Speak Baby Talk and Carry A Small Stick

And so it begins.  Titus is army-crawling 360s while lying on the floor and getting into anything within reach while cruising around in his walker.  Drew thinks that Titus has become bored with his brightly-colored, soft (safe) baby toys, and has moved on to more interesting items.  He wants to grab Mama & Baba's "toys" -- pens, books, camera, spoons, broom, paintbrushes -- anything that we're "playing" with.  He sneaks under tables and desks, trying to pull at phone cables and cords plugged into the walls.  He loves to pick up objects left on the coffee table.  One of his new walker-time favorites is ramming into a short stool, knocking over the bucket which sits on top.  Baba gets a kick out of placing the bucket on Titus' head.

We see this explorative spirit as a positive quality, inconvenient as it may be, and we try to use his curiosity for learning and new tactile experiences.  Titus is offered lots of non-toys which we think are safe.  But they don't always turn out to be baby-proof.  We let him play with some sticks (what boy doesn't enjoy a good whacking stick?) and he gave himself a nice welt on the cheek.  At least the mark was accompanied by a smile!