’s in your genes to be overly imaginative (or weird) with your palette choices.

Plastic bugs are delicious, as are fingers:

Fabric flowers:

Plastic flowers:

Glowworm:

Your own clothing:

 

Uhhhhhhhh – our liver with fava beans and a nice chianti?

Creepy.

We’ve also gotten multiple “put the baby in me so you can get 30 seconds of rest” activity chairs, swings and bouncers.

You pretty much want to eat them too.

So, all in all, it’s been quite a six-month adventure. Probably the fastest half year of our lives. Watching you develop is a gift.

 

We’ll write you again soon, pal. Until then, here’s you posing for the camera with your dad.

 

 

 

Murphy in motion

guitar one: