Finding the Rattle

About once a day, if we're doing well, Ephram gets some play time on the floor. I've been trying to give him more "tummy time" lately and he genuinely hates it. So, after we're done with that torture, we usually roll him over onto his back to play with him more. We often take out some toys to capture his attention, but he undoubtedly prefers to stare into the corners of the room or at the ceiling fan in the kitchen. However, there's one toy that has always caught his attention... the rattle.

Andy was playing with Ephram one day when he was six weeks old, and put the rattle by his hand. Ephram grabbed onto it. This was the first time that he'd grasped a toy. He'd had lots of practice with grabbing that week... just a few days earlier, he'd surprised me by reaching up to grab my glasses and then promptly threw them on the ground. They narrowly missed our brick mantle.


Once he had the rattle in his hand, it took some coaxing to get him to move it. I honestly don't know if he had a clue that he was causing the rattling noise... probably not... but he did have a good time shaking it around until he threw it, (just like my glasses.)



But he was still up for more play as he took it back in his other hand for awhile!


Ephram was pretty proud of his new accomplishment, and played for quite awhile in that session... here's his smiling face!