clapping

I've been wondering, for a couple weeks now, when he might start clapping, and had several failed attempts to get him to try it out. It wasn't until we went to visit Grandma Cindy and Grandpa Chris that he even showed he might want to. We were told that Kayleigh (Caleb's 13-day younger cousin) has been for a while, so Grandma went right ahead and taught him how... in just a few hours!

I loved Cindy's version of the song: "Patty-cake, patty-cake, baker's man. Bake me a cake as fast as you can.... Rooolll 'em and rooolll 'em, and throw-'em-away!" Just slightly off, but she did with such enthusiasm that Caleb was having a ball. He was a pro at the patty cake game by the end of the second night, as shown here.

He's so casual about it, like he didn't just perfect the most complex skill known to 9-month-olds in a few days. Thank you Grandma for your tutelage.

Finger Food 101

You can tell when he's being spoon fed, that he wants to feed himself. He has some ceral puffs available, but they have wheat and oats in them and we think he might be allergic (at least to the oats - he can't stomach anything with oatmeal in it). So we'd better try something else. How 'bout steamed sweet potatoes?



Oh yeah, he likes those. Tomorrow we'll try bananas for breakfast, maybe some squash and carrots later? The possibilities are... exciting, but not endless I'm afraid. I'm very fortunate this baby is pretty easy to please.