Toys

I had a bath with Blake tonight which is becoming more and more fun every week.
We went through a time where the bath was quite a dangerous place. He was fascinated by the hot water taps, kept banging his head on the overhanging spout and just didn't have the motor control to do all the things he wanted. Plus the wriggliest boy on Earth kept falling under the water.
Now, it's all about the splashing. And Blake must love the acoustics in the bathroom because he 'talks' loudly and continuously.
These days he sits up or stands safely, splashes, talks and enjoys himself a great deal.
And just recently he became interested in bath toys - to play with not to eat. Hands down, his favorite is a little red watering can we bought in Sanya.

This little beauty can do many wonderful things - if you slap it against the water, it makes great splashes, it's small enough to hold in your hand and chuck it across the bath tub and then chase it and you can fill it up with water and pour it out again and again and again.
This got me thinking about Blake's other favorite toys and I decided to keep track of his favorites. These are some of the things he is loving right now.

My almost one year old baby loves all balls including golf balls and squishy balls, but this one must be just the right size and weight, because he will play with it and chase after it for ages! Our lovely ayi, Ling Ling, gave it to him.

Blake still loves books - the baby faces book has been a favourite for months, calming him down and entertaining him in some pretty desperate times. The Who Loves Baby books have pictures of himself in them, which he adores and the little alphabet set were handed down from two girls downstairs and they seem to fit perfectly in his little hands.

The trolley was another hand me down from our friends the Toas and he is always happy pushing that trolley and those cans around the apartment. Without the trolley he can take a few steps from hand to hand, or cruise around the furniture, but with the trolley he is free to go wherever he likes and he loves it!