Tricks

Otti has a lot of new tricks these days…

• Clapping hands for any celebratory event, including eating, playing, and hearing "good job" or "yay Otti"  It has also become the favorite action for 'good bye' instead of the boring waving that is just not as fun these days.

• Words.  Ot now says, "Momma,"Dadda," and "ball."

• The 'so big' is also a very cute trick of Ottis.

• Saying, "ooooo" with the perfect rounded lips for any light or fan or other fascination that he sees.

• Racing up the stairs.  Up, down, up, down.  What a game we play all day…

• Shaking his head 'no.'  I don't think it is relative to the word 'no' but he loves to do it. (reminds me of Auntie Liv when she was a baby)…o:

• Swiping on my cell phone.  How he knows how to do this I do not know (watching all the adults I'm sure).  I play Pandora's Raffi music for him on my phone and he is always trying to hold this 'marvelous music box.'  All of a sudden he starts swiping the pic and changing the songs!!!???

• Making the "vroom" sound whenever he sees a truck or is pushing a truck.

• Gram is teaching Otti to use a fork.  If I stab the food on the fork he will take the fork from me and put it in his mouth.  Baby steps, but we are making progress.  Everything still falls off that darn spoon.

• The discovery of cupboards and drawers.  Most days there are cookies sheets, cutting boards, garbage bags, etc out on the floor after an exploration event by Otto.  My only issue is those fingers getting pinched.  So I stay by his side for 'owie' prevention purposes.

• Still one of my all time favorites is Otti kissing the babies we have.  I am preparing him for baby cousin coming in July.  Although, we still have to work on gentle kissing rather then full on mouth-to-mouth resuscitation with a little nip on the chin for good measure;)

He's just so much fun!  Everyday is something new that we marvel at and celebrate!  I'm just so lucky!