I can clap!

Today Sanay started clapping when he watched me clap. I started saying clap-clap-clap as I clapped. After that Sanay started clapping when I said clap-clap-clap. He could associate the name of the action with the action! We repeated this activity a few times and had so much fun playing!

My own game

Sanay has invented his own game. He grabs an empty oatmeal box, looks into it and starts making sounds, when the sound echoes he gets excited and laughs. He thinks it's so funny!

I ate food at a resturant

We went to on the 'On the Border' with Geetan's family and Sanay had so much fun licking a lime wedge. He found it so amusing to taste the citrus flavor and then would make a face when he found it too sour. This activity kept him occupied for a good few minutes. I also mashed cheese and rice and gave it to him. He ate it merrily relishing every bite of it. He had a very good time. It was also his first time having mashed version of the real food!

I can hold my bottle

Sanay is a little over eight months old and can hold his bottle now. It took a little bit of practice but he finally got it. Sometimes, he can even guide the bottle to his mouth. At other times, he gets distracted and starts playing with his bottle and shaking it and gets droplets of milk all over his face. He starts off by holding the bottle with both hands and then moves on to holding it with just one hand and using the other to play with his bib or burp cloth. He thinks why do I need to use both hands to do something that can be done with one and I can use the other hand to play and have fun :)

Messy me!

Sanay mostly enjoys his meals and loves to eat a variety of fruits and vegetables. He particularly likes butternut squash, sweet potato, strawberry, apples, and mango. So far he has expressed strong aversion to avocado but other than that he has been doing good. When he eats, Sanay gets all messy by diving into his food with his hands and then by rubbing the hands all over his face. He loves playing with an empty bowl and a spoon while we feed him. Its fun watching him eat!

Sanay is 7.5 months and is a curious little cat. He wants to hold everything that he can reach be it mommy's necklace or his dad's hair :) When he drinks milk, he raises his legs up in the air and then brings them together. He constantly plays with his burp cloth and does not show any interest in holding his bottle. A few times, he tried putting weight on his hands in an effort to support himself in a crawl position but is he is not there yet. When we encourage him to crawl, if he is in the mood, he scoots foward, otherwise he just rolls over and smiles as he kicks his legs violently. He also likes playing in his exersaucer and loves the lights, toys, and music!