SuperProducer Rowan

[geoff]

I am such a nerd, I am now viewing my Daughter's skillsets as a proficiencies list in some rpg.

Lately, Rowan's been eating at table with Jen and I. High chair, given food on a napkin or plate, and allowed to eat.

She gets thirsty. I was in the practice of either holding the cup and gently tipping it, which spills water down her shirt, or Jen would take the straw, thumb-lock in some fluid, and deposit it into her mouth, which looks birdish and weird, and spills water down her shirt.

Tonight, I poured a cup of water and ice, sat down on the floor with her, and showed her three times what to do. She tried to eat the straw, then she tried to thumb-lock it herself, then I made a big lip-pursey sucky noise, and she followed suit.

She now has

straw-wielding

as well as

torso-beg
object deposit and retrieval
level 1 crawling
foot first couch-dismount
bunny snuggle
piercing shriek
resistance to math
Power Word Boobie
Power Word Up
Power Word Dada
Power Word Mama
Power Word YeaYea
Power Word Puppiiiii
Song of Silliness

Plus when she sleeps, she throws her arms into a defensive stance that forces her parents to save vs. cuteness or suffer uncontrollable aw.

[GlennWebber]

Now that she knows how to work the straw, give her short pieces of spaghetti. But be warned, have the camcorder aimed at her on a tripod (or something stable) because after you stare in awe, you'll start laughing too hard to hold it steady.

[soundguy79]

one that You left off:

Level 1 Hopper Attack