Toys

I ordered some new toys for Elliott and they got delivered today. He is starting to be able to have a little more control of his hands and is ready to start learning to grasp things on his own. I have been noticing that lately he loves to suck on his fingers and especially his arm. He hasn't quite figured out how to bring his hands up to his mouth, so he usually bends down to bring his mouth to his hands. It's funny to watch him try and try to get his hands into his mouth. Today he sucked and sucked on his arm while he was leaning on my shoulder. He left little hickies on his own arm. Poor little guy. Then tonight at dinner iwth my friend Trish, I noticed that he was sucking his thumb!! This was the first time he's ever gotten just his thumb into his mouth. It is usually curled into his fist. It's exciting to watch him with his hands, it makes me realize that he is not only growing, but starting to learn how to do something on his own. Learning that his hands are something that he can control and also that he can start to control his grasp on things. For now I have to place a toy into his hand and he will grasp it, but soon enough he will be reaching for and grasping things on his own. We take for granted all the little things babies have to learn how to do...one day he'll just do these things without my help. He'll sit up, walk, talk...I am so excited to watch him learn.