Ivan likes this classic toy where plastic zoo animals pop up when you push buttons or flip switches. Ezri likes to do the popping up and Ivan does the pushing down. Team work. Thank you, neighbors, for selling this one.

I think you may almost be able to tell in this photo that Ivan has a gap between his top two teeth like the one that appears in all my pre-orthodontia photos.

Ivan was interested in playing but not without his pacifier (aka binky).

He thought the pop beads were awesome until disaster struck. . .

He dropped the binky. Immediately he sought it with his mouth, but only found pop beads.

Still more pop beads and no binky. Ivan was persistent. He did not panic.

He found the binky! He popped it into his own mouth.

He looked quite pleased with himself.

Ivan ate his first mush yesterday! He’s been offered food previously and given me a look and then pushed it back out of his mouth with his tongue. Yesterday, he was interested and making noises for more mush and then swallowing the mush. Mush is rice cereal mixed with breast milk. Ezri seems to have adjusted, after an initial meltdown, to the idea she will need to share her bowls.

He’s discovering toys. Ezri and Eric cleaned off the exersaucer and assembled it on Sunday. As soon as Ivan saw it, he started kicking and making “eh-eh” noises. He knew what it was because there is one at the sitter’s house and he wanted it BIG TIME. This is the first time he’s really made his wishes for something besides milk or comfort so clearly known.

As he heads towards his half-birthday, Ivan is definitely gaining mad skills.

Today’s tummy time guest starred Eeyore.
Ivan enjoyed looking at the donkey.

I think they made a connection.

Ivan has added to his typical game of blocks. It used to be I would stack them up and he would knock them down. Now, he knocks them down and grabs at them until he gets one and takes that block to his mouth for some chomping.

Knock ’em down.

Chomp ’em.

This is a game I like to call Super Ivan. During tummy time, he will lift his head up and then pull his legs up so he is resting on his tummy with his arms out. It looks like a Superman pose to me. Then I sing the Superman theme song which he loves.

Here’s a more full body view of Super Ivan.

Here he is just super happy.

See, here’s the photographic evidence of him laughing at my silly noises.

He is spending more of his play time on his tummy with his head up. I think crawling may be coming.
His sister skipped straight to walking, but I think Ivan may crawl.