I let Ezri use Ivan’s baby bath tub to pretend to give baths to her dolls. Every time I went near it holding Ivan he made a loud, “Uhn! UHNAH!” noise.

I ran him a bath and once in it he was the happiest baby I’ve seen.
He communicated what he wanted and I got what he wanted.
This was so exciting to him. This time what he wanted was more complicated than just to be in my arms or to nurse.

His favorite bath game is kicking his legs to make bubbles in the water and then popping them with his hands.

Ivan is a good sitter now.

Until recent weeks you could put him on his bottom, but after a short while he’d start to list and eventually topple onto his side.

Now, you can plunk him down and he’ll just reach around to put whatever is in grasping range in his mouth.

In this case, that is grass.

Spoon man!

Ivan likes to have a goal item on the table these days to grab and bang.

He particularly likes this wooden spoon. It is good for gnawing and banging – two of Ivan’s prime objectives.  His bottom two front teeth are fully present.  The top two front teeth have emerged from the gum line and are on their way.

I am surprised the spoon is not in his mouth in either of these photos.

In previous months Ivan had no love for his bath.

Now he can sit up and has learned to kick his legs and splash.

This makes bathtime fun.