Idle Hands

Sometimes, developmental changes happen gradually -- so incremental that, if you see a kid every day, you might barely notice them. 

And sometimes, they blossom practically overnight. Such is the case today. 

We had been sweating the fact that Ezra seemed to show remarkably little interest in toys. Yeah, he'd take the odd swipe at a hanging plush elephant or maybe chomp on the snail-shaped rattle here and there. But not much that you could really characterize as "play." 

We got inklings that he was posied for a leap yesterday, when he began grabbing onto a piece of one of his hanging toys. He'd hold it for a minute, maybe thrash around a touch, then his attention would wander off. This was progress. 

Then today, all of the sudden, Ez threw himself headlong into the world of play. Out of nowhere, he's now fascinated with his toys. He grabs them and bats them and watches them swing around ... he brings them to his little drooly pie-hole in a very intentional way, and he entertains himself for long stretches. 

It was such a big jump for him -- I was just dumbfounded this morning. It served as a happy reminder that we should not sweat so much about the milestones. We knew that before, but it's easy to forget. Another lesson learned. 

Much love, 

Gabe, Ash and Ez