Tuesday, October 28, 2008

pie plate

sayan seems to really like our blue and white dessert plates. i was eating my toast on one this morning and as soon as sayan saw it he immediately grabbed for it and started pushing it around. and at lunch he did the same thing. as soon as i set the plate in front of Auntie C sayan looked at it, dropped his rattle and lunged for the plate. i don't know if it's the contrast of the color that is appealing or if it's because big person food is on it? he has been fascinated by all things culinary these days. he loves cooking and cleaning up the kitchen with us, and sitting on our lap as we eat our meals.





Saturday, October 25, 2008

teething?

sayan's teething toy last night wasn't nearly as much fun as his teething toy this afternoon!

LAST NIGHT...



...AND THIS AFTERNOON!

Friday, October 24, 2008

Wednesday, October 22, 2008

play group

we went to play group for the second time today-- it's really good for sayan, he learns so much from the other kids and gets inspired to do more things. most of the other kids are 1 1/2 years old but there is one girl who is 10 months and crawling around and sayan really checks her out. two little boys were tossing a ball back and forth and sayan LOVED watching the ball, he made his "i want" noises and kind of reached for them and so i set him on the floor and he really tried to crawl over to them. so i guess he just needs motivation!

little man

Tuesday, October 21, 2008

tummy time

sayan has not been a huge fan of tummy time but recently he is getting more into it. now his grunts are more of focus and exertion then frustration. he's getting better at pushing himself up using his arms (as opposed to just the strength of his back). the other day he actually did a crawling motion during his abhyanga. i had flipped him onto his tummy to get his back and all of a sudden he pushed himself up and moved his arm and leg in coordination to scoot accross the towel. it was so cool seeing him get down the leg/arm motion! though i have a feeling a few months from now it may not be "so cool" as he crawls away during his aby!


faces

sayan's new thing is to grab and aggressively explore our faces. he very intently looks at each part of a face as he pokes and prods and hits and pats and tugs different areas. we try to tell him what he is touching but it's kind of tricky when he has his fist in your mouth!

Monday, October 20, 2008

Saturday, October 18, 2008

ladybug rattle

more fun with mimi

agave

more discoveries this morning...

mirror mirror

mimi introduced sayan to himself this morning. we often take him in front of the mirror but today was the first time he really got it and understood that it was him there. or so we think! :)

Friday, October 17, 2008

grabbing and holding

well i've been trying to upload video of sayan holding and playing with his rattle but it won't take... anyway, last weekend for the first time sayan consciously held and played with his rattle for almost 5 minutes! since then he's been so much more aware of his hands and what they can do. he reaches for things and loves to experience different textures. it's so amazing to see his development and how much he is changing each day.

bundled up


it's getting colder!

the swing

new favorite activity... the swing!!! sayan received it as a gift and it has completely revolutionized our household. now mommy and daddy can do things!!!! sayan will happily sit in the swing for hours either talking to his little gecko/toucan friends or sleeping.

little tomato

Tuesday, October 14, 2008

Monday, October 13, 2008

talk to me, bunnies!

sayan is still completely captivated by his bunnies. we've noticed he sometimes talks more to his little inanimate friends than to us!

sayan shots from grampa phil




sayan's (great grandmother) nana

sayan's nana visited him a couple of weeks ago. he loved spending time with her, sleeping on her and playing and talking to her.

finally!

okay, so i've been super super lame about keeping up the blog. my only excuse is that sayan is getting soooo cute and fun that i would way rather play with him than write about it. (not to mention we just moved again! ha!) i'm going to try to upload bunches of video and photos from the last month so there might not be much continuity in his aging. i don't have the focus to try to sort it chronologically.

he has changed so much in these last weeks, really become a little man. he is so smiley and interactive most of the time but he definitely has a temper. if things aren't going his way he will let you know it! but once you adjust to his preferred activity then life is roses...